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Along Maine's northeastern coast, seaweed stirs an international controversy

Longview News-Journal 22 Jul 2018

“Look, they’re out there again,” she says. “We’ve lost. I’m telling you, it’s too late.” ... “Our operation is absolutely sustainable,” said Jean-Paul Deveau, president of the company and the son of its founder ... The company began hiring workers along the Maine shoreline in 1999 ... The company says it honors environmental concerns ... Acadian’s Deveau says jobs and environmental protection must be balanced, especially in Maine’s poorest county ... .......

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We must protect our drinking water

LI Herald 22 Jul 2018

Especially now, when the Environmental Protection Agency is dismantling federal drinking water protections across the country, the state must act with urgency and bring to fruition Gov ... Many on Long Island and around the country are already taking steps to reduce their water footprint, improving both the efficiency and the environmental quality of their operations....

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DEC issues notice of violation at Tonawanda Coke

Niagara Gazette 21 Jul 2018

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Friday issued a notice of violation to the operators of Tonawanda Coke Corp., declaring that the company's "seeming disregard" for environmental laws, rules and regulations and numerous enforcement actions are "unacceptable." ... This is not the company's first go-round with environmental and safety concerns....

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Company receives final permit for natural gas power plant at Hatfield's Ferry

Observer-Reporter 21 Jul 2018

The company was informed by the state Department of Environmental Protection that an air-quality permit for the plant has been issued, though it is awaiting receipt of official permit documents, said David Neurohr, company spokesman. DEP press secretary Neil Shader affirmed the permit was issued and said it would be emailed to the company ... Hill Top Energy earlier received all necessary environmental permits for the project....

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Paper firms not heeding changes

Taipei Times 21 Jul 2018

During environmental impact assessments, developers have often obstinately refused to sacrifice ... Last year, after China tightened its environmental regulations, the company simply shut down its factory in Shanghai and increased investment in its Vietnam branch, a good example of how operations deploying transnational capital exploit the Earth....

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'We have become guardians': Turkey's accidental forest protectors

The Guardian 21 Jul 2018

Some in the local community turned against them for opposing a company that had brought jobs and tax revenue ... The company says the hydro-dams are necessary for economic development, but the two artists have collaborated with scientists, lawyers and other environmental groups to reveal the plant is generating less than a fifth of its capacity, providing barely enough electricity for a single, mid-sized shopping mall....

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State orders Tonawanda Coke shut down, after inspection finds 'egregious violations'

The Buffalo News 21 Jul 2018

During the inspection, the state found several violations of environmental regulations it described as persistent and ongoing ... In its cease-and-desist order, the DEC stated it found both the condition of the Tonawanda Coke's facility and the company’s "seeming disregard for environmental laws, rules and regulations as well as numerous enforcement actions and the impacts unacceptable." ... Environmental Protection Agency ."....

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Testing shows concerning chemical levels at Michigan site

Sacramento Bee 21 Jul 2018

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has found high levels of chemical contaminants at a shuttered electro-plating company site in a southwestern township ... The company had gone out of business by ......

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Unless your products walk to you, online shopping is an eco-disaster

Deccan Chronicle 21 Jul 2018

That means a company's supply chain environmental footprint can start half a world away in a manufacturing unit and continue right up to a consumer's residence ... for environmental concerns but for cost reduction reasons as well. Well, in some parts of the world and in some companies that's already happening and the results are convincing....

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Noble Profit Introduces BFlow Network, Token And Protocol To Improve Global Sustainability Reporting And Validation

Market Watch 21 Jul 2018

SAN FRANCISCO and PARIS, July 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Founder Amy Seidman among experts who will present blockchain solutions to support UN SDGs during meeting of United Nations environmental agencies July 23-24 in Paris ... As a result, the environmental commitments of countries and companies should become more visible, with the added benefit of addressing inaccuracies with validations to address manipulation....

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Federal Regulatory Energy Commission grants natural gas pipeline permit through Washington County

Herald Mail 21 Jul 2018

My job now, I guess, is to be looking at enforcement" of the order's environmental conditions, Upper Potomac Riverkeeper Brent Walls said in an interview Friday afternoon ... To cross the Potomac, the company plans to bore under the riverbed, from an already-cleared site on the West Virginia side to a location near Hancock on the Maryland side ... Among other things, the company must employ environmental inspectors....

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Local outdoors outfitters keep things stylish and environmentally friendly

Mountain Xpress 21 Jul 2018

Astral’s Asheville origins have a palpable influence on its environmental consciousness, but the city also leaves its mark on the company’s style.“I think that a lot of Asheville’s music culture, [as well as] our connection to local artists and craftspeople, kind of keeps our designs looking fresh,” Owen says. And Astral isn’t the only local outdoors company that draws on the tone of the surrounding area for its products....

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Federal Jury Convicts Lawyer and Coal Company Executive for Bribing Oliver Robinson

The Birmingham Times 21 Jul 2018

A federal jury on Friday convicted a Birmingham lawyer and an Alabama coal company executive in a scheme to bribe a state legislator to use his office to oppose Environmental Protection Agency actions in north Birmingham, announced U.S ... The jury found Balch & Bingham partner Joel Iverson Gilbert and Drummond Company Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs David Lynn Roberson guilty of bribing former Alabama Rep....

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