User: flenvcenter Topic: Waste-Regional
Category: Policy
Last updated: May 24 2013 15:18 IST RSS 2.0
 
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Plastic ocean debris the target of new Calif. bill 24.5.2013 Denver Post: National News Headlines
SAN FRANCISCO—It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other garbage.
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State: Parachute Creek pipeline spill may violate waste-disposal laws 2.5.2013 Denver Post: News: Local
State: Parachute Creek pipeline spill may violate waste-disposal laws
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Oil, gas companies urged to clean, reuse muck, but process expensive 14.4.2013 Denver Post: News: Local
Oil, gas companies urged to clean, reuse muck, but process expensive
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Bag ban bandwagon coming to Vail? 5.4.2013 Vail Colorado: Our World
VAIL, Colorado - As Vail officials start serious discussions about imposing mandatory recycling regulations in town, the idea of legislation regarding plastic shopping bags is likely to become part of the debate. Plastic bags a ...
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Mandatory recycling coming to Vail 3.4.2013 Vail Colorado: Our World
VAIL, Colorado - A mandatory recycling program is coming to Vail, but questions remain about just what that program will look like. The Vail Town Council isn't yet considering an ordinance that would establish the program, whic ...
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Caution urged after 11 coyote attacks on pets in Broomfield 13.3.2013 Denver Post: News: Local
Caution urged after 11 coyote attacks on pets in Broomfield
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New York river, among nation's most polluted, awaits cleanup 3.3.2013 Denver Post: All Political News
Just across the East River from midtown Manhattan's shimmering skyscrapers sits one of the nation's most polluted neighborhoods, fouled by generations of industrial waste, overflow from the city's sewage system and an underground oil leak bigger than the Exxon Valdez spill.
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Among most polluted in US, NYC area awaits cleanup 2.3.2013 Denver Post: National News Headlines
NEW YORK—Just across the East River from midtown Manhattan's shimmering skyscrapers sits one of the nation's most polluted neighborhoods, fouled by generations of industrial waste, overflow from the city's sewage system and an underground oil leak bigger than the Exxon Valdez spill.
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Nominees for revamped DEQ boards to face Senate vote 2.3.2013 Salt Lake Tribune
by Judy Fahys The Salt Lake Tribune Published Mar 1, 2013 12:53PM MDT Gov. Gary Herbert Wednesday week submitted the names of 24 people to serve on three of the state’s environmental policy boards. The nominations await Senate confirmation. Most would be returning from past service on the boards, which were disbanded over the past year under SB11 by Sen. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem. Under their new formats, the boards each have nine members, with Department of Environmental Quality Director Amanda Smith holding a position on each board. On the Air Quality Board, the n... ...
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New $465.7 Million Waste and Resource Recovery Initiative for NSW 26.2.2013 Planet Ark News
'Waste Less, Recycle More' is the five-year initiative that sets out the NSW Government's new waste and recycling agenda. Read on...
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Can smugglers cashing in on Michigan refund 23.2.2013 azcentral.com | news
Can smugglers cashing in on Michigan refund
Denver looking to clean up illegal dumping with tougher law 22.2.2013 Headlines: All Headlines
Denver Councilman Paul Lopez is pushing for the approval of a tougher ordinance against illegal dumping — one that could allow police to seize automobiles used in the transport of the trash and that could send violators to jail for up to a year.
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Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of NSW workshops extended 22.2.2013 Planet Ark News
The Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of NSW (WCRA) is pleased to announce the extension of their training workshops thanks to the support of the NSW EPA. Find out when and where...
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Does policy offer shelter from legal storm? (Cached) 19.2.2013 Durango Herald
Animas River Stakeholders Group members will hear reports and updates on mine-waste cleanup and water quality at their meeting Thursday in Silverton.
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Workshops on recycled materials for civil works 5.2.2013 Planet Ark News
Construction businesses can save money by making the most of recycled concrete, brick and asphalt materials. The 'Use of Recycled Materials for Pavements, Earthworks and Drainage' training course by TAFE Sydney Institute will help engineers, supervisors and construction staff plan and deliver successful civil projects using recycled materials. Find out more...
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Going green with laws for old beds, dead critters 4.2.2013 Durango Herald
A couple weeks ago on a Sunday, there was a lengthy legal notice in the classified ads section of the newspaper regarding garbage, recycling containers and a bunch of other stuff including wildlife. It seemed to go into excruciating detail and took up the better part of two pages of newsprint. Its been bugging me. What was that ad all about? ...
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Quit letting pet shops play "pimp" 26.1.2013 Denver Post: Opinion
Yes, they are busy with guns, gay marriage and marijuana regulations, but if state lawmakers want to champion a bipartisan, low-cost, life-affirming measure to crack down on a heinous industry,
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Waste & Resource Recovery Facility Manual Workshops in NSW 21.1.2013 Planet Ark News
New workshops in Wetherill Park and Queanbeyan are being delivered by the Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of NSW (WCRA) to benefit waste management facility workers, waste and resource recovery educators and managers.
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Delays litter road to vehicle rearview rules (Cached) 29.12.2012 Durango Herald
SAN FRANCISCO In the private hell of a mothers grief, the sounds come back to Judy Neiman. The SUV door slamming. The slight bump as she backed up in the bank parking lot. The emergency room doctors sobs as he said her 9-year-old daughter Sydnee, who previously had survived four open heart surgeries, would not make it this time.
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Utah seeks people to serve on environmental boards 29.12.2012 Salt Lake Tribune
by Judy Fahys The Salt Lake Tribune Published Dec 28, 2012 12:53PM MDT Want a say on water pollution in Utah? How about radiation regulation or air pollution? Then the Utah Department of Environmental Quality has an invitation for you: Apply to serve on one of the state’s environmental-policy boards. There are five of them: air quality, radiation control, drinking water, water quality and solid and hazardous waste. And each needs at least a few new members, thanks to industry-crafted legislation last year that reconfigured the boards. Under the legislation, the b... ...
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