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“Outstanding service. They were extremely careful delivering the extra large container into our driveway.” -- A. L. GARNER
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 19 at 11:55AM CDT expiring July 19 at 1:00PM CDT in effect for: Benton, Camden, Hickory, Morgan ... (nny Chesney concert leaves Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium parking lot covered in trash)
EPA.Of those that responded, EVRAZ, Chevron, Burlington Northern Sante Fe, Siltronic and Phillips 66 declined to answer any questions.Kinder Morgan, NW Natural, the Port of Portland, Union Pacific and the city of Portland said they were not currently involved with EPA.Pirzadeh's predecessor said it was "disturbing" that the EPA would show any interest in moving forward without the state or Portland's participation.Dennis McLerran, former region administrator under the Obama administration, said that was "unprecedented" and seemed designed to delay cleanup altogether.McLerran said everyone involved in the nearly two-decade process knew there would be additional river sampling after the cleanup plan was finalized in January. "That needs to be done in a transparent fashion," he said.Pirzadeh's letter stated the agency "deeply values" its partners and is committed to moving toward cleaning up the river to benefit both people and the environment.-- Andrew Theenatheen@oregonian.com503-294-4026@andrewtheen... (OregonLive.com)
Two electronic waste recycling days are scheduled in Morgan County during November.On Nov. 4, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., electronics will be collected for recycling in the lower parking lot of Hartselle Civic Center.On Nov. 11, from 9 a.m.-noon, electronics will be collected in Decatur at the Street and Environmental Services Complex in conjunction with the household hazardous chemical collection day.Electronics such as computers, hard drives, computer parts, printers, fax machines, phones, laptops, gaming systems, and flat screen LCD monitors will be accepted. Appliances or glass screen (CRT) monitors/TVs will not be accepted.For information, call 256-612-6766.The event is open to homeowners and businesses in Morgan County, and hard drives will be destroyed upon request. All materials collected will be broken down into parts for recycling. Nothing will be reused or refurbished.The collections are being coordinated by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Morgan County Environmental Services and the cities of Hartselle and Decatur. (The Decatur Daily)
Russia is one of the world leaders in reprocessing used cooking oil which it then sells to Iran and Turkey.Anthony Morgan, 35 and Jahquay Rowe, 21, of Flushing, N.Y., were both charged with fifth-degree larceny and released after posting $1,000 bonds.On Sept. 10, police said officers were flagged down by the owner of Valley Farms Drive In on Boston Avenue. They said the owner then pointed to the outside rear of the restaurant where a small tanker truck was pumping used cooking oil from a tank. They said the restaurant owner told officers he had not given permission to the truck driver to take the oil.On the side of the truck was the company name, Grease Monkeys Inc. of Old Bridge, N.J.When they confronted the two men in the truck, later identified as Morgan and Rowe, police said the men admitted they did not have permission to take the oil. They told officers their “Russian bosses,” in Queens, N.Y., had told them to drive along Route 1 in Connecticut looking for unlocked containers of used cooking oil, police said.The New Jersey company listed on the truck is out of business and the telephone has been disconnected. (CT Post)
The latest Morgan Junction community cleanup organized by Jill Boone happened this morning; she shared photos and this report tonight:We had a great morning picking up litter. It is amazing what a committed small group of volunteers can do in 1.5 hours! Here are photos of some of the volunteers. The bus stops especially will be noticeably cleaner for a while. Look at the pile of bags!If you’re interested in being on Jill’s contact list for future cleanups, litterleague@gmail.com is her e-mail address. (West Seattle Blog (blog))