How trees can be used to remove pollutants from environmentSeptember 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers at North Carolina (NC) State University, US, are working to demonstrate that through a unique process, trees can be used to remove pollutants from the environment. Through a process called phytoremediation - literally a "green" technology - plants and trees remove pollutants from the environment or render them harmless.
Fluor names Garry W. Flowers as head of Savannah River Nuclear SiteSeptember 1st, 2009 Fluor names new head of federal nuclear siteIRVING, Texas — Engineering firm Fluor Corp. said Tuesday that Garry W.
Reverse osmosis system to purify water in Punjab villagesAugust 20th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - All villages in certain districts of Punjab that are affected by salinity in water will have reverse osmosis (RO) plants within 21 months to provide clean water to villagers, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said Thursday. The districts of Ferozepur, Bathinda, Faridkot, Mansa and Muktsar in south-west Punjab are known as the cancer belt of the state.
Washington state, Energy Department announce deal on Hanford nuclear waste cleanup deadlinesAugust 11th, 2009 Washington, DOE agree on Hanford cleanup deadlinesRICHLAND, Wash. — Washington state and federal officials announced a court-enforceable schedule Tuesday for cleaning up the nation's most contaminated nuclear site, ending more than two years of negotiations that followed dozens of missed deadlines.
Contaminated drinking water sickens thousands in northern ChinaJuly 29th, 2009 Water pollution sickens thousands in north ChinaBEIJING — Contaminated drinking water has sickened more than 2,600 people in northern China, including 59 who were hospitalized with fevers, diarrhea, stomach aches and vomiting, state media reported Wednesday. Heavy rains caused contaminants to seep into a water supply in Chifeng city in Inner Mongolia, the official Xinhua News Agency reported, without saying what the contaminants were.
FDNY disciplines 7 fire officers in fatal 2007 ground zero blaze, relieves two of commandJune 24th, 2009 FDNY disciplines 7 in fatal 2007 ground zero blazeNEW YORK — The city's Fire Department disciplined seven fire commanders Wednesday over mistakes that led to a 2007 blaze at a contaminated ground zero skyscraper that killed two firefighters. A captain and a deputy chief were stripped of their commands for failing to follow through on orders to make sure the former Deutsche Bank building was properly inspected, said Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scopetta.
Thousands of jobseekers line up for jobs to clean nuke waste at ex-weapons complex in SCJune 18th, 2009 SC jobseekers line up to clean nuke wasteBARNWELL, S.C. — Anthony Rivers was laid off from his maintenance job three weeks ago and is willing to do just about anything to rejoin the ranks of the employed in South Carolina — even if that means cleaning up nuclear waste.
Officials expected to announce plans for a nuclear power plant in southern OhioJune 18th, 2009 Announcement of atomic plant setCINCINNATI — The site of a former uranium enrichment plant tucked away in the hills of southern Ohio has the necessary infrastructure for a nuclear power plant — abundant water, a power grid and bipartisan political backing. It's where the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant enriched uranium during the Cold War.
Sting operation: Workers dig up radioactive wasp nests at Washington state nuclear siteJune 12th, 2009 Wash. nuclear waste clean-up workers bugging outYAKIMA, Wash. — If workers cleaning up the nation's most contaminated nuclear site didn't have enough to worry about, now they've got to deal with radioactive wasp nests.
Utility officials in Illinois say no public threat in tritium leak at nuclear power plantJune 8th, 2009 No public threat in tritium leak at Ill. plantMORRIS, Ill.
Exelon officials say no public threat in tritium leak at Illinois nuclear power plantJune 8th, 2009 Exelon: No public threat from Ill. tritium leakCHICAGO — A tritium leak was found during routine monitoring of Exelon Corp.'s nuclear power plant, but contaminated water was contained to the property and did not pose a public health threat, company officials said Monday.
Sewage concerns close NYC's Coney Island, Manhattan beachesJune 7th, 2009 Sewage concerns close NYC's Coney Island beachNEW YORK — Swimmers are being kept out of the water at Coney Island and nearby Manhattan Beach because of concerns about a sewage overflow. The New York City Parks Department posted signs Sunday saying swimming wasn't permitted at the two Brooklyn beaches.
Fish die in Ranchi's contaminated pondMay 26th, 2009 RANCHI - Thousands of fish were found dead in a pond here Tuesday, an official in the state fishery department said. He said the fish died after Ranchi witnessed heavy rainfall Sunday and Monday that filled the pond with contaminated water.
Key events in Camp Lejeune's water contaminationApril 28th, 2009 Key events in Camp Lejeune's water contaminationKey events in the investigation of contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune, N.C. —October 1980: Tests through March 1981 show water at the Hadnot Point treatment plant is "highly contaminated" with chlorinated hydrocarbons.
Energy Department targets Cold War-era nuclear weapons production sites for cleanup projectsApril 22nd, 2009 US to spend $6 billion on Cold War weapons cleanupWASHINGTON — The Energy Department will spend $6 billion as part of President Barack Obama's stimulus package to clean up nuclear weapons sites at Cold War-era facilities, with more than half the money going to sites in Washington and South Carolina, a senior official told Congress on Wednesday. The government will focus on decontaminating and demolishing tainted facilities, removing radioactive waste and trying to restore soil and groundwater, Ines Triay, the department's acting assistant secretary for environmental management, told a Senate Armed Services panel.
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