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Aragen Life Sciences, a global research, development, and manufacturing solutions provider (CRO/CDMO), announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pune-based Intox Pvt. Ltd. This acquisition will expand Aragen’s end-to-end integrated discovery and development platform for the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, animal health and agrochemicals industries.
“This is a long-standing issue. The tanks were built in the 1940s and were not made to last forever. Over the years, more than 180,000 gallons of fuel have leaked from the tanks and tests show they are corroding underground. A mere 100 feet below the leaking fuel tanks is the Southern Oʻahu Basal Aquifer – the primary source of drinking water for Oʻahu. This aquifer alone provides drinking water for over 400,000 Hawaiʻi residents and visitors from Hālawa to Hawaiʻi Kai.”
Sen. Sabina Perez is asking that a permit to allow Andersen Air Force Base to dispose of ordnance in an open burn unit be denied, and that the practice be
Texas Oil Co Fined Millions for Fouling Wyoming Waters CHEYENNE, Wyoming, February 15, 2021 (ENS) – A settlement has been reached between the U.S. government and the oil and gas company Fleur de Lis Energy, which has agreed to pay $1.9 million for violating the Clean Water Act in Wyoming. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with field operations in Texas and Wyoming. Enforced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, the Clean Water Act regulates the quality of surface water across the country and monitors the release of pollutants into the water. The law prohibits oil ...
To jay lehr how to stop this type of tragedy from happening. i was surprised by the sheer number of similar plants out there. what do you look for? how are the scrutinized? >> well, neil, let's set the record straight. they were not fertilizing moving plants. they were fertilizer and grain storage facilities. there was no manufacturing. but they're still on the aegis of a half dozen different regulatory agencies, epa, homeland security, occupational safety and health as well as the u.s. department of agriculture and these facilities were not inspected on a regular basis as they should have bee...