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Blavity: Combatting the Legacy of Environmental Racism in Haiti
Far too often discussions about environmental degradation and the global climate crisis miss the mark when it comes to the legacy of colonialism and racism. Though Haiti’s geographical location and topological features certainly increase the nation’s physical vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, the degree of environmental degradation and environmental vulnerability in ...
By SOIL Haiti
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EPA encourages city of Joplin, Mo., to apply for cooperative agreement to respond to lead exposure caused by Tornado
EPA Region 7 is urging officials of the City of Joplin, Mo., to apply to the Agency for an agreement that would fund soil sampling and remediation at properties where lead-contaminated soils were exposed as a result of the May 22 tornado and subsequent demolition, excavation and tree-removal work. In a letter to EPA on October 3, Joplin Mayor Michael R. Woolston and City Manager Mark Rohr asked ...
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Mangroves can cope with sea level rise by increasing soil height
A new report by The Nature Conservancy and Wetlands International shows that mangroves can adapt to rising sea levels by building up soils in some locations, allaying fears that mangroves may be lost as sea levels rise. This is important because mangroves provide risk reduction services against coastal hazards such as waves and storm surges. Mangroves can protect human lives and property by ...
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Remedial Actions Have Begun at Sanford Cleaners Superfund Site in Sanford, Fla.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun remedial action (RA) work at the Sanford Dry Cleaners Superfund site in Sanford, Fla. The RA involves the actual construction or implementation phase of Superfund site cleanup. The RA to address contamination at the site will be conducted in five phases: Site preparation; contaminated soil excavation; In Situ Enhanced Bioremediation ...
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Durban UN climate talks: bigger steps needed for peatlands
Peatlands must be given much stronger attention at the UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) in Durban, South Africa, calls NGO Wetlands International. Peatlands are the world’s most concentrated and important reservoirs of terrestrial organic carbon and a fast growing source of emissions. They should become ‘no-go zones’. Climatic hotspots, but slow steps at UNFCCC Drained ...
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Cattle can help restore degraded soil
Agriculture Research Service has tested cattle grazing on degraded soil to determine if the activity would have any effect on restoring depleted nutrients. During a 12 year period, 18 paddocks were used to monitor the soils response to different land management practices. In the end, the paddocks with medium to heavy grazing proved to be the best way to sequester nitrogen and carbon in the soil. ...
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Arcadis awarded US$10m site remediation contract for US Army
Arcadis, the international consultancy, design, engineering and management services company has announced the award of a performance-based environmental remediation services contract with a value of almost $10 million under the GRiP® program for the Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RAAP), by the US Army Environmental Command (USAEC). RAAP is located 40 miles west of Roanoke, Virginia with a ...
By Arcadis
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Clever science leads to stunning reversal of acid-sulfate soil contamination at East Trinity, Queensland
Scientists involved in an 18-year project to remediate acid sulphate soils at a north Queensland site have pulled off a major accomplishment, turning the once badly acidified land into a place where mangroves, native birds and other wildlife have now returned. The 774-hectare site at East Trinity, located directly across Trinity Inlet, Cairns, was originally a natural estuarine floodplain, ...
By CRC Care
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Re-Building the World`s Soil: The Role of Soil Carbon Methodology for U.S. and Global Carbon Offset Projects
The Earth Partners is pleased to announce the validation of its comprehensive soil carbon quantification methodology by the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS). The new methodology provides a credible, science-based approach to measuring soil carbon and reducing or removing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on land-based agriculture, forestry and other land use projects, including ecosystem restorations. ...
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IEG: Ecomondo 2023, ecological transition has its own ecosystem
The 26th edition of Italian Exhibition Group´s leading European event on technologies for the circular economy, to be held from 7th to 10th November at Rimini Expo Centre, already announces full capacity Six themed macro-areas: from soil regeneration to the blue economy and on through waste as a resource. The biennial SAL.VE exhibition for ecology vehicles is also back Focus on paper, ...
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Shifts in soil bacteria linked to wetland restoration success
A new study led by Duke University researchers finds that restoring degraded wetlands -- especially those that had been converted into farm fields -- actually decreases their soil bacterial diversity. But that’s a good thing, say the study’s authors, because it marks a return to the wetland soils’ natural conditions.“It sounds counter-intuitive, but our study shows that in restored wetlands, ...
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The Cool Farm Alliance joins the Regenagri governance team
Regenagri is a regenerative agriculture initiative launched in 2020 with the goal to secure the health of agricultural land and the wealth of those who live on it. Via its Digital Hub and continuous improvement framework, regenagri supports farms and organisations to transition to holistic farming techniques that increase soil organic matter, encourage biodiversity, sequester CO2 and improve ...
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Help students think like soil scientists
Emphasizing cross-disciplinary concepts in teaching soil science courses, such as mass-volume relationships, can help undergraduates learn real-world, problem-solving skills that are crucial to their success in soil science careers. Drs. Josh Heitman and Michael Vepraskas, North Carolina State University Soil Science Department, highlighted this need for quantitative measurement skills in an ...
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Xingyuan Environment Helps Zhejiang Pavilion to Debut at the 16th China International Environmental Protection Exhibition
On June 7, 2018, supported by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Beijing Municipal People's Government, the 16th China International Environmental Protection Exhibition (CIEPEC 2018) hosted by the China Environmental Protection Industry Association was held at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing. Nearly 700 environmental companies from various countries and regions ...
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Soil Remediation to Begin at Superfund Site in Walpole, Mass.
Work to excavate and remove contaminated soil at the Blackburn and Union Privileges Superfund Site begins this week. The soil remediation is focused on South Street on the east side properties, where the former Cosmec building sits. This week, contractors for the Responsible Parties began pre-construction activities including setting up support trailers, placing fencing and warning signs around ...
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Restoration Environmental Contractors announce 20th Anniversary of being GREEN LEED Contractors
'Restoration Environmental Contractors REC Demolition are announcing our 20th Anniversary this year of being Green, now LEED qualified specialty contractors' states; Don Bremner President CEO, ' We have had great success, REC achieved 94.7% per cent LEED certification, at the Regent Park, the Toronto Revitalization environmental remediation and demolition project, by enforcing the three R's: ...
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EPA to Remove Mercury from Bottom of Pompton Lake in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced its plan to remove mercury contamination from the sediment of the Acid Brook Delta of Pompton Lake in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey to levels that meet stringent standards to protect people’s health and the environment. The plan will go into effect as a modification of a permit, which legally requires the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & ...
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Port of Tacoma settles with EPA, Department of Justice for damaging wetlands in violation of Clean Water Act
The Port of Tacoma and two contractors have agreed to pay a $500,000 penalty and restore wetland habitat at an estimated cost of over $3 million to compensate for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act that damaged valuable Puget Sound wetlands, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice. The proposed settlement has been filed with ...
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Fluence Wins First C-MABR Contract with Strategic Partner QSY in China
Important first containerised C-MABR smart packaged plant win with QSY is part of a longer term strategic relationship Fluence and QSY have signed a binding agreement to design, build and operate a commercial fully containerised MABR smart packaged plant in Henan Province This project is part of a broader cooperation agreement between Fluence and QSY covering three provinces in China ...
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United Nations launches concerted push for effective drought policies
Droughts cause the deaths and displacement of more people than cyclones, floods and earthquakes combined, making them the world’s most destructive natural hazard. Yet while droughts are expected to increase in frequency, area and intensity due to climate change, effective drought management policies are missing in most parts of the world. Three United Nations institutions have now joined ...
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