Settlement Reached in Largest U.S. Coal Ash Cleanup

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 20:14:33 +0000

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Duke Energy will save about $1.5 billion in coal ash cleanup costs under a settlement between the utility and environmental and other groups announced Jan. 2 by North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The DEQ said Duke Energy will need to excavate about 80 million tons of coal ash currently stored in basins at […]

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DILG to candidates, local officials : Remove campaign materials 

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 08:42:32 +0000

Local officials and candidates should help clean and remove campaign items as the election season nears its end, the Department of Interior

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VIDEO: Progress and Challenges to Decommission Fukushima Daiichi

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 00:18:48 +0000

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the Japanese utility that took on the behemoth task of controlling and decommissioning the six-unit Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture after the March 11, 2011, accident, recently released a video showing progress at the site.  Source: https://www4.tepco.co.jp/en/news/library/archive-e.html?video_uuid=t820ghcq&catid=61795 The disaster began as a 15-meter (49-foot) tsunami inundated and disabled the […]

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GSIS cries foul over Manila Bay polluter tag

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2019 03:46:33 +0000

GSIS cries foul over Manila Bay polluter tag

The GSIS sought revocation of the LLDA’s notice of violation slapped against the state-run pension fund for allegedly polluting Manila Bay.

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GSIS: LLDA allegation that Manila Bay polluter wrong

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2019 03:46:33 +0000

GSIS: LLDA allegation that Manila Bay polluter wrong

The GSIS sought revocation of the LLDA’s notice of violation slapped against the state-run pension fund for allegedly polluting Manila Bay.

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Multi-agency task force created to speed up bay rehab

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 21:28:58 +0000

Multi-agency task force created to speed up bay rehab

President Duterte has created a task force to coordinate and speed up the rehabilitation and restoration of Manila Bay’s coastal and marine ecosystem.

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MWSS urges masterplan for cleanup, rehabilitation of Manila Bay

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 23:17:31 +0000

Manila Bay

The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS)  has called for the crafting of a masterplan for Manila Bay not only to clean up the polluted bay but also to ensure that sewerage and wastewater problems are addressed over the long term.

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More firms closed over bay pollution

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 21:42:53 +0000

More firms closed over bay pollution

Environment officials on Friday shut down more companies in Bulacan province that were found polluting Manila Bay while they required other firms to clear their septic tanks.

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