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Landmine awareness campaign targets Yemen IDPs Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:34PMYemeni in need of estimated 32 million dollars for mine clearance in years to 2014.
Commission members concerned about projects Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:56AMFITCHBURG -- Members of the Conservation Commission aired grievances they have about being left out of the loop on pending projects at a Tuesday night City Property Committee meeting.
European Countries to Agree New Targets to Fight Environmental Threats to Health Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:30AM-
£630 million miner disaster Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:51AMGovernment efforts to boost jobs and businesses in former coal mining areas were rapped by MPs yesterday.
£630M MINER DISASTER Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:21AMWaste of cash, say MPs
Airfield plan is cleared for take-off Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:05AMTHE demolition of part of a historic former aerodrome in Ryedale is set to be given the go-ahead next week.
Taxpayers not getting value for money from £630million project to regenerate mining areas Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:57AMA £630 million project to regenerate former mining areas, funded by public money, has no way of knowing how many new jobs have been created, according to a highly critical report by MPs.
Row over regeneration of mining communities Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:38AMA FURIOUS row broke out yesterday over a claim that the Government has failed to revive the North-East’s former mining communities – despite spending hundreds of millions of pounds.
Water study: Dredging would work Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:45AMAn engineering firm announced Tuesday that it has found no “show stoppers” preventing dredging of the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir, which comes as music to the ears of those who say dredging should be included in the current water supply plan.
Officials optimistic that Towpath Trail work in Cleveland can begin in 2012 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:42AMThe first phase of a four-part plan to extend the Towpath Trail into downtown Cleveland looks set to go in the summer of 2012.
City of Hurricane Prepares to Respond to Lawsuit Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:37AMThe battle in Hurricane continues after the city started a storm water program to clean and monitor water supplies flowing through their watershed.
EPA gathers more soil samples in NW Missouri Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:05PMCAMERON, Mo. (AP) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has collected more soil samples as part of an ongoing investigation into a potential link between soil contamination and health problems in northwest Missouri.
BC-MCT-NEWS-BJT-RECAP _ wire editors (4900 words) Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:35AMUpdated at 11:35 p.m. EST (0435 UTC).
Gardening questions: 16-22 answered by the RHS on pests, diseases and chemical usage Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:18AMThe Royal Horticultural Society advisory service answers questions on pests, diseases and using chemicals in gardens.
Rifkin hopes to get relocation of Saginaw scrap yard back on track Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:41AMView full sizeChris Fryer | Saginaw News fileCars and trucks are pulverized and shredded for recycling at Rifkin Scrap Iron and Metal Co., 1445 N. Niagara in Saginaw.Rifkin Scrap Iron and Metal Co. hopes a plan to move to...
Minister of Natural Resources, Linda Jeffrey, misleads Legislature on Ipperwash Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:28AMThe long, sad saga of Ipperwash took another lurch toward its ultimate end last week. The province is taking the legislative steps to give a provincial park to the Chippewas of Kettle and the Stony Point First Nation.
St. Michael hall to feature audio/video latest technology Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 7:42AMThe St. Michael City Council approved audio/video equipment for the under-construction city hall/library/senior building, and equipment for the kitchen.
Sinking into the Gowanus Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:20AMIt sounds like a setup for a Ronald Reagan punchline circa 1980. This week the Gowanus Canal was designated a Superfund site. So what used to be just a toxic waste dump is now . . . radioactive. Hours after the ruling came down, Toll Brothers, which was planning to build housing in...
Marcellus Shale drilling pros, cons presented at forum Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:11AMThe Monroe County League of Women Voters held a Saturday forum in Stroudsburg, with guest speakers educating the public on the pros and cons of drilling and natural gas extraction and the environmental impact.
CRD, conservation groups to buy controversial Jordan River lands Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:08AMDeal is worth $18.8 million
Starwatch consumer | Olympians land on Wheaties boxes Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:08AMWheaties Olympians U.S. Olympic gold medalists Lindsey Vonn, Shaun White and Seth Wescott are the latest athletes to grace the Wheaties box. General Mills Inc. says the three Olympians will each get to be on the orange cereal box. Vonn will be the first female alpine skier to appear, and White and Wescott will be the first snowboard and snowboard cross athletes to earn the coveted spot.
CRD, conservation groups buy controversial Jordan Rive lands in land deal Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:53AMThe land deal is worth $18.8 million,
CRD, conservation groups buy controversial Jordan River lands Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:33AMThe Capital Regional District has negotiated a massive deal with Western Forest Products to buy more than 2,300 hectares of high-profile waterfront and forest land, days before much of the southwest corner of Vancouver Island was set to go up for sale.
Group wants to build ice rinks in Endicott Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:43AMUNION -- A private group has set an ambitious goal: Build a two-rink indoor ice skating facility in Endicott.
MANVILLE: Recession stymies mall redevelopment Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:11AMRedevelopment at the Rustic Mall site may be delayed due to the state of the economy. A lack of prospective tenants is preventing the siteâs owners from completing the paperwork needed to have the site removed from the Superfund list of once-contaminated properties.
City proposes berm toward off Marwell floods Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:26PMAt 300 metres long and four metres wide at the top, it’s hoped a berm along the Yukon River in the Marwell subdivision will keep the area from flooding due to ice jams.
