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Pennsylvania Legislature Releases Report on the Economic and Environmental Benefits of a Competitively-Bid Nutrient Reduction Program

Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC QB/BB: BNET), an environmental services company that provides cleantech and waste treatment solutions to the livestock industry, announced today that on January 22 the Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee published a study detailing the economic and environmental benefits that would result from the implementation of a competitively bid, ...

Jan. 24, 2013

By Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc.

Bion Proposes Alternative Approach to Chesapeake Bay TMDL Nitrogen Compliance: Projected Cost Savings of 50% to 95% for Pennsylvania Ratepayers

Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB/QB: BNET) announced today that on Friday, June 1, the Company proposed to the Pennsylvania Nutrient Trading Stakeholder Group an alternative to the current strategy of sector-allocated nitrogen reductions to meet EPA Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) requirements. Based on the recent RTI International analysis, Nutrient Credit Trading for the ...

Jun. 8, 2012

By Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc.

PuraMax® Moving-Bed Biological Reactor (MBBR) System from Bord na Mona Environmental Products US Inc.

Designed to achieve a high quality effluent within a small overall footprint, the PuraMax System is an attached growth activated sludge process. Following a septic/primary tank, the aeration stage consists of recycled plastic media that provide an extended surface contact area for bacteria to attach. An aeration grid located at the bottom of the reactor supplies oxygen to the biofilm, along with ...

Mar. 27, 2009

By Anua International

Delivery of mineral separator for reduction of nitrogen emissions

Askove has successfully completed another great project. Another mineral separator has been delivered for the Jumpstart project with Friesland Campina, now at the Wientjes dairy farm in Oploo. In combination with a digester, this will ensure that nitrogen emissions from this dairy farm are significantly reduced. For example, Askove with its innovative technical solutions contributes to the ...

May 11, 2020

By Askove

Kreider Farms Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of Bion Waste Treatment Facility

A cleaner environment, new local jobs and lower costs…Kreider Farms is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its highly successful livestock waste treatment system, a joint collaboration with Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. The first of its kind directly on a farm in the United States, the venture converts animal waste from the Farms’ 1,400 dairy ...

Jul. 31, 2012

By Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc.

Baker Awarded CM Contract for NYCDEP Hunts Point WPCP Upgrade Program

Michael Baker Engineering, Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE MKT:BKR), as part of the Techno Consult, Inc., joint venture (JV) team, has been awarded a contract by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) to provide construction management (CM) support services for all structures and equipment work related to ...

Aug. 13, 2012

By Michael Baker Corporation

Bion to be Panelist on US EPA`s Inaugural Water Quality Trading Workshop and Webinar

Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC QB/BB: BNET) today announced it has been invited to be a panelist on the upcoming Water Quality Trading Workshop and Webinar, v1.0, hosted by the US EPA. The national webinar will be conducted from Washington, DC, on Wednesday, November 28th, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time. The webinar is to provide a forum for stakeholders to discuss the status ...

Nov. 15, 2012

By Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc.

EPA Credits States for Making Progress in Bay Cleanup; Says More Effort Needed to Get Back on Track for a Restored Bay

Today, EPA released its evaluations of the next round of actions six states and the District of Columbia have committed to undertake to reduce nutrient and sediment pollution to their local waters and the Chesapeake Bay. The reviews offer a path forward for getting all seven jurisdictions back on track for achieving the goals for a restored Bay. EPA’s review of 2014-2015 milestone ...

Jun. 26, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Pennsylvania Budget Includes Legislation to Evaluate More Cost Effective Chesapeake Bay TMDL Solutions

Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB/QB: BNET) today announced that PA Senate Bill 1263 Section 1764F has been included in the budget recently signed by Governor Tom Corbett. The fiscal code amendment calls for "a review of the cost, environmental, recreational and public health and safety impact and other benefits realized by the Commonwealth and Municipalities from reductions of ...

Jul. 16, 2012

By Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc.

Bion Announces New Canadian Patent Issued

Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC QB/BB: BNET) announced today that it was notified that on January 15, 2013 the Canadian Patent Office granted and issued Canadian Patent Number 2,428,417 entitled "Low Oxygen Organic Waste Bioconversion System." This patent was applied for November 8, 2001and will remain in force until November 8, 2021. The new patent provides protection of the core ...

