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Mississippi Landfill Pays $19,000 Fine for Late Environmental Reports
2015-01-20 21:50:00| Waste Age
The Associated Press A Jefferson County landfill is paying a $19,000 fine for submitting late monitoring reports. read more
Paper Production Levels Off, Environmental Footprint Still High
2015-01-20 17:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Worldwatch: In wealthy countries, paper is ubiquitous and is often fated to be discarded soon after purchase, with only a portion recovered for recycling. Although slow improvements have been made in production methods and in the recovery of paper products, additional progress is needed to reduce the industrys environmental impacts, writes Michael Renner, senior researcher at the Worldwatch Institute, in the Institutes latest Vital Signs Online article (www.worldwatch.org). According to the United Nations...
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Fracking jobs claims overstated, argue environmental group
2015-01-20 13:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A new report from environmental group Friends of the Earth argues that the fracking industrys claims about job creation are overstated and calls for investment to support renewables instead. The report, which is supported by PCS Union and North West trade councils, places doubt on claims around the amount of long-term jobs the UK fracking industry could create. Energy firm Cuadrilla has previously said fracking could create 1,700 jobs in Lancashire within the first year. However, Friends of the...
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Pac-N-Sac may cease selling gasoline due to environmental regulations
2015-01-20 06:51:39| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Pac-N-Sac convenience store located at 2100 Old Ranch Road 12 had its gas pumps closed by the Edward's Aquifer Authority Jan. 1 for exceeding the age limit for underground storage tanks. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requires underground gasoline tanks east of the railroad tracks in San Marcos to be double-walled but does not impose age restrictions, said Bernie Borden, who has has owned Pac-N-Sac for 28 years.
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Landfill pays $19,000 fine for late environmental reports
2015-01-17 17:46:49| Waste Management - Topix.net
Riverbend Environmental Service agreed to pay the fine to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. The 489-acre landfill is located south of Fayette.
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