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Iwi ‘sounds alarm bells’ as seabed mining company withdraws consent application
29 Mar 2024 00:32 GMT
… its Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) application for consent on … community scrutiny of a mining operation that was under … “backdoor” method to obtain mining consent.
“Ngati Ruanui welcomes … to withdraw their seabed mining application. However, the …
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Residents urge town to finally do something about mining business
28 Mar 2024 10:38 GMT
… was violating several regulations, including mining within a 200-foot abutter … Richer filed another complaint, the Environmental Protection Agency reported that there was further … setback requirements were followed,” the EPA representatives noted.
“Just the …
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Taranaki seabed mining firm throws itself on ministers’ mercy
28 Mar 2024 04:26 GMT
… putting its case to the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision-making committee, … evidence against the seabed mining. Those groups say the … withdrawn its application for seabed mining consent.
But he says … clear no from the EPA could have scuppered their …
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EPA report shows nearly 50% decrease in toxic chemical release
27 Mar 2024 22:20 GMT
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DENVER – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday … sectors such as manufacturing, mining, hazardous waste management … chemical manufacturing and metal mining.
EPA is holding a public …
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Florida Homeowner Reaches Settlement in Phosphate Mining Radiation Case
27 Mar 2024 19:11 GMT
… . According to Environmental Protection Agency reports, Drummond officials knew of mining-related contamination of … leukemia, lymphoma and bone cancer.
EPA testing before development of the … risk limit. In 2003, the EPA’s Florida Phosphate Initiative noted …
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State moves forward with $50M grant for U.P. mine, despite pushback from environmentalists
29 Mar 2024 08:59 GMT
… Superior shoreline for underground mining.
The company has already … a nonprofit opposing the mining project, released a video … raised additional concerns about mining exhaust bringing heavy … and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to stop the Copperwood …
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Community, Environmental, and Animal Welfare Organizations Press EPA to Strengthen Water Pollution Control Standards for Slaughterhouses and Animal Rendering Facilities
26 Mar 2024 20:42 GMT
"The U.S. government has not presented an 'appropriate' risk assessment to the tribunal as called for in the USMCA dispute because such an assessment has never been done in the U.S. or anywhere in the world," said agricultural economist …
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Georgia Swamp Defenders Are Resisting Mining in Endangered Okefenokee Wetlands
24 Mar 2024 19:39 GMT
… Twin Pines Minerals’ proposed mining operation less than 3 miles … among them former EPD and EPA employees. Speakers shared concerns … Planning Advocate Hannah Mendillo said mining on Trail Ridge could … impact the Okefenokee Swamp.
“Mining on Trail Ridge is kind …
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Murrysville abandoned gas well to be plugged; state officials assessing thousands more
28 Mar 2024 22:43 GMT
… methane — a greenhouse gas the Environmental Protection Agency notes is more than 28 … .
Researching old paper trails and mining maps can go only so …
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Utilities Can Meet Growing Power Demand Without Fossil Fuels
28 Mar 2024 19:27 GMT
… is growing in America, between mining for cryptocurrencies, booming artificial intelligence … a month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will finalize rules that further …