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Coal Firm to Pay Record Penalty and Spend Millions on Water Cleanup in 5 States

by Myrna Posted on March 5, 2014

Alpha Natural Resources and 66 of its subsidiaries agreed to reduce pollution from coal mines in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Link to article –  Coal Firm to Pay Record Penalty and Spend Millions on Water Cleanup in 5 States ; ;Related ArticlesUtility Cited for Violating Pollution Law in North CarolinaNational Briefing | Midwest: Great Lakes ReboundDot Earth Blog: Timber Thieves Threaten California’s Redwood Giants ;

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Coal Firm to Pay Record Penalty and Spend Millions on Water Cleanup in 5 States

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E.P.A. Set to Reveal Tough New Sulfur Emissions Rule

by Myrna Posted on March 2, 2014

The Environmental Protection Agency regulation would force oil refiners to strip sulfur out of American gasoline blends and automakers to install cleaner-burning engine technology. Source:  E.P.A. Set to Reveal Tough New Sulfur Emissions Rule ; ;Related ArticlesNew York Will Consider Nonlethal Ways to Reduce Swan PopulationIn Rockaways, Infusion of Sand Will Soon Raise Beaches Hit by a HurricanePeter Rona, 79, Dies; Explorer Found Hot Springs on Ocean Floor ;

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California Farmers Told Not to Expect U.S. Water

by Myrna Posted on February 22, 2014

Without a lot more rain and snow, many farmers caught in California’s drought can expect to receive no irrigation water this year from a vast federally controlled system of rivers, canals and reservoirs interlacing the state, federal officials say Read this article:  California Farmers Told Not to Expect U.S. Water ; ;Related ArticlesWorst Spill in 6 Months Is Reported at FukushimaFreezing January for Easterners Was Not Felt Round the WorldTo Make Shipping Oil Safer, Railroads Agree to 8 Measures ;

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California Farmers Told Not to Expect U.S. Water

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We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for January 30, 2014

by jp19gkx Posted on January 30, 2014

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Marines of the riot control team for Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, attempt to subdue a role player wielding a weapon during the culminating event of the unit’s public disorder and non-lethal weapons employment training aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 24, 2014. One of the secondary missions of Golf Battery is to serve as a non-lethal contingency force for the 31st MEU, useful in embassy security reinforcement, humanitarian operations and many other contingencies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Robbins/Released)

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We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for January 3, 2014

by JoanSanderz Posted on January 3, 2014

Mother Jones

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An MV-22 Osprey flies over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2013. Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, his wife Bonnie, Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett and Sgt. Dakota Meyer traveled around Regional Command (Southwest) to visit troops for the holiday season. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Tammy K. Hineline/Released)

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We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for January 3, 2014

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Accused of Harming Bees, Bayer Researches a Different Culprit

by Myrna Posted on December 11, 2013

The maker of a pesticide linked to the die-off of honey bees sees a different threat — varroa mites — and is working to find a remedy. Visit site:  Accused of Harming Bees, Bayer Researches a Different Culprit ; ;Related ArticlesEurope Moves to Prohibit Some Deep-Sea TrawlingJustices Hear Case on Cross-State Pollution RulesA Rare Middle East Agreement, on Water ;

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Accused of Harming Bees, Bayer Researches a Different Culprit

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We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for December 4, 2013

by ClarenceWiederm Posted on December 4, 2013

Mother Jones

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Pfc. Christina Fuentes Montenegro and other Marines from Delta Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-East, receive final instructions prior to assaulting an objective during the Infantry Integrated Field Training Exercise aboard Camp Geiger, N.C., Nov 15, 2013. Montenegro is one of three female Marines to be the first women to graduate infantry training with the battalion. Delta Company is the first company at ITB with female students as part of a measured, deliberate and responsible collection of data on the performance of female Marines when executing existing infantry tasks and training events, the Marine Corps is soliciting entry-level female Marine volunteers to attend the eight week basic infantryman and infantry rifleman training courses at ITB. U. S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Paul S. Mancuso/Released.

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What if Christmas Trees Had a Holiday?

by Myrna Posted on November 30, 2013

What if the trees had a holiday for a change? Read this article:   What if Christmas Trees Had a Holiday? ; ;Related ArticlesGiving Musical Thanks on ThanksgivingA Fresh Look at America’s Gas LandsWhy Climate Change Skeptics and Evolution Deniers Joined Forces ;

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What if Christmas Trees Had a Holiday?

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Giving Musical Thanks on Thanksgiving

by Myrna Posted on November 28, 2013

A soundtrack for Thanksgiving and giving thanks. Link:  Giving Musical Thanks on Thanksgiving ; ;Related ArticlesA Fresh Look at America’s Gas LandsHow the Simpsons Have Secretly Been Teaching You MathRevisiting Love Canal ;

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Giving Musical Thanks on Thanksgiving

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Thanks for the waves

by Myrna Posted on November 27, 2013

When you don’t have waves… be thankful for when you do. Continued: Thanks for the waves ; ;Related ArticlesEmbracing the surfboard fin while moving ocean conservation forwardDrinking fountain comes full circlePunk rock environmentalism, Pennywise takes the stage ;

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Thanks for the waves

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