The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued a $21,133 penalty to Martin Creek Quarry Inc., Cottage Grove, for operating a rock quarry without a stormwater discharge permit. The quarry, located off Martin Creek Road, discharges stormwater exposed to quarrying activities from three points into Martin Creek.
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Secretary Steven Chu and Lawrence H. Summers to be keynote speakers at EIA/SAIS Energy Conference April 6 & 7, 2010. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC, http://www.eia.doe.gov/conference/2010/. Register today to save $50 ****** ****** ** ************************************* ** ** * * *** United States *** **** ** ****** * Energy Information Administration * ** ** ** ** ************************************* ****** ****** ** ** ************************************* February 25, 2010
The Weekly Coal Production Report has been updated for the business week ended, February 20, 2010. The report contains weekly estimates. For the week: * U.S. coal production totaled approximately 20.8 million short tons (mmst) * This production estimate is approximately 3.8 percent higher than last week’s estimate, and 8.4 percent lower than the production estimate in the comparable week in 2009 * Production east of the Mississippi River totaled 8.6 mmst * Production west of the Mississippi River totaled 12.2 mmst For more information: http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/weekly/weekly_html/wcppage.html?src=em ail
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The “Electric Power Monthly” Data have been updated for February 2010.
For the month:
* Net generation in the United States dropped by 4.3 percent from November 2008 to November 2009.
* Consumption of coal for power generation in November 2009 was down by 9.3 percent compared to November 2008.
* The average retail price of electricity for November 2009 was 9.42 cents per kilowatthour (kWh), 2.7 percent lower than November 2009 when the average retail price of electricity was 9.68 cents per kWh.
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Contact: Jorge Luna-Camara Phone: (202) 586-3945 Email: Jorge.luna-camara@eia.doe.gov
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The Natural Gas Weekly Update has been updated and is available on the EIA Website:
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Clemson University, University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill and Georgia Institute of Technology receive Grants to Support Research on the Impacts of Climate Change
Contact Information: Kara Belle, (404) 562-8322, belle.kara@epa.gov
(ATLANTA - February 25, 2010)* *The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency* *has awarded nearly $17 million in Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants to universities across the country to study the consequences of climate change on the air we breathe and the water we drink. Three universities in the southeast, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Georgia Institute of Technology and Clemson University, are among the twenty-five universities in the nation to receive the STAR grants.
“EPA is engaging the academic research community, through these grants, to enable solutions that will both adapt to and mitigate the impact of climate change,” said Dr. Paul T. Anastas, assistant administrator for the Office of Research and Development.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was awarded $300,000 and Georgia Institute of Technology was awarded $599,963 to research climate change as it relates to air quality. Each university’s research will ultimately help to determine how weather variability, land use decisions, and industrial technology could impact ozone and fine particle pollution over the next 40 years. Findings will support the formation of new air quality management systems that effectively account for climate change and mitigation strategies for air quality.
Clemson University was awarded $891,342 for climate change and carbon sequestration research. Researchers will investigate safe and effective ways to store and sequester carbon. This research will help determine if injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) deep into the ground threatens the environment and underground water resources.
EPA brings leading-edge science to assess the consequences of climate change on human health, ecosystems, and social well being. One of the agency’s goals is to develop information and tools to make assessments on the overall impact of climate change.
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The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the Mississippi Manufacturers’ Association will be hosting training (Lean, Green, and Clean - Doing More, Better with Less Materials, Energy & Waste) and the enHance awards luncheon on April 7 in Jackson.
See the attached flyer for more information and how to register. We hope you can attend.
Please forward to anyone you believe might be interested.
Thanks!
(See attached file: april7agenda.pdf)
Mr. Robbie Wilbur Communications Director Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Post Office Box 2261 Jackson, Mississippi 39225 601/961-5277 601/421-5699 (c) 601/961-5715 (f) robbie_wilbur@deq.state.ms.us
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The February Petroleum Supply Monthly with December data has been released to the EIA website on Thursday, February 25, 2010. Petroleum Supply Monthly website: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/fwd/psm.html
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*FRIDAY: EPA, USDA, GEFA and the City of Port Wentworth Recognize Groundbreaking of $17.5 Million Recovery Act Wastewater Infrastructure Project*
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Contact: Dawn Harris-Young, (404) 562-8421, harris-young.dawn@epa.gov
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(ATLANTA - February 25, 2010) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Deputy Regional Administrator Beverly Banister will join officials from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA) and the city of Port Wentworth to break ground on a wastewater treatment facility in Port Wentworth, GA. The wastewater infrastructure project, funded with $17.5 Million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), is helping create green jobs, boost the local economy, improve aging water infrastructure and protect human health and the environment.
President Obama signed the ARRA on Feb. 17, 2009, and has directed that the Recovery Act be implemented with unprecedented transparency and accountability. To that end, the American people can see how every dollar is being invested at Recovery.gov.
*Who: EPA, USDA,** GEFA and the city of Port Wentworth*
*What: Wastewater Treatment Facility Groundbreaking Ceremony***
*When: Friday, February 26, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. *
*Where: 1000 Richmond Road*
*Port Wentworth, GA*
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*EPA** Orders Louisiana Land** Trust and Camp Dresser McKee, Inc. to Stop Discharging*
(Dallas, Texas - February 25, 2010) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued cease and desist administrative orders to the Louisiana Land Trust and Camp Dresser McKee, Inc. for widespread non-compliance with storm water provisions outlined in the federal Clean Water Act.
A February 8, 2010, EPA and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) inspection of construction activities in St. Bernard and Orleans Parishes found runoff from construction sites previously identified and documented by LDEQ. The inspection also revealed the Louisiana Land Trust and Camp Dresser McKee failed to submit a Notice of Intent for permit coverage under the Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) General Permit for storm water discharges from construction activities and failed to develop and implement best management practices to control the discharge of sediment and debris from construction sites.
Based on these findings, the Louisiana Land Trust and Camp Dresser McKee have been ordered to cease all discharges of sediment and debris from construction activities in St. Bernard and Orleans Parishes, remove sediment and debris previously discharged and within 15 days submit a Notice of Intent to LDEQ for permit coverage under the LPDEQ General Permit program.
The Louisiana Land Trust and Camp Dresser McKee have also been given 15 days to develop, implement and submit a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPP) tailored for construction sites in St. Bernard and Orleans Parishes and submit a detailed description of activities completed to comply with the cease and desist orders.
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