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The article mentions about the Compost manufacturers seeking exemption from potential PFAS-related liability in the proposed Superfund rule update, as they consider themselves "passive receivers" of PFAS-containing material. As per reports, advocate for explicit exemptions to protect their industry from liabilities related to PFAS contamination, urging lawmakers to codify it in the new EPW bill.

The Biden administration has introduced a two-part initiative to address the presence of PFAS chemicals in drinking water. The first part involves implementing a national drinking water standard for PFAS, which will require public water systems to monitor and reduce levels of these chemicals. The second part provides nearly $1 billion in funding for states and territories to detect and treat PFAS contamination. While environmental groups and some lawmakers support these measures, water organizations and critics have expressed concerns about the cost and potential lawsuits. The new standard sets limits for five types of PFAS, including PFOA and PFOS, and aims to protect millions of people from PFAS exposure. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents information on the collaboration of the Los Angeles, California's Department of Water and Power with federal and state officials, site owners, and engineering and construction firms on remediation projects to revive a portion of groundwater supply to the drinking water system. Topics discussed include the impact of the drought on the water system in California, the problem with reliance on groundwater, and problems with cleanup efforts in contaminated groundwater sites.

The innovative thinking behind strategies like PCEF, Ithaca's electrification plan, and the federal government's Justice40 could be our last and best chance for creating a low-carbon future in America. CLIMATE JUSTICE THE RESEARCH is sobering, but not surprising. The same old financing formulas won't achieve building decarbonization or address equity on the scale or with the speed needed. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the concept of reciprocity with nature and the potential benefits of using biosolids and composts as tools for giving back to the environment. The author, Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, emphasizes the importance of taking only what is needed and leaving some for others, while also recognizing and respecting the animate beings in nature. The author suggests that biosolids and composts can be viewed as valuable resources that provide important soil nutrients and contribute to the natural cycle. The article highlights the positive effects of using these materials in restoring polluted sites and promoting plant growth. The author concludes by advocating for a shift in perspective and providing individuals with the tools and motivation to contribute to environmental solutions. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that designing and constructing a greenfield plant is one thing, but a brownfield expansion is hands down more difficult. Topics include the large number of greenfield plans have been shelved due to growing global economic uncertainty, mining companies have turned their attentions to getting more out of their existing assets, and the plant expansions to increase capacity or upgrade aging flowsheets.

The article evaluates the disposal of PFAS, commonly known as "forever chemicals," by US industries, revealing nearly 27 million kilograms of waste in the past five years. Among the disposal methods, incineration, landfilling and reclamation for reuse were prominent, with Naval Base San Diego, American Airlines and Chemours Company identified as the major contributors, while US Ecology Nevada and Deer Park Services were the largest recipients of PFAS waste.

POWER, ENERGY, OIL, GAS ANDPOWER GENERATION TODAY WHAT'S INSIDE Energy Infrastructure Race Creatively Transporting Vessels for a Fractionation Fast Reactor Cooldown Delivers Cost Savings Supporting and Expanding Natural Gas Operations Tower sections of a wind turbine are loaded onto a barge in Manitowoc, Wis., for transport to the jobsite. "As the demand for clean energy continues to rise, natural-gas accessibility will become more and more important", comments Volkert's Natural Gas Design Group Manager Brandon Holt. Supporting and Expanding Natural Gas Operations A leading power and energy provider in North America, TC Energy - previously TransCanada Pipelines - is currently supplying more than 25% of all the continent's clean-burning natural gas. [Extracted from the article]

Along with creating a roadmap, the letter notes the EPA should prioritize proven strategies that can better prevent, detect, and mitigate methane leaks from landfills, standardizing them to cut down on methane gas pollution. In the nation's push toward decarbonization, the Environmental Protection Agency is missing out on a chance to reduce methane emissions in landfills by not taking action to divert food waste or strengthen regulatory standards, according to a letter signed Tuesday by more than 50 local and county officials representing 18 states. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and environmental advocates, through every political administration both Democratic and Republican. It mentions the current Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administration has spent a significant amount of effort to revamp the Superfund program. It also mentions the program has been a lightning rod almost since its inception.

The article focuses on a proposed agreement for Seven Seas Terminals, LLC to purchase and redevelop the plant portion of Mississippi Phosphates Corp.'s superfund site in Pascagoula, Mississippi, which has been contaminated by heavy metals and radium-226.

The artocle offers news briefs related to construction industry across the world as of February 20, 2023. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act fund will be used for construction of Superfund cleanup sites from the list of National Priorities. J. Brett Blanton has been fried as architect of the Capitol over ethics accusations. Northern Virginia Innovation Campus has been developed in Alexandria by Virginia Tech.

The article discusses that Atlantic Richfield Co. has agreed to pay for and finish the remediation of the Anaconda Smelter Superfund site in southwestern Montana, in a long-running Superfund environmental cleanup effort.

The article offers news briefs on environmental remediation plans of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS).It discusses how notoriously challenging it is to eliminate these chemicals and how they have been associated with different diseases. It presents comments from wastewater utilities and construction group advocates on how the action might put them in a worse liability situation.

