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Final cleanup plan selected for Lockheed West Superfund site
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a Record of Decision for the Lockheed West Superfund Site, outlining the agency’s plan to provide a permanent, long-term remedy for contamination in Elliott Bay near Seattle. “This cleanup plan will protect native wildlife and the health of people who live, work and recreate near Elliott Bay,” said Cami Grandinetti, EPA ...
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EPA Finalizes Passaic River Cleanup; One of the Largest Superfund Projects in EPA History Will Protect People’s Health and the Environment
In an action that will protect people’s health and the environment, and benefit riverfront communities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today finalized a plan to remove 3.5 million cubic yards of toxic sediment from the lower eight miles of the Passaic River in New Jersey, followed by capping that entire stretch of river bottom. The sediment in the Passaic River is severely ...
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EPA Announces Over $50 Million for Final Projects Needed to Remove Sheboygan River Area of Concern from Great Lakes Cleanup List
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Sheboygan area officials joined forces today to kick off the final dredging work and habitat restoration projects needed to remove the Sheboygan River "Area of Concern" from a list of toxic hot spots identified in the 1987 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. EPA has targeted up to $57 million for work in the Sheboygan River AOC, which is on Lake ...
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EPA Announces `Cleanup Complete` at Sheboygan River Area of Concern
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the completion of all dredging and habitat restoration projects required to remove the Sheboygan River "Area of Concern" from a list of toxic hot spots identified in the 1987 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. "Thanks to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative -- and our dedicated federal, state and local partners -- we have finished ...
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Jan De Nul gets recognition for sustainable entrepreneurship
Environmental subsidiary Envisan receives Charter Sustainable Entrepreneurship from Flanders’ Chamber of Commerce 20 June 2018 - This evening, Envisan, environmental subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group, received the Charter Sustainable Entrepreneurship from the Flanders’ Chamber of Commerce (Voka) as a recognition for its sustainability programme. This programme includes various ...
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EPA Finalizes Plan to Address PCB Contamination in the Grasse River in Massena, NY
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to clean up contaminated river sediment at the Grasse River Superfund site in Massena, New York. Past industrial activities have contaminated the river sediment with polychlorinated biphenyls. PCBs are probable human carcinogens that build up in the fat of fish and mammals, increasing in concentration as they move up the food chain. ...
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EPA Proposes Plan to Remove Toxic Sediment from the Passaic River; the Largest Cleanup in EPA History
In an historic action that will protect people’s health and the environment, and benefit riverfront communities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed a plan to remove 4.3 million cubic yards of highly contaminated sediment from the lower eight miles of the Passaic River in New Jersey. The sediment in the Passaic River is severely contaminated with dioxin, polychlorinated ...
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EPA regional administrator Judith a. Enck and congressional representative Paul Tonko announce progress on cleaning up the Hudson River and shoreline; 500 jobs created by Hudson River cleanup project; also tour superfund site in Colonie and Guilderland
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith Enck was joined by Congressional Representative Paul Tonko, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Deputy Commissioner Eugene Leff and Troy Mayor Lou Rosamilia on the shore of the Hudson River to mark the third season of dredging to remove PCB-contaminated sediment from a 40-mile stretch of the river between Fort ...
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EPA update meeting on sheboygan cleanup sites march 2, 7 p.m.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a public meeting to update residents on progress at two cleanup sites in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on March 2, at the Mead Public Library, 710 N. Eighth St. EPA’s presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session. The Sheboygan River and Harbor site and the Wisconsin Public Service Corp. ...
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EPA to Hold Public Meetings to Discuss Proposed Plan for Cleaning Up the Gowanus Canal; Public Encouraged to Attend Public Meetings on January 23 and January 24
On December 27, 2012, the EPA announced a proposed cleanup plan for the Gowanus Canal, which includes removing some of the contaminated sediment and capping dredged areas. The proposed plan also includes controls to prevent raw sewage overflows and other land-based sources of contamination from compromising the cleanup. The cost of the cleanup plan is expected to be between $467 and $504 million. ...
