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Snow over Venice (Times of Malta)
Tourists walking on platforms in Venice as the "floating" city was covered with snow yesterday. The weather worsened in Italy yesterday after snowfall surprised the centre and north of the country the day before.

Snow bills are snow balling (Main Line Suburban Life)
Michael P. Rellahan WEST CHESTER — Chester County officials trying to secure federal funding to reimburse local municipalities' snow removal costs this winter know there are obstacles to conquer. But they feel they have numbers on their side.

Late-February snow storm expected to cost West Milford $300,000 (The Record and Herald News)
The record-setting snowfall that encased most of West Milford in 2 to 3 feet of snow last week is expected to cost the 80-square-mile municipality approximately $300,000.

Mt. Snow fined $95K for pollution violations (Bennington Banner)
Wednesday March 10, 2010 WEST DOVER -- The owner of Mount Snow Resort has agreed to pay the state $95,000 in civil penalties for violating Vermont’s Hazardous Waste Management Rules. Mount Snow is owned by Peak Resorts, Inc., a Missouri company that purchased the ski area in April 2007. The violations were discovered in 2008 during inspections by the Vermont Agency of Natural

Home Retail Group to beat forecasts despite snow hitting Argos, Homebase sales (Daily Telegraph)
Home Retail Group, Britain's biggest household goods retailer, blamed snow in January for sales falls at both its Argos and Homebase businesses but said annual profit would be slightly ahead of current market hopes.

Good Question: Does Clean Snow Melt First? (WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul)
Every year in March, the giant Minnesota piles of snow begin retreating into the storm sewers, the lakes and the streams. The melt is on. But which melts quicker: dirty or clean snow? And why does snow melt faster around trees?