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16 hrs ago | Roanoke Times

Gasoline leak contaminates creek in Roanoke County

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality is investigating the source of a gasoline leak that contaminated a small tributary of Carvins Creek in Roanoke County.

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Related Topix: Roanoke County, VA, Environmental, Roanoke Metro, Roanoke, VA

22 hrs ago | WSLS

Recycling Rates Steady In a 08

A new report says that recycling rates remained steady in Virginia last year. The annual report by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality logs recycling rates of 324 cities, counties and towns and some businesses.

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Related Topix: Virginia, Virginia Government, Environmental, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Yesterday | SmartMoney

Buffett Ups Wal-Mart Holdings; Rebalances Sectors

Warren Buffett nearly doubled his holdings of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in the quarter ended Sept.

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Related Topix: Retail, Wal Mart Stores, Warren Buffett, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Investment Services, Environmental, Republic Services, Exxon Mobil, Oil & Gas, Energy

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Austin American-Statesman

State environmental agency rejects request to repeal discharge ban

The state environmental office Wednesday denied a request to repeal a ban on the discharge of treated wastewater into the Highland Lakes, which serve as the prime recreation and water supply reservoirs in Central Texas.

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Related Topix: Texas, Environmental, Leander, TX, Granite Shoals, TX, Travis County, TX, Austin, TX

Wed Nov 18, 2009

KAKE-TV Wichita

Derby Residents Soon Eligible For Recycling Rewards Program

Today, Derby Mayor Dion Avello and Waste Connections Inc. Division Vice President Jim Spencer announced that the City and the waste and recycling hauler have joined forces with RecycleBankA to dramatically increase household recycling volumes with a new rewards-for-recycling program.

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Related Topix: Derby, KS, Waste Connections, Environmental, Wichita Metro, Wichita, KS

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Abc13.com

Texas mulls plan to dump treated sewage into lakes

State environmental officials will consider a proposal this week to allow millions of gallons of treated sewage to be dumped into several popular central Texas lakes, angering some waterfront property owners, elected officials and environmentalists.

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Related Topix: Environmental, Granite Shoals, TX, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Volente, TX, Marble Falls, TX

WWL-TV New Orleans

N.O. contractor to pay $40K fine for dumping waste

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality says a demolition contractor who has done a lot of reconstruction work after Hurricane Katrina for the Army Corps of Engineers was ordered Tuesday to pay $40,000 in fines for illegal dumping in eastern New Orleans.

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Related Topix: Environmental, New Orleans Metro, New Orleans, LA

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Bloomberg

Buffett's Berkshire Discloses Exxon, Nestle Stakes; Walmart Holding Raised

Warren Buffetta s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. disclosed stakes in oil producer Exxon Mobil Corp., candy maker Nestle SA, trash hauler Republic Services Inc.

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Related Topix: Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Exxon Mobil, Oil & Gas, Energy, Construction, Investment Services, Environmental, Republic Services, Retail, Wal Mart Stores, Mutual Funds, Personal Finance

Market Watch

Waste Management issues $600 million in debt

Waste Management Inc. on Thursday issued $600 million in senior notes due 2039, according to Informa Global Markets.

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Related Topix: Waste Management, Environmental

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Construction & Demolition Recycling

Report Supports Importance of Construction Waste Recycling

McGraw-Hill Construction, based in New York City, has released a new report titled 'Sustainable Construction Waste Management: Creating Value in the Built Environment,' which it says reveals that 61 percent of contractors rate waste management plans as the second most important aspect of green building, only behind energy efficiency.

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Related Topix: Waste Management, Environmental, Energy, Oil & Gas

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Lethbridge Herald

Consolidated Envirowaste waste processing company to be acquired by controlling shareholder group

Consolidated Envirowaste Industries Inc. , a Vancouver-based processor of wood and other organic wastes, says it has struck a deal that will see controllling shareholders James Darby and Douglas Halward to take the company private.

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Related Topix: Environmental

Kalamazoo Gazette

DEQ orders Three Rivers to chlorinate water supply

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality on Friday gave the city of Three Rivers an ultimatum -- chlorinate your water, or else.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Environmental

Fri Nov 13, 2009

The Victoria Star

Most actively traded companies on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange markets

Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange : Uranium One .

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Related Topix: Automakers, Oshkosh Truck, Environmental

WEBSPHERE Journal

N-Viro International Announces Launch of Social Media-Driven Communications Platform

Viro International Corporation , is pleased to report its ongoing commitment to the recently launched social media-driven shareholder communications platform in conjunction with netgenPR, a full service digital PR and communications agency specializing in public companies.

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Related Topix: Environmental, Public Relations, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Energy, Biofuel, Renewable Energy (Green Energy)

WPMT-TV York

Utah approves $520K settlement over environmental violations issued against waste incinerator

Utah regulators on Thursday approved a nearly $520,000 settlement over environmental violations at the state's only large-scale incinerator for hazardous waste.

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Related Topix: Utah Government, Utah, Norwell, MA, Environmental

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Earth Times

Waste Management Announces Pricing of $600 Million Senior Notes

Waste Management, Inc. announced today that it has priced an underwritten public offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 6.125% senior notes due November 30, 2039 under a shelf registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Related Topix: Environmental, Waste Management, Corporate / Securities Law, Law, Securities and Exchange Commission, Scotia, NY, Investment Banking, Financial Services, New York Metro

KLFY-TV Lafayette

Federal money for La. wastewater projects

West Monroe is getting nearly $5 million in federal money for wastewater improvement efforts.

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Related Topix: West Monroe, LA, Monroe Metro, Environmental, Urania, LA, Sicily Island, LA

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Globeinvestor.com

Canada's IESI-BFC to acquire rival Waste Services

The deal will help IESI-BFC, the No. 4 North American trash hauler, expand its presence in Canada and allow it to establish a presence in the U.S. state of Florida, IESI-BFC Chief Executive Keith Carrigan said.

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Related Topix: Canada, Washington DC, Environmental, Republic Services

Detroit Free Press

Rayford Jackson seeks shorter sentence in Synagro scandal

Detroit businessman Rayford Jackson is asking that he receive no more than 18 months in prison when he is sentenced Friday on federal bribery charges.

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro, Prison, Environmental

Tue Nov 10, 2009

ABC News

Appeals Panel: No Landfill Near Calf. Nat'l Park

A federal appeals court panel has upheld a 2005 court decision that effectively halted the development of what would have been one of the nation's largest landfills near Joshua Tree National Park.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Joshua Tree National Park, US News, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Environmental

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