Feb. 1, 2013

By Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc.

Union Pacific's Schmid Wins AAR Environmental Excellence Award

SOURCE: Union Pacific DESCRIPTION:Yesterday, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) announced it awarded the 2012 Professional Environmental Excellence Award to Union Pacific Railroad Director of Environmental Affairs Lanny Schmid. The award is the highest honor for environmental professionals in the rail industry, AAR officials said in a prepared statement. Based in Omaha, Neb., Schmid ...

Oct. 17, 2012

By 3BL Media

Major Watershed Improvement Act Introduced in Pennsylvania Senate

Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC QB/BB: BNET) supports adoption of the Major Watershed Improvement Act, Pennsylvania Senate Bill 994, introduced on June 4 by Senator Elder A. Vogel, Jr., Chairman of the Pennsylvania Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee. The legislation will enable all verified credit generators (public and private; regulated and unregulated) to develop ...

Jun. 5, 2013

By Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc.

DC Water Breaks Ground on $1.4 Billion in Environmental Projects at Blue Plains Plant: DC Water first in North America to use thermal hydrolysis for wastewater treatment

The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) is set to begin work on two massive environmental projects at the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant, the world’s largest facility of its kind. Blue Plains processes an average of 370 million gallons of wastewater per day. - Thermal hydrolysis and anaerobic digesters: DC Water will be the first in North America to ...

May 17, 2011

By District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DCWASA)

Bion Announces Submittal of Data to Support Issuance of Permanent Water Quality Management Permit at Kreider Farms

Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB/QB: BNET) announced today the submittal of a permit application to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) to support the conversion of its existing 'demonstration' Water Quality Management Permit (WQMP) to a 'permanent' status. Bion submitted data that demonstrates the Bion bioreactor is converting ammonia nitrogen into ...

Mar. 28, 2012

By Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc.

Bion Announces New U.S. Patent for Phosphorus Removal

Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB/QX: BNET) announced today that it has been notified by the United States Patent and Trademark Office that the patent application entitled "Micro-Electron Acceptor Phosphorus Accumulating Organisms" has been granted. The new patent provides enhanced protection for Bion's micro-aerobic digestion process's nutrient uptake capabilities with respect to ...

Aug. 11, 2011

By Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc.

Bion Announces Filing Amended Permit Application for Kreider Farms Phase 1

NEW YORK -Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BNET) announced today that, as a result of extended negotiations with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP), it has filed a demonstration project permit application with the PA DEP for Phase 1 of its Kreider Farms project. Bion's management believes that the demonstration permit will enable Bion to ...

Jun. 23, 2010

By Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc.

Connecticut Water Quality Trading Program Wins Blue Ribbon Award

HARTFORD, Connecticut, November 2, 2007 (ENS) - An innovative program to reduce discharges of nitrogen from sewage treatment plants into Long Island Sound has earned the state of Connecticut the first Blue Ribbon Water Quality Trading Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Water quality trading allows pollution sources to meet regulatory obligations by purchasing credits from ...

Nov. 5, 2007

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Biodiversity protection in the Netherlands

Two thirds of natural areas in the Netherlands suffer from at least one of four key environmental pressures including nitrogen pollution, drying, acidification and habitat fragmentation, a new study suggests. Possible solutions to enable the country to meet its commitments under the EU’s biodiversity targets include moves towards sustainable farming and reduction of nitrogen outputs, the ...

Feb. 5, 2014

By European Commission, Environment DG

Beijing power plants to curb emissions for Olympics

Beijing's power plants are set to slash their emissions in a bid to clean up the skies in time for this year's Olympic Games, according to reports in local media. The five power plants based in the city are fuelled mainly by coal and provide a third of Beijing's electricity and all of its thermal energy. However, local media have reported that the Huaneng Beijing Thermal Power Plant has put in ...

Jan. 4, 2008

By edie.net - Faversham House Ltd.

Water Quality Improves in Long Island Sound

For the second summer in a row, concentrations of dissolved oxygen in Long Island Sound are higher than the long-term average, indicating improved water quality and improved ecological conditions for organisms that live in the Sound. Aquatic animals rely on oxygen that is dissolved in water to survive. When dissolved oxygen levels decline, this can cause some animals to move away, weaken, or even ...

Oct. 9, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency