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Tesoro gets state and federal clearance to buy BP's Arco assets
State and federal authorities cleared the way Friday for Tesoro Corp. to buy BP's Carson refinery, the Arco brand and other assets, and the Texas oil giant agreed to California restrictions on prices, jobs and retrofits to protect the environment. The...
Tags: Kamala D. Harris, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, BP Plc
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U.S. Republicans see IRS scandal parallel in EPA info requests
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers on Friday began an investigation into whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency greatly favored left-leaning environmentalists over conservative groups when granting fee waivers for requests to...Tags: Freedom of Information Laws, Barack Obama, Environmental Politics, Freedom of Information Act, Taxation
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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, Environmental Politics, Environmental Cleanup, Executive Branch, Environmental Issues
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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: Environmental Politics, Environmental Cleanup, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Business, Liver Cancer
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class: First Look
KickingTiresCompetes with: BMW 7 Series, Audi A8 Looks like: A longer, lower, wider S-Class with a more athletic-looking front end and curvier body Drivetrain: 455-hp, twin-turbocharged 4.7-liter V-8 and eight-speed automatic Hits dealerships: September 2013 MSRP:...Tags: Audi, Manufacturing and Engineering, BMW, Automotive Equipment, Prices
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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: Air Pollution, Environmental Politics, Environmental Cleanup, Environmental Issues, Coal
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Texas firefighters focused concern on toxic gases
WEST, Texas (AP) — When they saw 30-foot flames licking the sky inside a massive fertilizer plant, firefighters in this tiny Texas town rushed to evacuate nearby buildings and raced to spray water on tanks of chemicals, hoping to prevent a...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Environmental Politics, Plant Openings, Science and Technology, Chemical Industry
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Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
DETROIT SHOOTING String of Detroit shootings leaves 1 dead, 12 hurt DETROIT (AP) — Detroit police say a 54-year-old woman was killed and four other people wounded in an argument and shooting on the city's west side. Chief Chester Logan says the...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Gerald Ford, Amway, Research, Theft
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Cummins new QSF3.8 ready to redefine compact power capability
MUNICH, Germany - Cummins Inc. unveiled the new QSF3.8 engine at the BAUMA show in Munich, with a power output extending from 85 hp to 132 hp (63-98 kW) that is ready to meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier 4 Final and European Union (EU)...Tags: Concerts, Environmental Politics, China, Science and Technology, Cummins Incorporated
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Obama Cabinet picks advance after party-line votes
WASHINGTON – Two of President Obama’s second-term Cabinet nominees inched forward Thursday, while another was poised to win final confirmation by the Senate. Thomas E. Perez, Obama’s choice to lead the Labor Department, and EPA nominee...
Tags: Ernest J. Moniz, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Career and Workplace, David Vitter
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One Cabinet pick approved, two narrowly advance
WASHINGTON — President Obama's nominee to lead the Energy Department won unanimous confirmation by the Senate on Thursday while two other Cabinet choices narrowly advanced out of committee, amid complaints from Democrats over Republican delaying...
Tags: Barack Obama, Government, White House, Marco Rubio, John McCain
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Voice of the People, May. 17
High scandals This is in response to "Obama and overreach; Americans see evidence of truth-shading, arrogance and intrusion" (Editorial, May 15). There is no doubt that the Obama administration is suffering through an embarrassing scandal at the IRS....Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, White House, Environmental Politics, Michael G. Mullen
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May 17, 2013
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