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For Illinois counties, fracking taxes could be too little, too late
Tribune reporterIn Illinois counties with large Amish communities, a $50-a-year buggy license plate tax pays for repairs caused by horse hooves and buggy wheels cutting into roads' soft tar surfaces. Kelly Murray is trying to imagine how those same communities...Tags: Laws, Environmental Politics, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
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Illinois proposes fracking tax that is lower than in other states
Tribune reporterIn Illinois, oil producers will enjoy their lowest tax rates when oil is flowing at its peak and tax rates would be about half that of some states with fracking operations. The state would receive estimated $725,508 in taxes on each fracking well,...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Holidays, Michael Madigan
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Illinois counties can do little but brace for fracking's impact
Tribune reporterCREAL SPRINGS, Ill.-- Oil and gas companies and environmental groups have hashed out legislation they say would make Illinois a national leader in protecting public health and the environment from fracking. The proposal covering the process more...Tags: Laws, Agriculture, Environmental Issues, Arts and Culture, Renewable Energy
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Protesters arrested at Alpha Natural Resources headquarters in Bristol
Several environmental protesters are facing charges after blocking the road leading to the headquarters for coal producer Alpha Natural Resources in Bristol. Capt. Maynard Ratcliff with the Bristol Police Department says about five people were...
Tags: Alpha Natural Resources Incorporated, Natural Resource Industry
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Food, farm and jobs bill: Helping protect natural resources
This year, passage of a long-term, comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill is critical to providing certainty for U.S. producers. This includes the continued availability of conservation programs that give our farmers, ranchers and private foresters the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Natural Resource Industry, Barack Obama
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PPL to add distribution improvement charge to bills
PPL Utilities customers will soon see a new addition to their bills: a special charge aimed at financing speedier improvements to the Allentown-based utility's electricity distribution system. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved the...
Tags: Allentown, Electricity Production and Distribution
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Standing up for Florida's natural resources
Justin Riney is traveling the state to spread the word on the importance of conserving Florida's natural resources. His method of transportation — a stand up paddle board — is what draws the crowds. "My goal was to capture [the public's]...
Tags: Juno Beach, Trips and Vacations, Environmental Issues, Deerfield Beach, Lake Okeechobee
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Illinois infrastructure needs a makeover
The time has come for Springfield to pass the 2013 Natural Gas Consumer, Safety and Reliability Act and allow Peoples Gas to move forward with its Accelerated Main Replacement Program. Illinois’ natural gas infrastructure creates concern for the...Tags: U.S. Department of Transportation, Springfield
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Sens. Warner, Kaine hope to end offshore drilling ban
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine introduced legislation Wednesday that would lift the federal ban on exploration and drilling for natural gas and oil off the coast of Virginia. The moratorium, which lasts through 2017, was put in place by President...Tags: Water Pollution, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Renewable Energy, U.S. Senate
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Time for greens to embrace nukes
For too long, many environmentalists have been ambivalent about nuclear energy. It conjures fears: meltdowns, cancers, Chernobyl, Fukushima, overtones of nuclear bombs. Yet, we also know that nuclear power provides 70 percent of all the greenhouse gas-...Tags: Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Alternative Energy, Earth Day
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Bombs, bowls and bass: Fishing and studying at Wilderness State Park
A hazy heat lay over the flats. Water blurred into sky at the horizon, and dunes to the south faded into the lake. In shallow water, fish played spawning tag in the shallows. If you wanted to, you could drop a fly or a spinner in front of their faces and...
Tags: Education, Fishing, Environmental Issues, Gardens and Parks, Science and Technology
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Gill sworn in as natural resources chief
Gov. Martin O'Malley swore in Joseph P. Gill as Secretary of Natural Resources Tuesday, replacing John R. Griffin at the top of the 1,200-employee agency. Griffin has been named to replace Matt Gallagher as the governor's chief of staff as of June 1....
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Natural Resource Industry, Politics
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