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Feds back research to stop Great Lakes invasions
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal grants will support stepped-up research into ways to prevent invasions of the Great Lakes by foreign animal and plant species, with special emphasis on refining techniques that detect their DNA in the water,...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Environmental Issues, Invasive Species, St. Lawrence Seaway Corporation, DNA
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UPDATE: Mishawaka evacuees allowed to go back home after chemical leak
The Environmental Protection Agency continues to monitor air around the vacant Baycote Metal Finishing Facility at 1302 Industrial Drive in Mishawaka -- but they have given the OK for people who live nearby to return home after a chemical leak forced them...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Report: EPA responsible for chemical leak
WSBT TV ReporterThe Environmental Protection Agency said its own mistake caused a chemical fire and leak at an abandoned Mishawaka factory. According to the EPA’s incident report, contractors working to clean up the old Baycote building left two different...Tags: Environmental Issues, Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Obama rep pledges further Great Lakes restoration
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — President Barack Obama, if re-elected, would continue a program that has pumped more than $1 billion into Great Lakes protection during his first term, although it's uncertain how much money will be available in the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Barack Obama, Lakes and Ponds, Renovation, Mitt Romney
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A radiation risk -- in South Bend?
SOUTH BEND – Some of you were very concerned early Thursday after an online radiation company reported readings that radiation levels were at a catastrophic level in South Bend. It turns out Radiation Network's reading was a mistake, thanks to an...
Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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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: Environmental Issues, Standards, American Lung Association, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC
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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: Environmental Issues, Air Transportation Industry, Joe Barton, Republican Party, National Government
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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: Environmental Issues, University of Michigan, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Enbridge Incorporated, Environmental Pollution
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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, Trials, Environmental Issues, Lakes and Ponds
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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 Issues, Mitch Daniels, Environmental Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Pollution
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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: Environmental Issues, Barack Obama, Debbie Stabenow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 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 Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics
Oct 2, 2012
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Dec 6, 2011
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Dec 29, 2011
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