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Nonpoint Source Grants Enable Ohio Mine Drainage Remediation

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

NonpointSource Grants Enable Ohio Mine Drainage Remediation

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 15, 2008 (ENS) - The Ohio EPA has awarded nearly $385,000 in federal grants to restore two creeks affected by abandoned mine drainage in southeastern Ohio.

Both grants were awarded to Rural Action Inc. The grants, awarded under the Clean Water Act Section 319, will support restoration of a Sunday Creek tributary in Perry County, and Huff Run in Carroll and Tusc

Wetlands Protection Funding Flows to Nebraska's Rainwater Basin

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Wetlands Protection Funding Flows to Nebraska's Rainwater Basin

GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska, May 15, 2008 (ENS) - The Nebraska Environmental Trust has awarded the Rainwater Basin Joint Venture three grants for wetlands protection in south-central Nebraska's Rainwater Basin region.

Funded by the Nebraska Lottery, the Nebraska Environmental Trust, NET, provides grants to organizations and communities statewide to help protect and preserve Nebrask

Failure to Get Permit Expensive for Alaska Developer

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Failure to Get Permit Expensive for Alaska Developer

ANCHOR POINT, Alaska, May 15, 2008 (ENS) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with Alaska developer Paul Sayer for alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act.

The violations occurred at Sayer’s 5.5 acre construction site located along Sayer Road and North Fork Road in Anchor Point, Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula. Sayer has agreed to pay $2

Syracuse Developer to Pay State's Biggest Stormwater Fine

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

SyracuseDeveloper to Pay State's Biggest Stormwater Fine

SYRACUSE, New York, May 12, 2008 (ENS) - The developer of the Greenport Commons retail project on Route 9 in the town of Greenport, New York has been slapped with the largest stormwater penalty in the history of New York state.

Widewaters Greenport Co. LLC has agreed to pay a $100,000 settlement to resolve numerous stormwater violations at the development and must also temporar

Dioxins in Runoff at Doorstep of Washington State Capital

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Dioxins in Runoff at Doorstep of Washington State Capital

OLYMPIA, Washington, May 12, 2008 (ENS) - The extent of dioxin contamination in Budd Inlet at the front door of Washington's capital city is beginning to emerge from a study of the inlet's sediments conducted by the state that is being made public today.

The Washington state capital city of Olympia is situated at the southern end of Budd Inlet, a southern arm of Puget Sound. The inl

Coal Companies Penalized for Stream Damage

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Coal Companies Penalized for Stream Damage

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 12, 2008 (ENS) - Two subsidiaries of Peabody Energy that did not obtain permits to fill streams and wetlands while mining coal in certain counties of Indiana and Illinois have agreed to pay a civil fine and create a forested wetland to compensate for damage to the waterways, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 announced Thursday.

Black Beauty Coal Co. of Evansv

Phosphorus in Dishwasher Detergents Not Welcome in Washington

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Phosphorus in Dishwasher Detergents Not Welcome in Washington

BELLINGHAM, Washington, May 8, 2008 (ENS) - Dishwasher detergents for sale in Whatcom County must be practically phosphorus free starting July 1.

A statewide ban across Washington on high-phosphorus dishwashing detergents does not take effect until 2010, but this year state legislation brings better water quality protection in two counties - Whatcom and Spokane - where delicate

2008 National Wetlands Award Winners Honored

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

2008 National Wetlands Award Winners Honored

MIAMI, Florida, May 8, 2008 (ENS) - Mildred Ramos Majoros of Miami has been named the winner of the 2008 National Wetlands Award for Conservation and Restoration. The award honors her multi-year effort as a project manager with the Trust for Public Land to preserve 270 acres of critical coastal habitat in Puerto Rico that was slated to become a large-scale resort.

Plans were in the works to buil

Massachusetts Condo Developer Could Pay $157,000 for Violations

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

MassachusettsCondo Developer Could Pay $157,000 for Violations

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7, 2008 (ENS) - A residential developer and a construction company in Hanson, Massachusetts face a penalty of up to $157,500 for alleged stormwater discharges from a construction site.

Dunham Farm Condominium is an 11 acre residential development owned by Dunham Farm, LLC and run by contractor Callahan, Inc. Located between Boston and Cape Cod, Dunham

Clean Streams Laws Aim to Control Chlorinated Pool Water

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Clean Streams Laws Aim to Control Chlorinated Pool Water

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, May 5, 2008 (ENS) - Private and public pool owners, as well as pool management companies, should remember that pool and chlorinated wastewater cannot be dumped into storm drains, said Robert Yowell today.

Thedirector for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Northcentral Regional Office, Yowell said, "With warmer weather just around the