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Department of Energy approves timeline for nuclear science facility at Michigan State University
2013-08-02 19:05:00| American School & University
The $730 million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams is expected to open in 2022 Schoolhouse Beat read more
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State dumping IBM after IT project runs 42 months late, $60 million over budget
2013-08-02 13:29:35| InfoWorld: Top News
The state of Pennsylvania will not renew its services contract with IBM regarding the development of a modernized unemployment compensation system, after the project reportedly has gone 42 months behind schedule and $60 million over budget. In August, state officials commissioned a study from Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute, seeking "to determine the best course of action moving forward," according to a statement released this week by Department of Labor and Industry Secretary Julia Hearthway's office.
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State Dept. Watchdog Launches Inquiry into Keystone XL Environmental Analysis
2013-08-02 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The State Departments internal watchdog has initiated an inquiry into whether the contractor Foggy Bottom used for a draft environmental analysis on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline had a conflict of interest. The move is a response to allegations from several outside groups, Doug Welty, a spokesman with the State Department Office of Inspector General, told The Hill on Friday. The development raises the possibility of another redo of the analysis assessing Keystones environmental impact....
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U.S. coal state lawmakers seek regulatory relief from EPA chief
2013-08-02 01:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Democrats from West Virginia, concerned about jobs in the major coal-producing state, urged President Barack Obama's chief environmental regulator to be flexible when putting in place future federal curbs on carbon emissions. A delegation of 17 Democratic lawmakers from the state, led by U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, met with Gina McCarthy, the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to press their concerns about the economic impact of agency rules on their state's economy. The...
State regulator questions timeframe for Myrtle Beach pollution cleanup
2013-08-01 00:50:47| Semiconductors - Topix.net
Carol Minsk – a hydro geologist with the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control and the project manager for the AVX cleanup – said tests showing trichloroethylene levels of 708,000 parts per billion in groundwater at the site of a proposed condominium project would make it difficult for AVX to achieve its goal of cleaning ... (more)
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