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AP source: EPA expected to OK more auto ethanol
WASHINGTON (AP) — An ethanol industry official familiar with the decision says the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to approve higher levels of corn-based ethanol in gasoline for all cars manufactured in the past decade. The official...Tags: Renewable Energy, Washington, DC, Car Safety Tips and Advice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ethanol
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GOP strikes early in global warming battle
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new Congress just got to work, but House Republicans are already moving to try to block the Obama administration from taking action on global warming. GOP lawmakers have introduced several bills that would hamstring the...Tags: Politics, Weather, Washington, DC, Barbara Boxer, Global Warming
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House Republicans move to slash domestic programs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans controlling the House promised Thursday to slash domestic agency spending by almost 20 percent in their drive to bring it back to levels in place before President Barack Obama took office. House Budget Committee...Tags: Politics, Gardens and Parks, Washington, DC, Home Heating, Republican Party
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GOP governors undermine Obama agenda in states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Their ranks swollen after the last election, Republican governors from Florida to Alaska are undermining President Barack Obama's agenda at every turn ahead of the Democrat's 2012 re-election campaign.
Some are rejecting...Tags: Politics, Pennsylvania, Matt Mead, Orlando, Republican Party
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EPA to remove smelly debris from closed Indiana plant
FORT BRANCH, Ind. (AP) — The federal government has agreed to remove smelly debris from the ruins of a closed meat packing plant that's spreading a stench through parts of a southwestern Indiana town. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will...Tags: Plant Openings, Politics, Regional Authority, Indiana, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Highlights of Obama's $3.73 trillion budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at what President Barack Obama has requested in his $3.73 trillion budget for the 2012 fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. ____ Agency: Agriculture Spending: $145.6 billion Percentage Change from 2011: 1.5 percent decrease...Tags: National Security, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Politics, Business Enterprises, Iron (dietary supplement)
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EPA delays cuts in boiler, incinerator pollution
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying indefinitely regulations to reduce toxic pollution from boilers and incinerators. The move comes in response to a request from industry groups. The announcement Monday was another...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Health, Politics, Washington, DC, Asthma
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Companies get to work on gas-fired power plant in top coal-mining state
Associated PressCHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The newest electrical generation project in the top coal-mining state is a power plant to be fueled by natural gas. Black Hills Corp. subsidiaries Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power and Black Hills Power are building the Cheyenne...Tags: Plant Openings, Companies and Corporations, Mining, Metal and Mineral, Economy, Business and Finance
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...Tags: Fishing, Kennedy Space Center, Clubs and Associations, Atlantic Ocean, Vie
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Water district head leaving to take environmental consulting job
Sun SentinelMelissa Meeker is stepping down as head of the South Florida Water Management District to take a private sector job with a Stuart-based environmental consulting firm. Meeker resigned Monday after two years leading the agency that is charged with...Tags: Government, Environmental Cleanup, Politics, Regional Authority, Rick Scott
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Government dysfunction decried by Obama partly due to US founders and political polarization
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The works do seem to be "gummed up" on Capitol Hill. And President Barack Obama isn't the only one to say so. Yet despite years of hand-wringing in both parties, little progress has been made toward changing congressional rules on...Tags: Politics, Washington, DC, Justice System, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice
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CORRECTED-White House threatens veto of bill to bypass Obama on Keystone
Reuters(Corrects to 67 from 60 the votes needed in Senate to overcome presidential veto) By Ros Krasny WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The White House has threatened to veto legislation pending in the U.S House of Representatives that could strip from President...Tags: U.S. Senate, Keystone XL Pipeline, Politics, TransCanada Corporation, Washington, DC
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