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Beverly Hills Unified School District Files CEQA Lawsuit Challenging Westside Subway Extension Route Under Beverly Hills High School

Thu, 31 May 2012 01:49:55 GMT

The Beverly Hills Unified School District ("BHUSD") today filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court asking a judge to set aside the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority ("Metro") approval of the Final EIS/EIR for the Westside Subway Extension Project. The lawsuit was filed under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), which requires that government agencies such as Metro consider environmental consequences before certifying or approving projects like the Westside S...

Little Colorado River Featured as Arizona's River of the Month

Thu, 31 May 2012 01:49:50 GMT

The Little Colorado River was celebrated today as the third "River of the Month" in a year-long series in honor of 100 years of Arizona statehood. Five conservation groups released a short profile of the Little Colorado River detailing its ecology, geography and use, as well as threats to the river. The profile is available here (...

SERVPRO(R) Offers Fire Prevention Tips to Homeowners

Wed, 30 May 2012 23:49:44 GMT

Safety is important all the time, but each year the National Safety Council designates June as National Safety Month to help focus the public's attention on critical safety issues. In support of this national awareness event, SERVPRO� reminds homeowners to review all of the safety tips from the National Safety Council, including tips on preventing home fires. "While most homeowners take at least ...

Fire Debris May Spread Asbestos

Wed, 30 May 2012 23:47:51 GMT

If a fire occurs in a building constructed between 1935 and 1970 near your home, you may want to avoid spending time outside in your yard and call an asbestos remediation professional immediately. The deadly asbestos fibers, which may have been released by the fire, can spread in the air and settle on nearby properties, putting you and your neighbors at risk. A recent incident in Scotland highlighted how serious a problem it can be. A Glasgow neighborhood has been told to limit use of...

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Joins with The Nature Conservancy on Watershed Protection Initiatives in Texas

Wed, 30 May 2012 20:50:04 GMT

Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE:DPS) and The Nature Conservancy are teaming up on several environmental stewardship projects designed to protect vital water resources in Texas. DPS has pledged $1 million over the next four years to support ongoing restoration and conservation activities in the watersheds of the Trinity and Brazos Rivers, the Texas Gulf Coast and the Edwards Aquifer, which serve the state�s three largest metropolitan ar...

Pennsylvania DEP Awards Nearly $8 Million for Mine Reclamation Work

Wed, 30 May 2012 20:50:02 GMT

�The Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $7,983,107 for remediation projects at and near abandoned mine sites in Clearfield, Luzerne, Schuylkill and Somerset counties."These projects will make one neighborhood safer from mine subsidence, provide water to another, and reclaim hundreds of acres of land that was mi...

Largest Coal Ash Dump Site In U.S. to Be Target of Suit Charging Extensive Violations of Federal, State Pollution Laws

Wed, 30 May 2012 19:49:51 GMT

�The largest coal-ash pond in the United States � the 1,700-acre Little Blue Run impoundment site in Pennsylvania and West Virginia for FirstEnergy's Bruce Mansfield Plant � is the focus of litigation to be filed by Little Blue Regional Action Group, formerly known as Citizens Against Coal Ash, along with attorneys from Environmental Integrity Project and Public Ju...

ikeGPS Releases New Remote Measurement Tools and Solutions

Wed, 30 May 2012 18:50:04 GMT

ikeGPS?, creators of mobile GIS solutions that enable users to measure everything, faster, announces several exciting new products that add new measurement capabilities and streamline operations for ikeGPS? users. Now available are new ikeTools? measuring capabilities, new ikeSolutions?, industry-oriented tools and workflows, and ikeConfig Center?, drag and drop software that allows you to create custom forms and workflows. ikeTools? are available on any ikeGPS? prooduct. With a f...

Sionix Corporation Announces Recent Developments Related to the Williston Basin Project

Wed, 30 May 2012 15:49:38 GMT

Sionix Corporation (OTCBB: SINX) ("Sionix" or the "Company") is pleased to announce an expansion of our multi-year project to treat drilling fluids in the Williston Basin. In consultation with McFall, Incorporated, and upon the request of our Williston Basin E&P client, Sionix has agreed to a revision to the original parameters for the treatment conditions under which the current MWTS was configured. These new parameters increase the treatment level to produce an effluent significantly clea...

IEA sets out the `Golden Rules` needed to usher in a Golden Age of Gas

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:45:53 GMT

Exploiting the world`s vast resources of unconventional natural gas holds the key to a golden age of gas, but for that to happen governments, industry and other stakeholders must work together to address legitimate public concerns about the associated environmental and social impacts. A special World Energy Outlook report on unconventional gas, Golden Rules for a Golden Age of Gas<http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/goldenrules>,...

Country of Samoa chooses Innovyze smart water and sewer network modeling solutions

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:43:34 GMT

Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for wet infrastructure, today announced that the Samoa Water Authority (SWA) has chosen Innovyze industry-leading H2OMAP Water and InfoWorks CS software for water distribution and sewer collection modeling and design of the Samoan netwo...

$900,000 in brownfields grants to cleanup and revitalize communities in DeKalb County, GA

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:41:06 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it plans to award DeKalb County, GA with brownfields grants for new investments to provide communities with funding necessary to clean and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies and create jobs while protecting human health. “EPA is certainly excited about the opportunity for communities in the Southeast Region to realize sustainable environmental results,” said EPA Region 4 Administrator...

