coal waste News
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EPA allows mining companies to destroy America`s streams, say NRDC experts
In the latest move by the Bush administration to undo environmental protections, the US Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to relax the conditions under which mining companies -- particularly those engaged in mountaintop removal -- may bury waste. According to experts at the Natural Resources Defense Council, this change, which undermines the Clean Water Act, will weaken environmental ...
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Conservationists Sue to Make Defunct Miners Pay for Cleanups
WASHINGTON, DC, November 6, 2007 (ENS) - Conservation groups have filed a 60 day notice of their intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, for failure to establish financial assurance regulations for facilities that handle hazardous substances. Annoucing the legal action on Tuesday, the groups said they want to make it harder for mining and other polluting industries to skip ...
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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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Treasury proposes changes to landfill tax system
The Treasury has launched a consultation on modernising the landfill tax system which includes plans to change the definitions of taxable disposal of waste at a landfill site and inert wastes. The document titled Modernising landfill tax legislation cites last year’s Waste Recycling Group vs. HM Revenue & Customs case as a key driver for this change. The case debated what constituted a ...
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NWRA and EREF to Hold Coal Ash Management Forum
The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) and the Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) will partner to hold the Coal Ash Management Forum on July 21 - 22, 2016. The conference aims to be a forum where both the utility and waste management industries can share ideas, research, operations strategies and case studies on how to manage coal ash beneficially or in a ...
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EPA Encourages the Public to Comment on Proposed Cleanup Plan for the Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. Superfund Site in Saratoga Springs, New York; Public Meeting on March 7, 2013 at Saratoga Spa State Park
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to clean up contaminated soil and ground water at the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Superfund site in Saratoga Springs, New York. The site, which was once used to manufacture gas from coal, is contaminated by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that were produced as byproducts and disposed of ...
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GSE Holding Announces Groundbreaking of New Manufacturing Facility in China
GSE Holding, Inc. (NYSE:GSE), a leading global provider of highly engineered geosynthetic containment solutions for environmental protection and confinement applications, today held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of its new manufacturing facility located in the city of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, in China. In addition to company officials, the ceremony was attended by representatives from ...
By Solmax
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China goes green
Europe is earnestly investigating important measures to drastically reduce pollution. However, if the world is to achieve the targets set out by the Kyoto Protocol — which outlines the reduction of greenhouse gases — action has to be taken at a global level. The EU, which has already made efforts to reduce its own CO2 production, is lending a helping hand to China. This effort involves the ...
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Benefits of Sustainable Plastic to Fuel Conversion Solutions
As we seek alternatives to traditional petroleum-based fuels and grapple with the challenge of managing plastic waste, the concept of plastic-to-fuel conversion has emerged as a promising avenue. DOING Group, a leading provider of environmental waste to fuel solutions, has been at the forefront of developing innovative technologies for converting plastic waste into valuable fuels in an ...
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