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Utah Proposes Winter Wood Burning Ban to Improve Air Quality
2015-01-22 18:25:57| Waste Management - Topix.net
In an effort to improve air quality across Utah during the winter season, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality has proposed a seasonal wood burn ban, much to the chagrin of many locals. The ban would eliminate solid fuel burning in fireplaces and wood/coal stoves from Nov. 1 to March 15, except for homeowners whose homes are heated solely by wood.
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Seattle Flagging 300 Customers Daily as Food Waste Ban Takes Effect
2015-01-21 18:26:00| Waste Age
Days into enforcing its new ban on food waste, Seattle Public Utilities is flagging close to 300 customers a dayor 1 percent of its collection basefor throwing away too much food, food scraps and other compostable materials. read more
NYS Landfill Ban on Electronics Causing Confusion Among Consumers and Business
2015-01-20 15:31:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://www.wkbw.com/">WKBW.com</a> One of the problems living in a disposable society is the amount of old electronic equipment that residents accumulate. read more
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EU votes to lift Indian mango ban
2015-01-20 12:48:38| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A ban on mangoes imported from India by the EU is to be lifted after a European Commission vote, but other foodstuffs remain banned.
What the UK could learn from New York's fracking ban
2015-01-19 17:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Just before Christmas, New York became the first US state with major shale gas reserves to ban fracking for health reasons. The industry was shocked, campaigners cheered and governments like Britain, desperate to exploit their own reserves, looked the other way. It had never happened before. The six-year New York campaign to ban fracking had been backed by hundreds of artists, actors, musicians and celebrities, such as Lady Gaga, Yoko Ono, Mark Ruffalo and the late Pete Seeger. There had also...
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