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CT, NJ Settlement To Shut Down Coal Units At PA Plant
The Hartford CourantTwo coal-burning units at an eastern Pennsylvania power plant are shutting down as a result of a lawsuit filed by Connecticut and New Jersey to enforce the federal Clean Air Act. The owners of the plant — NRG Energy and GenOn, which combined last...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, NRG Energy Incorporated, Environmental Pollution, Science and Technology, Environmental Politics
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Long lost historic spring resurfaces in central Springfield
lrussell@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Crews restoring a property in central Springfield unearthed a hidden treasure that just happens to be a part of Springfield history. Near the west end of a future park known as the West Meadows of Jordan Valley, they hit a gusher. In...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Environmental Politics
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Drew Bartlett: State stepping up surface water protection
The state of Florida is a diverse ecosystem that supports an abundance of wildlife in both fresh and salt waters. Floridians, and the scientists at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, understand the importance of protecting the health of...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Lifestyle and Leisure, Environmental Pollution, Science and Technology, Environmental Politics
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Lawmakers retreat from high-profile energy legislation
After a 2012 focused on major long-term energy issues, the Legislature retreated a bit from high profile energy legislation this year. Instead, attention was more narrowly focused on altering existing laws regarding the construction of nuclear power...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Crime, Law and Justice, Renewable Energy, Executive Branch, U.S. Department of Transportation
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Why are conservatives skeptical of environmental claims? Solyndra and Fisker
Peter Jensen's editorial on conservatives' attitude toward environmental protection is misleading ("Don't save the planet," May 4). The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, stressed the importance of the marketing...Tags: Solyndra LLC, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues
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Bob Graham: Legislators gave away too much on environment
The Florida Conservation Coalition was founded after the devastating legislative session of 2011 which rolled back 40 years of bi-partisan environmental stewardship. Since the 1970's Florida's governors and legislators, Democrats and Republicans, have...Tags: Land Resources, Local Government, Everglades, Environmental Politics, Executive Branch
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Don't save the planet
To the age-old question of how many conservatives does it take to screw in a light bulb, we now have a definitive answer: Just one, but it will take him weeks to chase down a vintage incandescent bulb because he won't touch an energy-efficient one. At...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science and Technology, Radio, Environmental Politics, Entertainment
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Colleen Castille: The right path for Florida's water future
Every day, news outlets highlight Florida's water challenges: Rising sea level, drought, and concerns about water quality. Today, Florida is over-pumping our groundwater aquifer — a finite water source — and consuming water at an...Tags: Oceans, Bodies of Water, Water Supply, Sinkholes, Environmental Politics
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Don't Label Genetically Engineered Food
The Hartford CourantThe recent call for labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients — especially on a state-by-state basis as in Connecticut — is unnecessary, unrealistic and uninformed. As someone who grew up and attended college in...Tags: Biotechnology, Health Organizations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science and Technology, Chemical Industry
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An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by $1.8 trillion over 10 years, raise taxes on the wealthy and trim popular benefit programs including Social Security and...Tags: Global Warming, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Prisons, FBI, Crime, Law and Justice
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Retrievers needed for vast offshore tire field
Here's a bizarre challenge in waste disposal: The Florida Department of Environmental Protection this week requested proposals from companies to retrieve thousands of tires dumped into the ocean off Fort Lauderdale in the 1970s. An estimated 700,000...
Tags: Science and Technology, Fort Lauderdale, Environmental Politics, Broward County, Ecosystems
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Poll: Three Democratic challengers would easily beat Republican Gov. Tom Corbett in 2014 re-election
Republican Gov. Tom Corbett would get trounced by any one of three Democrats if the gubernatorial election were to be held today, in part because he would lose the independent and female vote by large margins, according to the latest Quinnipiac University...Tags: Parties and Movements, Allentown, Local Elections, Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Environmental Politics
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May 6, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 12, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 3, 2013
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May 8, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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Apr 30, 2013
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Apr 29, 2013
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