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Top EPA official takes responsibility for mine spill
2015-08-11 22:49:28| Waste Management - Topix.net
Alex Coca, a scientist with the New Mexico Environment Department, checks over paperwork before placing a jug of water on a table for testing at San Juan County's Lee Acres Sheriff's substation in Farmington, N.M., Monday, Aug. 10, 2015. A crew supervised by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been blamed for causing a wastewater spill at an abandoned mine in Colorado that sent water laced with heavy metals, including lead and arsenic, downstream to the New Mexico municipalities of Aztec, Farmington and Kirtland over the weekend.
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Colorado Mine Spill 3 Times Larger Than Believed, Feds Say
2015-08-10 21:37:00| Waste Age
The Associated Press The yellow plume of contaminated wastewater that spilled from an abandoned Colorado mine and flowed downstream toward two other states is three times larger than originally estimated, federal officials say. read more
1 Million Gallons of Mine Waste Turns River in Colorado Orange
2015-08-10 03:27:00| Waste Age
Nation of Change The Animas River in southwest Colorado turned bright orange on Wednesday after a mining and safety team working on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) spilled a million gallons of mine waste from the abandoned Gold King Mine in San Juan County. read more
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Tire Monitoring System increases mine safety, productivity.
2015-08-07 14:31:09| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Using sensors and software, MEMS Evolution3 Earthmover Management System provides mining operations managers with real-time data about tire temperature and pressure conditions. Various communication channel options are offered for sending critical tire-related data and alerts. In addition to conventional sensors, liquid-proof sensors are available. Inflation monitor compensates for tire-pressure limits for ambient temperature, and connection and data transfer is possible via Ethernet or 3G.
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Australian Court Revokes Coal Mine Approval
2015-08-05 14:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inside Climate News: Australia`s federal court revoked the approval of a AU$16 billion (US$11.8 bn) coal mining and railway project on Wednesday. The environment department has to reconsider Indian conglomerate Adani`s case for the controversial Carmichael project, which could take six to eight weeks. Green lawmakers urged the minister, Greg Hunt, to block the development, citing concerns about its impacts on the Great Barrier Reef and the climate. Adanis Carmichael coal mine plan would have been a climate...
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