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Posted on June 30, 2010 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
Fear has consumed the hearts of oil drillers, politicians and local business owners along the Gulf coast. First came the fear of who was to be held accountable for the BP rig catastrophe. Then came the fear of unsuccessful pipe-clogging attempts with rapidly growing pollution levels.
Read More..>>Fireworks show will go on: Judge rejects fireworks display lawsuit
Posted on June 30, 2010 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
The show will go on in La Jolla this Fourth of July after a judge blocked a request to stop the annual fireworks display Wednesday.
Read More..>>EPA: Texas Air-Permitting Program Violates Clear Air Act
Posted on June 30, 2010 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
In a decision that will force dozens of refineries and chemical plants to invest millions of dollars to get new permits, the EPA Wednesday officially overturned a 16-year-old Texas air-permitting program the agency says violates the federal Clear Air Act.
Read More..>>Precautions seek to prevent tanker spills along South Florida coast
Posted on June 30, 2010 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
Hundreds of tankers call on Port Everglades every year, and Coast Guard runs spill exercises The last major accident in Florida took place in Tampa Bay in 1993, when about 250,000 gallons of oil spilled into the bay. Now, reforms require all ships in the United States to have double hulls by 2015.
Read More..>>IGL gets licence to retail CNG
Posted on June 30, 2010 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
The government has authorised Indraprastha Gas Ltd to retail CNG to vehicles and piped gas to households in…
Read More..>>EPA overturns 16-year-old Texas permit program
Posted on June 30, 2010 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday officially overturned a 16-year-old Texas air permitting program it says violates the Clean Air Act, leaving some of the country’s largest refineries in a state of limbo. Clean Air Act - United States - United States Environmental Protection Agency - Texas - Government
Read More..>>Personal fireworks not kosher in Marshall
Posted on June 30, 2010 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
Marshall Police Chief Mike Donnell wants to set the record straight on Marshall’s fireworks ordinances. “There has been some debate on the blogs about our laws,” Donnell said. “It’s illegal to possess more than $50 worth of fireworks. It’s illegal to possess open fireworks.
Read More..>>State Awards Valley Air District Another $45M
Posted on June 30, 2010 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
Truckers traveling through the San Joaquin Valley can anticipate another round of critical funding from the voter-approved Proposition 1B to become available in coming months, thanks to a new allocation approved last week by the state Air Resources Board for replacing and retrofitting older diesel fired trucks.
Read More..>>South Florida’s oil business
Posted on June 30, 2010 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
Hundreds of tankers call on Port Everglades every year, and Coast Guard runs spill exercises The 636-foot tanker S/R Wilmington steams through the entrance channel to Port Everglades, carrying gasoline from the Exxon Mobil refinery in Beaumont, Texas.
Read More..>>Koster Gets Restraining Order Against Ozarks Wastewater Facility
Posted on June 30, 2010 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
(Lake Ozark, MO) — A restraining order has been granted against a Camden County wastewater treatment facility.
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