pollution

Enbridge Moves on $650M Michigan Oil Pipeline in Fast-Changing Market

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March 16, 2020

Contractor hires follow state court's green light despite governor's opposition; sector analyst warns of oil-price drop impact on planned natural gas pipe construction.

Rising Costs Delay Start of Duluth’s 'Can of Worms' Interchange

Jim Parsons

March 12, 2020

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The project, in a former industrial area, was already problematic.

EPA Proposes Regulating Two PFAS Chemicals

Pam McFarland

March 2, 2020

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The Feb. 20 proposal calls for establishing maximum contaminant levels for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). EPA also proposed regulating imported products that contain certain long-chain PFAS chemicals that are used as surface coatings.

GE, Massachusetts Towns Agree to More Housatonic River Cleanup

Johanna Knapschaefer

February 13, 2020

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New $63M funding pact, built on a 2016 agreement, will remove more toxic PCBs.

Boston Professor Goes on Hunger Strike over Construction of Compressor Station

Johanna Knapschaefer

February 7, 2020

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Enbridge company Algonquin Gas says they are complying with state requirements.

One Step Closer to Cleaner Water in Florida

New Storage Reservoir will Take Polluted Water

Thomas F. Armistead

November 19, 2019

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$1.25 million contract awarded for clearing and demucking.

Lawmakers Grill Corporations about PFAS Contamination

Pam McFarland

September 12, 2019

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At a Sept. 10 hearing, Democrats and some Republicans on the House Oversight Committee asked witnesses what lawmakers could do to begin to address the problem of PFAS.

EPA Looks to Reduce Coal Plant Carbon Emissions with Efficiency Improvements

Clean Power Plan Is Repealed and Replaced

Pam Radtke Russell

June 19, 2019

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The Affordable Clean Energy rule will establish a framework for emission reductions for coal plants. States will develop specific plans.

Exxon Agrees to Pay $1M to Settle Yellowstone Spill

June 12, 2019

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Exxon Mobil Corp. will pay $1.05 million to settle federal violations for polluting the Yellowstone River in Montana in 2011, when a broken pipeline dumped 63,000 gallons of crude oil 150 miles downstream from Yellowstone National Park.

Study: More Than 600 Sites in US Contaminated by PFAS

Group Recommends Lower Threshold than EPA

Mary B. Powers

May 14, 2019

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While the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a clean up standard of 70 parts per trillion for some PFAS chemicals, the Environmental Working Group says a safe standard is 1 part per trillion.