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Grocers Get GreenChill Awards for Lower Refrigerant Use

EPA recognized Price Chopper in Colonie, N.Y., for being the most successful at reducing the environmental impact of its refrigeration equipment.

Clinton, Miss., Facility Wins WEA Plant of the Year

Public-private partnership recognized for contribution to water pollution control through excellence in wastewater treatment operations

NEMA Web Site Has Lamp Drop-off Recycling Information

Earth911.com has partnered with the association to provide more information to visitors of LampRecycle.org.

WEF Announces 2009 Excellence Award Winners

WEF will present the awards at the annual conference Oct. 13 in Orlando, Fla.

Pennsylvania Seeks Comments on Erosion, Stormwater Changes

The Environmental Quality Board is holding hearings on proposed stormwater rule changes that hold permittees more accountable.

EPA Data Show U.S. Has 584 Coal Ash Impoundments

The agency shares data on coal ash sites, including ownership, location, hazard potential, and dates of last regulatory or company assessment.

Missouri S&T Studies Sequestration for Utilities

DOE is paying out $644,000 for research on sequestering carbon dioxide in shallow formations to the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Crude Oil Not Coal to Blame for PAHs in Gulf of Alaska

Scientists say their study shows that contaminants from natural coal deposits are not easily bioavailable but those from crude oil are and can account for the continuing degradation off the coast of Alaska.

Lockheed Martin, Black & Veatch to Help Utilities Upgrade

Companies offer integrated technology and communication to help shape projects and request grants from the DOE's Smart Grid Investment Grant Program.

WRD Assesses Groundwater Supply in Southern LA County

The Vander Lans treatment facility, 100-percent recycled water for barrier protection, and recycled water for replenishment should help the Water Replenishment District meets its goals.

Virginia Tech Checks Impacts of Coal Mining on Water

The researchers are looking into the effectiveness of stream restoration activities and associations between total dissolved solids and aquatic benthic macroinvertebrates.

American Water to Find Methods of Optimizing RO

Water Research Foundation gives grant to company to determine better pretreatment processes for reverse osmosis desalination.

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