Metaliko Denied by ZBA Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:32AMAt a Town of Conklin Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, the board said the metal recycler could not store material outside in the district where the proposed facility would be.
Uganda mudslide: Death toll 92 Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:37AMNAMETSI (Uganda): During heavy rains, village elders told schoolchildren to seek shelter in the hospital.
50 Ugandan students feared dead in landslides (8:10 a.m.) Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:53AMNAMETSI, Uganda — During heavy rains, village elders told schoolchildren to seek shelter in the hospital. read more
SABEW Announces Winners in 15th Annual Competition; The New York Times Leads with 13 Winning Entries Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:58PMPHOENIX----The Society of American Business Editors and Writers has named the winners in its 15th annual Best in Business Journalism competition, recognizing top publications and web sites and the best business news reporting during 2009.
World › 50 Ugandan students feared dead in landslides Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:41PMDuring heavy rains, village elders told schoolchildren to seek shelter in the hospital. That sanctuary turned into a death trap as a landslide engulfed the…
50 Ugandan students feared dead in landslides Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:52PMDuring heavy rains, village elders told schoolchildren to seek shelter in the hospital. That sanctuary turned into a death trap as a landslide engulfed the building.
EPA adds 2 Ill. sites to Superfund priorities list Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:40PMThe Environmental Protection Agency has added a cluster of waste-disposal sites in Chicago and a former copper smelter in southern Illinois to its list of Superfund locations, allowing the government to go after polluters and force them to pay up for cleanup.
Environmental Group Sues Berlin Farm, Perdue Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:40PMBERLIN , Md.- A Delmarva environmental group announced Tuesday is has filed a lawsuit against a Berlin farm, and Perdue, claiming they have polluted local waters with contaminated run-off from the farm.
Feed Display Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:33PMNo Feed URL specified. Gilford Island, BC, -- March 3, 2010 - Chief Bob Chamberlin declared today "The Kwicksutaineuk Ah-kwa-mish First Nation fully supports the actions of the Okanagan Indian Band to protect the Browns Creek watershed from the threats posed by clear-cut logging by Tolko Industries.
Business News Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:07PMDETROIT — Toyota’s pain is its rivals’ gain. Click for more NEW YORK — The stock market had its third straight winning day on signs that companies are becoming more optimistic about the economy.
50 Ugandan students feared dead in landslides Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:51PMDuring heavy rains, village elders told schoolchildren to seek shelter in the hospital. That sanctuary turned into a death trap as a landslide engulfed the building, leaving more than 50 pupils missing and among hundreds feared dead as avalanches of mud slammed into three villages.
7 Mile takes tainted soil Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 1:42AMTeresa Bird
Elizabeth is ordered to pay $300K to former owners of motel seized under eminent domain Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 12:12AMELIZABETH -- The city of Elizabeth must turn over more than $300,000 to the former owners of a motel seized under eminent domain — money currently being held in an escrow account to finance cleanup of the property, a Superior...
How Does Mercury Contaminate Fish? Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 7:19PMANN ARBOR, Mich.
EPA expects results on Lake & Lathrop tests soon Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:14PMThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expects results back later this week or next week from vapor testing done in the area of Lake Street and Lathrop Avenue.
Flood alerts remain across Britain as rain eases Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 10:06AMFlood warnings remain in place across parts of Britain as the heavy rain is expected to ease off.
Polluters flout Clean Water Act, straining EPA Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 8:09AMThousands of the nation’s largest water polluters are outside the Clean Water Act’s reach because the Supreme Court has left uncertain which waterways are protected by that law, according to interviews with regulators.
Study: Toxic plume harmless to Northampton Community College Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 5:04AMA toxic plume underneath a former landfill lies less than a mile from the new campus of Northampton Community College, but it poses no evident threat to future students and staff, according to the college, an environmental study and a review of federal...
Flood alerts remain as rain eases Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 4:49AMFlood warnings remain in place across parts of Britain as the heavy rain is expected to ease off.
Rulings Restrict Clean Water Act, Hampering E.P.A., Putting Thousands Of Major Polluters Out Of Reach Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 4:25AMThousands of the United States’ largest water polluters are outside the Clean Water Act’s reach because the U.S. Supreme Court has left uncertain which waterways are protected by that law, according to interviews with regulators.
Parts of UK on flood alert with more downpours likely Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 11:35AMLarge parts of the UK are on flood alert after heavy rain, with further torrential downpours and strong winds predicted for southern England.
Carbon seeking another grant for Packerton Yards Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 9:07AMJIM THORPE - Carbon County is moving ahead with plans to develop a business park at Packerton Yards. The county commissioners have been working for several years to develop the 59-acre tract of land between Jim Thorpe and Lehighton. On Thursday, they com
Residents plead for tougher fly ash rules Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 8:52AMOklahoma asserts it already does a good job of managing coal combustion waste under existing laws, but residents who live near a fly ash disposal site are pleading for the EPA to adopt tougher standards ...
Seized cattle find shelter, care in McKinney Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 6:56AMToday, the Perry Animal Care Center in McKinney received 63 head of Longhorn cattle and three donkeys taken from property in rural Van Zandt County.