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In EPA air quality vote, Casey sides with environment over coal
Call Washington BureauA vote in the U.S. Senate Wednesday thrust Democrat Bob Casey in the middle of a bitter tug-of-war between the coal industry and environmental groups. Ahead of a vote pushed by Republicans to block implementation of an Environmental Protection Agency air...Tags: Coal, Politics, Republican Party, Environmental Politics, White House
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Gerrardstown quarry proponents, opponents given deadline to submit ideas to resolve appeal
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comAttorneys engaged in a legal battle over a proposed shale quarry in Gerrardstown, W.Va. were given until Dec. 1 to submit proposed orders to resolve an appeal pending in Berkeley County Circuit Court. Potomac Riverkeeper Inc., Washington Heritage Trail...Tags: Human Interest, Metal and Mineral, Environmental Politics, Judges, Justice System
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October Storm Hits Connecticut
Nov 8 Some 18,000 Connecticut Light and Power customers were still without power midday Tuesday, most in the Simsbury area. About one-third of Simsbury was without electricity, as was a quarter of Avon and Farmington, and many in Granby, Canton,...Tags: New York City, New Hartford (Litchfield, Connecticut), Politics, Air Transportation Industry, Relief and Aid Organizations
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Florida travel calendar for October
Check out festivals and events in October across the state.
View events this coming weekend, or view the whole month's offerings by region below:
Coming up this week
Through Nov. 12: Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, Walt Disney World. The...Tags: New York City, Government, Caribbean Islands, Natural Resource Industry, Orange County Convention Center
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Lame-duck Meyersdale authority makes leadership change
Daily American Staff WriterThe Meyersdale Municipal Authority made a leadership change during what could be one of its last meetings. The authority voted Thursday to replace Chairman Alan Miller, who was absent from the meeting, with Vice Chairman Barry Yoder. "There's no...Tags: Politics, Environmental Politics, Elections, Environmental Issues
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What about climate change?
Last month, a Republican-aligned polling firm called on hunters and fishermen nationwide to get their views. Some of the results were unsurprising: Outdoorsmen regard themselves as politically conservative and register Republican over Democratic by a more...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Polls, Politics, Gun Control, Natural Disasters
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Wegmans development a boon for Owings Mills
Something really wonderful is coming to Owings Mills. The Solo Cup factory (which used to be Sweetheart Cup, which used to be Maryland Cup Corp.) was sold in 2011. Less than a year later, a shovel-ready proposal awaits zoning approval by the Baltimore...
Tags: Annapolis, Road Transportation, Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), Travel, Environmental Politics
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Philips plant: Resident asks Danville to create committee to monitor cleanup
smojica@amnews.comA Danville resident suggested during Monday’s City Commission meeting that officials create a citizens committee to oversee the remediation of the old Philips Lighting plant on Vaksdahl Avenue. Carl Beckman, who also has roots in Cincinnati,...Tags: Politics, Public Officials, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Government, Greenpeace
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Reality, not scare tactics
Upon reading Mr. Len Lichvar's editorial in Sunday's Daily American I cannot restrain myself from writing this reply to the idea that there is no "War on Coal" by the "Boogie man" Environmental Protection Agency. Concern over government regulation is...Tags: Coal, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Russia, Metal and Mineral, Environmental Politics
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U.S. Senate candidates square off in Shepherdstown
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comJoe Manchin had help rebuffing repeated assertions Tuesday night by Republican John Raese that West Virginia’s junior Democratic senator was on the wrong political team in Washington. Mountain Party candidate Bob Henry Baber said Raese’s...Tags: U.S. Department of Energy, Executive Branch, Coal, Politics, Health Care Reform (2009)
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Fish Biologist Alleges Huge Discrepancy in Pebble Salmon Estimates
Channel 2 NewsTonight (Sunday), on the eve of a major public forum concerning the Pebble Mine, Pebble opponents are saying they're deeply concerned over apparent discrepancies in Pebble's $120 million dollar environmental study on its own proposed project. That...Tags: Empire State Building, Rick Halford, Environmental Politics, Charity, Science and Technology
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Two million pounds of old pesticides cleaned up with Chemsweep in PA
A Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture program that collects old pesticides from farms and pesticide application businesses has safely disposed of two million pounds of unwanted or unusable product across the state. The milestone was reached today at...
Tags: Agriculture, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Energy Resources, Natural Resource Industry
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Jul 18, 2012
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