Rather than pass the extra money on to his customers, Shiell took his wood back to his workshop to cut into tiny pieces. However, he worries that other people won t be so conscientious.
He s already heard of people in the industry seeing elm wood being thrown out in ditches around the city. Shouldn t the city be trying to contain that disease? he asked. Whose perspective are they really trying to work from here?
Arborist Quill Shiell worries that people will dump elm logs outside of the landfill because of the new rule.(Don Somers/CBC)
City response
However, the City of Saskatoon said it did not believe the policy will spread Dutch elm disease. In a statement, Environmental Operations manager Brock Storey wrote that most households disposing of elm wood will fall under the size requirements and the fine would not be applicable.
Columbus, Neb. – The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) recently held an awards ceremony where Nebraska Public Power District Director of Research Alan Dostal and Environmental Operations and Coordination Supervisor Jason Vanek were recognized for their invaluable contributions to two important projects in 2020. Dostal and Vanek were two of 19 winners of EPRI’s 2020 [.]
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Thirty commercial and industrial water customers honored for contributions in 2020 and 36 breweries for contributions in 2021.
Austin Water is honoring 30 commercial and industrial water customers for excellence in pretreatment of wastewater, water protection, environmental operations, and community stewardship during the year 2020. In addition, 36 local breweries, wineries and distilleries are being recognized for their public service in distributing potable water and hot meals to Austin Water customers and local businesses during Winter Storm Uri in February of 2021. This is the 29
th Annual Recognition & Awards program for Austin Water.
The following honorees have achieved excellence in protecting the environment by controlling the quality and quantity of their discharges into Austin’s wastewater system:
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Demand for solar energy continues to accelerate. Signed power purchase agreements exceeding 70 GW will result in more than 500,000 acres of new PV solar by the end of 2024, with millions more acres to follow. But bare ground or turfgrass on solar facilities can contribute to the widespread decline in biodiversity, causing new challenges to the sustainability of ecosystems and agriculture.
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