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Senate Republicans question EPA nominee Gina McCarthy
WASHINGTON — President Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy, faced tough questioning from Senate Republicans at her confirmation hearing Thursday, in a clear signal to the White House that they will continue...
Tags: Metal and Mineral, White House, Mitt Romney, Conservation, Environmental Politics
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China pollution may hold silver lining for California
BEIJING — As Gov. Jerry Brown tours some of China's economic hubs this week, he is breathing the kind of heavy, soiled air that blanketed Los Angeles decades ago. The soot and smog that are byproducts of this country's industrial progress are...
Tags: Jerry Brown, U.S. Embassy, University of California, Davis, Environmental Pollution, Politics
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EPA nominee a champion for public health
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate will hold a confirmation hearing on Gina McCarthy, President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Over her decades of public service, Ms. McCarthy has demonstrated a strong commitment to...Tags: Asthma, Environmental Pollution, Standards, Health Insurance Cost, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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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: Nuclear Weapons, Benghazi, Early Learning, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Health Insurance
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Evil Emerald Ash Borer Invades Three More Connecticut Towns
Town by town, the dreaded Emerald Ash Borer advances through Connecticut's woodlands. Here's the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's latest bulletin on the discovery of the pest in three more towns: The Connecticut Agricultural...Tags: Prospect, Waterbury, New Haven County, Oxford (New Haven, Connecticut), Environmental Politics
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Fracking foes play with a stacked deck, and DEP knows 'when to run'
Somebody is not telling the truth. At issue is whether deliberate actions by state officials are letting Texas gas industry robber barons do more damage to the environment than was done by coal industry robber barons in the last century, and are...
Tags: Metal and Mineral, Range Resources Corporation, Tom Corbett, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mining
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PennDOT's construction-debris site: Is it really a standard model?
Q: As a former compost-site operator, I think PennDOT's storage area for construction debris at the Tilghman Street interchange of Route 309 is in violation of state Department of Environmental Protection guidelines. From what I gather through Google's...
Tags: Google Inc., Car Safety Tips and Advice, Allentown, Environmental Politics
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Meyersdale authority members believe they have solution to sewage overflows
Daily American Staff Writer, @daalyssacMEYERSDALE — Sewer overflows into Flaugherty Creek continue as the Meyersdale Municipal Authority waits on the borough council to decide its fate. Council members voted to dissolve the authority in August after giving the authority the sewer system...Tags: Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Environmental Politics
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Gov. Jerry Brown details his upcoming China trip
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday announced details of his planned trip to China, where he's to spend next week promoting environmental protection, opening a new state trade office and looking for Chinese investments in California companies....Tags: Jerry Brown, Energy, Business Enterprises, Trips and Vacations, Politics
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New requirements for ballast water dumped by ships
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new requirements for cleansing ballast water dumped from ships, which scientists believe has provided a pathway to U.S. waters for invasive species that damage ecosystems and...
Tags: National Wildlife Federation, Lakes and Ponds, Travel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water Supply
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DEP secretary pledges support for Route 219 project
Daily American Staff WriterPennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael Krancer said on Wednesday that he will be happy to helpSomerset Countyget the necessary permits for the Route 219 construction. Krancer was the guest speaker for the Somerset...Tags: Travel, Transportation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Environmental Issues
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Off to see the Wizard
It is too soon to be complacent about the section of the four-lane Route 219 between Meyersdale and Somerset. Yes, trees are being cut down for this latest piece of the highway project, but permits are still needed. Pennsylvania Department of...Tags: The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics
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