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Veteran SD Firefighter Dies Battling Wildfire In California

2015-08-02 01:57:35| Energy - Topix.net

Black Hills National Forest officials are mourning the death of a U.S. Forest Service firefighter who died this week while battling a wildfire in California. Thirty-eight-year-old David Ruhl, of Rapid City, vanished Thursday while fighting a fast-moving blaze in Modoc National Forest.

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Veteran SD Firefighter Dies Battling Wildfire In California

2015-08-02 01:49:46| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

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Illinois manufacturer sued for firing Miami employee battling cancer

2015-07-28 22:08:01| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against IDEX Corp. for what it says was discrimination against its former Miami-based regional manager. According to a 10-page complaint from the EEOC, Gregorio Reyes was IDEX's regional manager of the Caribbean and Eastern Mexico from October 2007 until December 2011, when he was told his position had been removed.

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Battling climate change, agency draws controversy

2015-07-18 19:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Desert Sun: On the outskirts of Los Angeles, inside a nondescript laboratory building, a man in a yellow T-shirt and helmet sits on a stationary motorcycle, looking intently ahead. The bikes back wheel is spinning, and a long orange tube connects to its exhaust pipe. A fan roars, mimicking wind. Nearby, on a computer screen, colorful lines show the concentration of pollutants emitted from the motorcycle, such as nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide. This is an emissions test, and the rider must calibrate his...

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