Grant Will Help Buses Run Cleaner
Rowan County school buses will be running a bit cleaner thanks to a state grant announced March 3. State environmental officials said the Rowan-Salisbury School System is among 10 school systems, businesses or other organizations selected for grants aimed at reducing air pollution from motor vehicles. (More)
Editorial: Biodiesel Benefits
When Superior Oil Co. and local officials scheduled a ribbon-cutting for the region's first biodiesel outlet, they couldn't have known that a new study would come out that very day raising fresh concerns about the health effects of ozone. It was a coincidence, but it's one that helps underscore how a single fuel pump on South Main is part of an important shift in energy thinking.(More)
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