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Court Blocks West Virginia Mountaintop Removal Coal Mine
2014-10-02 23:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: A long court battle came to an end Tuesday when a federal judge upheld the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's denial of a permit for a large, contentious mountaintop removal coal mine in Appalachia, the Spruce No. 1 Mine. Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia found no merit in the coal industry's arguments that Mingo Logan coal company should be allowed to remove a West Virginia mountaintop to get at coal deposits and dump the waste soil and rock...
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Supreme Court to hear case of Muslim woman denied job at Abercrombie & Fitch
2014-10-02 18:08:42| Apparel - Topix.net
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said it would consider whether a Muslim woman denied a job at an Abercrombie & Fitch Co clothing store because she wears a head scarf was required to specifically request a religious accommodation. The nine justices agreed to hear an appeal filed in the closely watched case by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal agency that sued the company on behalf of Samantha Elauf.
Highlights: Supreme Court announces cases it will consider this term
2014-10-02 18:08:41| Apparel - Topix.net
A brief look at the new cases that the Supreme Court said Thursday it would consider during its 2014-2015 term, which begins Monday: --Whether retailer Abercrombie & Fitch discriminated against a Muslim woman who was denied a job because her headscarf conflicted with the company's dress code, which the clothing chain has since changed. The Obama administration is appealing a lower court decision that said the New Albany, Ohio-based company did not discriminate because the job applicant did not specifically say she needed a religious accommodation.
District Court Affirms Confirmation of Pittsburgh Corning Reorganization Plan
2014-10-02 07:00:00| Coatings World Breaking News
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2014-10-01 18:00:00| American School & University
By Dave Mesko During the summer months, janitorial staff at schools and universities across the country perform costly and laborious restorative gym floor maintenance to get them ready for the coming school year. But once school starts, how do you maintain that level of quality? read more
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