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Beaches open after sewer spill
A stretch of Orange County Coast has been reopened to public use after a sewage spill off Balboa Pier earlier this week closed some beaches, according to an official with the Orange County Environmental Health department. A sewage spill from Ruby's Diner...Tags: Health
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Brett Favre's Sister Arrested in Raid on Meth Lab
Associated PressDIAMONDHEAD, Miss. -- The 34-year-old sister of Vikings quarterback Brett Favre faces drug charges after she was arrested Wednesday in a raid on a Mississippi condo where people were making crystal methamphetamine, authorities said. Brandi Favre was...Tags: Brett Favre, Human Interest, Crime, Law and Justice, Entertainment, Indianapolis Colts
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Canadian company delays Great Lakes nuke shipment
TRAVERSE CITY — A Canadian power company has withdrawn its request for U.S. permission to ship 16 scrapped steam generators with radioactive contents on three of the Great Lakes, saying it wants to consult further with critics of the plan before...Tags: Nuclear Policy, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Michigan, Government
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It's time for U.S. to pass an energy bill
The old saying goes that if you put a million chimpanzees into a room with a million typewriters for enough time, one of them will eventually write Shakespeare. Unfortunately, we do not have a room full of chimpanzees, but we have the next best thing...Tags: Human Interest, Energy, Energy Saving, Global Warming, Environmental Pollution
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Chemical leak near Everett: County closes transfer station
Web ReporterSnohomish County solid waste, local fire and hazmat crews are on the scene of a chemical leak near Everett. The leak happened at Snohomish County's Airport Road Transfer Station at 10700 Minuteman Dr. Around 7 a.m. Wednesday morning, a truck was dropping...Tags: Government, Disasters and Accidents, Industrial Accidents, Safety of Citizens
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Man Injured When Barge Crane Tips Over Into Muskegon Lake
FOX 17 NewsA barge crane at Torresen Marine in Muskegon Lake tipped over into the water, briefly trapping the man inside the cab. The Muskegon Fire Department had to cut Brian Torresen, 38, out of the cab before he was taken to the hospital. His sister told Fox...Tags: Health, WXMI, Fires, Injuries and Wounds, Disasters and Accidents
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Are nanotech-based pesticides safe? A new report looks at the issues
GreenspaceThe arena of pesticides -– and the battle to fight bugs out in the world's farm fields -– is expanding to include an unexpected new tool: nanotechnology. That shift has scientists and researchers more than a bit concerned over what,...... -
Officials investigate explosion outside Kern County chemical plant
L.A. NOWKern County fire officials are investigating the cause of an explosion Saturday afternoon outside the Niklor Chemical plant. When firefighters arrived just after 2 p.m., they found a trailer on fire in the loading docks, said Capt. Bill Brickey of...... -
A growing environment
Generations entering college have never known a life that didn't include recycling and to keep up with their environmental mindset schools are greening up not only the curriculum but their campuses as well.
Mark Olson, dean of enrollment at North Park...Tags: North Park, Health, Science, Education, Hospitals and Clinics
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Firefighter/Paramedic Info Session April 16
TribLocal - EvanstonThe City of Evanston's Fire and Life Safety Services has begun a recruitment campaign. As part of the department's recruitment efforts, they will be holding …... -
Can I recycle ... light bulbs?
L.A. at HomeIn Los Angeles, light bulbs cannot be placed in the recycling bin. Incandescent bulbs can be thrown in the black trash bin, but fluorescent, compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) and light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs are considered household hazardous waste and... -
EPA fines Kettleman City waste dump over PCB contamination
GreenspaceThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday levied a $300,000 fine against a toxic waste dump near a Central California farming community plagued by birth defects for failing to properly manage carcinogenic polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs....
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