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Canada: Tar Sands Tailings Ponds Are Leaching Into Athabasca River, Federal Study Says
2014-02-21 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: New federal research has strongly backed suspicions that toxic chemicals from Alberta's vast oil sands tailings ponds are leaching into groundwater and seeping into the Athabasca River. Leakage from oil sands tailings ponds, which now cover 176 square kilometres, has long been an issue. Industry has acknowledged that seepage can occur, and previous studies using models have estimated it at 6.5-million litres a day from a single pond. The soil around the developments contains many chemicals...
Federal Cybersecurity Experts to Speak at Cybersecurity Framework Seminar
2014-02-20 23:32:00| Chemical Processing
Featured speakers include Samara Moore, director of cybersecurity critical infrastructure protection at the White House
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Federal prosecutors file new subpoenas in widening criminal probe of NC coal ash spill
2014-02-19 23:50:39| Energy - Topix.net
Federal prosecutors widened their investigation triggered by a massive coal ash spill in North Carolina, demanding reams of documents and ordering nearly 20 state environmental agency employees to testify before a grand jury.
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Nation's first new nuclear plant expected to secure $6.5 billion in federal loan guarantees
2014-02-19 16:26:31| Energy - Topix.net
The Energy Department is poised to approve $6.5 billion in federal loan guarantees for the first nuclear power plants built from scratch in this country in more than three decades.
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Queensland Government takes back heavy vehicle permit processing from federal regulator
2014-02-18 00:50:05| Trucking - Topix.net
The Queensland Government has taken back some responsibilities for issuing heavy vehicle permits after concerns were raised by the trucking industry.
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