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S.D. Stockgrowers invites producers to dinner
The South Dakota Stockgrowers Association is on the road, and they're inviting producers to join them for any of six dinners to be held across South Dakota next week. Meetings are scheduled to be held in Highmore, Mobridge, Isabel, Reva, Newell and New...Tags: Petroleum Industry
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Letters: Venice for Venice's cars
Re "Who gets to park in Venice?," Editorial, June 12 My group welcomes The Times' endorsement of overnight restricted parking for Venice residents. However, your recommendation for replacement on a one-for-one basis — for example, 700... -
Gov. Nixon in Springfield, challenges people to complete 100 miles of physical activity
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor Jay Nixon was in the Queen City on Saturday morning to help kick off the 100 Missouri Miles Challenge. The challenge encourages people to complete 100 Missouri miles of physical activity by the end of the year. The call to...
Tags: Gardens and Parks, Regional Authority, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Tourism and Leisure, Travel
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U.S. loses millions on coal leases, inspector general report says
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details.WASHINGTON -- The Interior Department is losing tens of millions of dollars in revenue annually because it leases public land for coal mining at rock-bottom prices, according to a report by the agency’s inspector general The report focuses on coal...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Congress, Coal, U.S. Department of the Interior, Edward J Markey
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With re-election looming, Putnam polishes conservation bona fides
TALLAHASSEE — Florida conservationists have been searching for years to find a Republican standard-bearer to take some responsibility for defending the Sunshine State's unique natural spaces. Plenty of Democrats give lip service to protecting the...Tags: Renewable Energy, Rick Scott, BP Plc, Crime, Law and Justice, Energy
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Dent, Cartwright film Business Matters
"Business Matters" host Tony Iannelli joked on Thursday that he was under pressure to live up to Comedy Central pundit Stephen Colbert, who recently interviewed U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright. But even if Iannelli couldn't match Colbert's deadpan comedy, he,...Tags: Elections, U.S. Congress, Stephen Colbert, Entertainment, Comedy Central (tv network)
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North Central president has big plans
Raising $50 million to $60 million and then building a modern science facility is one of the first plans on tap for Troy Hammond, the new president of Naperville's North Central College. In his inaugural address this month, Hammond said the college...
Tags: Technology, Colleges and Universities, Science, Argonne National Laboratory, Science and Technology
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Virginia Department of Forestry: Woman's vision protects family's forest and its valuable legacy with conservation easement
In 1961, when Mrs. Segar White Guy inherited her father’s 306-acre tract of unmanaged forestland in Sussex County, she made the long-term commitment to improve the quality of the woodland, according to a news release from the Virginia Department...
Tags: Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Forests, Southampton (Southampton, Virginia), Pancreatic Cancer, Natural Resource Industry
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Fight over sea walls headed to court
SOLANA BEACH, Calif. — As befits its name, issues of sand and surf loom large in this seaside community north of San Diego. For more than three decades, controversy has surrounded the proliferation of privately built sea walls meant to protect...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Laws, Litigation
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Senate rejects firearms on more federal lands
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate rejected an effort Wednesday to expand the use of firearms on some of the nation's most frequently visited federal lands, handing gun control advocates a modest success. The measure, backed by the National Rifle...
Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Washington, DC, Interior Policy
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Interior Department offers new rules for fracking
WASHINGTON — The Interior Department proposed new rules to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on federal land Thursday, drawing criticism from environmentalists that it had weakened an earlier draft to placate industry. Industry...Tags: Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, U.S. Department of the Interior, Water Supply, Natural Resources Defense Council
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Fracking: How risky for us?
California is believed to have more than 15 billion barrels of oil locked within the rocks under the Central Valley that might be used to feed the nation's energy hunger — if oil companies can free it with hydraulic fracturing. Fracking, as the...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Justice System, Petroleum Industry
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