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More money for smart meters
Burbank Water and Power now has an additional $1.5 million for its smart meter ambitions, adding to the already substantial $20-million pool for the project. After being one of just a handful of cities nationwide to receive a $20-million federal...Tags: Energy Saving, California, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Texas, Environmental Pollution
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Errosive pipe 'abrasian' behind large sewage spill, officials say [Updated]
[Updated 5:15 p.m.] Burbank Public Works officials determined a faulty pipe was the cause of the sewage spill last Tuesday that resulted in beach closures in Long Beach. “When the pipe was installed about 30 years ago, there was an abrasion on the...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Physical Therapists, Health, Environmental Pollution, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California)
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The environment deserves our care
I completely disagree with Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich's "no" vote on banning single-use plastic bags in the county and his reasons for doing so ("Not the proper time for a bag ban," Nov. 24). He claims it puts an unfair burden on...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), California
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Small Wonders: Oil on troubled waters
I've been feeling like one of those oil-covered sea gulls on a beach in Louisiana. Every morning I get up and take a look at the newspaper. I glance at the headline, usually in dismay, then automatically flip to the bottom of the page to see who died....Tags: Emergency Incidents, Disasters, World War II (1939-1945), Heart Attack, Ann Coulter
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Everglades help at risk over state, federal cost dispute
A standoff between the state and federal government over a new Everglades restoration plan means time could run out on getting Congress to help pay for it. Environmentalists warn that without an agreement in July to move ahead with the Central...
Tags: Water, Everglades National Park, National Parks, U.S. Congress, Environmental Pollution
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Blast at Louisiana petrochemical plant kills 1, injures 77
HOUSTON — At least one person was killed and 77 injured Thursday in an explosion and fire at a petrochemical plant in the Louisiana town of Geismar, part of a heavily industrial region known as “Cancer Alley.” “This has been a...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Executive Branch, Environmental Politics, Bobby Jindal, Politics
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ExxonMobil faces federal lawsuit over Arkansas oil spill
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and the state of Arkansas filed suit against the oil giant ExxonMobil over a March 29 pipeline rupture that spilled 210,000 gallons of oil into a residential neighborhood and waterways in the small town of...Tags: Waste Management Incorporated, Environmental Politics, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, U.S. Department of State, Keystone XL Pipeline
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Horse slaughterhouse accuses USDA of IRS tactics
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A southeastern New Mexico company's plans to convert a cattle plant into a horse slaughterhouse has hit another roadblock, this time over an environmental dispute that the company's attorney blames on the Obama administration...Tags: Humane Society of the United States, Politics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice
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Ag Secretary Vilsack launches Minn. farm water quality program
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Four Minnesota watersheds have been selected to test a first-in-the nation voluntary pilot project that offers farmers incentives to reduce water pollution from their operations in exchange for protection from tighter future...Tags: Executive Branch, Water, Environmental Pollution, Politics, Environmental Issues
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Returning Galena Residents Face Contamination Hazards
Channel 2 NewsIn the aftermath of major flood damage to the town of Galena, returning residents must now deal with contamination issues. The priority is to contain hazardous materials as the community works with a contractor to clean multiple contamination sites....Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Floods
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Letter: Storm water fee has clear benefit for Carroll County residents
Residents will see clear benefits from paying storm water fee Most people probably wouldn't let their child bathe in a storm drain. Yet allowing him or her to swim or wade in many of the creeks and rivers of Carroll County after a heavy rainstorm is...Tags: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Carroll County (Maryland), Water, Environmental Pollution, Patapsco
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Oil dispersants must be checked before use in waters, ruling says
Environmentalists won a big victory for marine animals this week, with a court ruling that requires the government to determine whether dispersants used to to break up oil spills are harmful to endangered species before the chemicals are used in federal...
Tags: Wildlife, Science and Technology, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues
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