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Our View: Nature is helping clean filthy New River
What has been called, rightly so or not, the most polluted river in the United States has seen some improvement in its water quality in the past decade. The New River, which originates south of Mexicali and meanders north through Calexico and Brawley...Tags: Nature, Beaches, Environmental Pollution, Natural Resources, Wetlands
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Colorado River forum to discuss New River
Staff WriterEfforts to improve environmental conditions along the New River are set to be discussed at a meeting Wednesday. The Colorado River Citizens Forum is scheduled to meet from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday in El Centro, according to a press release from the...Tags: Colorado, Water Restrictions, Human Interest, Environmental Pollution, Mexico
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Colorado River Citizens Forum: New River is improving
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterImperial Valley farmer Al Kalin’s family has had to keep in stock scented candles because of where they live. When the smell gets bad near his house where the New River enters the Salton Sea, Kalin lights a strawberry-scented candle, and when it...Tags: Colorado, Palm Desert, Environmental Pollution, Wetlands, Natural Resources
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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: Bob McDonnell, Mark R. Warner, Conservation, Environmental Pollution, Wind Power
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CP Railway reopens line, cleans up after oil spill
ReutersTORONTO, May 22 (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd said on Wednesday it has repaired and reopened a rail line near Jansen, Saskatchewan, and continues to clean up after a derailment that spilled 575 barrels of crude oil on Tuesday. CP, the country'...Tags: Oil Spills, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Cerebral Palsy, Railway Transportation, Environmental Issues
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Texas joins flood of states suing BP over 2010 Gulf spill
ReutersBy P.J. Huffstutter May 18 (Reuters) - Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history. The complaint, filed Friday in U.S. District...Tags: Oil Spills, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Mexico
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Texas joins flood of states suing BP over Gulf spill
Reuters(Reuters) - Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history. The complaint, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Beaumont, Texas,...Tags: Oil Spills, Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Mexico
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Arctic nations must urgently improve rescue services-Canadian experts
Reuters* Arctic opening up fast to shipping, energy, mining * Sea ice shrank to a record low in summer 2012 * Ministers meet on May 15 to discuss oil spill tactics By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, May 13 (Reuters) - Arctic nations must...Tags: Mining, Metal and Mineral, Sweden, Environmental Issues, Norway
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Restore waterway safeguards
I was shocked to learn that just this week the U.S. Senate had to defeat an attempt to allow more pollution into the streams and wetlands that feed Lake Michigan. For more than a decade, our waterways have been at risk of increased pollution thanks to...Tags: Evanston, Rivers, U.S. Senate, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution
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Liberal win in Canada's British Columbia may raise pipeline odds
Reuters* Surprise Liberal win in B.C. may boost pipeline plans * Political opposition had pledged to block new pipelines * B.C. premier will support lines that meet conditions By Scott Haggett CALGARY, Alberta, May 15 (Reuters) - The surprise re-election...Tags: Elections, Kinder Morgan Incorporated, Environmental Pollution, Petroleum Industry, Energy Partners Limited
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Allan Powell: The driving force for minimal government
Many of the best books and articles we read are those recommended by others. One such article was the amazing account of the Koch family, whose wealth is approaching that of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Because of their increasing support for very...Tags: David Koch, Environmental Issues, Health and Safety at Work, Environmental Pollution, Business
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National Arctic Strategy Released
Channel 2 NewsIt's the presence of Alaska that allows the United States to be considered an arctic nation. On Friday, the Obama administration released a new Arctic strategy that states the country's priorities in the arctic region. "I think this is the time Alaska...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Petroleum Industry, Wildlife
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