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News ArchivesYEAR2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 MONTH Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec HEADLINES Finding power in pig waste January 19, 2010, Chapel Hill, NC – In Eastern North Carolina, pig manure is serious business. Hogs outnumber people three-to-one, and long-standing controversies about the environmental impact continue. EPA proposes nutrient limits for Florida January 18, 2010 – The U.S. EPA has proposed pollution standards for nutrients in Florida waters, the first such proposal for any state. Chatham digester project gets $1 million boost January 18, 2010, Chatham, VA – VanDerHyde Dairy’s anaerobic digester project in Chatham is one of 15 biomass and waste-to-energy projects to receive a share of $10 million in funding from Virginia’s Biomass Energy Grant Program. EPA says it will clean up Illinois River January 18, 2010 – A “scientifically robust model of the Illinois River watershed” will be built in the next year and half by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the purpose of establishing “maximum daily loads” of pollutants, like phosphorus from poultry litter. Three summits for FPPC in 2010 January 15, 2010, St. Petersburg, FL – Farm Pilot Project Coordination (FPPC) is expanding its horizon in 2010 with three different summits. USDA encouraging farmers to signup for program January 15, 2010, Harrisburg, PA – USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Acting State Conservationist, Dave Brown, is encouraging Pennsylvania agricultural producers located within the Chesapeake Bay watershed to apply for conservation assistance under the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI). Reducing pollution in Chesapeake Bay January 15, 2010, Washington, DC – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson recently announced that the EPA is initiating new federal rulemaking on storm water and concentrated animal feeding operations to reduce water pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Application training offered in Nebraska January 14, 2010, Lincoln, NB – In January and February, two University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension workshops at extension offices across the state will provide livestock and crop farmers with the latest information on how to turn manure nutrients into better crop yields while protecting the environment. McDonald’s launches study into flatulent cows January 14, 2010 – Fast food chain McDonald’s is to investigate the methane produced by cattle used for its burger meat as part of a project to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Air program available in NY counties January 14, 2010, Watertown, NY – State Conservationist Astor F. Boozer of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has announced a new initiative to help farmers improve air quality on and around their farms. |
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