Trash rate increase approved

Nearly three months after the city’s Solid Waste Division first sounded the deficit alarm and proposed across-the-board rate increases, the City Commission found themselves on common ground Thursday unanimously approving a resolution that raises rates for the first time since 2002.

Volunteers sought for green duty

Hazardous waste will accumulate at the DeSoto Civic Center Oct. 23 for a show of ecological responsibility by county residents, and DeSoto environmental services manager Jim Bearden could use some stagehands.

EPA proposes $69.2 million plan to contain 4.2-mile-long contaminated underground water plume from Whittier to Norwalk

WHITTIER - The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a $69.2 million plan to contain a 4.2-mile-long contaminated underground water plume that stretches from Whittier to Norwalk.

Ellis Paint Company Presents the EOS-1 Concept

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EOS-1, a division of Ellis Paint Co., introduces a series of new waterborne paints and coatings especially designed for the entertainment industry to improve working conditions for painters and film production crews. Scenic painting presents many health hazards due to exposure to hazardous solvents and toxic coatings. Since the inception of the film industry ...

Midbrook Announces Sale of Sealed Solvent Critical Cleaning System to Automotive Supplier

Midbrook, a Jackson, MI based manufacturer of industrial parts washing systems, medical decontamination systems, and water bottling systems has announced the sale of a Firbimatic hermetically sealed solvent critical cleaning system to a U.S. based automotive parts supplier.