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“They just assume dropping (their cigarette) and stomping on it.”

It's hard for Downtown resident Cindy Ivey to imagine many people who visit Main Street's taverns on the weekends using the city's cigarette butt receptacles around 2, 3, or 4 a.m. "They are drunk," said Ivey, ... via Journal Star

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“So I expect it'll be a high priority for the Legislature.”

By JIM GETZ / The Dallas Morning News jgetz@dallasnews.com A state environmental official told a state Senate panel Tuesday that Texas needs to substantially increase its dam safety program's staffing and ... via KVUE

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HELENA - The Montana Department of Environmental Quality says a Seattle-based recycling company that stored hazardous waste in Montana without a permit has paid a penalty of $67,500. Emerald Services was ... via Great Falls Tribune

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Main Category: Public Health Article Date: 14 May 2008 - 2:00 PDT Traditionally, the cleanliness of a beach is monitored by sampling the bathing water a few meters from shore. via Medical News Today

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For the past few years, Waste Management has been shedding unprofitable customers. via Investor's Business Daily

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“An insurance adjuster came by, but I'm kind of at a loss.”

A diesel fuel leak from an emergency generator at WBTM/WAKG is being blamed for strange smells at Abe Koplen Clothing on Union Street and a small oil spill in the Dan River near the White Mill. via The Eden Daily News

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“We know of no dams in the state of Texas that are in imminent danger of failure.”

The state's system for keeping dams in Texas inspected and maintained is unable to keep up with the 7,600-dam inventory, a state audit said. via Click2Houston.com

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The move leaves the Big Island with no long-term plan for its solid waste. A resolution that would have given Wheelabrator Technologies Incorporated six months to finalize its design-build price and to produce ... via KPUA-AM Hilo

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Sims Group Ltd ., the world's biggest recycler of scrap metal, said third-quarter profit rose 46 percent because of higher global prices. via Bloomberg.com - Asia

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The state of Oregon has fined a Michigan company more than $24,000 for violating safety laws in an asbestos removal project last year at Candalaria Mall in south Salem. via Chicago Tribune

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When the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality staff traveled the state last year to get public input, community members had one overwhelming request: more training. via WLOX-TV Biloxi

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The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will eliminate 14 jobs and consolidate operations to compensate for a $1.2 million budget shortfall. via WSLS

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The Montana Department of Environmental Quality plans an appeal to the Montana Supreme Court. via KFBB

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The New Orleans metro area is under an ozone advisory. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality says the ozone levels may create unhealthy conditions for people sensitive to air pollutants. via Thenew995fm.com

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In a feat of modern-day alchemy, methane generated by garbage rotting at the Altamont Landfill near Livermore will be converted to clean fuel for garbage trucks at a $15.5 million onsite facility starting in ... via Pleasant Hill Record

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Some Houston businesses trying to block the city's efforts to regulate air pollution are getting help from an unlikely ally - the Texas agency that monitors air quality. via KSWO

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The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has accepted an industry-funded study reporting that a south-central Idaho dairy emits less methanol pollution than claimed by the Idaho Conservation League. via KTVB Boise

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“Whether it's hazardous or not doesn't matter”

Nearly 80 rail cars loaded with contaminated sand from Kuwait are headed toward a dump in southwestern Idaho. via Seattle Times

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“That's a lot of money per week”

This time last year, Pat Moffett looked at the world differently. As vice president of global logistics for electronics seller Audiovox, he moved goods from Asia by sea to West Coast ports, then by truck to ... via USA Today

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“I think it's a sad day for the residents being forced to live next to this slurry pit”

State and federal officials said Thursday they had reached an agreement for disposing of material dredged from the bottom of the Upper Saginaw River. via Ann Arbor News

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Nearly 80 rail cars loaded with contaminated sand from Kuwait is headed to a desert dump site in southwestern Idaho. via 2NEWS.TV

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“We want to emphasize that these pre-construction activities are allowed by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and are taking place in areas not requiring U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permits”

' Southwestern Electric Power Co. has begun removing trees and delivering equipment and materials to the site in Hempstead County where it intends to build a coal-fired electric generation plant. via Arkansas Online

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