Gasoline additive MTBE sparks air water clash across states
MTBE, a fuel additive, cleans air but pollutes water, prompting wells to close, costly cleanups, lawsuits, and multi-state investigations. Officials warn groundwater is at risk as EPA panels push controls while industry cites air quality gains and cleaner cities.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
New England
MTBE
Dennis Cocking
South Tahoe Public Utility District
Doug Marsano
Denver
Rowan
Mont
Spring Green
Wis
Dallas
Las Vegas
Mariano
Dave Spath
Department of Health Services
New Jersey
Maine
Congress
Environmental Protection Agency
Los Angeles
Terry Wigglesworth
The
Oxygenated Fuels Association
Florida citrus canker provoes large scale burn and losses
Florida growers extinguish infected lime trees in a massive bonfire as authorities burn canker infected groves Polls show quarantine zones cover 500 square miles in Dade and Broward County with widespread losses to the lime crop and looming impact on the broader citrus industry.
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Florida
Florida City
Fla
Herbert Yamamura
Dade
Broward
Dade County
Tom Kirby
Dade County Farm Bureau
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
Mexico
Pat Brooks
Brooks Tropical
Yamamura
Canker
14 year old faces adult charges in baby's death
In Rockford Illinois a 14 year old boy accused of sexually assaulting his 13 month old niece and poisoning her with windshield washer fluid faced adult court on murder and related charges that could yield life imprisonment. The incident occurred while babysitting Amber Bauer eight days before her death.
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Rockford, Ill
Steven Nash
Braxton Bowers
Amber Bauer
Nash
Amber
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