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Thursday, July 19, 2007
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NJ Politics
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Ex-political boss Lynch loses state
pension A state
board strips former Senate President John Lynch of all pension benefits from his
two decades as a state lawmaker, slashing about $19,000 a year from what the
Democrat can collect when he finishes a 39-month prison sentence for corruption
and tax fraud
Star-Ledger
Cartoon
NJ Environment
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Nuclear plant admits to tiny radiation release
An Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station
spokeswoman has confirmed that a harmless amount of radiation was released
following Tuesday morning’s shutdown of the plant AP
Press AC
Press
- Middlesex freeholders to give Vas supporter
$2M
A Perth Amboy redevelopment project owned by one of Mayor Joseph Vas'
supporters gets a $2M
boost from Middlesex County as the freeholders agree to a loan and grant to
help fund the conversion from an old factory to low-income housing
Star-Ledger
PA
Environment
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PPG
chlorine plant faulted as major source of mercury pollution
PPG Industries'
chlorine production facility in Natrium, W.Va., which releases more than
400 pounds of mercury into the air and the Ohio River annually, is one of just
five
such plants in the United States still using an inefficient, polluting
technology invented in 1894
Post-Gazette
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Toxic gas
release underestimated
On July 10,
Montgomery County manufacturer Superior Tube Co. allowed the escape of more
than 2,400 pounds of toxic gas into
the air over a 21/2-hour period - more than 60 times the allowed amount, DEP
officials say
Inquirer The
Mercury Previous
articles
PA Politics
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Former PA
official surrenders to serve federal prison sentence
Thomas G. McGraw, 42, of
York begins serving a federal prison sentence for taking money from
companies he recommended for state technology grants
Centre Daily Times
New
York/Nation/World
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Cleanup continues after N.Y. pipe burst
When the skyscraper-sized geyser of
steam and debris cleared, one woman was dead, dozens were injured and a gaping
crater lingered in the heart of midtown Manhattan. Countless people worried
about the air they were breathing, and a jittery city felt a reawakened dread
of sudden destruction
Associated Press
AP2
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Farm bill leaves some subsidies
Proposal includes new grants for fruit and vegetable industry
Washington Post
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Fill ‘er up…with citrus peels?!
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