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Waste Management Is Adding Organics Composting near Florida Landfill

The facility will process clean demolition wood, food and yard waste from South Florida residents and businesses to create organic compost products.

DOE Funds Demonstration of CO2-H2S Injection in Oil Field

The Plains CO2 Reduction Partnership will have another two years of support for testing whether acid gas injection lowers emissions and enhances oil recovery at Apache's Zama Project.

National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory

EPA Brings Hydraulic Hybrid Tech to Chrysler Minivan Project

Using technology developed at EPA's Ann Arbor, Mich., lab, the partners will design a vehicle that is expected to have improved fuel efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

PennFuture Gives GenOn Notice of Possible Suit over Air Pollution

The company's Cheswick Power Plant reportedly may resume operating without pollution controls.

Judge Remands Two Issues on Plant Washington's Permit

POWER4Georgians will need to provide more data and analysis on particulate matter and carbon monoxide emissions.

Washington Bills Would Streamline, Reform State Water Management

Twenty-nine legislators supported bills in the House and Senate that would remove some authority from the Department of Ecology and set up a new water commission.

Justice Files Complaint against Range Production Company for Aquifer Contamination

EPA testing confirmed in December that drinking wells in Parker County, Texas, contained methane gas and benzene.

Defense Department Seeks Technology Demonstration Proposals

The agency has funding available to support demonstration; pre-proposals are due by March 8.



Water Technology Innovation Cluster to Start with Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana

Small business meets water protection in an effort to connect all the players who will promote economic growth and technological innovation.

Georgia Cypress. By Craig Tanner

Law Center Identifies Top 10 Endangered Places in the Southeast

Five areas are threatened by impacts related to energy production, from offshore drilling in Alabama to mountaintop removal coal mining in Tennessee to 'fracking' in Virginia.

Online Training for NPDES Permit Writers Available

High demand has persuaded EPA to record presentations and make them available through its website.

LEAF GUI

Software Quantifies Leaf Vein Networks

Increased monitoring ability will enable better monitoring of plants' response to different environments.

Watershed Academy Webcast Targets Algal Blooms

The free webcast on "Nitrogen and Phosphorus Pollution and Harmful Algal Blooms in Lakes” is scheduled for Jan. 26.

New Farming Method Reduces Greenhouse Gases, Increases Farm Yields

Researchers at the University of Missouri have found methods to help farmers reduce greenhouse gas emissions while also increasing corn grain production.

EPA Issues Guidance for Enhanced Monitoring of Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water

EPA has issued guidance recommending how public water systems might enhance monitoring and sampling programs specifically for hexavalent chromium.

NIPSCO Settles Alleged CAA Violations for More than $600M

Northern Indiana Public Service Co. will install pollution control technology on all of its coal-fired plants, pay a penalty, and fund mitigation projects in Indiana.

Status of the World report takes a look at African agricultural innovations. Photo by Bernard Pollack.

Worldwatch Says Innovation Is Key to Nourishing the Hungry

The Institute's State of the World report provides a roadmap for food security and agricultural investment, noting benefits for the planet on the way.

Mace Personal Defense Signs Plea Agreement on Hazardous Waste Storage

The Mace Security subsidiary pleaded guilty to a felony charge of storing the waste at its Vermont factory without a permit.

Tetra Tech Wins $62M Contract with EPA Clean Water Program

The company, which has worked with the agency since the 1970s, will provide technical expertise to the Office of Wastewater Management.

Luminant Support Spurs UT Carbon Storage Program

The power generation company's contribution pushes its financial commitment to $2.3 million in five years.