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Carbon capture pipelines have struggled, but Nebraska project finds success | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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NORTH DAKOTA Carbon capture pipeline opens BISMARCK — A multi-state carbon capture pipeline began operating in September, reducing emissions from Midwest ethanol plants and carrying that carbon dioxide gas to be forever buried underground in Wyoming — an achievement after years of complaints, lawsuits and legislation blocked similar efforts by other companies. Other projects prompted…
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Fire at Suncor’s Commerce City refinery extinguished quickly
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A fire at Suncor’s Commerce City refinery was quickly extinguished by company emergency response teams Tuesday, according to company officials. The fire occurred during a shutdown of Plant 2 that began Saturday and is now being completed, according to a news release. Federal lawsuit against the EPA in Gold King mine disaster moves forward Emergency…
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Water district plans for new filtration system to eliminate ‘forever’ chemicals, follow EPA advisory
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The South Adams County Water and Sanitation District plans to build a new filtration system to catch “forever chemicals” that may be undetectable, even as the district noted that the Environmental Protection Agency has “moved the goalposts.” The district said it hired a leading environmental and construction services firm, Brown and Caldwell, to design a new…
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Federal infrastructure money to help alleviate PFAS, lead in Colorado water
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Hundreds of thousands of Coloradans exposed to drinking water tainted by lead from aging, corroded city pipes or so-called forever chemicals will see clean water faster thanks to a historic infusion of $500 million from the federal government. The money, largely from the new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is being funneled through the Colorado Department of…
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PFAS water contamination ubiquitous, but treatment plants gaining ground
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Manmade chemicals brought to the marketplace last century after World War II to make life better with products such as nonstick cookware and water-repellent shoes have made life in this century more worrisome. The Security-Widefield area of El Paso County in 2016 became ground zero for drinking-water contamination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a group…
