1 DNRE: Consumers violated agreement involving two ash landfills in Hampton Township
Consumers Energy violated an agreement involving the monitoring of two leaking ash landfills at the company's Karn-Weadock complex in Hampton Township, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources & Environment. Source: The Bay City Times
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2 Oil spill waste raises concerns in the gulf
BP has hauled more than 35,000 tons of solid waste to regional landfills. But one Mississippi county, worried about safety, has stopped it. Even though BP's busted well has stopped spewing oil, the disaster is still generating tons of soiled boom and other oily waste that federal and state laws allow to be buried at specially designated dumps, some near residential neighborhoods. Source: Los Angeles Times
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3 Proposed JoCo rules would require more waste recycling services
New proposed regulations would require all trash haulers in Johnson County to offers services to residents that recycle more materials and keep them out of landfills. Officials said the proposed regulations will ensure that all residents have access to similar solid waste services regardless of where they live. Source: The Kansas City Star
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4 County Fights Oil Spill Waste Dumped in Landfill
It's being dumped in nine landfills along the Gulf coast. But some communities are not happy about it, amid fears of soil and water contamination, and one local government is fighting back. Source: WKRG News 5 Mobile
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5 Character
Deliverance from a dumpster by Jessica Mayrer Passersby in the Good Food Store parking lot crane their necks to take in the spectacle that is Robert Walker's loaded Dodge Colt. The red rig is topped by two deflating balloons, a chair, black garbage bags filled with aluminum cans, a child safety seat, skis and a cardboard sign announcing his mission. It reads: "Saving the Planet, no landfills ... Source: Missoula Independent
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6 Who knew old tires could be this much fun?
Ever wonder happens to your old tires? Thanks to Tire Stewardship B.C.'s Return to Retailer program, 50 million tires have been diverted from landfills and recycled into innovative uses: playgrounds, pasture mats, artificial turf fields and more. Source: Langley AdvanceNews
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7 Errors found at Arlington rile McCaskill
Cremated remains dumped into landfills. Tombstones that don’t match gravesites. Five and a half million dollars wasted. Source: Columbia Daily Tribune
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8 Eco-friendly golf balls a hit on the green
In 2009, William Carey and his business partners started Dixon and launched a lineup of green golf balls made without the metals that most other golf balls have. Source: The Arizona Republic
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9 Boucher critical of EPA proposal to regulate fly ash
U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., has released a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson objecting to the EPA’s proposal to regulate coal combustion products commonly called fly ash. Source: Kingsport Times-News
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10 Chemicals may be causing sex change in fish
Something's fishy in Alberta rivers. Calgary researchers believe fish are actually undergoing sex changes due to chemicals in the water. Source: CNews
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