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Soil & Groundwater Newsletter December 20, 2012 |
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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 & Company, Inc. to fund and perform the work. Under the permit modification, the EPA will require DuPont to dredge at least 100,000 cubic yards of mercury contaminated sediment from the bottom of a 40-acre ... | ||
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UKERC responds to the DECC announcement on shale gas exploration
The statement today by Energy and Climate Secretary Edward Davey relates to the specific issue of reducing the seismic risk associated with shale gas drilling, it should not be interpreted as a green light for wide spread commercial development of shale gas in the UK. Research carried out by the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) and others has shown that exploration is necessary to assess the shale gas resource in the UK, monitor the environmental impacts of drilling and assess the effectiveness of the existing regulatory regime. UKERC gas expert Professor Michael Bradshaw says: "Only an exploratory ... | ||
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