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Bill to require high school students to pass civics test to graduate
2014-09-18 17:13:00| Apparel - Topix.net
Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper, and Rep. Steve Eliason, R-Sandy, announced they will sponsor a Utah Civics Education Initiative bill that would have high school students pass a U.S. civics test in order to qualify for graduation or an equivalent. "The Civics Education Initiative is an important step in helping keep what our Founding Fathers set up," Jonathan Johnson, chairman of the board of directors of Overstock.com, told legislators gathered at the state Capitol Wednesday during a Constitution Day celebration.
Australia: Christine Milne offers to pass Direct Action if renewable energy target stays
2014-09-18 09:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Christine Milne has said the Greens will help put spine and rigour into the Coalitions Direct Action climate plan and allow it to become law, in return for an assurance that the renewable energy target will not be wound back. Milne called Direct Action a pathetic ill-defined excuse for climate action but said the Greens would negotiate with the government to improve it on condition the RET remained unchanged. The Greens leader said the government had put jobs at risk by repealing carbon...
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Biloxi, Pass Christian beaches reopen after sewage concerns
2014-09-12 13:34:35| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has reopened beaches in Biloxi and Pass Christian that were closed earlier this week after sewage leaked into Mississippi Sound. Officials tell WLOX-TV the beaches between Beauvoir Road and Sadler Beach Drive in Biloxi and between Espy Avenue and Hayden Avenue in Pass Christian were closed Monday.
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NPPC Helps Pass Bill to Stop Harmful, Costly Rule
2014-09-10 00:15:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Pork Producers Council The U.S. House today voted 262-152 to approve legislation that would prevent the development and implementation of a regulation expanding the scope of the federal Clean Water Act to cover most of the countrys water bodies, ditches and gullies, a rule that would be particularly detrimental to agriculture. The National Pork Producers Council hailed the bills passage and will be urging the Senate to take similar action. read more
Biloxi, Pass Christian beaches closed due to sewage concerns
2014-09-09 20:27:04| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued pre-emptive beach closures Monday for a section of beach in Biloxi from Beauvoir east to Sadler Beach Drive. A closure was also issued for Station 7 in Pass Christian, which spans from Espy Avenue to Hayden Avenue.
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