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Trucking Companies Rally to Provide Water to Flint Residents
2016-01-27 04:25:16| Beverages - Topix.net
Several trucking companies and large retailers on Jan. 26 announced plans to donate and truck in tens of thousands of bottles of water for residents and school children of Flint, Michigan, to assist the community that is experiencing a drinking water crisis. Jet Express Inc., one of the carriers who initiated a local campaign to help Flint, raised donations of more than 17,000 bottles in the first 24 hours of their effort, said Kevin Burch, president of the Dayton, Ohio-based motor carrier.
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Detroit residents angry about Marathon refinery's request to increase emissions
2016-01-26 18:03:10| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Marathon oil refinery in southwest Detroit is no stranger to controversy. But its request to increase sulfur dioxide emissions has sparked a major backlash.
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California residents use smartphones and drones to help scientists document El Nio's impact on coastline
2016-01-24 15:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Register: Forget about selfies. In California, residents are using smartphones and drones to document the coastline's changing face. Starting this month, The Nature Conservancy is asking tech junkies to capture the flooding and coastal erosion that come with El Nio, a weather pattern that's bringing California its wettest winter in years -- and all in the name of science. The idea is that crowd-sourced, geotagged images of storm surges and flooded beaches will give scientists a brief window into what...
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At state office, residents fight landfill
2016-01-23 04:05:56| Waste Management - Topix.net
Charlton residents and advocacy groups went to a state environmental office Friday, armed with more than 2,000 signatures in opposition to a planned expansion of the Southbridge landfill, which would add about eight years of capacity to the facility. Casella Waste Systems has operated the landfill at 165 Barefoot Road in Southbridge since 2004.
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Glendive Residents Reflect on Oil Spill Year Later
2016-01-22 01:58:04| Waste Management - Topix.net
Residents of Glendive were left without water for almost a week. The Department of Environmental Quality and EPA came in from out of state to help.
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