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Bay County board approves Bay City State Park beach initiatives
... a grant proposal from the Michigan Coastal Zone Management - a program operated by the state Department of Environmental Quality to assist communities protecting their coastal regions - to help fund a boardwalk along the leased beach. "I look at it ... Comment?
Murphy Oil Corporation Recommends Rejection of TRC Capital's 'Mini-Tender' Offer
Murphy Oil Corporation has received notification of an unsolicited "mini-tender" offer by TRC Capital Corporation to purchase up to 2 million shares, or approximately 1.05 percent, of Murphy's outstanding common stock at $61.00 per share, which was 4.78 percent below Murphy's closing share price on May 8, 2013, the day prior to the offer. Comment?
Is the Bridgeton landfill giving St. Louis a stinky reputation?
The headline on a Rolling Stone article published May 10 was simple: "St. Louis is burning." The story describes the waste burning underground at Republic Services Inc.'s Bridgeton Landfill as giving off "a putrid odor that clouds the air miles away - an overwhelming stench described by one area woman as - rotten eggs mixed with skunk and ... (more) Comment?
Agreement Reached On Reducing Foul Odors At Bridgeton Landfill
There are new developments in the case of foul odors coming from a Bridgeton, Missouri, landfill and making life miserable for people living nearby. Comment?
Lafourche, Terrebonne join ozone program
... that could put parishes out of compliance. The area is one of several in Louisiana that have joined the Environmental Protection Agency's Ozone Advance Program. The program targets measures to keep areas from entering nonattainment, the federal term ... Comment?
Attorney general: Bridgeton Landfill owners must fix odor problem by summer
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster on Tuesday announced an agreement with Republic Services Inc. Comment?
ExxonMobil Arkansas oil spill poses health risks for locals
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... both in the immediate neighborhood of the spill, and in the surrounding community, " Wilma Subra, an environmental health consultant, told The Huffington Post. Furthermore, the chemicals are most likely to affect young children, since they are much ... Comment?
Outdoor burning ordinance in effect
... city limits of Yorktown. This ordinance is adopted pursuant to regulations adopted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under the provisions of the Texas Clean Air Act, which grants to cities certain powers to enact and enforce ... Comment?
H2O Innovation reports fiscal year 2013 third quarter results -...
Revenues of $9.9 million, a solid performance from $10.2 million for the same period in fiscal year 2012. Comment?
Allied Waste becomes Republic Services
Allied Waste Services has a new name. Phoenix-based Republic Services Inc. merged with Allied Waste in 2008, but the rebranding efforts did not become official until this spring. Comment?
Losing bidder in Marpi landfill project questions DPW criteria
... made the selection process, which excluded Sablan, was composed of two DPW staff and one from the Division of Environmental Quality. As for the cost, Sablan said that Tang's Corp.'s proposal was reasonable as it relates to the operation and ... Comment?
Thousands of failed septic tanks across the state threaten Michigan's waters
... have reported a septic system failure rate of 20 percent to 25 percent, according to a Michigan Department of Environmental Quality report. Failed septic systems are a concern because human sewage is loaded with pathogens that can threaten the ... Comment?
Water, environment, energy bills up for consideration
... not been put in place. House Bill 788, authored by Rep. Wayne Smith , R-Baytown, tasks the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality instead of the Environmental Protection Agency with permitting greenhouse gas emissions. Proponents of the bill, ... Comment?
Joseph R. Mathewson Says Rise in Gas Production is Good for Environment
... gas advantage that nobody saw coming," concludes Mathewson. Joe R. Mathewson has worked in the oil & gas and environmental industry for forty years and counting. He and his company, Diversified Project Services International Inc. specialize in the ... Comment?
... of water in the Guadalupe and San Antonio River basins that were authorized by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). She concluded that TCEQ had violated the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) through illegal "Take" of these ... Comment?
West Texas plant turns sewage into tap water
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... ironically, began in 2011, the state's driest year on record. Investigators with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will do inspections periodically, spokeswoman Andrea Morrow said Monday. During the first year of operations, chemical ... Comment?
DEQ union comes out against water fluoridation
The union local representing Oregon Department of Environmental Quality employees has gone on record in opposition to drinking water fluoridation. Comment?
Southbridge Town Council approves plan to sell industrial land
Town councilors gave unanimous approval Monday to a request for bids for the sale of more than an acre of industrial park land on two parcels on Commercial Drive. Comment?
Waste Management Rating Reiterated by TheStreet
's stock had its "buy" rating restated by analysts at TheStreet in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, ARN reports. Comment?
Armstrong v. Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
R. Mark ARMSTRONG, Appellant , v. WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, John Corra, James Uzzell, Robert Doctor, and Dale Anderson, as Individuals in Their Personal Capacity and in Their Official Capacity, Appellees . Comment?