Regulation pushes for federal rules on coal ash ponds
EPA has largely declined to regulate coal ash in ponds and landfills, despite spills that damaged Tennessee homes and tainted water. lawmakers urge liners and monitoring, citing decades of inaction and rising contamination cases as evidence for a federal standard.
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Nick Rahall
D-W. Va
House Natural Resources Committee
Rahall
Tennessee
Tennessee Valley Authority
Alabama
Senate
Barbara Boxer
D-Calif
Matthew Hale
Hale
District eyes land purchase for new high school site
The board will discuss approving a land purchase expanding from 92 to 123 acres for a new high school near Mary Street with access from Mary and Pioneer streets. The plan is funded by a district bond and includes facility reconfigurations such as converting GCHS to a middle school and Abe Hubert to elementary. A construction manager at risk may be hired, with two board members to join the selection committee, and a consulting agreement with Dennis Smith to develop RFPs and RFQs.
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Atha
Mary Street
Pioneer Street
GCHS
Abe Hubert
Garfield
Fifth graders donate items to Garden City animal shelter
Fifth graders and teachers in Garden City collected dog and cat foods, collars, leashes, toys, kitten formula and nursing bottles for the Finney County shelter. Morell and Garhart explain proper pet interactions as lessons in animal safety while the Humane Society notes rising donations linked to the new shelter and a Pet Expo.
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Morell
Navarrete
Abby
Orellana
Animal Shelter
Wagner
Garden City
Finney County
Garhart and Morell
Shelter
The
Humane Society
Glenda Hopkins
Humane Society Board
Garhart
Finney County Fairgrounds
Origins of budget crisis spark debate on education and services
Kansas lawmakers debate how to balance the budget amid a national downturn. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius defends investments in education and life sciences, citing a $450 million federal bio-defense lab at Kansas State University. Senate leader Derek Schmidt notes reduced cushions from prior years while House Speaker Mike ONeal warns ending balances may not reach 7.5 percent.
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Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Kansas
Kansas State University
Senate
Derek Schmidt
State Supreme Court
Mike O’neal
R-Hutchinson
O’neal
O'Neal
Schmidt
Bill Graves
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