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Report: Stronger rules needed to stop oil spills
DETROIT (AP) — States should approve their own rules to protect the Great Lakes basin from oil pollution because federal laws inadequately address the problem, according to a new report written in response to a massive oil spill in southern...
Tags: Enbridge Incorporated, Oil Spills, Environmental Pollution, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, University of Michigan
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Shifting winds cause setback at derailment scene
WSBT-TV ReporterLIGONIER, Ind. – Cleanup crews working on the burning train cars that derailed Tuesday say they’ve suffered a setback. Shifting winds have led to additional road closures and more evacuations. A quarter mile stretch along County Road 1100...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, American Red Cross, Fires, Norfolk Southern Corporation
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Environmentalists threaten suit over ballast rule
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Environmental groups said Tuesday they might file another lawsuit in their long-running battle with the federal government over ballast water discharges from cargo ships blamed for spreading invasive species in the...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Water, Mussels, Lakes and Ponds, Environmental Issues
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South Bend to spend $500M to clean up sewer system
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Federal officials say the city of South Bend has agreed to make a half-billion dollars' worth of improvements to its combined sewer system to reduce overflows of raw sewage to the St. Joseph River.
The U.S. Attorney's Office...Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics
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Senate candidate Hoekstra looking to reverse the country's direction
EDWARDSBURG — Looking for improvement in the economy? It’s not likely to happen over the next 14 months, as President Barack Obama and lawmakers occupying U.S. House and Senate seats focus their attention on keeping their jobs, says Pete...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Rick Snyder, Parties and Movements, Republican Party
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Power plant project contracts awarded
SOUTH BEND — The county Redevelopment Commission on Friday approved contracts related to a proposed $700 million power plant in Olive Township, near New Carlisle. The commission agreed to hire the engineering firm Ken Herceg & Associates and Crowe...Tags: Plant Openings, Marketing, Metal and Mineral, Allegheny Energy Inc., Mining
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IDEM worries NW Indiana might not be in compliance
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — The head of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management is worried a violation of the Clean Air Act at an Illinois monitoring station could lead to three northwestern Indiana counties being designated as being in...Tags: Mitch Daniels, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues
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Could Studebakers be made once again in South Bend?
WSBT-TV ReporterA Colorado businessman says South Bend has moved up on his list of possible factory sites now that the right-to-work bill has passed. This is an update to a story we brought you last week about the new Studebaker Motor company, a start-up automaker in...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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Senate candidate Konetchy talks issues
EDWARDSBURG — Yes, says Pete Konetchy, he’d be a lone voice in Congress should he win the Republican nomination to U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s seat next year and defeat the Michigan Democrat in the November 2012 election. But he’s...Tags: Land Resources, Politics, Migration, Business Enterprises, Tea Party Movement
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Local mint farmer pleads guilty to breaking environmental laws
It shocked the region — a man's dog was scalded to death after jumping into a boiling hot stream. Now the person authorities say is responsible for dumping hot water into that stream is facing jail time.
A Starke County Mint Farmer pleaded guilty...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Pollution, Indiana, Punishment, Justice System
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Man who says his dog was boiled to death speaks out
Mint farmers throughout the state are reevaluating their operations after one of their own pleaded guilty to breaking federal environmental laws.
WSBT first learned about the Starke County mint farm in August when a man said he watched his dog boil to...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, St. Joseph County (Indiana), Rivers, Bodies of Water, Diabetes
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Fire from Illinois train derailment contained
TISKILWA, Ill. (AP) — Officials say fire from a freight train loaded with ethanol that crashed and exploded in northern Illinois is contained and the immediate threat to an evacuated village has passed. The derailment Friday forced the evacuation...Tags: Biofuels, Renewable Energy, Ethanol, Transportation Accidents, Railway Accidents
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