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04.23.14 -- EPA Approves Plan To Reduce Sewage And Water Pollution In Niagara River
2014-04-22 04:19:42| pollutiononline Home Page
04/23/14 Pollution Online Newsletter
EPA Approves Buffalo Sewer Authority's Plan To Reduce Sewage And Water Pollution In Niagara River
2014-04-21 07:15:34| pollutiononline Home Page
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation have approved the Buffalo Sewer Authority’s plan to reduce the amount of sewage and stormwater run-off that flow from the city of Buffalo’s combined sewer system
EPA Approves Recycling of Coal Ash in Concrete, Wallboard
2014-02-10 17:38:00| Waste Age
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the beneficial use of coal ash in the making of concrete and wallboard, the two largest options for recycling of the material. read more
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Senate approves Gina McCarthy as EPA chief despite Republican protests
2013-07-18 23:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Senate gave grudging approval on Thursday to the key executor of Barack Obama's sweeping new climate change plan, voting to confirm Gina McCarthy as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. The 59-40 vote, after a four-month standoff by Republicans, puts McCarthy in direct charge of implementing Obama's strategy of using the agency's powers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. The prospect centred on plans to cut emissions from existing power plants ...
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EPA Approves Use of Invasive Species for Biofuel
2013-07-03 22:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a final rule which would allow for biofuels made from two well known invasive species to qualify for credits under the Federal Renewable Fuels Standard. The rule, which was finalized late Friday afternoon, allows two invasive grasses, Arundo donax (also known as giant reed)--assessed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as being a high-risk species--and Pennisetum purpureum (commonly called napier grass), to qualify as cellulosic biofuel...
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