hazardous waste removal News
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Washington Department of Ecology leads on reducing toxics joining EPA’s Partnership
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) welcomed Washington’s Department of Ecology (Ecology) into the National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP). This is a voluntary program that encourages public and private organizations to reduce the use or release of 31 priority toxic chemicals beyond what is required by environmental regulations. Under Washington's Mercury Chemical ...
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$2.5 Million to Prevent Puget Sound Pollution
OLYMPIA, Washington, September 7, 2007 (ENS) - A new Washington state program offers $2.5 million to help local governments in the 12 Puget Sound counties conduct small business technical assistance to reduce and prevent water pollution. Nearly 70 percent of the state's hazardous waste generators are in the Puget Sound region - thousands of small businesses. The Department of Ecology has ...
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TRC Awarded Environmental Remediation Contract by US Army Corps
TRC Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRR) today announced that, in partnership with Plexus Scientific, it has been awarded a ten-year combined ceiling contract by the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). TRC will provide environmental remediation and restoration services for the Corps' Louisville District and all of its Mission Boundaries. TRC estimates that the services performed through this competitive ...
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Yakima fertilizer manufacturer signs settlement with EPA to resolve hazardous waste violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with Kronos Micronutrients to resolve violations of federal hazardous waste laws, according to an EPA settlement. The company is a fertilizer manufacturer in the town of Moxee, Washington, located in the Yakima Valley. Among the most serious violations EPA found during a June 2012 inspection at the facility was evidence of ...
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Superfund Job Training Program Provides Opportunities for Syracuse Residents at Hazardous Waste Cleanups; Many Graduates to Work on Cleanup of Onondaga Lake
Tonight, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck will recognize the newest graduates of an EPA job training program designed to prepare students to fill jobs related to the cleanup of the Onondaga Lake Superfund site. EPA’s Superfund Job Training Initiative provides free job training to people living in communities affected by toxic waste sites. After ...
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EPA regional administrator and Congressmember frank Pallone tour superfund sites in Central New Jersey; EPA finishes cleanup of soil at imperial oil superfund site in Morganville using $33 million in ARRA funds; uses $5 million in ARRA funds to complete s
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck and Congressmember Frank Pallone were in Morganville, N.J. today to announce the completion of a $50 million contaminated soil cleanup, which clears the way for the redevelopment of the property. The site received $33 million in new funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to accelerate the ...
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Bosch, Dupont and Xerox join Eco-Patent Commons
Bosch, DuPont and Xerox Corporation have joined the Eco-Patent Commons, a first-of-its-kind business effort to help the environment by pledging environmentally-beneficial patents to the public domain. The three companies and founding member Sony pledge environmentally friendly patents to the public. The newly pledged patents include: A cutting edge, Xerox technology that significantly ...
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