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• Following California off the Cliff

  —NewWest.Net Headlines

  Heavy use of citizen initiatives is one of the clearest predictions of states that are in danger of following California to the brink of insolvency, according to an extensive survey of state financial problems by the nonpartisan Pew Center on the States. Oregon, looking toward a critical vote in January, [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 11:23am EST
  

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• Following California off the Cliff

  —NewWest.Net Headlines

  Heavy use of citizen initiatives is one of the clearest predictions of states that are in danger of following California to the brink of insolvency, according to an extensive survey of state financial problems by the nonpartisan Pew Center on the States. Oregon, looking toward a critical vote in January, [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 11:23am EST
  

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• New Asbestos Treatment, Research, Screening in Libby

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  New studies and health initiatives are unfolding in Libby this fall, all of them tied to the former vermiculite mine operated by W.R. Grace & Co., which left the town contaminated with a uniquely dangerous form of asbestos. Back in June, federal officials announced a public health emergency Libby, Montana, helping [...]

  Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:44am EST
  

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• LEED for Weeds: New Program Will Rate Green Landscapes

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  A coalition formed by the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and the United States Botanic Garden has created the nations first rating system for environmentally sensitive landscapes. As LEED has done for buildings and Energy Star has done for appliances, the Sustainable Sites Initiatives [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:39am EST
  

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