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EPA sets tighter standards for soot pollution
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new air quality standards that would lower the amount of soot allowed from diesel trucks, buses, power plants and other sources. The long-delayed rule, to be made public Friday,...Tags: Heart Attack, American Lung Association, Science and Technology, Standards, Environmental Issues
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Talk of drones patrolling US skies spawns anxiety
WASHINGTON (AP) — The prospect that thousands of drones could be patrolling U.S. skies by the end of this decade is raising the specter of a Big Brother government that peers into backyards and bedrooms. The worries began mostly on the political...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Bob McDonnell, Air Transportation Industry, Montgomery County (Virginia), Government
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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: Marketing, Plant Openings, Metal and Mineral, Allegheny Energy Inc., Mining
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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: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Enbridge Incorporated, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics
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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: Norfolk Southern Corporation, Railway Accidents, Fires, American Red Cross, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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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: Invasive Species, Lakes and Ponds, Water, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues
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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: Environmental Pollution, Mitch Daniels, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution, 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, Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering, Companies and Corporations
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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: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Debbie Stabenow, Elections, U.S. Senate
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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 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: Business Enterprises, Land Resources, Debbie Stabenow, Politics, Republican Party
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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: Lawyers, Indiana, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Politics
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