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Lisa Jackson calls Bay cleanup role "one of prouder moments"
As she prepares to step down as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa P. Jackson says one of the "prouder moments" of her tenure was President Obama's agreement to have the federal government take the lead in trying to ramp up the...
Tags: Government, Justice System, Lisa P. Jackson, Crime, Law and Justice, National Government
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For the record
Animal shelters: A column in the Jan. 5 Section A about the euthanizing of impounded animals said that 50,000 animals are euthanized yearly in Los Angeles city animal shelters. The correct figure is 20,000 euthanized; 50,000 is the number of animals...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Environmental Pollution, Focus on the Family
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State board makes recommendations for five projects
PIERRE — Five projects received recommendations last week from the state Board of Water and Natural Resources for federal and state grants to be used for reducing water pollution in South Dakota. The next step is for the U.S. Environmental...Tags: Water, Brad Johnson, Science and Technology, Agricultural Research and Technology, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Kodiak Residents React to Grounding of Kulluk Drilling Rig
Channel 2 NewsRough weather on Sitkalidak Island, where the Shell Oil-contracted drilling rig Kulluk ran aground Monday night during an intense winter storm, hasn’t kept the U.S. Coast Guard from surveying the rig for damage Wednesday. The incident’s...Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, Noble Drilling Corporation, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry
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ConocoPhillips to Pay $200K for Kuparuk River Pipeline Spills
Channel 2 NewsConocoPhillips has agreed to pay more than $200,000 in state and federal fines to settle environmental claims related to two oil spills from corroded pipelines at its Kuparuk River oil field in 2006 and 2007, regulatory agencies said Monday. The...Tags: Fines, Oil Spills, Environmental Issues, Punishment, ConocoPhillips
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Stearns’ defeat will shake up Florida congressional delegation
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Florida Congressman Cliff Stearns conceded defeat on Wednesday after a very close primary election — a big surprise sure to shake up the state’s congressional delegation. His departure... -
Greenpeace scales Russian oil platform to protest Arctic drilling
World NowGreenpeace activists scaled a frigid Russian oil platform on Friday to draw attention to the possible dangers of drilling in the Arctic, warning a spill could sully nature reserves long before crews are able to clean it up.... -
U.S. gas bonanza from fracking slow to spread globally
World NowGlobal Focus: Fracking the World -- In less than a generation, the United States has soared to world leadership in extracting natural gas from shale formations by hydraulic fracturing. But as the world debates whether “fracking” is an economic... -
Water pollution found at mobile home parks
Watchdog with Paul MuschickIf you or a loved one lives in a mobile home park in Pennsylvania, you'll be interested in this recent case brought by state and federal authorities alleging thousands of violations of water pollution laws. Today's Watchdog column has more...... -
Navy Ship crashes into oil tanker
KIAHCrashes on the road are bad enough but throw a body of water in the mix and you`ve got a real mess. The navy is dealing with a cleanup, after one it`s ships collided with an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. Besides the huge 10 by 10 hole on the side of...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution
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Paddle out for water pollution
James Pribram, in partnership with the Below the Surface nonprofit, set out paddle boarding from Laguna down to the border of Mexico July 20 to raise awareness about river mouth pollution. "I would say the last one, Tijuana Sloughs, is as bad as it...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution
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