FE Warren groundwater cleanup outlined.

After 16 years of study and talk, a plan has been devised on how to clean up polluted groundwater at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Montana.

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Opening soon, the Asarco smelter, maybe. Lately, the copper smelter has been feeling the seismic pressure of debate between those who favor the re-opening of the refinery, and those who wish to see it shut down forever. [News Source]

Dead-last longevity. The numbers from a new Harvard study seem to suggest that living in Brooklyn shortens your life. [News Source]

State grant on fuel-tank leak doesn’t cover loss. Susan and Remie Ferreira stand to receive $72,000 from a state trust fund to compensate them for damage from a leaking underground fuel tank, but it might not be enough to keep them from filing for bankruptcy. [News Source]

Hazardous eyesore. Former owners of paper mill sued for abandoning hazardous site, leaving Augusta with land that no one wants to claim. [News Source]

Residents told to stay in to avoid harmful air. As ash and soot from the Day fire continued to blow across Ventura County, air quality experts advised local residents to stay indoors and shut windows to keep out harmful particles. [News Source]

Foul smell bothers Kent neighborhood. Residents in the neighborhood located across the Cuyahoga River from the Procex Ltd. plant at 880 Cherry St. are concerned about smoke and a foul odor being emitted from one of the companys vent stacks. [News Source]

Clean air committee joins power-plant dialogue. The North Texas Clean Air Steering Committee voted Friday to join a statewide effort to make sure proposed coal-fired power plants use the cleanest technology available. [News Source]

Clean air committee joins power-plant dialogue. The North Texas Clean Air Steering Committee voted Friday to join a statewide effort to make sure proposed coal-fired power plants use the cleanest technology available. [News Source]

Pollution case centers on contradictory figure. Port Jeff. Station plant owner painted as both caring leader and insensitive boss. Some call him "one of the nation's worst polluters." [News Source]

Wood-burning boilers come under fire. Sick of rising oil prices, more home and business owners in Maine are striving for energy independence by installing wood-fired boilers in their backyards. [News Source]