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December
12/31/2013   EPA Extends Public Comment Period to February 5 for Plan to Address Pollution at Ringwood Mines Superfund Site in Ringwood, New Jersey
12/26/2013   EPA Seeks Nominations for Prestigious Annual Environmental Quality Awards; Awards Recognize Efforts in Communities to Protect Public Health and the Environment
12/23/2013   EPA Completes Work at Newark, New Jersey Housing Project to Protect the Community from High Levels of Lead in Soil; 650 Tons of Lead-contaminated Soil Removed in $1.4 Million Cleanup to Protect Children from Lead Exposure
12/20/2013   Florida Pesticide Producer to Pay $1.7 Million Penalty for Selling Misbranded Pesticides
12/19/2013   Energy Company to Pay $3.2 Million Penalty to Resolve Clean Water Violations in West Virginia / Chesapeake Appalachia LLC to spend estimated $6.5 million to restore areas damaged by natural gas extraction activities
12/19/2013   EPA Rule Provides a Clear Pathway for Using Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technologies
12/19/2013   West Haven, Conn. fined for Illegal Sewage Discharges; Will Take Action to Significantly Reduce Sewage Discharges to New Haven Harbor and Long Island Sound
12/19/2013   EPA West Coast Collaborative announces more than $2 million in grants to reduce harmful diesel emissions in western states and Pacific Island territories
12/19/2013   Chicopee Company Pays Fine and Ships over 40,000 lbs of Hazardous Waste, Protecting Human Health and the Environment
12/19/2013   EPA West Coast Collaborative announces more than $2 million in grants to reduce harmful diesel emissions in western states and Pacific Island territories
12/19/2013   ENERGY COMPANY TO PAY $3.2 MILLION PENALTY TO RESOLVE CLEAN WATER VIOLATIONS IN WEST VIRGINIA
12/19/2013   Following Fatal Blast, Metal Recycler Required to Invest in Modern Technology and Company-Wide Protections to Prevent Future Accidental Chemical Releases
12/19/2013   EPA Settles Cases Against Two Eastern Sandusky County Companies for Chemical Reporting Violations
12/19/2013   EPA Settlement Yields Improved Ability for Nantucket Company to Respond to Oil Spills
12/19/2013   U.S. EPA fines agricultural products companies $74,880 for pesticide violations in Calif. and Ariz.
12/19/2013   Following Fatal Blast, Metal Recycler Required to Invest in Modern Technology and Company-Wide Protections to Prevent Future Accidental Chemical Releases
12/19/2013   NOAA, EPA seek public comment on proposal to disapprove Oregon’s Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Program
12/18/2013   Increased Eelgrass in Long Island Sound is Good News for Fish and Wildlife
12/18/2013   Darigold failed to report chlorine gas release in Portland to authorities in timely manner
12/18/2013   Par Mar Oil Co. Settles Underground Storage Tank Violations at two Huntington, W.Va. Facilities
12/18/2013   EPA Adds Three Indiana Sites to Superfund Cleanup List
12/17/2013   Oregon Companies Settle with EPA for Illegal Disposal of Millions of Pounds of Reactive Hazardous Waste
12/17/2013   Cupertino honored as national food waste reduction innovation leader
12/17/2013   EPA Releases Chemical Screening Data on 1,800 Chemicals/Agency improves access to chemical data and announces ToxCast Data Challenges
12/16/2013   EPA and FEMA Partner to Strengthen Vermont Communities’ Flood Response and Preparation
12/13/2013   EPA Announces a Public Meeting and Public Comment Period for the Proposed Listing of the Walker Machine Products Site in Collierville, TN to the National Priorities List (NPL)
12/13/2013   EPA Seeks Applications for Environmental Justice Projects
12/12/2013   EPA Provides Updated Guidance to Schools on PCB-containing Lighting Fixtures
12/12/2013   Fuel Economy of New Vehicles Sets Record High / Fuel Economy Gains to Continue Under President Obama’s Clean Car Programs
12/12/2013   EPA Takes Action to Protect Farm Workers in Puerto Rico; Bayer CropScience to Initiate Measures to Protect Workers and Pay $53,000 Penalty
12/11/2013   EPA Announces Dec. 17 Public Availability Session in York, Neb., to Discuss Groundwater Contamination Issues
12/11/2013   EPA Proposes Pair of Groundwater Contamination Sites in York, Neb., for Addition to Superfund’s National Priorities List
