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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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Security-centric GranitePhone by Archos becomes official, costs $850
2015-10-13 19:32:13| Extremetech
As touted by Archos and Sikur, the GranitePhone's Granite OS is pretty much like regular Android, but it's fully encrypted and doesn't compromise on user privacy.
Official wanted bigger fine for Duke Energy coal ash issues
2015-10-10 01:02:35| Waste Management - Topix.net
An assistant secretary in the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality says he would have levied a heavier fine on Duke Energy than the $25.1 million it was assessed for coal ash violations. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports assistant secretary Thomas Reeder said in court filings that if it had been up to him, the fine would have been "about $50 million."
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UN official praises "huge progress" in fight against climate change
2015-10-09 10:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Xinhua: The world has made huge progress in its fight against climate change in the past five or six years, UN climate talks chief said on Wednesday. Speaking at a panel discussion on climate change in Lima, Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Management, praised the work that has been done, but noted it was not enough. "Five or six years ago, we were heading for an increase of four or five degrees in the global temperature, which would have been...
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Justice official Channing D. Phillips is nominated as U.S. attorney for D.C.
2015-10-08 21:57:06| Footwear - Topix.net
Arriving for a 2005 press conference in an arson case are Channing Phillips, a spokesman for the US attorney's office; and Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. President Obama has nominated former D.C. prosecutor Channing D. Phillips as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, according to two officials familiar with the selection.
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