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US Settles with DuPont to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations and Protect Communities and Kanawha ...
2014-08-27 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
U.S. EPA and Department of Justice announced settlement with E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company at its Belle, West Virginia facility for 8 alleged releases of harmful levels of hazardous substances between May 2006 and Jan 2010. Several releases posed a significant risk to people or the Kanawha River, and one DuPont worker died after exposure to phosgene. DuPont will pay $1.275 million penalty and will take corrective actions to prevent future releases to resolve alleged violations. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
Running reforest: communities, NGOs work save Ugandan reserve in midst massive deforestation
2014-08-21 19:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: by massive loss of forest cover in Bugoma central forest reserve, part of a vast chimpanzee habitat in the western part of Uganda, seven private local and international organizations in the east African country have joined hands to raise awareness of forest issues and money for reforestation efforts -- by launching a conservation-themed quarter-marathon. The maiden 10-kilometer run (with a five-kilometer option for those whod rather run a bit less) is named Run for Nature and will take place...
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EPA to Require Air Pollution Measurements in Black Communities
2014-08-19 12:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Black Press: For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency may require oil refineries to regularly measure the air quality at their perimeters. These fence line measurements will give surrounding communities largely low-income communities of color data on the level of pollution they are exposed to each day. The EPAs proposed rule changes are the result of a lawsuit brought against them by environmental advocacy nonprofit, Earthjustice and a few grassroots groups around the country, including...
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CSX Safety Train Offers Training To More Than 1,300 First Responders In 14 Communities
2014-08-15 22:27:24| Railroads - Topix.net
This enhanced training program offers fire fighters, police officers, emergency management professionals and other first responders insights on how rail cars work and how to deal with rail-related incidents.
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Ocean acidification poses imminent threat to Alaskan fishing communities
2014-08-09 12:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: Keeping Alaskas fisheries wild and sustainable is going to be a serious challenge in the years ahead as our oceans become more acidic, and that in turn, is going put many Alaskans subsistence way of life at risk, says a new report. Many of the nutritionally and economically valuable marine fisheries in the state are located in waters that are already experiencing ocean acidification, says the report, Ocean Acidification Risk Assessment for Alaskas Fishery Sector that was published online...
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