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Pennsylvania DEP Announces Tire Pile Cleanup Projects
Posted on March 29th, 2011 No commentsThe Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has initiated two projects to clean up what it estimates are 400,000 abandoned tires at piles in Lancaster and Beaver counties. According to a DEP release, the agency’s Waste Tire Program developed a priority list of 17 abandoned tire sites in need of remediation, based on a number of environmental and hazardous criteria. Topping the list was the McFadden pile containing 350,000 tires in Fulton Township, and the 50,000-tire pile at Jake Ours Junkyard in Rochester Township
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Nucor Breaks Ground on Louisiana Project
Posted on March 10th, 2011 No commentsThe steel company Nucor Corp. has broken ground on its direct reduced iron facility in Louisiana. The company notes that it received its air permit from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality in January after meeting all of the standards ensuring the facility will comply with state and federal environmental controls.
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MARAD Celebrates the Opening of West Coast Ship Recycling Facility
Posted on February 22nd, 2011 No commentsU.S. Maritime Administrator (MARAD) David Matsuda has joined California state and local officials in a ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opening the first ship recycling facility on the West Coast.
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Blumenthal, Biden, Sebelius in Chicago to talk IT
Posted on August 20th, 2009 No commentsHealthcare organizations and state officials eager for a share of the $1.2 billion in federal government grants earmarked for healthcare IT technology will be told Thursday how to apply for the money. The nation’s healthcare IT chief, David Blumenthal, MD, will join Vice President Joe Biden and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in Chicago to make the announcement.
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HHS issues rule on EHR breach notification
Posted on August 19th, 2009 No commentsThe Department of Health and Human Services issued new regulations Wednesday requiring healthcare providers, health plans and other entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to notify patients if their electronic health information has been breached.
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Social Security numbers of over 2,000 found on public web site
Posted on August 8th, 2009 No commentsIowa Secretary of State data loss incident circa 2009-08-08
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Obama Administration Plows Ahead With Controversial E-Verify Program
Posted on July 9th, 2009 No commentsDespite strong opposition from business groups and a lawsuit, the Obama administration is making E-Verify, an online verification program, mandatory for businesses working with the federal government.
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