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Montana DEQ to decontaminate mesothelioma-causing asbestos soil
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) plans to bury asbestos-contaminated soil from Troy, Montana at a local landfill. This proposal would save the DEQ $1 million in transportation costs, as opposed to trucking the contaminated soil from Troy to the former vermiculite mine at Libby. An estimated 36,000 cubic yards of asbestos-laced soil lurks throughout various Troy properties, and removal will begin sometime this summer.
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Sandstone arch at southern Nevada park collapses
LAS VEGAS – A prominent sandstone arch at Valley of Fire State Park in southern Nevada has collapsed.
Park rangers said it appears Natural Arch was claimed by forces that will eventually destroy about 300 others in the park: gravity and erosion.
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Coast Pipelines Face Damage as Gulf Oil Eats Marshes?
Spill could hasten marsh erosion, leaving infrastructure vulnerable.
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Environmental cost of soil erosion amounts to one–third of GDP
THE cost of soil erosion on the agricultural lands and forest degradation has been estimated to be over one third of the national Gross Domestic Product ( GDP).
The estimated costs of environmental degradation in the
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Pascagoula residents invited to hear about beach erosion, oil spill plans
The 7,128 acre burn area remains off-limits to the public because of environmental damage and the winter rains.
What: A public forum to discuss erosion control plans for the beach and the oil spill.
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Clean-up Plan Advances for Montana Town Where Public Health Emergency Declared
Federal environmental regulators and the state of Montana have agreed on a clean-up plan for two of the most prominent asbestos-contaminated properties in the Libby, Montana superfund site.
The plan developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency addresses contamination at the former W.R. Grace export and screening plants. It involves a combination of removing contaminated soil and capping other areas with clean soil to prevent asbestos fibers from becoming airborne. Breathing asbestos fibers is linked to serious respiratory diseases including lung cancer and mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lungs.
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Cleanup of GAF site would mean large-scale containment
For nearly a century, what is now the site of the former GAF shingle factory steadily expanded on Erie's bayfront.
It grew bit by bit, acre by acre, as workers dumped construction debris, asbestos, tar, shingle trimmings and other industrial waste into the water and erected new buildings on the fill.
As the site gets ready for a transformation, the challenge for developers is containment.
The goal is to stop the property's potentially hazardous contents from oozing to the surface, spreading from the soil or seeping into Presque Isle Bay.
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Barrier Islands to be Constructed
BP supports the US government's decision to proceed with the construction of six sections of the Louisiana barrier islands proposal. The company will fund the estimated USD360 million it will cost to construct the six sections. These six projects, which will be constructed expeditiously in the areas most at risk for long-term impact by oil, will effectively stem potential damage to these fragile shorelines, according to national incident commander Allen.
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Contaminants in US groundwater
According to a new study by the USGS, more than 20% of untreated water samples from 932 public wells across the US contained at least one contaminant at levels of potential health concern. About one-third of the US population receive their drinking water from such a system.
The USGS study (Contaminants in Groundwater used for Public Supply) focuses primarily on
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Web App Helps Prevent Soil Erosion
In hilly Missouri, farmers face the problem of soil erosion caused by water runoff. To combat this, they build terraces, an ancient agricultural solution that dates back to at least 4,000 B.C. However, designing terraces is a complicated and time-consuming process, and if done incorrectly can keep farmers from managing their land correctly.
But a new web-based application could bring
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Keep soil erosion in mind when season starts
Farmers are reminded to carefully weigh up the soil erosion risks when preparing for sowing this year.
Advisory Board of Agriculture chairman Neville Ferme said the consequences of cultivation or stubble burning needed to be considered.
He said erosion control measures were always of prime concern, regardless of the season.
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Facts about Cotton and Soil Resources
After the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen, environmental protection and low-carbon have been brought into spotlight. Due to the climate change, people have focused on how to do the green thing. We should live and produce in a low-carbon style. How to do this? You should pay much more attention to materials that were used in the production.
Cotton is natural, renewable and recyclable. But do you know that when cotton is planting, the soil is ruined. Over the last half-century, U.S. cotton growers and researchers have collaborated to improve the conservation of the natural resources used in cotton production -soil and water- while protectin air quality and improving energy efficiency throughout cotton's life cycle.
A variety of farming techniques, such as conservation tillage - mixing and disturbing the soil as little as possible - and planting winter, or cover crops, have been modernized and improved upon to conserve soil by preventing erosion and by
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StormSmart Coasts » Alabama » County Uses FEMA Funds for Innovative Infrastructure Reconstruction
Good case study on a county using FEMA Public Assistance (PA) 406 Mitigation funds to pay for post-storm recovery using a relatively innovative technique:
When technical advice from a Public Assistance Specialist recommended using a geo-textile to stabilize the embankment and make the road more resilient once repairs were completed, Lafayette County’s Emergency Management Coordinator James Barnes became concerned about how well it would work. A geo-textile fabric is a material that is utilized in foundations, earth, rocks, and soil. It is also referred to as erosion control cloth, filter fabric, support membrane, and civil engineering cloth. As a mitigation measure, the geo-textile increases resistance to localized flooding damage by reinforcing roadway sub-base and by improving sub-base drainage. Geo-textiles are designed to be permeable to allow the flow of water through it. The terms “fabric” and “cloth” raised skepticism.
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White Dutch Clover Seed
Product Description
Designates a strain of white clover which that is perennial. Used in lawns, used for a ground cover, erosion control, cover crop, and in pasture mixtures. Usually matures between 4 to 8 inches. Many homeowners include White Dutch clover in their lawn seed mixture because clover sprouts fast and grows so dependably that it’s a valuable aid in getting a new lawn started. Nodules on the roots fix nitrogen from the air. Actually, up to 1/3 the nitrogen your lawn needs can be obtained from white dutch clover! Grows vigorously even in poor clay subsoil around new home construction. If you want all the benefits of a cover crop but don’t want to till early or mow, clover is your best bet.
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EPA Plans Soil Excavation, Containment in Libby
LIBBY – A combination of soil removal and containment should be used to keep asbestos that is still in the ground from reaching the air near two former vermiculite processing areas in Libby, the Environmental Protection Agency said.
The records of decision signed Monday by officials with the EPA and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality are part of the EPA's cleanup of the asbestos-plagued Superfund community.
The idea calls for a combination of excavating contaminated soil while capping other contamination below
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D.C. set to tunnel its way out of sewage overflows
District's green roofs, rain gardens and stormwater upgrades make it a leader in controlling runoff
The churning brown water that surges off roads and parking lots in the District of Columbia during rainstorms is a visible sign of trouble for the Potomac and Anacostia rivers. Underground and out of sight, there's another problem.
A labyrinth of pipes beneath the city catches the stormwater and moves it toward the Potomac River. Below one-third of the District, stormwater in these pipes combines with raw sewage.
During periods of heavy rain, the system overflows with a distressing mix of untreated stormwater and sewage. The excess pours through outfall points directly into the Anacostia River, Potomac River and Rock Creek. It also overwhelms the advanced wastewater treatment plant at Blue Plains.
Now, overflows in the District of Columbia are about to meet their match.
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