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Cleanup: - Actions taken to deal with a release or threat of release of a hazardous substance that could affect humans and/or the environment. The term "cleanup" is sometimes used interchangeably with the terms remedial action, removal action, response action, or corrective action.
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News archive for Cleanup::

San Diego wildfire cleanup billing questioned  -  04 Aug 2008
San Jose Mercury News,The city asked homeowners that participated in their cleanup program to contribute only the amount their insurance companies would pay, which typically is 5

The Great Beijing Cleanup  -  04 Aug 2008
ABC NewsBy JO LING KENT With a mere four days to go until the Olympics begin, thousands of shopowners around Beijing are preparing for what they hope will be a big

Crane Cleanup Continues At Titusville Marina  -  04 Aug 2008
Central Florida News 13|,TITUSVILLE -- Crews are back out Monday to continue work to remove a crane that collapsed in the Titusville Marina one week ago. Crews spent Sunday trying

Jason Bay could hit cleanup for Red Sox for opener against Royals  -  04 Aug 2008
The Republican - MassLive.com,By GARRY BROWN BOSTON - Jason Bay, the man who has replaced Manny Ramirez in left field, could be batting in Manny's old cleanup spot when the Boston Red

Advocacy groups say brownfields cleanup in New York lacking  -  04 Aug 2008
Ithaca Journal,By Cara Matthews • Albany Bureau • August 4, 2008 ALBANY -- Environmental groups said today that the state’s cleanup standards for polluted sites known as

San Bernardino County gets EPA bill for radium cleanup at Chino ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Press-Enterprise,The county, which owns and operates the airport, and the federal agency made the agreement official last week although the cleanup was conducted in 2005,

Cleanup progressing on DuPont property  -  04 Aug 2008
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com,While cleanup at the Whitehall Leather Co. tannery site has garnered plenty of attention, the cleanup and potential reuse of the large DuPont site west of

Big cleanup from Lollapalooza underway  -  04 Aug 2008
ABC7Chicago.com,Chicago's biggest music festival of the year is over. Monday morning, crews cleaned up the mess from Lollapalooza. Besides breaking down stages,

State to help with cleanup of land for new Haverhill parking deck  -  04 Aug 2008
Eagle Tribune,Also last year, the city obtained a $200000 federal cleanup grant, which city officials said is the highest available for a contaminated site.

Interior Alaska communities start flood cleanup  -  04 Aug 2008
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner,By Christopher Eshleman Here are some scenes of the flooding in the Fairbanks area. If you have pictures of the flooding,

Landowner holds hope for cleanup  -  04 Aug 2008
Tulsa World,The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality and US Environmental Protection Agency outlined a $6.8 million Superfund cleanup plan for the site last

Consensus builds on D'Olive Bay cleanup  -  04 Aug 2008
Press-Register - al.com,IT IS said that D'Olive Bay used to be more of a bay and less of an extended mud flat. But anyone who moved to or was born in this area in the past 40 years

Ruidoso Home Owners Begin Cleanup Efforts  -  04 Aug 2008
KOATRUIDOSO, NM -- Residents were allowed back into their homes Sunday to begin cleanup one week after the remnants of Hurricane Dolly hit Ruidoso.

20000 Arkansans volunteer during Great American Cleanup  -  04 Aug 2008
Searcy Daily Citizen,The volunteer-driven Great American Cleanup in Arkansas also provided the state and participating communities a substantial cost-savings benefit,

Sludge cleanup in vain  -  04 Aug 2008
Marlborough Express,Behind every cloud is a silver lining ... and so it has been for a Blenheim businessman after last week's storm. Gerry Roodakker, who owns and operates

Benzene leak in La Porte sends several to hospital  -  04 Aug 2008
Houston Chronicle,Cleanup workers used sand Sunday to sop up the benzene and used pressure washers to clean the road, which was closed from Fairmont Parkway to Choate.

How local pools handle poop  -  04 Aug 2008
Aspen Times,And cleanup means all (gloved) hands on deck, said Tim Anderson, the city of Aspen’s recreation director. “We’ve got to close down and clean the pool,� he

Volunteers pull bit of everything from Cedar River  -  04 Aug 2008
Gazette Online,Around 50 volunteers crammed into motorboats, canoes and kayaks for the annual Cedar River Cleanup north of Vinton, forming an armada that bounced from

Environment briefs for Aug. 4  -  04 Aug 2008
The Olympian,Comments should be mailed to Cynthia Erickson, site manager, SWRO Toxics Cleanup Program, Washington Department of Ecology, PO Box 47775, Olympia,

Is offshore drilling good for environment?  -  04 Aug 2008
Kansas.com,Perhaps a tax could be included in the cost of oil to provide for a cleanup fund. That way oil companies can drill and make a larger profit and the

EPA files liens on Superfund site properties  -  04 Aug 2008
Woonsocket Call,And there are a number of parties responsible for the cleanup.� According to Lauterback, several other entities will be paying for the cleanup.

Volunteers collect 6.6 tons of trash in Indian River County  -  04 Aug 2008
TCPalm,INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The Marine Industries Association of the Treasure Coast conducted its first Treasure Coast Waterway Cleanup on July 19.

Major Storm Strikes Elkton  -  04 Aug 2008
Rocktown Weekly,Dearing says that within five to seven days cleanup will continue after re-evaluations of the power lines are completed. "We will be going back and

Fast-track cleaning toxic hotspots  -  04 Aug 2008
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com,Legislation that would renew a cleanup law and triple funding for it would help those treasures sparkle even more. The environmental, public health and

Mare Island is generating jobs, but at slower-than-forecast rate  -  04 Aug 2008
Vallejo Times-Herald,Everything on Mare Island relates back to environmental cleanup, said Lennar Mare Island spokesman Jason Keadjian. "The ability to lease and sell properties

Food for the Soul and Body  -  04 Aug 2008
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com,To meet for the Saturday cleanup, bring your trash bags and gloves to the restaurant. The Kenton Kleanup will be from 10 am- 2 pm on Saturday, Aug. 9.

