"The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday ordered General Electric Co to dredge deeper into the Hudson River as part of the next phase of an effort to remove cancer-causing chemicals dumped into the river over decades."
Portland, Oregon is completing a network of "Big Pipes" to replace its aging combined sewer overflow system and reduce the flow of sewage and stormwater into the Willamette River. But how long will this pipe do its job unless it is accompanied by more investments in "green infrastructure" as well?
At this highly-interactive conference in London, UK an expert panel of speakers will review and explain the latest thinking on how the bond market could help attract $billions of additional capital to tackle environmental challenges.
Environmental Education Ontario presents a panel discussion and Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Eco Fair in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Reporters with appropriate credentials are eligible for complimentary registration to attend the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C. and online. This year's theme is "Science for Humanity."
"An internal EPA memo released [Dec. 8] confirms that the very agency charged with protecting the environment is ignoring the warnings of its own scientists about clothianidin, a pesticide from which Bayer racked up ... about $262 million in sales in 2009."
"Canada's energy regulator said on Thursday it approved plans for a C$16.2 billion ($16.1 billion) Arctic gas pipeline, a project that faces growing economic pressure as natural gas prices languish."
"Amid complaints of environmental harm and pressure from a federal court, U.S. agriculture regulators are considering a compromise approval for genetically altered alfalfa that would allow the crop to be grown with certain restrictions aimed at protecting non-GMO crops, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Thursday."
"Louisiana's $360 million plan to build sand berms to capture oil from the BP Macondo well was not effective and was approved in large part because of political pressure from Louisiana elected officials and President Barack Obama, according to a new report from the National Oil Spill Commission."
"The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta would become a "national heritage area" and receive federal funding and planning oversight under a controversial provision slipped into a massive spending bill that died a sudden death Thursday night."
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[4] http://www.kboo.fm/node/25558
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[7] https://www.sej.org/calendar/aaas-annual-meeting
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[10] https://www.sej.org/headlines/canadian-gas-megaproject-gets-nod-future-cloudy
[11] http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60610
[12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/amid-court-pressure-usda-eyes-gmo-alfalfa-compromise
[13] http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60609
[14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/louisiana-berms-ineffective-capturing-oil-bp-spill-report
[15] http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/12/louisiana_berms_ineffective_in_1.html
[16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/spending-bill-includes-millions-san-joaquin-delta
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