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Gas Processing Plants Must Disclose Chemical Releases, EPA Says

October 29, 2015October 30, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

EPA rules will soon require companies to report on toxic chemicals released at natural gas processing plant. The agency, in response to a lawsuit by environmental and open government organizations, said in a letter that it will propose new regulations requiring these facilities to file Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reports. ... Read more »

Sierra Club Urges ‘Timeout’ on Natural Gas Exports

March 14, 2013March 14, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The Sierra Club, Earthjustice, Clean Water Action, and other groups have sent a letter to President Obama urging him to put the brakes on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports until the government conducts additional environmental and economic studies. The Center for International Environmental Law, Earthworks, Environment America, Friends of the Earth, League ... Read more »

Military Base Saves $300,000 with Composting

March 1, 2013March 1, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The US military composted 670 tons of food waste at its Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Wash., in 2012, diverting the food from landfills and saving $300,000 in disposal costs, the base’s official newspaper The Northwest Guardian reports. Revenue and savings from the program support the base’s recycling as well as ... Read more »

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