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Appeals court orders EPA revisions to 2015 coal ash final rule

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a decision Aug. 21 holding that the first-ever federal safeguards set by the Obama administration for coal ash dumps do not sufficiently protect communities and the environment from pollution from coal combustion residual (coal ash) waste. The court’s decision sided with public interest groups by [...]

By |2018-09-04T12:49:44-05:00August 27, 2018|

Propex launches PETROMAT Plus-White

Propex GeoSolutions introduced PETROMAT® Plus-White in August, a white paving fabric. This technology combines the same performance as PETROMAT Original while minimizing tracking and bleed through and remaining up to 50⁰ F cooler than dark paving fabric. Photograph courtesy of Propex PETROMAT Plus-White paving fabrics minimize tracking and bleed through when using the [...]

By |2018-08-23T09:41:32-05:00August 23, 2018|

New ASTM International standard will help in construction with GCLs

A newly released ASTM International standard will help those who construct and install geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs), which are used to help with containment for: Photograph courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy landfills coal combustion residual storage cells mining operations remediation and environmental protection projects The new standard (D8204) focuses on evaluating [...]

By |2018-08-02T11:17:02-05:00August 2, 2018|

Extreme Plastics Plus and Mustang Energy Services merge

Extreme Plastics Plus (EPP) and Mustang Energy Services (Mustang) merged in July, creating one of the country’s largest environmental containment services companies. With a presence in most of the major domestic oil and natural gas basins in the country, the combined company will serve exploration and production operators across Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, West [...]

By |2018-07-26T14:54:04-05:00July 27, 2018|

Fabricated Geomembrane Institute highlights accomplishments and current activities

It has been more than a year since the Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) inducted new officers and a new board of directors, which occurred in March 2017 at the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geotechnical Frontiers Conference in Orlando, Fla. Officers and directors currently serving include Patrick Elliott, president [...]

By |2018-06-27T15:38:47-05:00June 27, 2018|

QA/QC for geosynthetics in waste containment is focus of GSI course

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) will host an online course entitled “Course 1: Quality Assurance/Quality Control of Geosynthetics in Waste Containment Facilities,” Oct. 16–18, 2018, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT each day. Robert M. Koerner and George Koerner will teach the course. This is the first GSI [...]

By |2018-06-26T15:21:22-05:00June 26, 2018|

SKAPS Industries acquires Matrix Composites

SKAPS Industries of Athens, Ga., completed an agreement on May 1, 2018, to acquire Matrix Composites of Henderson, Ky., and Seguin, Texas. The acquisition includes all Matrix Composites technologies, operations and assets, SKAPS said. Matrix Composites, Inc. was started in 1996 in Henderson to produce woven fiberglass fabrics, SKAPS said. Under the ownership of Don [...]

By |2018-05-16T11:35:38-05:00May 16, 2018|

Layfield Australia becomes exclusive Australian distributor for Seaman XR Geomembranes

Layfield Australia along with the Seaman Corp. announced May 11, 2018, that both parties have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), establishing Layfield as the exclusive distributor of Seaman’s XR® Geomembrane product line in Australia. Both companies have shared a mutually beneficial relationship in North America for more than 25 years, with Layfield fabricating and [...]

By |2018-05-14T14:22:36-05:00May 14, 2018|
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