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Restore America’s Estuaries and North Carolina Coastal Federation set to host 2019 Living Shoreline Tech Transfer Workshop
Restore America’s Estuaries and the North Carolina Coastal Federation will host the 2019 Living Shoreline Tech Transfer Workshop on Oct. 8-9 at Beaufort Hotel. This two-day workshop is the premier nationwide gathering of the living shorelines community of practice. The workshop will bring together experts from across the country for a two-day experience that will combine interactive field ...
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EPA Slashes Sulfur Content of Diesel Fuel for Trains, Ships, and Nonroad Equipment
Harmful emissions from locomotives, most marine vessels, and land-based nonroad engines will be cut starting June 1 because of new standards for sulfur content in diesel fuel. Under a 2004 clean-air regulation established by EPA, refineries must reduce sulfur from current levels of about 3,000 parts per million in nonroad diesel fuel to a maximum of 500 ppm, with few exceptions. This is the ...
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Novelis Works with Jaguar Land Rover to Create RC5754 High Recycled Content Aluminum Alloy for Automotive Industry
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced that its RC5754 alloy, a new automotive product designed to contain up to 75 percent recycled content, has been successfully integrated into the structural components of high volume production passenger vehicles. RC5754 was developed with Jaguar Land Rover and serves as a key component of Jaguar's REALCAR (REcycled ...
By Novelis Inc.
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EPA regional administrator to speak at the 7th Annual Georgia Environmental Conference
On Wednesday, August 22, 2012, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Administrator Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming will be the keynote speaker at the “Opening General Session” of the 7th Annual Georgia Environmental Conference in Savannah, Ga. The Annual Georgia Environmental Conference is the state's largest and most comprehensive educational opportunity. The conference will ...
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Air & Waste Management Association to Hold 105th Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Antonio, Texas
The Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) will hold its 105th Annual Conference & Exhibition, June 19-21, 2012, in San Antonio, Texas. "Texas has been on the forefront of environmental solutions and services so San Antonio provides the perfect location for our 2012 Annual Conference & Exhibition, which is built around the theme 'Leading Environmental Frontiers,'" said Robert ...
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AMETEK Land Names Manfred Hayk As New Global Infrared (IR) Product Manager
Mr. Hayk has over 15 years’ experience in infrared temperature measurement and more than 20 years in optical metrologies, including laser technologies and further high-end metrologies. Prior to his new role, he was the company’s Sales Channel Manager for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Russia. Mr Hayk will lead AMETEK Land’s Global IR product team, which focuses on ...
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Capital Engineering Corporation Joins AECOM
AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it has acquired Capital Engineering Corporation (CEC), an environmental and engineering consultancy firm based in Taiwan. With 160 employees based in Taipei and Kaohsiung, CEC specializes in ...
By AECOM
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De Nora BALPURE® BWTS concludes testing for USCG type approval
De Nora, a market leading supplier of electrochlorination equipment, today announced that it has completed shipboard testing for its BALPURE® ballast water treatment system (BWTS), and intends to make its submission for United States Coast Guard (USCG) Type Approval by the end of 2017. The shipboard testing of De Nora BALPURE® was conducted on a US-flagged Aframax tanker operating in ...
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SPOT Pyrometers Deliver Major Benefits for Indian Forging Industry
SPOT pyrometers from AMETEK Land have enabled Sansera Engineering Ltd, part of the Sansera Group of companies based in India, to accurately measure the temperature of its forgings to optimise quality, whilst reducing scrap and eliminating the risks in processes. Sansera Engineering Ltd is a leading exporter, manufacturer and supplier of steel forged and machined components for automotive ...
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Attend our Complete GC & GC-MS training course in July 2013 at Newcastle University
Join us for the 5-day Complete GC & GC-MS course which is the comprehensive and structured training, recognised by the RSC for the purpose of Continuing Professional Development, that will enable you to really understand your Gas Chromatograph or GC-MS instrument, develop applications as well as maintain and troubleshoot it. Book your place now for the next Complete course taking place at ...
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Wetlands hold the key to protecting our past and future
Large areas of wetland need to be created, protected and restored across England in the next 50 years if the country is to meet the challenges of the future. The call comes from the Wetland Vision Partnership, an alliance of conservationists and government agencies, including the RSPB, The Wildlife Trusts, Natural England, the Environment Agency and English Heritage. The Partnership has ...
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Go-ahead given for massive clean-up of Europe’s most contaminated site
A massive clean-up operation to transform the former Avenue Coking Works near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, is set to start following the appointment of a remediation contractor. VSD Avenue has today been named as the company that will design the most effective processes to treat gross contamination of the land following decades of coke and chemical production. The appointment means that work, ...
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What`s the UK`s noisiest job?
New research to identify the noisiest jobs in the UK has revealed that millions of Brits are being exposed to dangerous decibels in the workplace. Sound experts at Echo Barrier, a company which provides noise management solutions across a number of industries, have identified 10 occupations where noise poses a serious health problem. Top of the list is the airport ground staff who direct jet ...
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Randall Russell, PE, Joins Cornerstone Environmental Group
Cornerstone Environmental Group, LLC announced that industry veteran Randall W. Russell, PE, has joined Cornerstone and will be expanding the company's solid waste, water, and wastewater services in the Southeast. Building upon nearly 30 years of success working closely with municipalities and major private solid waste firms, Mr. Russell will work with Cornerstone's clients on permitting, ...
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EScIS Newsletter December 2017
Introducing ESdat Server Version 3 EScIS pride ourselves on listening to and understanding our clients as the best source of development. We're proud to announce that we will be releasing ESdat Server Version 3 early in January 2018 with some exciting new features. LSPECS - Simplified & Sayonara Silverlight! LSPECS has been rebuilt from the ground up with some significant improvements and ...
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Bentley announces winners of 2009 be inspired awards
Be Inspired: Infrastructure Best Practices Symposium and Awards – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced, at this invitation-only gathering of top users from around the globe, the winners of the 2009 Be Inspired Awards. The awards honor the extraordinary work of ...
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Dutch experts assess flood risk reduction options for devastated Tacloban city, the Philippines
On invitation of the Philippine government, the Dutch Risk Reduction (DRR)-team visited Manilla and Tacloban early July to assess the possibilities to protect the coastline in and around Tacloban by creating hard engineering works, planting mangrove trees and reclaiming land. The coordinator of Wetlands International in Philippines was part of this team. News from ...
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X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration Team Wins 2013 Collier Award
The National Aeronautic Association has selected the U.S. Navy, Northrop Grumman and the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) industry team to receive the 2013 Robert J. Collier Trophy, aviation's highest honor. Power management company Eaton has been involved on the UCAS-D team since program launch in 2004 and designed and developed advanced solutions for X-47B fuel, ...
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Arid West can help meet its water needs while reducing energy use
Implementing rainwater capture and infiltration techniques through “low impact development” at new and redeveloped residential and commercial properties in California and the West can generate billions of gallons of water supplies annually, reduce energy use and global warming pollution, and provide an effective and much-needed way to adapt to the impacts of climate change, according to a report ...
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4 in 10 Higher Risk Wells Aren`t Inspected By Feds
Four in 10 new oil and gas wells near national forests and fragile watersheds or otherwise identified as higher pollution risks escape federal inspection, unchecked by an agency struggling to keep pace with America's drilling boom, according to an Associated Press review that shows wide state-by-state disparities in safety checks. Roughly half or more of wells on federal and Indian lands weren't ...
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