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Deal will set emission rules on coal power

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency will put controls on the emissions of hazardous pollutants such as mercury from coal-fired power plants for the first time by November 2011, according to an agreement announced Friday to settle a lawsuit against the agency.

In brief

Sale proceeds will go to financial-aid programs

Drastic impact of more AZ cuts cited

PHOENIX — State agencies are proposing early prison release of a fourth of convicted felons, eliminating health care for children of the working poor and slashing so many police officers that the Department of Public Safety director said it will make Arizona "open territory" for smugglers.

11 critical health violations at sushi place

Sushi Ten, a midtown eatery specializing in raw seafood, failed its first health inspection with a new owner, Pima County reported Monday.

Tucson's Sushi Ten fails first health inspection with new owner

Sushi Ten, a midtown eatery specializing in raw seafood, failed its first health inspection with a new owner.

Tucson's Sushi Ten fails first health inspection with new owner

Restaurant health inspections

Results of September's restaurant health inspections by the Pima County Health Department:

Fenton soccer fields to be lighted

The lights will be turned on at the soccer fields at Brandi Fenton Memorial Park, even though the county doesn't yet know how it will pay for the electricity and added maintenance.

Fenton soccer fields to be lighted

Opinion: Myths, poor logic behind proposed sin tax on soda

Like bears to honey or zombies to brains, politicians find something irresistible about soda taxes. President Obama recently told Men's Health magazine that he thinks a "sin tax" on soda is "an idea that we should be exploring."

Letters to the editor

Ignoring traffic laws is inexcusable

Amid freeze, 4 execs with county get raises

In a year when most county employees will again see no raises and services are being cut, four department heads got increases of more than $6,000 each last month, for a total of nearly $25,000.

Schools in all 50 states have contaminated drinking water

CUTLER, Calif. — Over the last decade, the drinking water at thousands of schools across the country has been found to contain unsafe levels of lead, pesticides and dozens of other toxins.

Schools in all 50 states have contaminated drinking water

TREO views logistics as a key for growth of area's economy

You can get there from here.

TREO views logistics as a key for growth of area's economy

Green Valley wants a site to take hazardous waste

Reduced funding for a regional household hazardous-waste-collection program has left Green Valley residents without a local drop-off point. They're calling for the $10,000 it would take to reinstate the twice-yearly site.