The article reports on a proposed rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to be released in June 2022, which is set to deem the PFAS chemicals, PFOS and PFOA, as hazardous under the federal CERCLA or Superfund law. Topics discussed include the agency's plan to implement drinking water contamination limits, and the call from drinking water and municipal solid waste authorities for Congressoinal exemptions from Superfund liability.

The article discusses the systems being developed by engineers at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing site in Cumbria, England that enable them to handle nuclear waste without going near any of it. Features of the planned silos direct-encapsulation plant (SDP) treatment method (TM) are described. The treatment of a large amount of hazardous waste at Sellafield's Magnox swarf storage silo (MSSS) is also addressed.

The article focuses on hazardous area classification (HAC) which is done while performing basic design engineering. It mentions steps for HAC including identifying the release source and establishing the size; establishing the duration of release and nature of ventilation, and identifying the cloud limits and building the hazardous area boundaries. It discusses phases where changes in hazardous area may occur including engineering phase, rejuvenation phase and drawing preparation phase.

The article reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to spend $1 billion from the new federal infrastructure law to address its list of unfunded Superfund sites and speed cleanup of other hazardous-waste sites where work is already underway.

The article focuses on Love Canal, the toxic waste dump that became synonymous with environmental disaster in the 1978 in the United States. It reveals that more than 21,000 tons of chemical waste were dumped in the site. Sociologist Adeline Levine describes the scene she witnessed on August 11, 1978. The article details the remediation of the hazardous waste site.

The article discusses that abandoned properties have littered the landscape, particularly in the region around the Great Lakes. It mentions the lnovateus Solar, a solar energy provider helped redevelop a site in Kokomo, Indiana, that for years housed a manufacturing plant operated by Continental Steel Corp. It also mentions that Kokomo Solar 1 is a model for other lnovateus projects.

The article reports on environmental remediation using composting to clean contaminated soils in the U.S. Contamination of soils with toxic and hazardous substances can be traced back to industrial, military, municipal and agricultural activities. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, it is estimated that 294,000 sites will need to be cleaned up over the next 30 years. Total clean up costs are estimated to be $209 billion. Research studies have been undertaken aimed at applying composting technologies normally used for nonhazardous organic materials, to contaminated site remediation.

The article reports on the treatment and disposal of industrial waste water in remote facilities. It states that facilities not connected to a sewage plant can be properly treated and disposed through practical options which translates to low operation and maintenance costs and this includes land disposal and reuse and hauling of discharge. It discusses the use of engineered wetland treatment system that can blend with the surroundings and provide a valuable land use facility while treating industrial wastewater.

The article reports on Windows 11 is likely to force users to buy new hardware, a lot of older computers may wind up in the e-waste. It mentions that e-waste going to landfills and incinerators is mostly burned. It also mentions that most common hazardous electronic items include LCD desktop monitors, LCD TVs, Plasma TVs, and TVs and computers with Cathode Ray Tubes.

Focuses on the management of hazardous waste in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Issuance of the first Installation Hazardous Waste Management Plan; Requirement of the designation of waste accumulation site managers and weekly inspection of each site; Directorate of Engineering and Housing's decision to build an accumulation site; Consolidation of waste storage, utilization and disposal.

Reports on the challenges facing municipalities in United States in obtaining funding for hazardous waste remediation. Funding mechanisms, alternative fundings, environmental laws and regulations for hazardous waste sites remediation; Provisions of the Comprehensive Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). INSETS: Aboveground tanks help recreational areas avoid..;Early UST closure can produce benefits, by Jennifer Heath..

The article discusses developments in the contaminated land industry in Australia as of October 2013. It claims that hazardous land could include asbestos, chemical waste and contaminated water. It features the firm Renex Holdings that was established by Marinos Angelodemou for the contaminated soil treatment industry. The opinion of Renex Holdings chief executive officer (CEO) Peter Mirkov on the developments is also cited.

The article presents information about the hazardous waste investigations carried out by the Environment Agency's National Environmental Crime Teams (NCET). It mentions that agency is focused on the investigation of those organizations that are on the risk of damaging health, livelihood and the environment. It also states that hazardous waste must be handled properly in order to prevent any environmental impact or harm to the public. INSET: RECENT HAZARDOUS WASTE-RELATED PROSECUTIONS.

The article discusses the hazards posed by contaminated lands to the human community, as well as the flawed environmental laws that allowed such hazards to persist. It cites the case of the city of Shymkent in southern Kazakhstan, where a lead smelter which poisoned around 40,000 pre-school children. The International Task Force for Children's Environmental Health (ITFCEH) proposed a remediation on the contaminated sites.

The article focuses on the solidification/stabilization treatment at the Brunswick Wood Preserving Superfund Site in Georgia. This treatment is used as a remedial component in treating the contaminated soils and sediments of the site. It involves the mixture of binding agent into contaminated soil, sediment, sludge or waste. It reduces the permeability of the material for use in the cap while improving its structural properties. It notes that wood-treating activities were conducted at many areas of the site.

