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New Poll Shows Public Supports Federal Infrastructure Investment
2015-10-20 22:18:21| Trucking - Topix.net
"The results of this poll should be taken very seriously by members of Congress as they work to complete a long-term highway bill," said ATA President and CEO . "This poll tells us the American people now believe what we've been saying for some time: our roads and bridges are in need of repair and we need to raise revenue to do it."
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CSX lawsuit in Mt. Carbon oil train derailment moves to federal court
2015-10-20 17:30:25| Railroads - Topix.net
BECKLEY, W.Va. - A lawsuit against CSX and its subsidiary CSX Transportation resulting from February's Mt.
DEQ chief says state used wrong federal water rules in Flint for 17 months
2015-10-19 16:16:26| Waste Management - Topix.net
The city used the wrong federal standards to treat Flint River water for 17 months, the state's chief environmental officer now says Dan Wyant, director of the state Department of Environmental Quality, said DEQ officials were confused on federal regulations that required the city to make Flint River water less corrosive. Wyant acknowledged the mistake in oversight by his office in a statement issued to The Flint Journal-MLive today, Oct. 19. The lack of treatment of Flint River water to make it less corrosive has contributed to increasing amounts of lead leaching into the city's water supply since April 2014, according to researchers from Virginia Tech university.
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Michigan Official: Federal Water Rules Not Followed In Flint
2015-10-19 13:06:36| Waste Management - Topix.net
The head of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality says federal rules governing drinking water weren't followed properly in Flint, where problems with lead prompted officials to declare a public health emergency. DEQ Director Dan Wyant on Sunday acknowledged mistakes by the state in its handling of the situation and says "necessary changes" are being made.
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Exxon climate change denial warrants federal inquiry, congressmen say
2015-10-17 00:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Members of Congress have asked for a federal investigation into whether ExxonMobil broke the law by intentionally obscuring the truth about climate change. The two members of Congress wrote to Loretta Lynch, the attorney general, on Wednesday, saying they were concerned by the results of two separate investigations by Inside Climate News and the Los Angeles Times, which found that ExxonMobil scientists confirmed fossil fuels were causing climate change decades ago, but publicly embarked on a campaign...
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