[11/30/2007]
New Requirement for Summary of Site Condition with Submissions for Ministry Review
Effective July 1, 2007, the requirement for a Summary of Site Condition (SoSC) replaced Protocol 5 information requirements for all service applications submitted via the Approved Professional... [More Details]

[11/20/2007]
Environmental Site Assessment Aluminum Smelter Site - Requests for Proposals
Georgina, ON - Request for Proposals For an Environmental Site Assessment for the Former Secondary Aluminum Smelter Site at 23078 Warden Avenue, Town of Georgina... [More Details]

[11/09/2007]
Comments Sought on Standards for BC Contaminated Sites
VANCOUVER, November 9, 2007 (GLOBE-Net) – The British Columbia Ministry of the Environment has released two proposed standards and two reports regarding contaminated sites and is requesting comments... [More Details]

[11/06/2007]
AECOM Acquires Gartner Lee Limited
Markham, ON - AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world... [More Details]

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TORONTO, ON – November 30, 2007 – OCETA is pleased to announce the successful re-launch of the aboutREMEDIATION (AR) Web site.

The new AR Web site design improves functionality, simplifies navigation and provides relevant content for web visitors interested in remediation and brownfield redevelopment. Tammy Lomas-Jylha, Vice-President, Remediation and Brownfield Services at OCETA says, "The redesign of the AR Web site repackages all of the value of the original into a simplified, easy-to-use information portal for all stakeholders."

Web site users can continue to access relevant free online information, resources and linkages to assist them with their redevelopment and remediation business needs. The Web site can be easily navigated through sections such as the Brownfield Redevelopment Toolbox, Redevelopment Basics and Remediation Solutions that provides both the public and private sector with knowledge, tools and training for informed decision-making.

An upcoming municipal guidance tool for 2008 will focus on the remediation and redevelopment process for former service stations in Ontario. This new tool is currently being developed as a Framework through a multi-stakeholder engagement process. The purpose of the Framework will be to clarify and streamline the process or redeveloping “typical” service stations across Ontario, with a goal to return more sites to safe use in a timelier manner and at a reduced cost...

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[11/29/2007]
Contaminated Well Owners File Class Action Suit in Maryland
BALTIMORE, Maryland, November 29, 2007 (ENS) - Residents of Gambrills, Maryland whose drinking water wells are polluted with toxic chemicals today filed a class action lawsuit... [Full Story]

[11/27/2007]
Where Does Stored Nuclear Waste Go?
Millions of gallons of hazardous waste resulting from the nation’s nuclear weapons program lie in a remote location in southeastern Washington state called Hanford... [Full Story]

[11/21/2007]
$55-million plan to transform former Toronto brickyard
Toronto, ON - The site design for Toronto's Brick Works, a unique project that involves restoring nature in the city while incorporating heritage buildings and an art component... [Full story]

[11/21/2007]
Record $2B To Be Spent On Environmental Controls And Cleanup In The Southeast
Atlanta, GA –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 4 enforcement program will reduce, treat or eliminate 167 million pounds of pollution in the Southeast... [Full story]

[11/19/2007]
Success at Hazardous Waste Sites
EPA continued to achieve cleanup progress at the nation's most complex hazardous waste sites during the past year. Superfund, the federal government program that cleans up... [Full Story]

[11/12/2007]
Manitoba Minister Accepts Auditor General's Report into Contaminated Sites, Landfills
Winnipeg, MB - Conservation Minister Stan Struthers today accepted the auditor general’s report on the audit of Manitoba Conservation's management of contaminated sites and landfills... [Full Story]

[11/12/2007]
Cleanup fund gets $30-million boost
Great Lakes, Canada - The most polluted Canadian site in the Great Lakes is one step closer to getting cleaned up after the federal government pledged its share... [Full Story]

[11/12/2007]
High arsenic levels found in Surrey/Langley water wells
Vancouver, BC - A study for the Fraser Health Authority has detected arsenic at levels up to seven times greater than the national safe drinking standard in private wells in the Surrey-Langley... [Full Story]

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