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The NSW government's third attempt to expand the privatisation of water has been averted. Tracey Carpenter reports.

On December 8 and 9, Joliet residents will have the opportunity to ask NRG Energy about their plans to close the leaking unlined coal ash impoundment inside the Lincoln Stone Quarry. NRG is holding two public meetings to review their plan to close the impoundments through a process called “capping,” which leaves the coal ash in place, instead of removing it. This will leave the coal ash permanently in contact with groundwater.

Two public meetings Thursday will address what City Water, Light and Power will do in light of the closing of two coal ash ponds at Lake Springfield.

The Malaysian state of Sarawak was until recently home to some of the last nomadic peoples of Borneo, who roamed its wild and rich rainforests as they had done since time immemorial. Starting in the early 1980s, industrial logging companies moved deep into Sarawak’s hinterland, tearing down forests, forcing forest peoples from their traditional lands, and laying the groundwork for large-scale conversion of biodiverse ecosystems into monoculture plantations. Sarawak’s Indigenous peoples put...

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Sinanan: Taxi driver campaign coming next week Thursday 11 March 2021 Minister of Works and Transport Rohan Sinanan speaks to members of the Taxi Drivers Network on the steps of the Ministrys Head Office in Port of Spain on Thursday. Members held a small protest before meeting with the minister. Photos by Angelo Marcelle Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan said, beginning next week, his ministry will launch a campaign to encourage people to join the legal taxi system. He was addressing m...

La Romaine taxi drivers to wear uniforms Friday 12 March 2021 San Fernando mayor Junia Regrello and Supt Ian Carty have a look at the uniforms of the La Romaine-Gulf City Taxi Drivers Association at a launch on Harris Promenade, San Fernando on Thursday. - Lincoln Holder Concerned about increasing reports of violence against women, members of the La Romaine-Gulf City Taxi Drivers Association decided to adopt a dress code. The move is geared towards making passengers, especially females, feel sa...

Belleville News-Democrat Progress in the demolition of the Wood River Power Station in October. The three smokestacks are set to come down Monday. EAST ALTON — Some Madison County residents are concerned the demolition of three smokestacks at a defunct coal power plant will send a dangerous cloud of dust over surrounding communities. Demolition is tentatively set for Monday, said East Alton Fire Chief Timothy Quigley. He said the demolition company, Spirtas Wrecking, is waiting for the permit...