Posts Tagged ‘Environmental’

Oil spill waste raises concerns in the gulf

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.

Officials…

Clean coal dream a costly nightmare

Sold on a promise of cheap, clean electricity, dozens of communities in Illinois and eight other Midwest states instead are facing more expensive utility bills after bankrolling a new coal-fired power plant that will be one of the nation’s largest sources…

Restoring the L.A. River

It’s certainly a stretch to describe the Los Angeles River we all know as “traditionally navigable.” But the Environmental Protection Agency’s welcome designation, which is essential to the river’s restoration, overturns previous decisions that made far…

Breathing the filth

What a relief it will be when the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico gets plugged, ending the colossal mess caused by gushing crude.

Or will it?

Once the spill stops, oil will resume flowing as it always has, to be burned in engines, released to the sky and…

Council Vote On Hiring Environmental Consultant

The common council on Tuesday is expected to decide whether to hire a consultant to help the city determine how to approach the cleanup of a contaminated property that was once a municipal dumping ground.

The council will vote on a proposal to pay…