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Senate Introduces Clean Water Restoration Act

Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold introduced the bill to restore Clean Water Act safeguards to wetlands, streams, and lakes.

Independence, Mo., to Fix Sewer Overflows for $35 M

Under a consent decree from EPA and the Justice Department, the city of Independence will pay a penalty and fund a supplemental environmental project as well as improvements to its sanitary sewer system.

Missouri Facility Earns Award for 'Exceptional' Energy Savings

The Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission lowered its energy use and greenhouse gas emissions using a combustion turbine-based combined heat and power system.

Navy to Clean Up Oahu Superfund Sites

The Navy's computer and radio transmitter facilities on Oahu still require cleanup of PCBs, volatile organic and semi-volatile organic compounds, and metals

Olmsted Waste-to-Energy Plant to Control Emissions

The EPA has ordered the Olmsted plant to comply with the Clean Air Act and controls its emissions of mercury, dioxin, and furan.

EPA Sets Meeting for Watersheds Needs Survey

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking feedback on how to further reduce the data entry burden and improve data usability in the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey.

Pump and Treat

When it rains hard in Collierville, Tenn., a sewer pump station right outside the gates of the Shelton Road Wastewater Treatment Plant automatically becomes part of the plant.

Regional Office Hosts PCB Challenge Conference

EPA's mid-Atlantic office will answer questions about PCB regulatory issues in a one-day conference meeting.

Ashland Offers Hazwaste Management Training

Ashland Distribution, a company that distributes chemicals, plastics, and composite raw materials, will offer hazardous waste management training.

A&WMA to Honor Top Environmental Professionals

Outstanding accomplishments and leadership in environmental service are the attributes the Air & Waste Management Association looks when bestowing its annual awards.

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