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Highlights of Obama's $3.73 trillion budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at what President Barack Obama has requested in his $3.73 trillion budget for the 2012 fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. ____ Agency: Agriculture Spending: $145.6 billion Percentage Change from 2011: 1.5 percent decrease...Tags: Interior Policy, Wages and Pensions, Celebrities and Health Issues, Government Health Care, Hosni Mubarak
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...Tags: Miami Dolphins Game Tickets, Harry James, Music, Networking, David Leadbetter
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Water district leader submits resignation letter
The head of the South Florida Water Management District resigned Monday, leaving after just two years and creating another leadership shakeup for the far-reaching agency charged with guarding against flooding and leading Everglades restoration....
Tags: South Florida Water Management District, Government, Executive Branch, Marine Science, Employment Opportunities
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Final Route 219 permit in place
The final permit for the long-awaited Route 219 four-lane extension from Somerset to Meyersdale has been approved. U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Hollidaysburg, made the announcement Wednesday saying construction of the 11-mile project is set to begin late...
Tags: U.S. Army, U.S. Congress, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Barack Obama, Environmental Politics
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South Florida Water Management District head resigns
Sun SentinelThe head of the South Florida Water Management District resigned Monday, leaving after just two years and creating another leadership shakeup for the far-reaching agency charged with guarding against flooding and leading Everglades restoration....Tags: South Florida Water Management District, Government, Charlie Crist, Executive Branch, Everglades
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Water district head leaving to take environmental consulting job
Sun SentinelMelissa Meeker is stepping down as head of the South Florida Water Management District to take a private sector job with a Stuart-based environmental consulting firm. Meeker resigned Monday after two years leading the agency that is charged with...Tags: South Florida Water Management District, Government, Consultancy Service, Executive Branch, Marine Science
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Illinois Chamber, AFL-CIO agree on compromise over fracking rules
It's no secret our two organizations, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO, don't always see eye to eye on issues. However, we're proud that the issue of hydraulic fracturing is one where our voices have united as part of a broader coalition...Tags: Government, Lisa Madigan, John E. Bradley, Executive Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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NRG Energy to idle Pennsylvania coal plant in 2014, six months early
ReutersMay 15 (Reuters) - NRG Energy said on Wednesday it agreed to idle two coal-fired units in Pennsylvania about six months ahead of schedule as part of a settlement to end a lawsuit filed by New Jersey and Connecticut in 2007. NRG will shut two units...Tags: Portland (Middlesex, Connecticut), Bethlehem (Litchfield, Connecticut), Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), NRG Energy Incorporated, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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U.S. pesticide makers seek answers as bee losses sting agriculture
ReutersBy Carey Gillam May 20 (Reuters) - Monsanto Co is hosting a "Bee Summit." Bayer AG is breaking ground on a "Bee Care Center." And Sygenta AG is funding grants for research into the accelerating demise of honeybees in the United States, where the...Tags: Purdue University, The Ohio State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bayer AG, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Editorial: It's about safe water
A state board assigned to protect the environment is taking a second look at a controversial ruling it issued last year. The Illinois Pollution Control Board will revisit a ruling on groundwater protection at certain dump sites. The board has...
Tags: Government, Lisa Madigan, Water, Environmental Pollution, Pat Quinn
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Glastonbury Town Council's Resolution On State Police Firearms Training Facility
The Hartford CourantOn Tuesday, the town council came close to approving this resolution against a state police firearms traning facility in the Meshomasic State Forest. The following is the text of the resolution that was read, but never voted on since the state...Tags: Endangered Species, Natural Resource Industry, Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia), Natural Resources, Firearms
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Sampling ongoing at Charlevoix Superfund site
Back in 1981, the city of Charlevoix received a notice from the Michigan Department of Public Health: its municipal well system was contaminated. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the well system was connected to a wedge of contaminated...
Tags: Children's Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Water, Business, Renal cell carcinoma
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