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Michiana congressmen 'disappointed,' 'outraged' by pipeline decision
As recently as last week, U. S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, speaking in Niles, talked about the need to re-duce the country’s depend-ence on foreign oil and re-ferred to the proposed $7 billion Keystone XL Can-ada-to-Texas pipeline project as a...Tags: Fred Upton, Environmental Issues, Joe Donnelly, Hillary Clinton, Conservation
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Program gives birds of prey protected perches
PRINCE'S LAKES, Ind. (AP) — A national effort to keep eagles and other birds of prey off electrical lines could lead to safer perches for the raptors and a more diverse ecosystem in Indiana. The South Central Indiana REMC has launched a raptor...Tags: Environmental Issues, Sweetwater, Ecosystems, Lakes and Ponds
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Indiana bat halts I-69 work until October
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — All trees greater than 3 inches in diameter that must come down for construction of I-69 must have been cut by now. Those that weren't will have to wait until October to be felled — because of a bat. Female Indiana...Tags: Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Endangered Species, Forestry and Timber, Cher
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Obama defends typically GOP states in race to 270
President Barack Obama begins his re-election campaign defending traditionally Republican territory that he carried when he won the White House four years ago. Republican Mitt Romney is looking to reclaim any combination of these GOP strongholds now in...Tags: Government, Labor Legislation, Hillary Clinton, Bob McDonnell, Lifestyle and Leisure
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2 years later, fish sick near BP oil spill site
BARATARIA BAY, La. (AP) — Open sores. Parasitic infections. Chewed-up-looking fins. Gashes. Mysterious black streaks. Two years after the drilling-rig explosion that touched off the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, scientists are...
Tags: University of South Alabama, University of South Florida, Food and Drug Administration, Lifestyle and Leisure, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Burger King makes cage-free eggs, pork promise
In a boost to animal welfare activists looking to get livestock out of cramped cages, Burger King will be the first major U.S. fast-food chain to give all of its chickens and pigs some room to roam. On Wednesday, the world's second-biggest burger chain...
Tags: Smithfield, Companies and Corporations, Environmental Issues, Grammy Awards, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Benton Harbor study: No money + no jobs = (No surprise) Top health stressors
Many living in Benton Harbor don't think there are enough job opportunities and it's affecting their health. That's according to a survey from the Berrien County Department of Health.
The goal was to identify what stresses people out and how that...Tags: Environmental Issues, Healthy Diet, Employment Opportunities
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'Feral' pigs killed in Elkhart County were family pets
The Department of Natural Resources claimed two feral pigs were shot and killed near Middlebury Friday when a woman found the pigs in her back yard. Turns out, the pigs weren't feral at all, they were family pets: potbellied pigs.
Feral pigs can be...Tags: Middlebury, Energy Resources, Environmental Issues, Chad, Natural Resources
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RELEASE: Wild hogs found near Middlebury
The following news release was issued by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources on Friday night:
Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a report of two feral hogs that were near US 20 and County Rd 12 in Middlebury in Elkhart County. ...Tags: Middlebury
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Dissension threatens Indiana Democrats' tactics
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS -- Growing tension among defiant House Democrats facing stiff fines and sparse resources threatens to disrupt a no-show effort aimed at blocking a bill that would make Indiana the first state in more than a decade to enact right-to-work...Tags: Judges, Fines, Labor Legislation, Justice System, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois)
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Fines pending for Ind. House Dems in labor battle
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Growing tension among defiant House Democrats facing stiff fines and sparse resources threatens to disrupt a no-show effort aimed at blocking a bill that would make Indiana the first state in more than a decade to enact right-to-...Tags: Judges, Fines, Justice System, Labor Legislation, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois)
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In GOP response, Daniels blames Obama for economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has resorted to "extremism" with stifling, anti-growth policies and sought to divide Americans, not unite them, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said Tuesday in the formal Republican response to the president's...Tags: Government, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Finance, Conservation, Barack Obama
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