Plant proposal irks 'Brockovich' town
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A plant that would convert sewage sludge to compost may be built outside the desert town of Hinkley, whose troubles from pollution were made famous by the movie "Erin Brockovich."
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By Kelly Hassett, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Dec. 17--A plan for the heavily disputed Buckeye Lake dam project addresses some of the residents' complaints, but homeowners say they're still concerned.
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By John Estus, The Daily Oklahoman  Feb. 17--SPENCER -- A waste disposal company's plan to add to a landfill here troubles local officials and residents.
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An orange flag marks where Gary Lisle planned to put up a 33-foot windmill behind his house. But that's about as far as his green idea got in this Dallas suburb.
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By CAROLINE INNES  MORE than 400 Haydock residents gathered to protest against proposals for a recycling plant on green belt land earmarked to become a country park.
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Protesters gather near the site of a proposed eco-town planned for a former Army camp.
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A proposal to build the world's largest offshore wind power plant in Nantucket Sound is pitting environmentalists against opponents who foresee it as a blight.
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Changing plant feedstock to fuel takes four steps, not necessarily easy.
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By Jim Provance, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Jun. 25--COLUMBUS -- New authority for Ohio's environmental director to rethink a permit for the $800 million FDS Coke Plant in Oregon and East Toledo as well as future projects is headed for a final budget vote.
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A proposal for a religious theme park in a fast-growing corner of the South has ignited fierce opposition.
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By Greg Lacour, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 20--The Cherry community, an area long resistant to new development, will soon get a first taste of it.
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By Larissa Van Beurden-Doust, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Dec. 11--Some Nipomo residents who like the town's rural atmosphere are worried that open space left near some housing projects may actually lead to more development.
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By Mary Landers, Savannah Morning News, Ga.  Sep. 18--When the neighbors of a proposed sewage treatment plant for Port  Wentworth got wind of its location, they got concerned.
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By Andy Paras, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Feb. 7--MONCKS CORNER -- The Berkeley County Planning Commission held off  on granting a zoning request to a Ross Perot Jr.-led company Tuesday because  of concerns about the impact its massive industrial project would have on  traffic.
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BRATISLAVA, Dec 1 (IPS) - Environmentalists have attacked the government over  plans for redevelopment of the country's largest national  park after one of the biggest ecological catastrophes in the area  in the last hundred years.
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The new enery-efficient headquarters for Russia's state-run gas company will dominate St. Petersburg's skyline. But the Gazprom building -- part of a complex to include a sports center, theater, and cafes -- has its critics.
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By J.B. Smith, Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas  Sep. 13--HALLSBURG -- Local leaders Tuesday demanded that state  regulators do more homework before moving forward with the coal-fired power  plant at Tradinghouse Lake east of Waco.