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Jun 12 2024
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Christopher Lucero
Chiquita Canyon. After a couple years of record precipitation, rainwater percolated through the soil. Then, bacteria and other thirsty microbes metabolized the waste and their metabolic processes warmed up the soil as they grow their populations (one example: tinyurl.com/5n83r4em) and consume the waste to produce, well, different waste. Their peculiar waste. It smells, but what you can’t smell
The Santa Clarita Valley SignalJun 11 2024
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Tucson's groundwater is partially contaminated by 'forever chemicals.' Feds want it fixed
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is demanding the U.S. Air Force and Arizona National Guard take action as concentrations of toxic “forever chemicals” are increasing in the groundwater in a historically contaminated area on Tucson’s south side. The EPA found the pollution came from the nearby military properties and ordered them to clean up the contamination. High concentrations of
AZ CentralJun 12 2024
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Small Boise water co. tests positive for 'forever chemicals' amid national regulatory push
A family-owned water company headquartered on the West Bench could soon have to make changes to comply with new federal rules around so-called ‘forever chemicals’ after new water testing. Earlier this year, the federal government finalized new limits for chemicals known as PFAS and Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). This comes after years of mounting concerns about how the difficult-to-remove
Boise devJun 11 2024
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Union Pacific's Soil Sampling in Houston’s Fifth Ward: A Critical Examination
Click here for updates on this story June 11, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Union Pacific, in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the City of Houston, and Harris County, has embarked on a comprehensive soil sampling initiative in Houston’s Fifth Ward. While this extensive testing aims to demonstrate Union
KRDOJun 10 2024
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MDC's Walter Woods Conservation Area closed due to structural concerns
Structural concerns with vehicular and pedestrian bridges have resulted in the temporary closing of the Walter Woods Conservation Area south of Joplin effective Monday. A date for reopening has not been set. According to MDC, an inspection by department engineers prompted the closure of 68-acre conservation area ahead of remediation work planned for later in the year. The Walter Woods
The Joplin GlobeJul 01 2022
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West Virginia v. EPA
“The Supreme Court on Thursday truncated the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate greenhouse gases… [Chief Justice John] Roberts wrote that the EPA’s effort to regulate greenhouse gases by making industry-wide changes violated the ‘major-questions’ doctrine – the idea that if Congress wants to give an administrative agency the power to make ‘decisions of vast economic and
The Flip SideJun 10 2024
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Landfill Methane Leaks
Read more ... for a greater picture of what looks to be a dire emissions scenario. What's next: Despite this, new federal regulations do not yet appear to be on the horizon. The EPA last revised regulations to reduce methane emissions from landfills in 2016 . And while the agency is nearing an August 2024 statutory deadline to begin reviewing existing standards, it hasn’t initiated a new
LAistAug 09 2023
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Governor Reynolds Statement on Iowa & Nebraska Suing the EPA
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds released the following statement today in response to Iowa and Nebraska bringing a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its failure to issue final rules on E15, which would pave the way for year-round E15 access. Final rules were required to have been issued by July 2022. “The EPA’s ongoing failure to act following our E15 notification
Clinton HeraldDec 05 2023
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New EPA methane emissions rules celebrated by some, cause concern for others
The rules will limit leaks from over 20,000 oil and gas wells in the Four Corners The Environmental Protection Agency announced a long-awaited final rule clamping down on methane leaks from the oil and gas industry at the United Nations COP 28 climate conference Saturday. The rule will impact the 20,000-plus active wells in the San Juan Basin, which sits in northwest New Mexico and
The Durango HeraldJun 09 2024
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A new era in energy permitting will help power Nevada’s future
When it comes to regulatory landscape, it is very rare for anyone to report news that would be welcomed by both sides of the political aisle. But we experienced one of these rare moments last month, when the White House unveiled the creation of a “one-stop shop” for permitting related to power grid expansion. Nevada is poised to benefit from streamlined processes as it connects burgeoning
Las Vegas Sun