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Five States Funded for Japanese Tsunami Debris Response

July 18, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Five States Funded for Japanese Tsunami Debris Response

WASHINGTON, DC, July 18, 2012 (ENS) – Federal ocean authorities are making $250,000 in grants available to five states hit by debris from the March 2011 Japanese tsunami.

Alaska, [...]

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Los Angeles Largest U.S. City to Ban Plastic Bags

May 23, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Los Angeles Largest U.S. City to Ban Plastic Bags

 

LOS ANGELES, California, May 23, 2012 (ENS) – Los Angeles City Council today voted to adopt a ban on plastic bags at retail checkouts, making the ” City [...]

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Plastic Bags Banned on All Hawaiian Islands

May 17, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Plastic Bags Banned on All Hawaiian Islands

 

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 17, 2012 (ENS) – Hawaii has just become the first U.S. state to enact a statewide ban on plastic bags. While no law has yet [...]

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Oceans

Japanese Tsunami Debris Headed for U.S. Shores

December 20, 2011 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Japanese Tsunami Debris Headed for U.S. Shores

 

HONOLULU, Hawaii, December 20, 2011 (ENS) – Debris from the tsunami that devastated Japan on March 11 could reach the Hawaiian islands as early as this winter, according [...]

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Certification for Electronic Waste Recycling Gathers Support

February 10, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Certification for Electronic Waste Recycling Gathers Support

 

NEW YORK, New York, February 10, 2010 (ENS) – The Natural Resources Defense Council Tuesday announced its endorsement of the first certification program for electronics recycling. The new [...]

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Energy

Yucca Mountain’s Dead. Next? Expert Panel Examines Nuclear Waste Options

January 29, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Yucca Mountain’s Dead. Next? Expert Panel Examines Nuclear Waste Options

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 29, 2010 (ENS) – The U.S. Department of Energy announced today the formation of a blue ribbon commission to evaluate policy options for a safe, [...]

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Enviros in Court to Defend EPA Medical Waste Incinerator Rule

January 28, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Enviros in Court to Defend EPA Medical Waste Incinerator Rule

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 7, 2010 (ENS) – Two environmental groups have come forward in federal court to defend the Obama administration’s new rule limiting air pollutants emitted by [...]

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City of Akron Must Stop Discharging Sewage to Cuyahoga River

November 13, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on City of Akron Must Stop Discharging Sewage to Cuyahoga River

AKRON, Ohio, November 13, 2009 (ENS) – The City of Akron, Ohio, has agreed to make extensive improvements to its sewer system to reduce or eliminate sewage overflows that [...]

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Oceans

Clean Cruise Ship Act Introduced to Stop Raw Sewage Dumping

October 22, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Clean Cruise Ship Act Introduced to Stop Raw Sewage Dumping

 

WASHINGTON, DC, October 22, 2009 (ENS) – Nearly identical bills to prevent cruise ships from discharging raw, untreated sewage in U.S. coastal waters were introduced Wednesday in both [...]

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