#environmental-remediation

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Snowboarding
fromSnowBrains
2 days ago

Digging into Utah's Mining History Ahead Of Deer Valley's Expansion - SnowBrains

Extell completed remediation of the former Mayflower Mine, cleaning roughly 442 acres to enable the $5 billion Deer Valley East Village ski development.
fromPortland Mercury
1 week ago

City Council Puts Financial Crackdown On Detention Facilities

The ordinance has two components. First, it will require landlords who rent buildings used as detention centers to compensate residents and the city for actual costs incurred as a direct consequence of its tenants' actions. Those costs could include things like police overtime, traffic management, fire and emergency medical responses, and environmental remediation. The collected money will reimburse impacted community members, and the city's general fund.
Portland
Public health
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Radioactive pollution still haunts Hunters Point in San Francisco

Elevated airborne Plutonium-239 was detected at Hunters Point Parcel C in November 2024, with the Navy delaying public notification for eleven months.
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago

2025 Chemistry Nobel Goes to Molecular Sponges That Purify Water, Store Energy, and Clean Up the Environment

Metal-organic frameworks are versatile molecular cages that capture diverse molecules for environmental cleanup, energy storage, and targeted drug delivery.
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Renovation
fromArchDaily
6 months ago

Browning Industrial Park / MULTIPLE Architecture & Urbanism

Rejuvenating a former industrial site into a vibrant public space enhances urban connectivity and environmental performance.
Portland food
fromKqed
7 months ago

A Bay Area Refinery Town Contemplates a Future Without Big Oil | KQED

Closing Valero's refinery may threaten national security by jeopardizing jet fuel supply to Travis Air Force Base.
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