Cleanup work has ended in three of the states affected by BP PLC's massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said Monday. The London-based oil giant said the Coast Guard has concluded "active cleanup operations" in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, but the work continues along 84 miles of Louisiana's shoreline. The cleanup by BP ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing $600,000 to help the community of Villalba, Puerto Rico asses and clean up abandoned and contaminated sites. The funding was awarded through EPA’s Brownfields Program, which helps communities assess, clean up, redevelop, and reuse contaminated properties. Brownfields are properties where ...
US EPA - Environmental Protection AgencyThe Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) and Ted's Montana Grill today announced that Ted’s Montana Grill has become the first in the restaurant sector to balance a portion of its water footprint through the investment in Water Restoration Certificates®. The Ted’s commitment will restore 5 million gallons of water to the Colorado River ...
CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility NewswireARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the leading pure play global engineering and consultancy firm, has been awarded two contracts to help restore Louisiana’s coastal wetlands. For both projects, ARCADIS US will focus on diverting valuable sediments and nutrients from the Mississippi River to start rebuilding the thousands of acres of land now being ...
ARCADISTwo major efforts to bolster the health of the Mississippi River were announced today during a Capitol Hill briefing by members of Congress and Mayors whose towns, cities, districts and states are touched by the River, according to the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI), a recently ...
Business WireStatement by: Tom Kiernan, President, National Parks Conservation Association “Yesterday’s nomination of Gina McCarthy to serve as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by President Obama is a strong step forward in improving and protecting the health and vitality of our national parks and the people who ...
The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA)The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will open online registration on March 4 at 6 p.m. for tours of the Hanford Site in 2013. This driving tour of the site includes stops at the B Reactor National Historic Landmark, Cold Test Facility, Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility and the Plutonium Finishing Plant. All tour slots are filled on a ...
US Department of EnergyLRS Federal (LRS), as managing member of the ARGO/LRS joint venture, was awarded a $23M contract to provide environmental remediation services at seven United States Air Force installations. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center awarded this contract to address soil and groundwater contamination at 102 sites on Air Force bases in South Dakota, North ...
Ventura County water official Gail L. Pringle was sworn in today as a member of the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Pringle represents Calleguas Municipal Water District on Metropolitan’s 37-member board. She succeeds Ted Grandsen, who had served as Calleguas’ Metropolitan representative ...
Metropolitan Water District of Southern CaliforniaPerma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: PESI) today announced it will host its 12th Annual Nuclear Waste Management Forum December 10-13, 2012 in Nashville, TN. This year's forum theme is "U.S. Waste Management Innovation Applied at Home and Abroad." The forum will feature waste management experts who will highlight the significant ...
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