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Chemical Makers to Focus on Security, TSCA Reform Bills

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates will use its national grassroots program to engage members and get out the vote for midterm elections this year.

Feb. 12 Summit Offers Help in Planning for Carbon Laws

Congressman Edward Markey will discuss the future of the low-carbon economy at the Boston venue.

Minnesota: Atrazine Rules Protect Humans and Environment

When used as currently managed and regulated, the herbicide is not harmful, state agency reviewers said.

Acre Templar Ruins

Israel's Sea Level Changes Nothing New, Study Says

An assessment of hundreds and thousands of years shows that what seems an irregular phenomenon today is in fact nothing new, explained Dorit Sivan.

Utility Company to Pay $500 Million to Resolve Pollution Violations

“Today’s settlement sets the most stringent limit for sulfur dioxide emissions ever imposed on a coal-fired power plant in a federal settlement,” said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.

Researchers Use Fungus to Decompose Plastic Containing BPA

Researchers pretreated polycarbonate with ultraviolet light and heat and exposed it to fungi, which broke down the plastic without releasing bisphenol A.

Alfa Laval to Sponsor Great Lakes' Workshop in New York

The March 26 workshop will focus on best practices in water conservation for small- and medium-sized craft brewers and cheese companies.

EPA Extends Stormwater General Permits under Its Authority

The extension will give the agency time to incorporate new federal effluent requirements for the construction and development industry that were announced on Dec. 1, 2009.

Mercury in Old Fillings Probably Not as Toxic, Study Reports

Scientists in Canada compared new and old surfaces of dental amalgam and found that the metal fillings lost up to 95 percent of the mercury over time.

WEF, Recycling Association Partner for Shared Vision

The Water Environment Federation and the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association will leverage resources to support integrated water resource management.

Providence water treatment plant

EWG Rates Providence Drinking Water No. 2 Nationally

Maguire Group and O'Brien & Gere will help the city upgrade its filter system in a $39.5 million reconstruction project.

DOL Offers Nearly $190 M for Green Training

Grant funds, filtered through state workforce investment boards, will help program participants learn technical and occupational skills to get industry recognized credentials.

EPA Proposes New Nitrogen Dioxide Standard for Air

The agency set the new one-hour standard for nitrogen dioxide at 100 ppb and communities, depending on their population size, will have to locate monitors near roadways.

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