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Watchdog group refining stance on child farm labor
Sioux City Journal LINCOLN, Neb. — The US Department of Labor is showing some willingness to pull back on its first upgrade in safety standards for children working in agriculture since the 1970s. In a media briefing last week, a labor official said there would be a new … |
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Watchdog group: Start over on Vt. Yankee permit
CBS News (AP) MONTPELIER, Vt. — A group critical of the Entergy Corp.'s Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant told state utility regulators Thursday they need to start over in their review of a request to extend the reactor's state permit by 20 years. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant Permit Review Should Be Restarted, Watchdog Group… Vt. Yankee nuke plant seeks OK to operate longer NRC on Vt. water lawsuit: state didn't complain soon enough |
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Michigan Democrats, watchdog group seek more transparent state government
Detroit Free Press By Paul Egan LANSING — House Democrats unveiled an ethics reform plan Thursday as a citizen watchdog group, Common Cause Michigan, launched a new website to press for more state government transparency. Both groups said they were responding to … |
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Environmental group sues company over Gulf oil spill begun in 2004 by damage …
Washington Post (blog) NEW ORLEANS — An environmental watchdog group filed a lawsuit Thursday against the company it blames for an oil spill 11 miles off the coast of Louisiana, claiming oil has been flowing into the Gulf of Mexico for more than seven years with few details … Group sues firm over oil spill that started in 2004 |
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LG Busted by Ad Watchdog Group NAD for 3DTV Advertising Claims
Bigpicturebigsound.com By Rachel Cericola Apparently, you can't believe everything that you read. Last year, we told you that LG had released survey results stating that four out of five consumers prefer passive 3D TV. Now, the Better Business Bureau is calling them out on … |
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Watchdog: Cut to rural airport subsidy is a mirage
The Hill (blog) By Rachel Leven – 02/02/12 03:50 PM ET The funding cut for a rural airport subsidy in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill is a mirage, according to a watchdog group. Taxpayers for Common Sense found that, although the FAA … |
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Tax watchdog group in Geneva expands vision
Kane County Chronicle By BRENDA SCHORY – bschory@shawmedia.com GENEVA – School District 304 has become more transparent in the past three years, putting its checkbook online and broadcasting its meetings. The Geneva district even started posting its board packets online, … Geneva watchdog group launches website |
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Watchdog group: Start over on Vt. Yankee permit
Boston.com By Dave Gram AP / February 2, 2012 MONTPELIER, Vt.—A group critical of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant told state utility regulators Thursday they need to start over in their review of a request to extend the reactor's state permit by 20 years. Vt. Yankee nuke plant seeks OK to operate longer NRC on Vt. water lawsuit: state didn't complain soon enough |
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Watchdog: Juice labels can mislead
UPI.com 1 (UPI) — Labels trumpeting health benefits of popular fruit juices are often misleading, a US non-profit food safety watchdog group says. Jeff Cronin of the Center for Science in the Public Interest in Washington singled out Minute Maid Help Nourish … |
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Post-flood analysis: 87% of water sources unfit for drinking, says watchdog group
The Express Tribune By Our Correspondent KARACHI: There are only four months left before the next monsoon season begins and at least 250 villages have still not been drained of water and 87% of water sources are unfit to be used for drinking in Sindh, according to the … |
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