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Dueling transportation bills dominate hill action - GOP goes after EPA on ... - Politico

2012-02-06
Dueling transportation bills dominate hill action - GOP goes after EPA on ...PoliticoBut industry asserts the EPA is scapegoating companies that purchased fake RINs from agency-registered sellers and ineffectively policing a market resulting from a biofuels production mandate EPA oversees. Goode has the story for Pros: ...and more »

Proposed Tucson copper mine hits EPA roadblock - KTAR.com

2012-01-21
Proposed Tucson copper mine hits EPA roadblockKTAR.comThe Environmental Protection Agency isn't ready to recommend approval of a federal permit for a planned copper mine southeast of Tucson because of water concerns and that could further delay the project. The EPA said the proposed Rosemont Mine could ...and more »

Augusta Provides Permitting Update on its Rosemont Copper Project - MarketWatch (press release)

2012-01-23
Augusta Provides Permitting Update on its Rosemont Copper ProjectMarketWatch (press release)... to the ACOE identifying the Rosemont permit as a candidate for review by the EPA and ACOE headquarters. The letter was expected and typical of projects of this magnitude. The full environmental impact statement (EIS) of the Rosemont Copper project, ...and more »

Mystery afflicting hot water units - Worcester Telegram

2012-02-04
Mystery afflicting hot water unitsWorcester Telegram“I became so concerned about the problem I sent water samples and one coil to the EPA research laboratory in Cincinnati (Ohio) and asked them to investigate the problem,” he said. The samples included water from city wells at Snake Pond and water from ...and more »

Derailment spill clean-up done but fears linger - ABC Online

2012-02-02
Derailment spill clean-up done but fears lingerABC OnlineAbout 1200 tonnes of copper concentrate spilled into the Edith River, north of Katherine, when a freight train hit a flooded rail crossing in December. Following the derailment, NT Worksafe issued a directive to miner Oz Minerals to clean up the spill ...and more »

Forest Service extends comment period on Rosemont Copper mine project - Cronkite News

2012-01-27
Forest Service extends comment period on Rosemont Copper mine projectCronkite NewsThe extension, officially announced Friday in the Federal Register, will give the public until Jan. 31 to weigh in on the mining project planned for the Coronado National Forest. The Forest Service extended the public comment period past the original ...and more »

EPA releases options for Gowanus Canal clean up - American Recycler Newspaper

2012-02-01
EPA releases options for Gowanus Canal clean upAmerican Recycler NewspaperThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a study of the options for cleaning up chemical contamination in the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York. The Gowanus Canal was added to the Superfund list of the country's most hazardous waste ...and more »

Supermarket feight goods left strewn on Edith River - ABC Online

2012-02-05
Supermarket feight goods left strewn on Edith RiverABC OnlineThe derailment saw 20 freight containers come off the train and 1200 tonnes of copper concentrate spill into the Edith River. The Government says it has cleaned up the hazardous mineral mess, and the freight company says only two containers remain to ...and more »