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The U.S. government’s most ambitious plan ever to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles faces skepticism both about how realistic it is and whether it goes far enough.
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Robbins Mayor Darren Bryant said a water main break July 28 that triggered the emergency overflow system used to prevent the water tower from bursting shows the need for state’s help to upgrade the community’s infrastructure
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The new rules Norfolk Southern issued the following day said that in a situation like that when any damage is noticed on a hot bearing, the railroad will send out a mechanical inspector to look at a car before it is moved.
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Some gather small amounts of plants for personal use, but the majority of foraging is strictly to sell to restaurants for profit, forest preserve officials say.
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Earlier this week, sea surface temperatures reached as high as 101.2 degrees Fahrenheit (38.4 degrees Celsius) around the state’s southern tip in Manatee Bay, according to the National Weather Service — although scientists said the context for Monday’s reading is complicated.
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Ogden Dunes wants to build another stone retaining wall to break waves, but environmentalists are citing the public trust doctrine and the long-term harm these walls will do to the shoreline.
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Four additional chicks from New York state — including three nieces or nephews of Monty — were released further north, at Illinois Beach State Park in Lake County.
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Buildings are unlikely to crumble because of underground climate change, a researcher says, but damage could lead to costly upkeep.
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Lake County News-Sun
Those chicks — and another hatched at a captive-rearing facility in Michigan — have been running around on the sand between Illinois Beach State Park and Waukegan Beach in Lake County for a few weeks, and roughly 20 local volunteers like Moss have been closely watching the young shorebirds to keep them safe until they fly south for the winter.
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