Word: cleanup
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Gorsuch insists that she believes in EPA's cleanup programs and its statutory pledge of independence from industry and special interests. But, she argues, "the agency's work can be done better and more efficiently without the same commitment of resources...
Alfred F. Ferullo, director of environmental quality at the MDC said sewage treatment plants have made great improvements in the water quality, but high bacteria counts caused by storm water runoff and general urban pollutants will probably keep the water below federal swimming standards. The MDC has concentrated its cleanup efforts against the major cause of pollution--sewage overflow from Boston's antiquated sewer system, he added...
...serious litter problem, is now virtually free of beverage litter. Vermont highway officials reckon that roadside container rubbish has been cut down by 76%. Litter has been reduced by 90% in Michigan's heavily used state parks, according to officials. But in some of its industrial areas the cleanup has cost hundreds of lost jobs in bottle factories and millions in lost tax revenues from bottle sales...
...said Rocky Neck State Park Manager Albert Millane. "Normally this time of year, we'd find thousands and thousands of bottles after the weekends. Now, if we find 20 bottles a day, we're lucky." Maine officials estimate that they have saved $100,000 a year in cleanup costs since their law took effect. Other states report similar savings...
...cleanup will cost an estimated $1 billion. General Public Utilities Corp., parent company of the plant's operator, has spent all the money it could recover from insurers and is $760 million short...