The grassquit is a small bird that lives in grassy and weedy subtropical and tropical areas.
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Plant superintendent Anthony Nearhoof has been indicted on charges of conspiracy, tampering with a monitoring device and other violations of the law.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2023/01/12/clean-air-act-violations-could-come-at-a-cost/
Some Michigan lawmakers and environmental advocates want to create a hotline to stop retailers from fraudulently cashing in on the state’s beverage container deposit law.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/12/06/proposed-hotline-aimed-at-bottle-bill-fraud/
An Amherst, N.Y., man has received an 18-month prison sentence for trafficking exotic African cats, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Buffalo.
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Fewer Michigan residents with sloppy backyard birds could be ticketed for potentially spreading disease among deer and elk under a bill the state Senate recently sent to the governor’s desk.
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A federal grand jury has indicted two business rivals in Western Pennsylvania for alleged interstate trafficking in wild ginseng, a perennial herb whose root is valued for its reputed aphrodisiac and medicinal properties, including as a panacea or cure-all for some diseases.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/09/13/business-rivals-indicted-for-ginseng-trafficking/
A former supervisor of a Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority plant is expected to plead guilty to a felony charge for allegedly ordering employees to discharge sludge into the Allegheny River.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/07/06/guilty-plea-expected-in-allegheny-river-pollution-case/
Sept. 1, 2019, was a deadly day for a 700-pound black bear illegally shot with a compound bow near a garbage dump on Minnesota’s Red Lake Indian Reservation.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/06/30/poached-black-bear-lands-minnesota-poacher-behind-bars/
Federal authorities have charged the owner and manager of more than 100 buildings in Buffalo with conspiracy for violating laws intended to protect tenants from lead paint poisoning.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/06/21/feds-file-conspiracy-charges-against-owner-manager-of-buffalo-properties-with-long-running-lead-paint-violations/
The owner of the Old Cavern Boutique in Montreal has been arrested on charges of illegally trafficking in wildlife parts and sending them from Canada into the United States.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/06/07/skullduggery-at-the-border-feds-crack-skull-smuggling-operation/
By Eric Freedman A federal judge has sentenced a Flint, Michigan, polluter to one year behind bars for illegally discharging more than 47 million gallons of untreated waste into the city’s sewer system. Robert Massey, the 70-year-old president and owner of family-owned Oil Chem Inc., pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Water Act over an […]
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/05/28/michigan-polluter-ordered-to-jail-for-illegally-discharging-untreated-waste/
An Ontario shipping company has agreed to pay a $500,000 fine and to implement an environmental compliance program after accepting responsibility for the illegal dumping of 11,887 gallons of oily bilge water into Lake Ontario.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/05/24/canadian-shipping-company-fined-for-dumping-oily-bilge-water-into-lake-ontario/
Reinstatement of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Habitat Grant Program could provide significant funding for many habitat projects this year, the department said.
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Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would provide states, territories and tribes with $1.4 billion annually to protect important species and their associated habitats.
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Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would provide states, territories and tribes with $1.4 billion annually to protect important species and their associated habitats.
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A federal judge has slapped a Western Pennsylvania copper-processing company with a $550,000 fine for its years-long criminal violations of the Clean Water Act, including illegal discharging of oil into the Ohio River.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/01/14/pennsylvania-company-slammed-for-illegal-discharges/
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