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07/01/09 AECOM Analysis Cites ‘Slime’ As Factor in TVA Coal-Ash Spill

An unstable and weak slime-like foundation was the primary factor behind the Dec. 22, 2008, catastrophic failure of a coal-ash pond at Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston plant near Knoxville, Tenn., says a root-cause analysis released last week by AECOM Technology Corp.
07/01/09 Code Makers To Meet in July To Work on New Green Standards
The International Code Council will hold the first public meeting focused on developing a model green-construction code, outside of Chicago in Rosemont, Ill., on July 28-30.
07/01/09 Environmental Sector Weathers Downturn With Influx of Dollars

Despite sagging revenue at state and local levels, numerous environmental projects in the U.S. are moving ahead, driven by continued regulatory demands and a growing interest in sustainability. In the water and wastewater market, funding sources began to stabilize this spring as money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act helped prop up some plans and financing started to flow through the bond market again.
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06/26/09 Design-Build Solar for Bakersfield Treatment Plant
06/25/09 Toxic Ash Spill Causes Revealed
06/24/09 Corps’ Mission Limits Challenged
06/24/09 Judge Lifts Injunction, Clearing Way for Everglades Restoration
06/17/09 Controversial Chemical Plant Moves Ahead in Fujian Province
06/10/09 Upcoming Season Finds Contractors Still Cleaning Up From Previous Years
06/04/09 Film Review: Skeptical Tradesmen Assemble Their First Green Building
06/02/09 Senate Approves Nominee To Head EPA Office of Air
05/27/09 House Panel Passes Global-Warming Bill
05/27/09 New Hydroseeding Standards Developed for Levee Armoring
05/27/09 PCB Remediation Work Starts in the Hudson River
05/27/09 Pilot Project Will Capture CO2 At Coal-Fired Powerplant
05/22/09 House Panel Clears Massive Global Warming/Energy Bill
05/21/09 Senate Confirms DOE Veteran to Top Environmental Cleanup Post
05/20/09 Firms Seize Panama’s Non-Canal Construction Opportunities
05/20/09 Older Masonry Buildings With Minor Strengthening Survived
05/20/09 Panama: Ongoing Canal-Related Work Is a Blast
05/20/09 Program To Support Carbon-Emission Reduction in 16 Cities
05/20/09 Feds Tighten Standards, Speed Schedule for Light Trucks
05/20/09 Biggest Urban Solar Project Set To Win $48-Million Federal Loan
05/20/09 A New Study Claims Buildings Can Cut Energy Use by 60%
05/15/09 Senate Panel Votes to Boost Water Infrastructure Funds
05/13/09 Engineers Say ‘Unlikely’ That Reservoir Triggered China Shock
05/13/09 California Canal Foes Resist Alignment Assessment Teams
05/08/09 EPA to Distribute $111.9 Million for Brownfields Cleanup
05/06/09 Louisiana Surge-Barrier Awards Begin
05/06/09 Corps Releases Plan To Revive Hudson River Estuary
05/06/09 A New Version of LEED-Rating System Overhauls Program
04/29/09 Park Service Spells Out Its $750-Million Program
04/29/09Reports Predict Decreased Flow For Many Rivers Globally
04/22/09 BuRec, EPA Map Out $1.6 Billion Of New Funding
04/22/09 Six States in Oil-and-Gas Zones Get $500 Million for Coast Fixes
04/15/09 Carbon Footprint Legislation Could Press Hard on Industry
04/15/09 Webcor, Climate Earth Team Up To Measure Carbon Impact
04/09/09 EPA to Distribute $197 Million For Leaking UST Cleanup
04/08/09 Rollout of Funds Starts To Trickle Out
04/08/09 Medieval Structures Collapse in Big Italian Earthquake
04/02/09 Everglades Land Buy Will Start Small and Grow
04/01/09 Quick, Massive Response Saves North Dakota City
03/25/09 Hybrid Reactor Would Destroy 99% of Spent Nuclear Fuel
03/11/09 DOE Plans To Scale Back Yucca Site
03/11/09 After Dike Failure, TVA Cleans Area Near Kingston Coal Plant
03/11/09 Green Team Seeks Common Metric To Measure Emissions
03/11/09EPA Tackles Coal-Ash Problem
02/25/09 BP To Invest $161 Million To Fix Violations at Texas City Refinery
02/18/09 New Report Highlights the Loss of Coastal Wetlands in the U.S
02/18/09 New Report Highlights the Loss of Coastal Wetlands in the U.S
02/11/09 Oak Ridge Cleanup Progressed But Some Milestones Slipping
02/06/09 Washington St. Claims Hanson Polluted
02/04/09 New Standards for Housing
01/14/09 Green-Retrofit Work Thrives In Uncertain Economic Times
01/14/09 New TVA Plant Spill May Spur Federal Coal-Ash Pond Scrutiny
01/14/09 Technique Conquers All As Long-Running Job Nears End
01/14/09 Hope for Funding Remains Strong
01/14/09 Bechtel To Build 'Clean' Coal Plant
01/07/09 Next Storm-Surge Project Aired
01/07/09 Meeting To Consider Storm-Surge Barriers for New York City
01/07/09 Refiners Expand Diesel Capacity
01/07/09 Electric-Vehicle-Charging Networks Launched in West
01/07/09 DOE Adopts Efficiency Standards
01/07/09 Art Imitates Remediation As First Step in City Cleanup
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