chemical protection News
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Duwamish River cleanup coalition/technical advisory group awarded $100k to help improve the health of the Duwamish Valley
Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/Technical Advisory Group (DRCC/TAG) is the recipient of a Community Action for a Renewed Environment grant (CARE) for $100,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. DRCC/TAG will use the grant to work with Duwamish Valley communities to understand and reduce risks due to toxic pollutants and environmental concerns from all sources. Through this CARE ...
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Worcester Mass. non-profit organization awarded $100,000 community action for renewed environment grant
With the help of a $100,000 grant from EPA, The Regional Environmental Council, Inc., of Worcester, Mass. will address local environmental issues, including implementing strategies for reducing exposures to local toxic pollutants. The grant is part of EPA’s Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) program. CARE is an initiative to help community groups identify and address the ...
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INFLUENCE GAME: Chemical trade tries to shape regs
The powerful chemical industry is putting its lobbying muscle behind legislation that would establish standards for chemicals used in products from household goods to cellphones and plastic water bottles - but also make it tougher for states to enact their own regulations. Many states already have acted on their own - and that's what's gotten the industry's attention. "Rather than be picked ...
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New Jersey Soil Cleanup Agreement Sidesteps Grace Bankruptcy
WOODBRIDGE, New Jersey , April 25, 2005 (ENS) - A privately funded $13.2 million cleanup of soil contaminated with PCBs has been approved by the state of New Jersey for the Hatco site in Woodbridge Township. The chemical and minerals corporation, W.R. Grace & Co. (Grace), now in bankruptcy reorganization, owned and operated the site in the Raritan River watershed from 1959 to 1978 as ...
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