The article discusses utilizing automated solid-phase extraction to improve the recovery of semivolatile compounds in compliance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency method 8270. It mentions that extraction system was fitted with an Atlantic One-Pass SPE Disk, combined with a One-Pass Carbon Cartridge Max Detect, to streamline the extraction and reduce losses due to precipitation or volatilization.

The article reports that the backlog of unfunded Superfund cleanups continues to grow, as reported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and mentions that the number of projects that are ready to begin, but cannot because of a lack of funding, rose in 2019 for the highest number since 2016.

Focuses on the application of compost at the contaminated Drake Chemical Superfund site in Lockhaven, Pennsylvania. Removal of the organic chemicals present in soil at the Drake site; Results of the greenhouse pot experiments; Field implementation.

Focuses on the opening of the United States Department of Energy's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, an underground repository in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Goal of storing a mix of radioactive transuranic and hazardous waste generated since 1970; Debate on the contents of the canisters; Descriptions of the agency's trucks.

Explains the use of electric in situ thermal desorption to eliminate contamination problems at hazardous waste sites. Advantages of in situ thermal desorption; Types of organic pollutants that can be remediated by the process; Application of the technology to the utility industry; Use of thermal blankets and/or thermal wells.

Presents unified approach for ranking toxic waste site cleanups in the United States. Costs and rise in waste sites; Replacement of the different ranking procedures; Consultation and collaboration among agencies; Three stage approach.

The article offers information on the concern from government leaders in various states in the U.S. about the management and cleanup of Superfund sites in the country. Topics include the enactment of the 1980 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act to regulate toxic waste sites, sites in the National Priorities List of the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), and the approach of scientists to remediate waste sites.

The article focuses on a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office which concludes that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is not doing enough to manage climate change and its potential impact on the environment and public health. It mentions that the majority of non-federal sites on the National Priorities List are at risk of being negatively affected by weather-related impacts such as storm surges and sea level rise.

The article reports the Chinese Ministry of Commerce has started investigations into methionine dumping allegedly by Singapore, Malaysia and Japan that occurred from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.

The article reports on the aim of Minden, West Virginia residents for a Superfund cleanup status.

The article offers information on improving their infrastructure ratings by New York and New Jersey, as reported in the 2017 Infrastructure Report Card from the American Society of Civil Engineers. Topics discussed include improvement in construction of hazardous waste disposal sites, inland waterways, and ports; benefits from leadership, policymaking and investments; and views of Ali Vaezi, senior vice president of Dewberry, on the increase in gas tax in New Jersey.

The article reports on the start of the Superfund cleanup in the waste recycling site in New Jersey where technology and manufacturing company Honeywell International Inc. has selected engineering company CH2M as the construction manager of the large in situ waste-stabilization project.

The article reports the Superfund clean up charge taken by the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt who suggests the cleanup costs at Superfund sites and discuses the Superfund program. Topics include effects of Pruitt's involvement in the process, and comments from Greg Meyer, director of Fluor Federal Services, and Steven M. Jawetz, an attorney with the environmental law firm Beveridge and Diamond.

The article discusses a research paper on the association of Superfund sites with cancer incidence in Florida, which references a study by Emily Leary et al., published online in an issue of the "Statistics and Public Policy".

The article explores environmentalism and new regulatory system in the chemical industry during the 1970s. Topics discussed include the formation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on December 2, 1970, leak of toxic chemicals at the Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York which was a chemical dump site during the World War II, and oil embargo in 1973. Also mentioned is the discovery of glyphosate by Monsanto Co.

The article reports that the Presque Isle Bay on the Pennsylvania shore of Lake Erie has been removed from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) list of heavily contaminated Great Lakes sites targeted for cleanup by the U.S.-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. It highlights actions taken by federal, state and local government to improve the environmental conditions in Presque Isle Bay. The continued monitoring of the bay is discussed.

An interview with Kevin Walsh, senior vice president of Global Nuclear Fuel Cycle Operations for GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy in the U.S., is presented. He says that his company plans to discuss the Sodium Cooled Power Reactor Innovative Small Modular (PRISM) with the Blue Ribbon Commission. He emphasizes that there is still a need for some type of geological repository. He stresses the status of the states contracts with India for its nuclear reactors under the 123 Agreement.

The article discusses a study which compared the predicted versus the actual rates of gas capture at 36 landfills in California. The author presents ways to interpret the study such as landfills spew out methane into the atmosphere and landfills are places to make methane, which is the result of anaerobic decomposition. It further discusses the process of hydrolysis, fermentation and methanogenesis.

The article reports that the costs of the brownfield redevelopment project in Toronto, Ontario have risen following the discovery of additional environmental risks associated with the project. Topics discussed include the expected economic impact of the project, the amount needed to be raised to cover the project cost increases and the amount already committed by involved parties as of November 2016 and the reasons why additional excavation and groundwater treatment is needed for the project.

A letter to the editor is presented which discusses the dumping of chemicals in landfills as mentioned in book "Poisoned Profits: The Toxic Assault on our Children," by Philip and Alice Shabecoff in the January 5, 2009 issue.