EPA seeks rewrite of Boone County valley fill permit
The EPA urges West Virginia to rewrite a permit for Independence Coal Co to dump debris from a proposed 1600 acre mountaintop removal mine into stream beds near Madison. Region III Administrator McCabe questions whether the new law ensures adequate mitigation under the Clean Water Act.
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Kanawha Valley hit by hail storm and tornadoes
A severe storm tore through West Virginia causing hail damage across Kanawha Putnam and Mason counties. Four tornadoes touched down in Buffalo Pliny Kanawha City and Cabin Creek. About 8 000 AEP customers remained without power amid widespread property and auto damage as insurers report a surge in hail related claims.
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Eschede Train Disaster Kills Over a Hundred in Germany
An Eschede derailed high speed train in northern Germany collapsed an overpass after the lead locomotive broke loose entering a sharp crash. About 100 people are confirmed dead as carriages piled and survivors sought help among nearby residents. The Munich to Hamburg service carried mainly business travelers.
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Lower Saxony
Germany
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Retirement experts push for nation to boost savings
The National Summit on Retirement Savings opens in Washington with 250 experts, highlighting that about a third of Americans save nothing and another third save little. Despite a bull market and $5 trillion in mutual funds, the savings rate fell to 3.8 percent last year, the lowest since World War II. Participants include bankers brokers insurers and officials from business labor and government seeking ways to restart saving.
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Employee Benefits Research Institute
Nuclearish asteroid deflection faces hurdles says study
In Nature scientists simulate a hit by a 17 kiloton force and find nudging or blasting asteroids is harder than expected. Eric Asphaug of UC Santa Cruz warns more work is needed to judge nuclear options. NASA spends millions identifying threats and plans billions for future missions to study asteroid composition.
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