The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to dredge sediment to maintain proper depth for ship traffic but this action may affect the polychlorinated biphenyls.
Recognized methane capture projects include the largest liquefied natural gas facility in Livermore, Calif.
University of Michigan researchers have developed an inexpensive biosensor for drinking water treatment plants.
Communities implementing Keep America Beautiful's prevention program have averaged a 48 percent reduction in cigarette litter.
NEI Corporation has developed nanoscale additives that are designed to increase energy efficiency of municipal sludge dewatering processes.
Catalyst technology with biomass conversion expertise should help Syntec commercialize the production of bio-butanol as a renewable fuel.
EPA distributed more than $730,000 to help three Iowa towns, Kansas City, Mo., and Lincoln, Neb.
The U.S. Geological Survey says information about copper, lithium, rare earth elements, uranium, and phosphate resources is important for security and land-use decisions.
Agency estimates the cost of standards will about equal their benefits, depending on the final standard adopted.
- By L.K. Williams, EPonline
- January 07, 2010
Attorneys say mining company is using less stringent, emergency cleanup standards in a non-emergency situation.
Agency works with mountaintop mining companies to ensure compliance with Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.
Arizona American Water project to get $2.3 million in federal funds to help meet EPA standard for naturally occurring element.
From lead in plumbing to testing used oil, California's Department of Toxic Substances Control will be enforcing new statutes in 2010.
Recycling nuclear fuel would decrease the problem of nuclear waste disposal, the report says.
The agency seeks public input on its interim guidance for dioxins in soil cleanup goals.
EPA has identified these industries for financial obligations in cleanup of environmental releases.
EPA aligns U.S. hazardous waste shipment rules with OECD regulations.
The state is investing $5 million from stimulus money to develop eight alternative energy projects that will use sewage, animal, and food processing waste to generate power.
Twenty of 49 potentially responsible parties will now have to contribute funds for the cleanup of the Sutton Brook Disposal Area Superfund Site.