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EPA Meets with Leaders in Gulfport to Lay Groundwork for Federal Working Group to Address Community Concerns
Today and tomorrow, officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are meeting with leaders from the Turkey Creek and North Gulfport communities in Gulfport, Miss. to lay the groundwork for a Federal Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice (EJ IWG), an initiative to focus resources from multiple federal agencies to help meet economic, environmental and community needs. ...
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Versar Team Selected for up to $45 Million Task Order at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma
Versar, Inc. (NYSE Amex: VSR) announced today that it has been selected as prime contractor for up to a $45.4 million task order with the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE) under their WERC09 contract, for conducting performance-based remediation at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The initial funded award amount is $18.7 million, with ...
By Versar Inc
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EPA Proposes Amendments to Cleanup Plan for Woonasquatucket River in N. Providence, R.I.
EPA has issued a Proposed Cleanup Plan Amendment for the cleanup of dioxin at the Centredale Manor Restoration Project Superfund Site in North Providence, R.I. Dioxins are toxic chemicals that naturally exist in the environment and can be released into the environment through forest fires, backyard burning of trash, certain industrial activities, and residue from past commercial burning of ...
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Pittsburgh to Remediate Brownfield at Old Nabisco Plant
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (ENS) - A $1 million investment from the state of Pennsylvania will help finance a major brownfield redevelopment project on Pittsburgh’s East Side. The money will pay for cleanup of the former Nabisco plant in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty section. It will be spent to help prepare the land for the development of retail and office space, as well as a 120 room hotel. ...
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National settlement yields hundreds of millions for Superfund Sites in New Jersey and New York
A historic settlement announced today with the Kerr-McGee Corporation and certain of its affiliates (“New Kerr-McGee”), and their parent Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today (April 3, 2014) will greatly benefit environmental cleanups at the Welsbach Superfund site in Gloucester City, New Jersey and the GCL Tie and Treating Superfund site in Sidney, New York, and reimburse the federal ...
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W.R. Grace Pays Over $63 Million Toward Cleanup and Restoration of Hazardous Waste Sites in Communities Across the Country
Today, Columbia, Md.-based W.R. Grace & Co. under its bankruptcy plan of reorganization, paid over $63 million to the U.S. government to resolve claims for environmental cleanups at approximately 39 sites in 21 states, the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. “Communities across the United States will benefit from this payment of ...
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ENSR Awarded $1M in Brownfield Projects in New York
Untitled Document Public and Private Brownfields Sites Slated for Redevelopment Syracuse NY, Westford, MA -- ENSR International (www.ensr.com), has been awarded $1 million in industrial and government Brownfield project contracts in upstate NY. Brownfield sites are abandoned, contaminated properties that threaten the health and vitality of local communities ...
By AECOM
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Meet Acoem environmental monitoring experts & discover our trusted research-grade solutions at AGU 2022 Chicago
Showcasing monitoring solutions that have the power to affect positive environmental change American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Fall Meeting is the preeminent event dedicated to the advancement of Earth and space sciences, uniting the scientific community to connect with like-minded researchers, share findings and advance the global impact of science. For the first time since Met One ...
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EPA to host public meeting on Kerr McGee Kress Creek cleanup in West Chicago, Illinois
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public meeting Tuesday, April 26, to update the community on the ongoing cleanup of the Kress Creek Superfund site. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. at the Warrenville City Hall, 28W701 Stafford Place. There will be a short presentation followed by a question-and-answer period. Residents will have the opportunity to meet with EPA representatives ...
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The tower companies promotes David Borchardt to chief sustainability officer
The Tower Companies announces today that David Borchardt, P.E., LEED AP BD+C has been promoted to Chief Sustainability Officer. Borchardt was hired in 2005 as Director of Sustainable Development overseeing 4.5 million square feet of office buildings, office parks, 1,400 apartments, regional malls, residential communities, lifestyle centers, and hotels within the DC area. Since then, he has ...
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EPA Awards $500,000 to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Clean up and Redevelop Contaminated Brownfields Sites
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $500,000 in supplemental funding to help the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control clean up contaminated Brownfields properties In South Carolina. The Revolving Loan Funds (RLF) will help the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control carry out cleanup and redevelopment projects that are ...
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ASEAN: SLP Environmental Offer Soil and Groundwater Contamination Remediation Services
Phase 3 Environmental Remediation (Site Clean-Up) is the process of cleaning up polluted sites by treating, immobilizing or removing contaminants present in soil and groundwater at the project site with the ultimate objective of reducing risks to human health and ecological systems to acceptable levels. SLP Environmental Consultants specialize in utilizing the latest quantitative environmental ...
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EPA Selects Virginia Communities for New Brownfields Investments
Two Virginia communities will share in a nationwide total of $67 million in brownfields funding announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties. EPA’s brownfields grants totaling $600,000 to the City of Hopewell and Town of Pulaski will help the two communities conduct environmental assessments of properties and ...
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Redevelopment of Brownfield Sites Gives Life to Wastelands
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced additional Brownfield grants to communities across the country. This money is coming from more than $76 million in EPA Brownfield investments recently announced by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. According the Environmental Protection Agency, “Brownfields are real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of ...
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Small boost of electricity aids natural clean-up of PCB contaminants
Applying a low voltage to polluted river sediment can boost microbes’ natural ability to degrade harmful polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contaminants, according to a new study. The approach could be a cost-effective, sustainable strategy to bioremediate polluted sites. PCBs are persistent contaminants as they remain for long periods in the environment, particularly in water, soil and ...
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EPA Selects Florida State College at Jacksonville, Fla. for Job Training Grant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Florida State College at Jacksonville, Fla. is one of 19 communities in 17 states and territories selected for approximately $3.6 million in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) grants. Each grantee will receive up to $192,300 to operate environmental training programs to clean up Brownfields sites in ...
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EPA Selects CLIMB Community Development Corporation in Biloxi, Miss. for Job Training Grant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that CLIMB Community Development Corporation in Biloxi, Miss. is one of 19 communities in 17 states and territories selected for approximately $3.6 million in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) grants. Each grantee will receive up to $192,300 to operate environmental training programs to clean up Brownfields ...
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EPA Training Grants Create Job Opportunities Across the Country
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today the selection of 19 communities in 17 states and territories for approximately $3.6 million in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) grants. Each grantee will receive up to $192,300 to operate environmental training programs to clean up Brownfields sites in economically distressed communities. ...
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