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State agency files suit against Vreba-Hoff
LANSING, Mich. -- The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality filed a lawsuit last week alleging hundreds of new permit violations at Vreba-Hoff dairies in Hudson. [ News Source ] Posted in Environmental lawsuit Comment?
December 28, 1998 Tanker owner pays for reef wreck The Division of Environmental Quality announced last week the payment of $100,000 by Inter Bulk Shipping Inc., owner of the oil tanker M/T Shogun, which ran aground near Rota's West Harbor last year. Comment?
Fate of Pigeon River dam under review
The Grand Rapids Press GAYLORD -- Settlement negotiations are under way in a case involving a Pigeon River dam release that caused an extensive fish kill on the river in 2008. Comment?
Ban on electronics waste gets put on hold by agency
... legislation for the 2011session, if we determine that new legislation would be necessary to support an e-waste management program.a In 2001, the Legislature passed the Arkansas Computer and Electronic Solid Waste Management Act, which gave the ... Comment?
WORTH NOTINGEnterprise Group ends year on high note
Five things to keep you in the know about Jackson-area business news and events: 5. Last week the Enterprise Group ended the year on a high note, with the sale of the Kaneka, Texas, plant to Maverick Industries, which hopes to add 90 jobs. Comment?
The state Department of Environmental Quality is seeking public comment on a draft Environmental Justice Plan that has been developed during the past two years. Comment?
Ban on electronic waste put on hold
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality will postpone banning electronic waste from landfills until a panel presents ideas for how the state can fund a recycling program for the potentially hazardous material, a spokesman for the regulatory agency said recently. Comment?
Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality has hit Sherwood's Western Industrial Ceramics Inc. Comment?
Boil Water Notice in Kirbyville
The City of Kirbyville is under a boil water notice. A water main broke on South Elizabeth and caused a loss of pressure in the system. Comment?
Nasty air spurs 'Air Quality Action'
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality has called a "Yellow Air Quality Action" condition for Salt Lake, Davis, Weber and Cache counties for today. Comment?
Property owners line up to opt out of CLN
About 150 property owners in a proposed certificate of convenience and necessity area have requested to be excluded from a plan to provide Kerrville water outside the city. Comment?
There's something to be said about the perfect mixture. Silver Creek's Gerald Brent has being mixing and stirring for four years, and if his product comes out right, there may be something to say about him as well. Comment?
Landfills overflowing after the holiday
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Landfills typically see a spike in business on the weekends -- but because this is the day after Christmas most are even busier than normal. Comment?
Limit driving to control pollution Sunday
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality has called a "Yellow Air Quality Action" condition for Salt Lake, Davis, Weber and Cache counties for Sunday. Comment?
Enterprise Group ends year on high note
Five things to keep you in the know about Jackson-area business news and events: 5. Last week the Enterprise Group ended the year on a high note, with the sale of the Kaneka, Texas, plant to Maverick Industries, which hopes to add 90 jobs. Comment?
May all your Christmases be green
Show some love to the Christmas tree that was the centerpiece of this week's holiday celebrations by putting it to good use after the decorations come off. Comment?
From algae to barley, options are plentiful
... to algae, here are some of the ways people are making energy for now and for the future. Trash to energy Waste Management Inc. is building a $12.4 million power plant at the King George County landfill that will turn trash into energy. Waste ... Comment?
Groups hope Houston repeats success in fighting pollutant
Victory over one of the most intractable pollutants in Houston's East End is close at hand, but the campaign to scrub the skies of cancer-causing butadiene isn't necessarily a turning point in the region's decades-long fight for cleaner air. Comment?
Officials don't want Christmas trees to end up in landfills
... want them to take up landfill space," said Diane Christensen, program administrator for Riverside County's Waste Management Division. Christensen is backed up on this by the division's assistant chief engineer, Joe McCann. "It's a shame to put into ... Comment?
Boil Water Notice affects some families in Kirbyville
A main break on a water line in Kirbyville has forced the city to ask some families to boil their water until further notice. Comment?