$1.4 million in brownfields grants to cleanup and revitalize communities in North Carolina

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:40:44 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it plans to award five communities in North Carolina with brownfield grants for new investments to provide funding necessary to clean and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies and create jobs while protecting human health. “EPA is certainly excited about the opportunity for communities in the Southeast Region to realize sustainable environmental results,” said EPA Region 4 Administrator,...

$1.1 million in brownfields grants to cleanup and revitalize communities in South Carolina

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:40:12 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it plans to award three communities in South Carolina with brownfield grants for new investments to provide funding necessary to clean and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies and create jobs while protecting human health. “EPA is certainly excited about the opportunity for communities in the Southeast Region to realize sustainable environmental results,” said EPA Region 4 Administrator...

$1.2 million in brownfields grants to cleanup and revitalize communities in Mississippi

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:39:40 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it plans to award three communities in Mississippi with brownfield grants for new investments to provide funding necessary to clean and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies and create jobs while protecting human health. “EPA is certainly excited about the opportunity for communities in the Southeast Region to realize sustainable environmental results,” said EPA Region 4 Administrator, G...

$800,000 in brownfields grants to cleanup and revitalize communities in Alabama

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:39:19 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it plans to award two communities in Alabama with brownfield grants for new investments to provide funding necessary to clean and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies and create jobs while protecting human health. “EPA is certainly excited about the opportunity for communities in the Southeast Region to realize sustainable environmental results,” said EPA Region 4 Administrator, Gwen Ke...

$1.9 million in brownfields grants to cleanup and revitalize communities in Kentucky

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:38:39 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it plans to award three communities in Florida with brownfield grants for new investments to provide funding necessary to clean and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies and create jobs while protecting human health. “EPA is certainly excited about the opportunity for communities in the Southeast Region to realize sustainable environmental results,” said EPA Region 4 Administrator, Gwen ...

$1 Million in brownfields grants to cleanup and revitalize communities in Florida

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:38:04 GMT

Media Advisory: U.S. EPA to dispose of PCB waste from leaking Guam Power Authority transformers

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:36:11 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be conducting work to remove polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) oils from old leaking electrical transformers stored at the Guam Power Authority’s Apra Heights and Talofofo Substation facilities. EPA Region 9’s Emergency Response staff will be working with GPA and Guam EPA to drain the PCB oil from the transformers, clean the insides of the transformers, and package the PCB waste for shipment and transport to the U.S. mainland for ...

EPA awards $1.2 million in brownfields funding to cleanup and revitalize Rhode Island Communities

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:34:44 GMT

EPA is providing $1.2 million in Brownfields grants to help Rhode Island communities to assess, cleanup and redevelop abandoned or contaminated properties. The funding is part of more than $69 million in EPA brownfields investments across the country announced by EPA last week to protect health and the environment, create jobs and promote economic re-development in American communities. The grant money can assist work to reclaim sites including old textile mills, sites containing haza...

CCI concerned citizens group to be recognized for successful community involvement at CCI superfund site in Olathe, Kan.

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:33:55 GMT

EPA will honor a citizens’ community involvement organization this week for its successful work in addressing public concerns related to the Chemical Commodities, Inc., (CCI) Superfund Site in Johnson County, Kan. The recognition event for the CCI Concerned Citizens Group will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 31, at the CCI Superfund Site, 320 S. Blake Street, in Olathe, Kan. EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks will present the group with EPA’s 2012 National Notable Ach...

EPA announces $3.1 million in grants to clean up contaminated sites in Illinois

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:32:37 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $3.1 million in grants to redevelop contaminated properties, create jobs and protect public health in Illinois. These “brownfield grants” are used to assess and clean up abandoned industrial and commercial properties. "EPA`s brownfield grants will spur redevelopment in Illinois," said EPA Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman. “These grants will help prepare contaminated properties for productive uses.” T...

EPA announces $4.4 million in grants to clean up contaminated sites in Indiana

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:32:02 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $4.4 million in grants to redevelop contaminated properties, create jobs and protect public health in Indiana. These “brownfield grants” are used to assess and clean up abandoned industrial and commercial properties. "EPA`s brownfield grants will spur redevelopment in Indiana," said EPA Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman. “These grants will help prepare contaminated properties for productive uses.” The...

EPA announces $2.8 million in grants to clean up contaminated sites in Ohio

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:31:33 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $2.8 million in grants to redevelop contaminated properties, create jobs and protect public health in Ohio. These “brownfield grants” are used to assess and clean up abandoned industrial and commercial properties. "EPA`s brownfield grants will spur redevelopment in Ohio," said EPA Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman. “These grants will help prepare contaminated properties for productive uses.” The Ohio ...

EPA announces $4.2 million in grants to clean up contaminated sites in Wisconsin

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:30:44 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $4.2 million in grants to redevelop contaminated properties, create jobs and protect public health in Wisconsin. These “brownfield grants” are used to assess and clean up abandoned industrial and commercial properties. "EPA`s brownfield grants will spur redevelopment in Wisconsin," said EPA Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman. “These grants will help prepare contaminated properties for productive uses.” ...