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Enviros: New Ind. BP refinery permit falls short of protecting Lake Michigan
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An environmental group that helped push BP PLC to a multimillion-dollar settlement last year over air emissions at its northwestern Indiana oil refinery says the sprawling complex's revised wastewater permit falls short of what's...
Tags: Conservation, Manufacturing and Engineering, Energy Resources, Environmental Politics, Heavy Engineering
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EPA addresses pollution problems at popular South Bend park
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – It's a popular place for families, but the EPA says it could also be dangerous. Local companies like Bendix used to dump things like asbestos and oil at LaSalle Park, a.k.a. Beck's Lake. People living in the area voiced their...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA action adds to mystery, concern about pollution of Beck's Lake site
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- News this past week that the Environmental Protection Agency is targeting Beck's Lake, commonly known as LaSalle Park, for possible cleanup came as no surprise to Bernita Johnson, who has suspected for years that harmful substances lurk...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Dwayne Johnson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Foes of S. Indiana fertilizer plant cite Texas blast
ROCKPORT, Ind. (AP) — Opponents of a proposed fertilizer plant in southern Indiana are citing safety concerns arising from last month's deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer manufacturer as they argue that state officials should block the project....
Tags: Chemical Industry, Agriculture, Emergency Incidents, Metal and Mineral, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013)
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Appeals court rules on ethanol refinery pollutants
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State environmental regulators improperly changed state rules to allow Indiana ethanol refineries to release an extra 150 tons of air pollutants per year, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. The appeals court overturned...
Tags: Conservation, Agriculture, Environmental Issues, Energy Resources, Natural Resource Industry
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NIPSCO wants to raise rates about $1.07 a month to cover project cost
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — State regulators will take public comments this month at a public hearing on Northern Indiana Public Service Co.'s plan to recover the costs of improvements in pollution controls through increased electricity rates --...
Tags: Environmental Issues
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A look at automatic budget cuts in Indiana
Military and education would take big hits in Indiana from automatic cuts to the federal budget set to take effect this week, according to a report the White House issued Sunday. The White House compiled the numbers from federal agencies and its own...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Head Start, Budgets and Budgeting, Medical Procedures and Tests, Politics
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BP agrees to pay $4.5B; 3 employees charged
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A day of reckoning arrived for BP on Thursday as the oil giant agreed to plead guilty to a raft of criminal charges and pay a record $4.5 billion in a settlement with the government over the deadly 2010 disaster in the Gulf of...
Tags: Gulf of Mexico, Justice System, Halliburton Company, Criminals, Court Preliminary
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In middle of tree fight, Sting moves Philippine concert
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Sting has moved the location of his "Back to Bass Tour" concert in the Philippines following a petition by environmentalists who said the original venue is owned by a conglomerate that plans to uproot 182 trees for a...
Tags: Sting, Philippines, Environmental Issues, Manila (Philippines)
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Company eyeing area for energy facility
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- A clean energy company based in Carmel is considering locating an energy plant in the South Bend area that would vaporize waste, including garbage and solid waste, and turn it into energy. Milton Stewart, CEO and chairman of Green Earth...Tags: Chemical Industry, Environmental Issues, Waste, Finance, Waste Management and Pollution Control
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GM offers big discounts to boost Volt sales
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors rolled out the Chevrolet Volt two years ago with lofty sales goals and the promise of a new technology that someday would help end America's dependence on oil. So it seemed like a good thing in August when sales of the...Tags: Automotive Equipment, General Motors Corp., Manufacturing and Engineering, Politics, Prices
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Monitoring the St. Joe
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- First came the family saying prayers by the St. Joseph River to mark the Jewish new year. Then came a unicyclist rolling down Northside Trail. Minutes later Wednesday, six canoes docked near the pedestrian bridge at Indiana University South...Tags: Indiana University, Sports, Students, Canoeing and Kayaking, Environmental Issues
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