Lawsuit filed vs. EPA to force coal-ash regulations

April 10, 2012  |  News

GMA has lobbied for lined containment By Ron Bygness Environmental and public health groups filed a lawsuit April 5 to compel the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to complete its rulemaking on coal ash. A court order could hold the agency to a specific date for issuing a final rule on coal…
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IFAI seeks board candidates

April 9, 2012  |  News

The annual “Call for IFAI board candidates” from the Industrial Fabrics Association International was sent to the association’s voting membership on Monday, April 9. Applications are due May 28, 2012. In June, the IFAI board’s Leadership Development Committee meets to conside…
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Broun visits Crown

April 5, 2012  |  News

U.S. Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.,10th) toured the new Crown Resources facilities in Toccoa, Ga. in March, following a town hall meeting at North Georgia Technical College. With Broun (right) are, l-r: Monica Christensen, Crown’s director of human resources; Keith Gardner, vice president of sales; a…
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Colbond, Bonar announce merger

April 4, 2012  |  News

Parent company seeks global growth Colbond Inc. and Bonar Technical Fabrics announced in an April 4 press release that the two companies will merge under organizational changes introduced by their parent organization, Low & Bonar PLC, a multinational group of technical textile producers. The rel…
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Which test?

April 1, 2012  |  News

Editor’s Note: The following question was posted on the Geosynthetics Facebook page. Question Can you please tell me Std-OIT and HP-OIT for a pure unstabilized PP resin? Answer The HP-OIT test is preferred for long-term antioxidants that are sensitive to the high temperature of melting in the …
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Wall inspectors certification program is off-and-running

April 1, 2012  |  News

By Bob and George Koerner In light of the number of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall failures with geosynthetic reinforcement—our database is currently at 144 of which 34 have excessively deformed and 110 have partially collapsed—we began a field inspectors certification program …
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You will love Geosynthetics­ 2013 in Long Beach April 1-4!

April 1, 2012  |  News

By Deb Stender Who? Who should attend? You and a couple thousand other attendees, exhibitors, speakers, instructors, organizers, presenters, and sponsors. Who is the organizer? Geosynthetics 2013 is organized by the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), a not-for-profit trade associat…
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Report emphasizes need for transportation investment

March 22, 2012  |  News

A new report on the state of America’s transportation infrastructure, “2010 Status of the Nation’s Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance,” points out an increasing gap between current and projected money needed to maintain U.S. highways, bridges, and trans…
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ASTM to host online forum on hydraulic fracturing

March 21, 2012  |  News

ASTM International announced in a March 20 press release that it will host an online forum to discuss the coordination of standards activity relative to commercial scale hydraulic fracturing. The April 30, 2012, forum is open to the public and free of charge. Stakeholders at all levels of commercial…
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IAGI board of directors and officers elected

March 20, 2012  |  News

Members of the International Association of Geosynthetic Installers (IAGI) recently voted to fill four seats on IAGI’s board of directors, according to a March 12 press release. Candidates were nominated by industry representatives and those elected will serve on the IAGI board for two-year te…
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