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EPA tangles with Texas in battle over air quality.
A more assertive Environmental Protection Agency is demanding that Texas tighten its pollution rules, drawing the ire of companies and some of the state's political leaders. Wall Street Journal. 21 November 2009.
New air quality norms to burn hole in govt's pocket.
The new notification issued by the Centre on air quality standards after a gap of 15 years has turned to be costly affair for the state government as it needs fund to upgrade each of the ambient air quality stations in Bengal to measure the new parameters. Bombay Indian Express, India. 21 November 2009.
A solution made in Niagara.
A new trash-to-energy technology claims to avoid the dirty environmental reputation of incineration. St. Catharine's Standard, Ontario. 21 November 2009.
Pennsylvania residents sue over gas drilling.
Residents of a small rural Pennsylvania town sued Cabot Oil & Gas Corp, claiming the company's natural-gas drilling has contaminated their water wells with toxic chemicals, caused sickness and reduced their property values. Reuters. 21 November 2009.
W.Va. lawmakers end special session with passage of gas tax, energy policy, road fund measures.
West Virginia's Legislature ended its special session Friday with tweaks to the gas tax and state energy policy among the final bills to pass. Associated Press. 21 November 2009.
Closing of incinerator delayed.
The last waste to be burned at the federal government's 20-year-old toxic waste incinerator is apparently proving to be some of the most difficult. Knoxville News Sentinel, Tennessee. 21 November 2009.
Monsanto aims to stop leaks at Idaho mine dump.
Monsanto Co. is installing a water management system at an Idaho phosphate mine the company depends on to make its Roundup weedkiller to stop the leakage of selenium and heavy metals into a tributary of the Blackfoot River. Associated Press. 21 November 2009.
Belen looking to lower arsenic levels in industrial park.
The city of Belen took a step toward meeting a federal mandate geared to lowering arsenic levels in drinking water for three groups at the Belen Industrial Park. Valencia County News-Bulletin, New Mexico. 21 November 2009.
Chemical cleanup.
A school lab’s outdated supplies are discarded — carefully. Eugene Register Guard, Oregon. 21 November 2009.
Right response on public water.
We're glad to see the Health Department moving to eliminate the danger from untreated drinking water systems. Denver Post, Colorado. Editorial, 21 November 2009.
Lots of risk, no reward in drilling off the coast of Florida.
We’re being asked to risk the welfare of tourism and our environment on a list of claims none of which can be supported. This is a giant gamble, a $65 billion gamble, and the odds are not in our favor. TC Palm, Florida. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
Hunger in our land of plenty.
It's a sin that it not only exists but is actually increasing in the richest nation on Earth. Tens of millions of Americans are unable to feed their families. Myrtle Beach Sun News, South Carolina. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
A cleaner coal?
Underground coal gasification is one of a handful of techniques being tested across the West to make coal--the cheapest, most plentiful fuel around--more palatable to a carbon-constrained world. High Country News. 20 November 2009.
Air panel urged to deny pollution permit for Xcel coal plant.
Neighborhood, university, religious and other group representatives packed a state air-quality regulators' hearing Thursday night — pushing for cleaner energy. Denver Post, Colorado. 20 November 2009.
The hidden costs of fossil fuels - and biofuels, too.
The 'hidden' costs of burning fossil fuels and biofuels aren't factored into their market prices, but someone has to pay them. Christian Science Monitor. 20 November 2009.
State issues alert on seven children's products.
Oregon authorities alerted the public on Thursday that seven products for children sold in Target, Wal-Mart and other big retailers contain excessive amounts of lead. Portland Oregonian, Oregon. 20 November 2009.
Plastic bottles are safe, claims forum.
The use of plastic water bottles is safe, says the Malaysian Plastics Forum (MPF). Petaling Jaya Star, Malaysia. 20 November 2009.
'Unfair' levy blows out cost of stream work.
The cost of cleaning up one of New Zealand's most polluted streams has blown out by $250,000 because of a new law. Investigations have shown the contamination is worse than initially thought, with an extra 800 cubic metres of toxic sludge added in the past month. Wellington Dominion Post, New Zealand. 20 November 2009.
Seized web drugs overwhelmingly fake, often dangerous.
Buying discount drugs over the Internet can be like playing Russian roulette with your health. BC Local News, British Columbia. 20 November 2009.
Wells running dry at seniors complex.
Getting a glass of water from the tap at Shoreham Village seniors complex is no easy feat these days. Halifax Chronicle Herald, Nova Scotia. 20 November 2009.
Work on water treatment plant begins.
Town residents are about a year away from the completion of a new water treatment facility. The official ground-breaking ceremony was held Tuesday, Nov. 17, on a picture perfect day at the plant's future site at 500 Route 107. Exeter Hampton Union, New Hampshire. 20 November 2009.
Mercury discharges drastically lower as Onondaga County's trash-to-energy plant owner asks NY to renew permit.
Ten years ago, the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency’s trash incinerator was a leading source of mercury pollution in Central New York. But the plant has cut mercury emissions 50-fold since then. Syracuse Post-Standard, New York. 20 November 2009.
4 groups threaten to sue over Mirant's P.G. landfill.
Four environmental groups are threatening to sue the owners of a Prince George’s County landfill they say is dumping toxic chemicals into a creek feeding the Patuxent River watershed. Baltimore Daily Record, Maryland. 20 November 2009.
Parents ask for mercury answers.
Parents of students at Temple High School attended the Carroll County Board of Education meeting Thursday to get their questions answered about the mercury found in the school’s gymnasium and to air their concerns. Georgian Times, Georgia. 20 November 2009.
U.S. Steel permit hearing draws mostly positive comments.
U.S. Steel Gary Works general manager Sharon Owen said nearly 15 percent of the limits in the 2009 draft are more stringent than in the current permit. Merrillville Post-Tribune, Indiana. 20 November 2009.
Soil cleanup proposed at 7 Chanute sites.
The Air Force has proposed removing 6 inches or more of soil from seven separate sites on the old Chanute Air Force Base property as a way of cleaning up the property and making it available for redevelopment. Urbana-Champaign News-Gazette, Illinois. 20 November 2009.
The electronics recycling gap.
Beaumont and Port Arthur - along with most other Texas cities - fail to provide residents with information that could help them properly dispose of old electronics at low or no cost, according to a study released this week by Public Research Works and Texas Campaign for the Environment. Beaumont Enterprise, Texas. 20 November 2009.
EPA wants to get more lead out of the air.
Like the gasoline motorists pump into their vehicles, Utah's air is unleaded. It has been for the past three decades. But, to prove that to federal regulators, the state DEQ will have to expand its network of lead monitors the next few years to collect data at key locations, a task that could cost an estimated $100,000. Salt Lake Tribune, Utah. 20 November 2009.
Right response on public water.
We're glad the state Health Department reacted to a major salmonella outbreak by requiring most systems be chlorinated. Denver Post, Colorado. Editorial, 20 November 2009.
The Atlantic Water Summit …after these messages.
If Monsanto’s presence at a water summit seems a little like a defense contractor at a peace rally, then, you can imagine how many questions reporters had for Hugh Grant, Monsanto's CEO and conference sponsor. Keep imagining because none were asked. DC Bureau. Opinion, 20 November 2009.
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