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Microbes could be key in PCB clean-up
Tiny bacterium could replace huge dredging machines and an empty landfill as the primary tool in cleaning up sites contaminated with toxic PCBs thanks to American research. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a family of carcinogenic chemicals which were developed in the late 1920s, primarily for use in heavy-duty electrical equipment and as a lubricant in gas pipelines. They are ...
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EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Cleanup Plan for Gowanus Canal Superfund Site
On December 27, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed cleanup plan for the Gowanus Canal, which includes removing some of the contaminated sediment and capping dredged areas. The proposed plan also includes controls to prevent raw sewage overflows and other land-based sources of contamination from compromising the cleanup. The cost of the cleanup plan is expected to ...
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EPA to hold public meeting to discuss cleanup plan for Ashland Superfund site (WI)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has selected a cleanup plan for the Ashland Northern States Power Lakefront Superfund site in Ashland, Wis. The cost of the cleanup plan is between $83 million and $98 million. An information session to discuss the selected plan with residents will be held at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 4, at the Great Lakes Visitors Center, 29270 County Highway G, ...
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EPA proposes plan for cleaning up Gowanus Canal; Multi-million dollar cleanup to revitalize polluted Brooklyn Waterway
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a proposed cleanup plan for the Gowanus Canal that includes removing some of the contaminated sediment and capping dredged areas. The proposed plan also includes controls to prevent raw sewage overflows and other land-based sources of contamination from compromising the cleanup. The cost of the cleanup plan is expected to be between $467 ...
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EPA, Illinois and local officials announce major dredging project at Waukegan Harbor
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the State of Illinois and Waukegan officials joined forces today to kick off a Superfund dredging project needed to remove the Waukegan Harbor "Area of Concern" (AOC) from a list of toxic hot spots identified in the 1987 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. "Today, Waukegan Harbor is going from what was once called 'the world's worst PCB mess' to one of ...
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EPA: Lockheed West Seattle/Shipyard 2 cleanup will help Puget Sound
Another environmental milestone has been reached at the former Lockheed West Seattle Shipyard/Shipyard 2 on Seattle’s Elliott Bay. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued an order to the Lockheed Martin Corporation for the cleanup of their property on Seattle’s Elliott Bay. Lockheed West Seattle/Shipyard 2, is the latest in a series of more than 50 federal, state and ...
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EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Lower Ley Creek Portion of Onondaga Lake Superfund Site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to clean up contaminated soil and sediment at the Lower Ley Creek area of the Onondaga Lake Superfund Site located in the City of Syracuse and Town of Salina, Onondaga County, New York. Discharges from nearby industries and a landfill have contaminated the soil and sediment with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other hazardous ...
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EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Removal of PCBs From Bound Brook in South Plainfield, NJ; $422 million dollar cleanup underway at site of defunct electronics facility
PCBs are chemicals that persist in the environment and can affect the immune, reproductive, nervous and endocrine systems and are potentially cancer-causing. PCBs had been widely used in hundreds of industrial and commercial applications until they were banned in 1979. PCBs are potentially cancer-causing in people and build up in the fat of fish and mammals, increasing in concentration as they ...
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PEN announces report on contaminated site remediation
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Projecton Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) announced the availability of an article entitledNanotechnology and In situ Remediation: A review of the benefits and potential risks, whichdiscusses the use of nanomaterials in the environmental cleanup process. According to thearticle, nanomaterials have the potential to reduce the costs and time of ...
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The Need to Issue Principal Threat Waste Contaminated Sediment Guidance Sediment Management Work Group1
The concept of Principal Threat Waste (PTW) was originally intended as an advisory process to be helpful in streamlining and focusing decision-making on appropriate waste management options in light of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act’s (CERCLA’s) preference for treatment “where practicable.” While prior U.S. Environmental ...
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