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Rural health grant given to U of I research center - DesMoinesRegister.com


Rural health grant given to U of I research center
DesMoinesRegister.com
An environmental research center at the University of Iowa has received a $7.9 million grant to help support research of rural health issues. The Environmental Health Sciences Research Center is getting a five-year grant from the National Institute of ...
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Gives Grant to EHSRCIowa City Owl

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Notice of drilling should be more public - The Newark Advocate


Notice of drilling should be more public
The Newark Advocate
As the issue of drilling for oil and gas continues to grow in Ohio, so does the influence of that work on the villages, townships and rural roads of our state. Keeping in mind the economic development effect -- particularly in eastern Ohio -- and the ...

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EPA: Mining could affect quality of water, fish - BusinessWeek


EPA: Mining could affect quality of water, fish
BusinessWeek
... rivers and streams in the region for decades, the US Environmental Protection Agency said in a draft watershed assessment released Friday. The report responded to concerns about a large copper-and-gold prospect near the headwaters of Bristol Bay.

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California Drinking Water: Rural Towns Devise Unique Plan To Solve Problems - Huffington Post


California Drinking Water: Rural Towns Devise Unique Plan To Solve Problems
Huffington Post
Residents of Allensworth and neighboring Alpaugh - both rural, unincorporated communities in Tulare County whose water has elevated arsenic levels - have advanced a novel proposal to resolve the water issues in their communities.

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Food Security: A Ripe Opportunity for the G8 - Huffington Post (blog)


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Food Security: A Ripe Opportunity for the G8
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This piece is part of a series of blogs by leading NGOs to call attention to a range of issues that should be raised at the G8 summit at Camp David in rural Maryland from May 18-19. The upcoming G8 summit gives world leaders an important opportunity to ...
Scaling up the Fight Against Poverty and Hunger in AfricaAllAfrica.com
Monsanto Announces $50 Million Commitment To African Agricultural Development ...MarketWatch (press release)

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Land-Use Bill Targets Rural RI - ecoRI news


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Land-Use Bill Targets Rural RI
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The bill (H7866), crafted by the Rhode Island Builders Association (RIBA), would add just a few paragraphs to the state's building code, but those few words could drastically change the look of rural Rhode Island. Provisions in the bill would ...

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Environmental March Madness Tournament: Purdue Profile & Q&A - Environmental Leader


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Environmental March Madness Tournament: Purdue Profile & Q&A
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Ashley grew up in a rural area outside of Greencastle, Indiana, about an hour south of Purdue, full of small farms and beautiful woods. Naturally, her love for nature was ingrained from a young age. Her interest in the environment took flight in junior ...


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Video: Tackling environmental education creatively - Great Lakes Echo


Video: Tackling environmental education creatively
Great Lakes Echo
Some Great Lakes educators expose kids to environmental issues they may never learn about in the classroom. At the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Ohio, content is aimed at kids under seven. Among exhibits common to most museums like gravity ...

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Sierra Club president on Obama, Santa Cruz and the problem with natural gas - San Jose Mercury News


Sierra Club president on Obama, Santa Cruz and the problem with natural gas
San Jose Mercury News
A: Long ago, a couple decades ago, I was in rural Connecticut, there was an underground fire at the local landfill. I was pretty alarmed about the pollution problem and I had young kids at the time, so it really drew me in. We moved shortly after that ...

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Rural towns devise unique plan to solve water problems - News10.net


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Rural towns devise unique plan to solve water problems
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Residents of Allensworth and neighboring Alpaugh - both rural, unincorporated communities in Tulare County whose water has elevated arsenic levels - have advanced a novel proposal to resolve the water issues in their communities.

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