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Two Years Later How The Seafood Industry Is Recovering
WGNO NewsIn spite of the disaster, and the uncertain future the Seafood Market in Westwego never shut down. Vendors have remained there seven days a week doing what they can to stay afloat. Vanessa Bolano has more. “We still maintaining so.” Dee...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Seafood, Lifestyle and Leisure, Aquaculture, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Nation, world news briefs Wednesday, April 25
Former BP engineer arrested, U.S. government shows hand in Gulf of Mexico oil spill case NEW ORLEANS (AP) — By arresting a former BP engineer Tuesday, federal prosecutors for the first time showed their hand in the Gulf oil spill case, saying...
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Exxon Valdez: 23 Years Later
Channel 2 NewsTwenty three years ago on March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker carrying 53 million gallons of crude oil, slammed into a reef in Prince William Sound causing one of the worst environmental disasters ever. It's estimated the tanker...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Imperial and Royal Matters
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River Recovering from "Worst Midwest Environmental Disaster"
FOX 17 NewsIt was considered the worst environmental disaster in the Midwest: on July 26, 2010 more than 1 million gallons of oil spilled from a burst pipeline in Calhoun County, and into a nearby creek. The company behind the spill, Enbridge Energy, has been...Tags: Water Pollution, Environmental Politics, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution
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Wafting Odors from New Jersey Spill Prompts DEP Advisory
Wide spread complaints of the odor of natural gas in the air prompted the Department of Environmental Protection to issue an advisory. As a result of wafting odors from a New Jersey oil spill, persons with respiratory problems, as well as young...Tags: Lungs and Airways, Asthma, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Symptoms, Health
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What's Obama's No. 1 priority? Not jobs.
"In the Treasury we do not speak of tons of silver. Our unit is the troy ounce."
That was the response from some bureaucrat when Leslie Groves, the man who oversaw the Manhattan Project, sought thousands of tons of silver to be turned into electrical...Tags: Water Pollution, China, Weather, Republican Party, U.S. Department of State
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Bonding for Keystone XL right idea, but too late
Whether for or against the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline, everyone agrees that safety and responsibility are two key components to making this project a success for TransCanada and South Dakotans. But a proposal by the South Dakota Senate...Tags: Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, South Dakota Legislature, Environmental Issues
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Report Detailing Oil Spill Cause Delayed
FOX 17 Web ProducerA federal report detailing the cause of the 2010 Kalamazoo oil spill has been set back 6 months. Enbridge owns the pipeline that ruptured, pumping more than 840,000 gallons of crude oil into the Kalamazoo river basin near Talmadge Creek. Officials have...Tags: Transportation Industry, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution
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Report about cause of 2010 Michigan Enbridge oil spill delayed
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) -- The release of a federal report detailing the cause of a 2010 pipeline rupture that spilled more than 800,000 gallons of oil in southern Michigan has been delayed. The report is expected to be released this fall, about six months...Tags: Transportation Industry, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, National Transportation Safety Board, Enbridge Incorporated, Oil Spills
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Read President Obama's State of the Union Address
KTLA NewsMr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, proud salute to the...Tags: Cancer, Financial Aid, Israel, Small Businesses, Fraud
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Thioglycol is a flammable and hazardous substance
The substance spilled at the accident on Interstate 81 was Thioglycol, a substance used in textiles, pharmaceuticals, insecticides, agricultural products and the making of PVC pipe among other things. While it appears the chemical Thioglycol has been...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Environmental Pollution, General Practitioners, Oil Spills, Health
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FACT CHECK: Obama, GOP spin recent energy stats
WASHINGTON (AP) — You wouldn't know it from the Republicans, but these are boom times for American energy. And you wouldn't know it from President Barack Obama, but he has very little to do with that. From the presidential campaign trail to...Tags: Politics, Nuclear Power, Energy, Mining, Environmental Issues
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