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Kansas Town's Green Dreams Could Save Its Future
After a tornado nearly destroyed Greensburg, Kan., in May, city leaders came up with a revival plan: make it the greenest town in America. Among the projects are new homes and buildings that are more efficient than the ones they replaced.
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Communities Take Action to Protect Great Lakes
The five Great Lakes — Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan and Superior — are said to hold one-fifth of the world's surface fresh water. The lakes are threatened by fluctuating water levels, invasive species and pollution — and nearby communities are looking for ways to help.
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Great Lakes compact earns final approval
After months of debate, the measure designed to prevent water diversions from the Great Lakes passed the Assembly late Wednesday afternoon. The vote came just hours after the Senate approved the bill.
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Pa. Senate approves a plan to protect Appalachian Trail
The Pennsylvania Senate voted yesterday, 48-2, in favor of legislation that would require towns along the Appalachian Trail to enact zoning that would "conserve and maintain" land abutting the historic footpath.
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Bear listing endangers Wyoming, Barrasso says
LANDER, Wyo. -- Protecting polar bears under the Endangered Species Act could cripple Wyoming's economy and threaten the well-being of the country, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso asserted Wednesday.
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Alaska officials condemn federal polar bear listing
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she's disappointed by a federal decision to list polar bears as a threatened species but relieved by the conclusion that the cause was not petroleum development, the mainstay of Alaska's economy.
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Legislators review Mat Maid audit
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A new audit conducted by the state examining the messy past of Matanuska Maid Dairy was released Wednesday.
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Senator discloses new felony animal-cruelty proposal
State Sen. Sue Madison on Wednesday unveiled the latest draft of her proposal to make first-offense animal cruelty a felony crime and told lawmakers that she?s willing to do ?some fine-tuning? if they have suggestions.
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Revised animal-cruelty bill headed to Ark. Legislature
Some legislators expressed support Wednesday for a revised bill that would make animal cruelty a felony in Arkansas, although others said the wording may be so broad the state could prosecute humane pet owners and farmers who put a suffering animal out of its misery.
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Beebe tours his 17th community in ruins
STUTTGART, Ark. - Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday toured his 17th storm-tossed community in 2008, this one in the Arkansas prairie, as Stuttgart residents continued to clean up after a nasty twister that dismantled the city's commercial district.
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Floods, tornados destroy $27 million in infrastructure
Severe storms and flooding this spring have caused at least $27 million in damage to Arkansas infrastructure alone, according to a federal estimate provided to Gov. Mike Beebe's office Wednesday.
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Sponsor unveils revised animal cruelty measure
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said Wednesday he plans to include an anti-animal cruelty bill in his proposed legislation for the 2009 regular legislative session.
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Firefighters keep on battling blazes
The number of wildfires in Florida continued to grow Wednesday, but firefighters -- and police -- were making headway in one of the worst hit areas, Brevard County.
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Officials warn of hurricane dangers at conference
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. ? Floridians should respond to the upcoming hurricane season just like Malabar and Palm Bay residents have reacted to the wildfire menace, Gov. Charlie Crist said.
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Businesses team up with state to help limit carbon emission
Publix, The St. Joe Co. and PetroAlgae of Melbourne are among the companies that could help Florida benefit from federal climate-change regulations, environmental groups said Wednesday.
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Look before you leap - State issues mercury alert for legs from Everglades pig frogs
Beware of the pig frog. That's the word from the state of Florida, which issued a mercury advisory Wednesday for pig frogs caught in sections of the Everglades in western Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties.
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Consider this before you eat those frog legs
Drop that frog leg. It might be bad for your health. State wildlife and health officials warned South Floridians on Wednesday against eating too many frog legs if they come from frogs caught in the state-controlled parts of the Everglades in western Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
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Crist - Preparation key to hurricane season
Good luck and a brief prayer may have helped spare Florida from a destructive hurricane the past two years, but Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday warned residents not to rely on either this year.
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Gov. signs bill pushing for border change
Gov. Sonny Perdue gave Georgia a new tool in its quixotic bid to move the state's northern boundary just far enough north to tap into the Tennessee River. Perdue signed a measure Wednesday empowering Georgia's top attorney to sue to correct a flawed 1818 survey that mistakenly placed the state's northern line just short of the Tennessee River.
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Iowa DOT gives notice on illegal vehicle salvage
The spiraling price of scrap metal, now hovering at about $200 a ton, is inspiring the improper junking of vehicles without required documents, the Iowa Department of Transportation says.
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