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EPA reconsiders decision to not set a standard for toxic rocket fuel in drinking water
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a second look at its decision not to limit the amount of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient allowed in drinking water. Late last year, the agency proposed not setting a drinking water...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Standards, Water, Environmental Politics, Water Supply
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Va.-based appeals court says government can't hold sex offenders beyond end of prison sentence
Associated Press WriterRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Congress overstepped its authority when it enacted a law allowing the federal government to hold sex offenders in custody indefinitely beyond the end of their prison terms, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The law...Tags: Minnesota, Hospitals and Clinics, Judges, Maryland, Constitutional Issues
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Mass. wants calorie counts posted on menu boards at fast-food outlets as soon as this fall
Associated Press WriterBOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts health officials plan to follow the lead of New York City and California in requiring fast-food chains to post calorie counts for their products on boards behind the order counter. That is one of several proposals in a...Tags: Obesity, Epidemics and Plagues, Illnesses, Health Organizations, California
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A second leadership shift on House energy committee signals quick action on climate change
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — A liberal Massachusetts Democrat will take over a House subcommittee that will play a major role in drafting legislation on global warming and other environmental issues. Rep. Edward Markey, known for his tough stances on...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Conservation, Commerce, Henry Waxman, Ecosystems
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Financial Analyst Sent To Prison
A former financial analyst at MassMutual Finance Group was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Bridgeport to five months in prison and three years of probation for stealing money from customers' annuity accounts. Gloria Negron, 39, of Sprague Street,...Tags: Fraud, Justice System, Court Administration, Local Authority, Corporate Crime
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LIPA keeps ratepayers in the dark on $6B spending
mark.harrington@newsday.comThe Long Island Power Authority's half-decade spending on new undersea cables and a Yaphank power plant will saddle ratepayers with more than $6 billion in costs over the next two decades, new state records reveal. LIPA and its contractors have portrayed...Tags: New York Power Authority, Long Island Power Authority, Richard Kessel, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Long Island
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A123 Systems Seeks $1.8 Billion Federal Loan For EV Battery Factories in U.S.
Edmunds.comBy John ODell, Senior Editor Advanced automotive battery developer A123 Systems has plunged into the government funding pool with an application for $1.84 billion in loans to help build several lithium-ion battery plants in the U.S. The 7-year-old company... -
The Lohdown: COTY Conundrum -- Damned if we do, damned if we don't
MotorTrend MagazineWelcome to my new year's resolution. Instead of blogging in fits and starts as I did throughout 2008, this year I've resolved to make it regular part of my week, in addition to 100 push-ups and sit-ups every morning and the elimination of beer from my... -
Prius as Emergency Generator Saved Bacon, and Eggs, When Lights Went Out
Edmunds.comThe idea of plugging a hybrid car into the power grid so the juice in its batteries can provide electricity for home appliances or other non-automotive uses has been discussed for years. ---------- Utility company brochure from 2007 vehicle-to-grid test... -
Roland Burris v Senate: Showdown live
The Swampby Mike Dorning and Mark Silva Roland Burris of Illinois, rejected in his attempt to take a new seat in the Senate this morning, averted any public showdown by quietly accepting the refusal of his credentials inside the Secretary of......Tags: Roland Burris, Police, National Government, Photography, Public Relations
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Study finds that elective C-sections before 39 weeks raise risk to babies
Tribune NewspapersThousands of women put their babies at needless risk of respiratory problems, hypoglycemia and other ills by scheduling Caesarean-section deliveries too early, according to an analysis of more than 13,000 births published Thursday in The New England...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Infants, People, Health Organizations, Reproduction
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Court strikes down federal sex offender law
Associated Press WriterCongress overstepped its authority when it enacted a law allowing the federal government to hold sex offenders in custody indefinitely beyond the end of their prison terms, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The law allowing civil commitment of...Tags: Minnesota, Hospitals and Clinics, Judges, Maryland, Constitutional Issues
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