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State official says Dan River oil spill impact is minimal

2015-09-25 09:19:04| Waste Management - Topix.net

A spokesman for Virginia's environmental agency says a motor oil spill will have minimal impact on the Dan River. Bill Hayden of the state Department of Environmental Quality tells the Danville Register & Bee that "we didn't have anything too serious" in Monday's spill.

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Environmental group to sue 3M, Decatur, others over chemicals in Tennessee River

2015-09-23 22:34:16| Energy - Topix.net

The environmental group Tennessee Riverkeeper has mailed written notices to 3M, BFI Waste Systems of Alabama, LLC, Decatur Utilities, and the City of Decatur informing them of their intent to file a federal lawsuit regarding dangerous chemicals in the Tennessee River's Wheeler Reservoir. The environmental group has significant health concerns about perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate contamination in and around the Decatur area.

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Tennessee Riverkeeper to sue 3M, Decatur over chemicals found in river

2015-09-23 21:29:24| Chemicals - Topix.net

Environmental advocacy group Tennessee Riverkeeper announced Wednesday that it intends to sue chemical manufacturer 3M Company, the city of Decatur and others over what it called "an imminent and substantial endangerment to health and the environment" relating to disposal of the chemicals perfluorooctanoic acid , perfluorooctane sulfonate , and others in and around Decatur. Tennessee Riverkeeper distributed notices of intent to sue under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to 3M, the City of Decatur, BFI Waste Systems of Alabama, and Decatur Utilities this week by certified mail.

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Duck River to Deploy Volt/VAR Optimization Platform

2015-09-23 21:07:00| Transmission & Distribution World

Dominion Voltage, Inc. has announced full deployment of its Volt/VAR optimization platform with Duck River Electric Membership Corp., served by the Tennessee Valley Authority. read more

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