$43 Million Ottawa River Cleanup Agreement Signed
TOLEDO, Ohio, February 2, 2009 (ENS) – In about two years, the Ottawa River will run cleaner due to a cost-sharing agreement signed Friday between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Ottawa River Group. The Ottawa River Group is a partnership of the City of Toledo and businesses along the river, including Allied Waste [...]
Read More »EPA: General Electric Must Revise River Clean Up Plan
BOSTON, Massachusetts, September 10, 2008 (ENS) – General Electric’s cleanup proposal for PCB contamination of the Housatonic River south of Pittsfield, Massachusetts raises more than 150 concerns, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The river sediment is polluted with polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs, south of the GE property where the company formerly manufactured electrical equipment [...]
Read More »Washington Town of Skykomish Torn Up for Cleaning
BELLEVUE, Washington, July 6, 2008 (ENS) – Work to clean up oil contamination beneath Skykomish has resumed this summer, under an agreement between the Department of Ecology and BNSF Railway in cooperation with the town. A railway maintenance and fueling facility operated in Skykomish, located along Stevens Pass, from the early 20th century until 1974. [...]
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