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Gov. Christie declares state of emergency for NJ ahead of snowstorm
2016-01-23 07:59:55| Railroads - Topix.net
Gov. Chris Christie has declared a state of emergency for New Jersey in anticipation of a weekend snowstorm approaching the Garden State.
Food industry mounts last-ditch effort to block state GMO labeling laws
2016-01-23 07:02:18| Agriculture - Topix.net
The nation's food and farm industries are mounting a furious, last-ditch push against mandatory labeling of foods made with genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, with dozens of Minnesota businesses backing the effort as part of a national coalition. With Vermont set to become the first state in the country to force GMO labels on foods on July 1, opponents of on-package labeling are running out of time.
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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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State Police confirms one weather-related traffic fatality
2016-01-23 03:20:33| Paper - Topix.net
Virginia State Police confirms there has been one weather-related traffic fatality Friday afternoon in Chesapeake. No additional information has been released at this time.
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Hawaii telescope official: Fate of project rests with state
2016-01-23 02:53:56| Airlines - Topix.net
Thirty Meter Telescope Executive Director Ed Stone talks to reporters in Honolulu on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 after participating in a Chamber of Commerce Hawaii panel on the future of Mauna Kea. The executive director of the embattled Thirty Meter Telescope says he wants to move forward with the project but is waiting to hear from state officials about how to proceed after the Hawaii Supreme Court invalidated a key construction permit.
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