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TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Canada and the US are at the back of the G8 pack in the race against irreversible climate change, according to the 2008 G8 Climate Scorecards released today by the conservation organization WWF and Allianz SE. Each of the G8 countries were evaluated against twelve objective performance criteria, including greenhouse gas emission trends and progress made toward meeting Kyoto targets.

OAKVILLE, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Bennett Environmental Inc. (TSX: BEV) (the "Company" or "BEI") today announced that its Board has approved entering into an agreement to sell the net assets of its Belledune facility. The agreement is subject to normal conditions to closing, including the negotiation of a definitive purchase and sale agreement. It is expected that the transaction will close by the end of August. Total consideration received by the Company will be $2.9 million which results in the immediate write down of approximately $1 million to the Belledune assets to reflect this transaction.

Allegheny County and City of Pittsburgh controllers said Thursday they will work together to audit Allegheny County Sanitary Authority.

The Allegheny County Health Department said Thursday it is inspecting gas stations to make sure the air pollution control devices on gas pumps are working properly.

DENVER, CO (MARKET WIRE) Companies West Group Inc. (OTCBB: COWS) (FRANKFURT: A38) has financed the purchase of a Biodiesel Reactor as part of Companies West Group Inc.'s ongoing strategic alliance investment commitment.

QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC (MARKET WIRE) H2O Innovation ("H2O") (TSX VENTURE: HEO)(ALTERNEXT:MNEMO:ALHEO) continues to develop in promising markets and announces that on July 3, 2008, an H2O subsidiary has indirectly acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Itasca systems Inc. ("Itasca"), a privately owned company with six individual shareholders dealing at arm's length with H2O. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA), Itasca specializes in treating industrial process water, notably for the energy sector. This transaction will allow H2O to diversify its products and services offering in order to serve the fast growing

Citizens have more time to comment on the draft environmental impact report for the Concord Naval Weapons Station redevelopment.

Three Hawaii companies have been cited by the state Department of Health for waste violations.

The North American Development Bank (NADBank) has approved a $20 million loan with Global Alternative Fuels LLC that will lead to the development of a new biodiesel project in El Paso, Texas.

The City of San Antonio is expanding its residential recycling program to include apartment complexes. The city is launching a pilot recycling program for multi-family housing properties, which is slated to begin this summer and operate over the next six months.