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Report: Great Lakes toxic cleanups lagging badly
Sep 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A federal report says the government is moving so slowly to clean up the most polluted sites in the Great Lakes that it will take 77 more years to finish the job at the current pace.
Hot and cold moves of cyanide and water
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Scientists have long known that molecules dance about as the temperature rises, but now researchers know the exact steps that water takes with a certain molecule. Results with small, electrically charged cyanide ...
Most polluted ecosystems recoverable, study says
May 27, 2009 |
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Most polluted or damaged ecosystems worldwide can recover within a lifetime if societies commit to their cleanup or restoration, according to an analysis of 240 independent studies by researchers at the Yale School of Forestry ...
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Funding cuts jeopardize cleanup of nuclear waste sites
Mar 10, 2008 |
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The Federal Government may need at least 20 years longer than previously planned — and an additional $50 billion — to clean up radioactive and hazardous wastes at nuclear weapons sites, according to an article scheduled for ...
Bay cleanup to miss 2010 deadline
Jan 05, 2007 |
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The Chesapeake Bay cleanup will miss a 2010 goal, a government official said, prompting environmentalists to say they wished the disclosure had come sooner.
EPA proposes $31M cleanup for Wash. lake
Jan 08, 2008 |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a $31 million comprehensive cleanup plan for Moses Lake in Washington state.
EPA: Underwear insurer agrees to pay
Jan 11, 2008 |
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The American International Specialty Lines Insurance Company Inc. has agreed to pay $42.5 million to clean up contamination at four U.S. factory sites.
Hudson River PCB cleanup to start
Jan 26, 2007 |
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Workers must build a Superfund site support complex near Fort Edward, N.Y., before beginning one of the world's biggest environmental cleanup projects.
New technology cleans up Visalia Superfund 100 years ahead of schedule
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's technology was instrumental in cleaning up Southern California Edison's Visalia Pole Yard, which is scheduled to be taken off the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund list this ...
Santa Susana lab facing major cleanup
Sep 11, 2007 |
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is considering a bill that would force Boeing and NASA to clean up their Santa Susana Field Lab.
Former nuke site becomes wildlife refuge
Jul 14, 2007 |
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The U.S. government's Rocky Flats nuclear weapons production site in Colorado has been named a National Wildlife Refuge.
Lead poisoning threatens a vulnerable albatross population
Oct 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Populations of Laysan albatross face severe declines due to widespread lead poisoning of chicks unless comprehensive cleanup measures gain momentum, according to a recent study.
Aquifer found to have more contamination
May 16, 2006 |
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More chemical contamination reportedly has been found in a shallow aquifer under a park in Ann Arbor, Mich., but officials say residents face no health threat.
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