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Connecticut Attorney General Likes What the Feds Are Doing on Nuke Waste
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission - prompted by the federal courts - is now doing a study on the possible environmental problems of long-term storage of tons of spent nuclear fuel at nuke plants around the nation. Connecticut's Attorney General George...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Haddam, Waterford, Nuclear Power
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Culleton: Housing must be in check despite school numbers
It's a common refrain, and sometimes uttered for various reasons: We need to continue to control residential growth in Carroll County. My reason? New residences attract growing families — and growing families burden our school system. It is stated...Tags: Agriculture, Teaching and Learning, Environmental Issues
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PAC spends $10,000 on Sanitary District race
A political action committee (PAC) backed by a lobbyist for a trash disposal company has spent more than $10,000 on the reelection campaigns of two Costa Mesa Sanitary District directors, campaign disclosure forms show. Concerned Californians for...Tags: Elections, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Human Interest
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Briefly In The News: Welcome back gold medal winner
Join the city of Laguna Beach this weekend in welcoming back local Annika Dries, who helped the U.S. women's water polo team win a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. The community event will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Community Pool,...
Tags: Polo, Awards and Prizes, Labor Day, Annika Dries, Waste Management and Pollution Control
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Four-Alarm Fire at Waste Management Facility
Firefighters were called out to a fire at a Waste Management Recycling facility Friday at 2:41 p.m. The West Dallas fire on Cash Road became a four-alarm fire. The heat and condensed trash piles made the blaze difficult for firefighters to battle....
Tags: Fires, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Environmental Issues, Waste Management Incorporated
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Newport, Va., a tiny town left behind?
WDBJ7 ReporterBack in the late 1800's, the small town of Newport in Giles County was bustling and busy. Today, that small hamlet needs new sidewalks and its first ever sewer system. Some history here; not long ago most homes in Newport ran raw sewage straight into...Tags: Business, Environmental Issues
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Feds Stalled, Nuclear Waste Here Indefinitely
The Hartford CourantThe heat is oppressive. I turn on my air conditioner. The electricity flows in from Millstone Nuclear Power near Niantic, where high-level radioactive waste steadily accumulates on the shore of Long Island Sound. Why? Because there's nowhere else to...Tags: Elections, Politics, Long Island Sound, Immigration, Long Island
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St. Tammany Parish Neighborhood Challenged To Recycle For A Greater Good
WGNO NewsCertain residents of St. Tammany Parish are being asked to step up their recycling efforts. In part it's to win a challenge, but also to prove a point. Vanessa Bolano has the story. Recycling bins, trucks, crews are a common sight across St. Tammany...Tags: Waste Management and Pollution Control, Environmental Issues, Waste Management Incorporated
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Has the problem with septic tanks at El Centro mobile home parks been taken care of?
What ever happened to the septic tank problems that were occurring at the El Centro Mobile Home Park on Evan Hewes Highway near Gillett Street? I remember hearing that the county was aware of the issue and that they were looking into it. Please tell me...Tags: Science and Technology, House Building, Environmental Issues
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Editorial: Living downstream
A political truism in Maryland is that everyone is in favor of cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay. Anyone who has lived in the Free State for more than a few years has at least a passing familiarity with stories of the Chesapeake's seemingly limitless bounty...Tags: Sailing, Lifestyle and Leisure, Harford County, Foods and Beverages, Seafood
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Waste Management drivers prepare for service disruption
Q13 FOX News OnlineGet ready for your recycling to be left at the curb. That's what leaders of the union representing recycle and yard waste truck drivers are warning, as a contract dispute between the union and the company responsible for hauling garbage, Waste Management,...Tags: Career and Workplace, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Environmental Issues, Labor Disputes, Waste Management Incorporated
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Environmentalists in Connecticut Look to Ban Fracking
Connecticut environmentalists are so worried about "fracking" that they want it banned from this state even though geologists and energy industry officials insist there's very little chance of it ever happening here. Fracking is short for "hydraulic...
Tags: Water, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution
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