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Pact between state agencies to save MTA $111 million
2013-04-13 15:08:12| Railroads - Topix.net
ALBANY A cooperative agreement between two state transportation agencies that is saving taxpayers and transit riders $111 million was announced on Friday.
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At Oil Spill Clean-Up in Arkansas, Exxon Running the Show, Not Federal Agencies
2013-04-02 20:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: A warehouse next to highway I-40 here at the edge of Mayflower, Ark., houses the command center for the ongoing cleanup of thousands of barrels of spilled Canadian heavy oil [3], but it is inaccessible to media. Tightly controlled by ExxonMobil, which was responsible for the spill, access to even the parking lot is not permitted. A security guard now stops anyone without a red lanyard and ID badge from passing into the gated compound. Thousands of barrels of oil from Alberta's tar sands regionsimilar...
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Federal Agencies Asked to Delay Keystone Over Pipeline Safety Issues
2013-04-01 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: A petition filed with federal agencies last week by a coalition led by the National Wildlife Federation is demanding a moratorium on pending tar sands pipelinesincluding the Keystone XLuntil regulators establish new rules to ensure their safety. As if to illustrate the dangers outlined in the petition, Exxon's Pegasus pipeline that carries Canadian diluted bitumen, or dilbit, on Friday spilled in central Arkansas [3], releasing an estimated 84,000 gallons of the crude within about 45 minutes...
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Transit agencies get $1.4 billion in storm aid
2013-03-29 20:54:45| Railroads - Topix.net
The transit agencies in the New York tristate region and New England will get more than $1.42 billion in funding to help rebuilding after the devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy, the federal government announced.
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Federal agencies abandon the U.S. Postal Service
2013-03-20 23:52:57| Air Courier - Topix.net
A former reporter and bureau chief for broadcast outlets and magazines, Truman Lewis has covered presidential campaigns, state politics and stories ranging from organized crime to environmental protection.
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