Defense Cleanup Claims Exaggerated, Says GAO
The US Army Corps of Engineers has been exaggerating its cleanup claims for formerly used defense sites.
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Digital Drop-Dead Date May Create Recycling Nightmare
On February 17, 2009, all full-power broadcast US television stations will stop broadcasting on analog airwaves and begin broadcasting only in digital. So, many old TVs are now creating e-waste challenges as they're relegated to landfills and recycling centers.
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NYC May Outlaw Environmental Monitoring By Citizens
The New York City Council is considering a bill that would make it illegal for a citizen to test - without police permission - the environment for toxic or pathogenic conditions.
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Industry and Enviros Still Polarized on Mining Waste Rule
The US Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is trying once again to establish a rule updating its regulation of coal mining waste placement.
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2007 Farm Bill Is on Front Burner
It's crunch time for developing the successor to the 2002 US Farm Bill, set to expire Sept. 30, 2007. Many of the ingredients that may be blended into the 2007 Farm Bill are now becoming public.
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Judge Rules Sandia Landfill Pollution Can't Be Secret
A new ruling by a New Mexico state district judge requires that a report on groundwater pollution from a mixed-waste landfill at Sandia National Laboratories be made public.
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Wide Range of Environmental Issues Before Supreme Court
US Supreme Court to hear six cases with important environmental implications. Issues involved are: use of sonar in Naval training; logging in California; power plant operation; disposal of mining wastes; royalties paid to the Navajo Nation on coal leases; and liability under Superfund law.
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STUDIES: Environmental Justice Backsliding, or Making Little Progress
A new report on environmental justice issues is scheduled to be released in mid-March 2007.
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Water Security Measures Open to Public Review
Steps necessary to improve security at tens of thousands of US drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater facilities have become a little more definitive with the release Dec. 14, 2006, of a draft set of voluntary guidelines. (
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Single Stream: Is Simpler Recycling Better Recycling?
For the last couple of years, more and more cities throughout North America have been switching to "single stream" recycling programs (SSR).
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