Contractors look elsewhere as Superfund faces cuts, turmoil
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More bioremediation companies are looking for hazardous waste cleanup contracts in the private sector, as prospects appear bleak for the federal market. Private contracts are easier to obtain and go through less bureaucratic red tape, thus allowing work to proceed more smoothly and rapidly. Federal remediation contracts have been declining as Congress appears bent on cutting environmental programs and as EPA's Superfund program faces reform. Industry observers are concerned that the decline in federal hazardous waste remediation may lead to less expertise in the industry, with firms forced to scale back on innovative remediation technologies.
Publication Name: Environmental Science & Technology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 1996
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New pesticide law draws fire as supporters predict implementation delays
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Supporters of the Food Quality Protection Act, a law promoting a risk-based approach to cancer-causing pesticide residues in processed food, are complaining that it may delay further the EPA's already slow pesticide registration process. Farm groups, food processors and pesticide makers have expressed concern that the EPA was not given enough time or resources to implement the legislation, which Pres. Clinton signed in Aug. 1996. The new law requires a new standard for the approval of pesticides under emergency conditions.
Publication Name: Environmental Science & Technology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 1996
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DOE pushes energy technologies to reduce U.S. greenhouse gases
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The DOE believes the increased use of renewable energy sources and energy efficient technologies will enable the US to reduce its carbon emissions by as much as 390 million tons by 2010. The agency believes that the government should be supporting the use of energy efficient technologies and energy sources such as wind power and solar power so that it can comply with the international agreement that seeks to reduce global carbon dioxide emissions.
Publication Name: Environmental Science & Technology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 1997
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