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Aug. 20 -- Agresti Biofuels is negotiating with Pike County, Ky., to site a commercial facility to convert municipal solid waste to cellulosic ethanol. It would be the first in the United States, according to the company.... MOREģ

Aug. 20 -- Colorite Specialty Resins will pay a $1.3 million civil penalty to settle alleged state and federal environmental violations at its Burlington, N.J., polyvinyl chloride plastic and vinyl product manufacturing... MOREģ

Aug. 20 -- A new group seeks to develop a recovery system and end markets for bioplastics to ensure the material is fully renewable and sustainable. Nineteen entities, including industry associations, government agencies,... MOREģ



Aug. 20 -- A high-profile environmentalist in Pennsylvania is being nominated to lead the state´s Department of Environmental Protection. John Hanger has been the president and CEO of a group called Citizens for... MOREģ

Aug. 20 -- Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. will now manage recyclables delivered to Crown Excel Disposal´s materials recovery... MOREģ

Aug. 19 -- Oregon environmental regulators are calling on Portland General Electric Co. to reduce haze-producing pollution from its... MOREģ

Aug. 19 -- Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has agreed to buy 800 megawatts of renewable energy from two utility-scale solar power... MOREģ



Aug. 19 -- Great Forest and Luthin Associates Inc. have formed a joint venture to provide energy management and sustainability... MOREģ

Aug. 19 -- ConAgra Foods expects to eliminate 8 million pounds of plastic waste each year by using recycled content in its frozen meal... MOREģ

Aug. 19 -- BFI Canada wants to change its corporate structure, a move the company said would allow for future growth of the... MOREģ

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