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Republic Services ordered to build barrier protecting nuclear waste
2016-01-01 01:26:29| Waste Management - Topix.net
The EPA has ordered the building of an underground isolation barrier to protect buried nuclear waste from a smoldering underground fire in suburban St. Louis. Republic Services , which owns both landfills, will pay entirely for the construction, though it argues that there's no risk the fire will reach nuclear material.
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Australia approves dredging for coal port near Barrier Reef
2015-12-22 08:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Australia approved on Tuesday a controversial expansion of the Abbot Point coal terminal, which environmentalists fear will damage the Great Barrier Reef but supporters say is needed to protect the sector from decline. The expansion work will require dredging 1.1 million cubic meters of seabed near the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, which will then be disposed of on land to make way for what will become one of the world's biggest export terminals for coal. Federal Environment Minister Greg...
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Australia approves Abbot Point Port expansion near Great Barrier Reef
2015-12-22 01:00:00| Ship Technology
The Australian Environment Ministry has approved the expansion of the Port of Abbot Point in north Queensland, to facilitate transportation of coal from the Carmichael mine.
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Sixty years on, Attenborough back to Great Barrier Reef for new series
2015-12-17 15:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: British naturalist Sir David Attenborough first visited Australia's Great Barrier Reef in 1957, scuba-diving in its crystal clear waters along with an array of species. Nearly 60 years later, the 89-year-old returns to the world's largest coral reef for a new television series, exploring the spectacular ecosystem. "The Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough" sees the broadcaster aboard the 56-metre (184-foot) Alucia research and exploration vessel, which features a state-of-the-art Triton...
Polled Queenslanders want to phase out coal to save Great Barrier Reef
2015-12-17 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Queenslanders believe coal mining should be phased out to save the Great Barrier Reef, with concern over the impact mining is having on one of the world's greatest natural icons. But with Indian giant Adani moving forward with plans to build Australia's biggest coal mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin with the government's support, the state's reliance on coal as a commodity does not appear to be ending any time soon. The Essential Research poll, commissioned by environmental activists 350.org,...
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