'Terrific progress' in BC highway cleanup  -  Aug 3, 2008
Calgary Herald,Oliver estimated the cleanup costs to be more than $1000 per hour, with a crew of about 20 people working around the clock. Oliver said regular inspections

Terry Francona has Jason Bay take 5th, Mike Lowell works cleanup  -  Aug 1, 2008
Boston Herald,Red Sox [team stats] manager Terry Francona last night moved Mike Lowell up one position in the batting order to cleanup, while inserting newcomer Jason

Volunteers help with flood cleanup  -  Aug 3, 2008
The Reporter,Throughout the community, 50 volunteers trained in mold remediation were hard at work Saturday as part of Community Cleanup Day. Led by the Rev.

Montpelier school cleanup to cost $50k  -  Aug 1, 2008
Boston Globe,The actual clean up and air testing could take up to two weeks once a cleanup plan is approved by the Vermont Health Department. It's unclear if the cleanup

Cleanup costs top NH's tornado worries  -  Aug 3, 2008
The Union Leader,..."We cut our driveway out, but we're over our heads," he said about the cleanup. State, federal and town officials, including Gov.

Court Orders Apex Oil Company to Perform $150 Million ...  -  Jul 30, 2008
FOXBusinessThat cleanup plan will require installation of an extensive liquid and vapor extraction system to remove and treat petroleum hydrocarbon contamination that

Dolly's Windfall: Valley businesses cash in on hurricane cleanup  -  Aug 2, 2008
Brownsville Herald,..."I think I can speak for everyone in this business," he said, "the cleanup is keeping us busy." Gonzalez's charges vary depending on the job.

Community Cleanup set in Ball  -  Aug 3, 2008
Alexandria Town Talk,The town of Ball is encouraging its citizens to take part in a Community Cleanup set for Sept. 4-6. Residents are urged to clean up their own property and

EPA conducts 5-year review of Dartmouth Superfund site  -  Aug 2, 2008
South Coast Today,The EPA review team will also be checking to make sure existing remedies are in compliance with any new cleanup standards such as for water quality,

Cleanup of two sites is good news  -  Aug 2, 2008
South Coast Today,The first two phases of the cleanup of the former Atlas Tack Co. site were successful, and the federal Environmental Protection Agency received credit

Kids model community spirit at North-Oak cleanup  -  Aug 2, 2008
New Britain Herald,But the cleanup was about more than just the party. It was also about showing kids a good way to spend free time and encouraging people to give back to

Reactor cleanup at ORNL  -  Aug 2, 2008
Knoxville News Sentinel,Dept. of Energy spokesman John Shewairy conflrmed that Oak Ridge got some supplemental funding for the Molten Salt Reactor, a 1960s-era experimental

ASARCO, MT announce environmental cleanup deal  -  Jul 31, 2008
Forbes,The $143 million package also includes money for cleanup of mining contamination at some ASARCO property elsewhere in Montana. The agreement is part of a

Mobile's port shines during river cleanup  -  Aug 2, 2008
Press-Register - al.com,Coast Guard authorities stopped ships bound for the New Orleans port from entering the Mississippi River late last week, to allow cleanup crews to contain

Tornado cleanup spawns ill will  -  Aug 2, 2008
Jackson Clarion Ledger,The federal government has agreed to reimburse the city more than $3 million in cleanup costs. Cedric Love of Love Construction, one of the subcontractors

Lowell OK with move to cleanup spot  -  Aug 2, 2008
Providence Journal,By JOE McDONALD BOSTON -- With Manny Ramirez off to the West Coast, the Red Sox need a new cleanup hitter. Enter Mike Lowell. The Sox’ third baseman began

EPA, DOJ Reach $2 Million Settlement on Summit, Ill., Hazardous ...  -  Jul 31, 2008
MarketWatchA nine-month cleanup effort by a Chicago-based EPA Superfund team resulted in the safe disposal of 683 tons of contaminated soil, 568 tons of hazardous

Friends of Shiawassee River to hold cleanup  -  Aug 2, 2008
Argus Press,But the Friends of the Shiawassee River is looking to change that by holding its 11th annual river cleanup from 9 am to noon today.

Cleanup of Unused Mines Is Urged  -  Jul 25, 2008
Washington Post,By Juliet Eilperin The federal government is "putting the public's health and safety at risk" by not cleaning up safety and contamination hazards at

Storm Cleanup in Greene and Madison Counties  -  Aug 2, 2008
WCAV,Some severe storms left their mark Saturday, especially in the northern parts of the viewing area. A tornado warning was in effect until 4:00 pm in Greene

Law puts cleanup in the right hands  -  Aug 2, 2008
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin,The city of Los Angeles had good reason to push a tough anti-graffiti bill through the Legislature, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wasted no time in signing

Pollution concerns linger over Faro mine cleanup plan  -  Jul 31, 2008
CBC.ca,...expected to be ready for about four years, Slater said the government will likely have to care for the Faro mine site long after the cleanup is done.

8:10 PM BBT Friday, August 1 - After dinner cleanup  -  Aug 1, 2008
TVGrapevine.com,Jerry is wiping down the table and drying it, and just wandering around silently. While he is doing that April and Libra are doing dishes, while Michelle is

Viterra donates $30000 to Iowa flood cleanup  -  Jul 28, 2008
Canada.com,Viterra Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Can-Oat Milling have contributed $30000 towards flood cleanup efforts in Iowa, the Regina-based grainhandling




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