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Councilwoman challenges city's stormwater fee plan
A city councilwoman is challenging Baltimore's plan to charge businesses some of the highest stormwater fees in the state — and divert some of the money that had gone to Chesapeake Bay cleanup to help fund property tax cuts. Councilwoman Mary...
Tags: Mary Pat Clarke, Justice System, Judges, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance
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Drew Bartlett: State stepping up surface water protection
The state of Florida is a diverse ecosystem that supports an abundance of wildlife in both fresh and salt waters. Floridians, and the scientists at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, understand the importance of protecting the health of...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Seafood, Environmental Cleanup, Foods and Beverages
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Pitching in to save the bay
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation's recently released 2012 State of the Bay Report tells us the health of the Chesapeake Bay has improved 14 percent since 2008. But that doesn't tell the whole story. Throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, we hear...
Tags: Business, Bodies of Water, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Local Government
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READER SUBMITTED: Windsor's Walgreens Distribution Center Awarded For Energy Efficiency
WindsorWindsor-based Walgreens Distribution Center was recently recognized by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) for its commitment to reducing its energy consumption and air pollution during summer 2012. The distribution...Tags: Business, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Connecticut Light & Power Company
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READER SUBMITTED: Newington's St. Mary Parish Awarded For Energy Efficiency
NewingtonSt. Mary Parish in Newington was recently recognized by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) for its commitment to reducing its energy consumption and air pollution during summer 2012. The parish was one of eleven...Tags: Business, Connecticut Light and Power, Newington, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving
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Brawley among the most polluted cities according to state report
Staff WriterRelatively high pesticide use, asthma rates and contaminated bodies of water give Brawley the dubious distinction of being one of the most polluted areas in California, according to a recent report by a state environmental health agency. Pesticide...Tags: Social Issues, Bodies of Water, United States Census Bureau, Poverty, Environmental Issues
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U.S. commits to protecting loggerhead sea turtle habitat by 2014
ReutersBy David Adams May 4 (Reuters) - The Obama administration has agreed by July 1 to map out areas to protect nesting beaches for endangered loggerhead sea turtles as part of a legal settlement with conservation groups. The U.S. Department of Commerce...Tags: U.S. Department of Commerce, Conservation, Trials, Wildlife, Water Pollution
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Hundreds evacuated as Banning fire burns thousands of acres
A fast-moving brush fire powered by Santa Ana winds raged out of control Wednesday in Riverside County, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes and creating a thick pall of smoke that stretched for miles and affected air quality in the region....
Tags: Fires, Natural Resource Industry, Weather Warnings, Environmental Issues, House Building
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Shooting range proposed for Mecca Farms
There will be gunfire rather than scientific discovery under a proposal to open a shooting range on Palm Beach County's Mecca Farms — once the intended home of The Scripps Research Institute. A new state plan calls for building a shooting range,...
Tags: Everglades, Florida Atlantic University, South Florida Water Management District, Wildlife, Conservation
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Political calculus keeps Cuba on U.S. list of terror sponsors
Cuba’s communist leadership was quick to send condolences to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings and to reiterate to Washington that it “rejects and condemns unequivocally all acts of terrorism.” Once a key supplier of arms and...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), National Security, Barack Obama, Pakistan, Sports
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Federal judge dismisses DWP lawsuit over Owens Lake dust
A federal court judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power against a state agency it claimed was illegally forcing the city to waste billions of gallons of precious High Sierra water to control dust on dry...
Tags: Laws, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Judges
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MoDOT postpones property auction because of environmental concerns
lrussell@ky3.comLICKING, Mo. -- After the Missouri Department of Transportation's budget cuts and consolidation in the last couple years, the agency is selling unused real estate. One buyer says others should beware, however. He backed out of a purchase of MoDOT...Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Real Estate Sellers, Water Pollution, Auction Service, Environmental Issues
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