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Hawaii OKs traditional burials involving burned corpses
2015-07-01 03:09:44| Airlines - Topix.net
Ken Ordenstein, owner of Ken Ordenstein Funerals, left, and Leialoha "Rocky" Kaluhiwa, vice president of the Koolaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club, right, react outside Hawaii Gov. David Ige's office after he signed a bill on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 in Honolulu. The bill ensures that Native Hawaiians and others can practice an ancient tradition in which a corpse is cleansed by fire and the bones are held as sacred in a cloth before being buried.
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N.J. Senate OKs resolution on ballot question to dedicate pollution...
2015-06-30 03:18:41| Chemicals - Topix.net
Voters would get to decide whether to amend the New Jersey constitution this November to guarantee that money received by the state from pollution settlements be dedicated only for environmental purposes, under a resolution approved by the state Senate on Monday. The constitutional change is an effort to block Governor Christie from taking the bulk of a controversial $225 million settlement with Exxon Mobil to balance the budget - a move he has made in past years with millions the state received from Passaic River polluters.
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Maryland Gov. Tentatively OKs One Transit Line, Rejects Another
2015-06-26 20:42:25| ENR.com: Headline News
But Hogan's Purple Line approval hinges on cutting $2.4-billion project's cost and boosting counties' funding shares.
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Montgomery, NY, OKs $270M Bonds for Biomass Plant
2015-06-23 20:49:00| Waste Age
Times Herald-Record Jim Taylors 15-year quest to build a plant capable of turning waste into energy turned a corner on Monday when the Town of Montgomerys Industrial Development Agency approved a resolution declaring itself a pass-through for up to $270 million in bond funding. read more
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South Dakota's PUC OKs Xcel Energy 4 percent rate hike
2015-06-16 03:30:11| Energy - Topix.net
Xcel Energy customers in South Dakota will see a 4 percent increase in their electric bills starting July 1, after state regulators approved the change Monday. The allowed rate hike by the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission means the average residential customer will see an increase of about $3.20 a month, but that's only half of what the Minneapolis-based company had asked regulators to approve.
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