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Federal Court Rules in Water Pollution Case
2013-10-02 20:51:11| ENR.com: Headline News
A federal court requires the EPA to respond to environmental groups' concerns over algae blooms. The decision requires a response from EPA within 6 months.
City suing Hercules for pollution at shuttered plant site
2013-10-01 14:55:28| Chemicals - Topix.net
The City of Hattiesburg is suing Hercules Inc. and parent company Ashland Inc., claiming groundwater contamination from a closed factory may leach into the city's water supply.
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EPA to Hold Public Listening Sessions on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants
2013-09-30 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
EPA will hold 11 public listening sessions across the country to solicit ideas and input from the public and stakeholders about the best Clean Air Act approaches to reducing carbon pollution from existing power plants. Feedback from sessions will play an important role in helping EPA develop smart, cost-effective guidelines that reflect the latest and best information available. Agency will seek additional public input during notice and comment period once it issues proposal, by June 2014. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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How climate change could make mercury pollution worse
2013-09-26 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Mercury pollution and climate change are both unintended consequences of burning fossil fuels for centuries. A new study finds another link between the two problems: Climate change has the potential to make mercury pollution worse. Mercury is a particularly persistent pollutant, and sticks around in surface waters and the air for centuries, said Dave Krabbenhoft, a researcher at the U.S. Geological Survey in Middleton, Wis. As a volatile metal, it vaporizes at relatively low temperatures, and...
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EPA Unveils Carbon Pollution Rule for New Powerplants
2013-09-25 22:23:03| ENR.com: Headline News
Plan could further discourage new coal plants, industry officials say
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