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Thanks to Solar Power, California Superfund Site Cleanup Reduc...
Posted by Jeffrey Davis
Wed, Feb 23
The eight-acre Frontier Fertilizer Superfund Site located near Davis, California is one of the most toxic areas in the entire United States. Before the Frontier Fertilizer Company occupied the land, the Barber and Rowland Company operated...
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Protecting the Environment at Home
Posted by Shane Smith
Thu, Dec 16
Protecting the environment should be one's one of the most important responsibilities. We only got to live in one planet, might as well take care of it; not only for ourselves but for the future generations. It doesn't mean that by protec...
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EPA Fines Kettleman City Landfill for Improperly Managing PCBs
Posted by Anil Kapur
Tue, Nov 30
SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined Chemical Waste Management, Inc. (CWM) more than $300,000 for failure to properly manage PCBs at its Kettleman Hills Hazardous Waste Landfill. In order to protect human h...
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Does Recycling Confusion Hurt Plastics?
Posted by Miriam Wilcox-Barsalou
Thu, Aug 12
As I browse environmental websites on the internet, I have often seen statistics that relate to the lack of plastic that makes it into the recycling stream. The Wikipedia Article on plastic recycling (as of August 12, 2010) states the...
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Tell the EPA You Support Stronger Drinking Water Standards
Posted by Robin Bertelsen
Thu, Jun 17
In a press release issue today... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to revise a national primary drinking water regulation to achieve greater public health protection against waterborne pathogens in the distr...
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Koch Industries War Against the Environment
Posted by Richard Matthews
Thu, Apr 15
Koch Industries' Environmental Crimes The Koch companies have a notorious environmental record. According to Greenpeace, in the last 15 years they have amassed an impressive rap sheet that includes everything from environmental vio...
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America's New Fuel Efficiency Standards
Posted by Richard Matthews
Thu, Apr 08
According to new guidelines from The US Department of Transportation and the EPA, US vehicle fleets must reach an average fuel efficiency of 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016. The new rules will reduce consumption by 1.3 m...
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GE: Limit PCB contamination during Hudson dredging.
Posted by Surinder Saini
Fri, Apr 02
PCB, or polychlorinated biophenyl. are considered probable carcinogens. GE plants in Fort Edward and neighboring Hudson Falls, NY, discharged waste water containing PCBs for decades before the lubricant and coolant was banned in 1977. GE i...
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Let's Get Greener!
Posted by Sandy Spell
Sat, Mar 20
Are you a green newbie? Or already green, but feeling like you want to do more to help? There are many avenues to getting involved on a small or large scale. I know as my footprints become greener, I want to do more. ...
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U.S. greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.9 percent in 2008
Posted by Surinder Saini
Thu, Mar 18
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.9 percent in 2008 amid a recession and record high prices, according to US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Lower demand for electricity and gas helped drive down energy use over the course of the...
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