12/11/2013   Urban Waters Federal Partnership Launches Projects in the Middle Rio Grande
12/11/2013   EPA Holds Bi- Monthly IRIS Public Meeting
12/11/2013   EPA Proposes to Add Union County Refinery Site to National Priorities List of Superfund Sites; Nine hazardous waste sites added, eight proposed nationally
12/11/2013   EPA Adds Wilcox Oil Site in Creek Co., OK, to National Priorities List of Superfund Sites; Nine hazardous waste sites added, eight proposed nationally
12/11/2013   EPA Adds Cibola County, NM, Mine to National Priorities List of Superfund Sites; Nine hazardous waste sites added, eight proposed nationally
12/11/2013   EPA Program Seeks to Improve Air Quality in Port Communities / $4 Million Grant Program to Clean Older Diesel Engines at Ports
12/11/2013   EPA adds Two and Proposes One Site in the Southeast to Superfund’s National Priorities List
12/11/2013   EPA Honors Texas Company for Designing Greener Chemicals
12/11/2013   NH Hazardous Waste Site Added to Superfund’s National Priorities List; Windham, Maine Site Proposed
12/11/2013   EPA Honors Winners of the 2013 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards
12/11/2013   EPA Proposes to Add the Troy Chemical Corporation Site in Newark, NJ to the Superfund List; Mercury and other Toxics Contaminate Pierson’s Creek and Newark Bay
12/11/2013   EPA Proposes to Add the Unimatic Manufacturing Corporation site in Fairfield, NJ to the Superfund List; Soil, Water and Building Contaminated with PCBs
12/11/2013   EPA Proposes to Add Radioactive Site in Ridgewood, Queens to the Federal Superfund List; Defunct Company Dumped Radioactive Waste into Sewer System and on the Land
12/11/2013   EPA Adds Nine Hazardous Waste Sites to Superfund’s National Priorities List / Agency also proposes to add an additional eight sites
12/11/2013   EPA Seeks Environmental Education Grant Applications
12/10/2013   Phoenix Building Supply Non-Profit Wins U.S. EPA Annual Award
12/10/2013   EPA, USDA and ARC Announce Four Winners of 2013 “Livable Communities” Competition
12/10/2013   Urban Waters Middle Rio Grande Kick-Off Activities
12/10/2013   Trailnet, EPA Launch Neighborhood Greenways St. Louis
12/10/2013   EPA Provides Over $345,000 to Protect Wetlands in New York; Citizen Science to be Used in the Adirondacks to Collect Environmental Data
12/10/2013   EPA Provides Funding to Protect Wetlands in New Jersey; Nearly $430,000 Awarded for Wetlands Assessments and to Address New Jersey’s Changing Climate
12/10/2013   U.S. EPA Announces 2013 Environmental Champions
12/09/2013   LISS Announces Publication of New Science Book Synthesizing Decades of Long Island Sound Research
12/09/2013   Applications Open for Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators
12/06/2013   Trailnet, EPA Launch St. Louis Environmental Justice Project
12/06/2013   EPA to Hold Public Meeting to Provide Update in North Birmingham
12/05/2013   Seattle marine engine dealer agrees to pay penalty, change engines in federal clean air case
12/05/2013   EPA Releases Updated Sustainability Plan
12/05/2013   EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to Travel to China to Discuss US-China Clean Air and Climate Cooperation
12/05/2013   Settlement Helps Repay Cleanup Costs for Durham Meadows Superfund Site in Durham, Conn.
12/03/2013   EPA completes cleanup of mine waste in Superior, Montana
12/03/2013   Twin Falls fish farm settles with EPA for water pollution violations
12/03/2013   EPA and DOE Release Annual Fuel Economy Guide with 2014 Models
12/03/2013   USDA, EPA Partnership Supports Water Quality Trading To Benefit Environment, Economy
12/02/2013   EPA Approves Redesignation of Charlotte Area to Attainment for Ozone
12/02/2013   EPA Approves Redesignation of Atlanta Area to Attainment for Ozone
November
11/29/2013   EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to Discuss US-China Clean Air and Climate Cooperation
11/27/2013   EPA Encourages the Public to Comment on Proposed Cleanup Plan for Cidra, Puerto Rico Superfund Site; Proposed Plan Will Address Contaminated Soil and Ground Water; Dec. 4 Public Meeting Announced
11/26/2013   EPA and Vermont Announce Public Meetings to Discuss Lake Champlain Cleanup Efforts
11/26/2013   $2.5 Million Plant to Treat Contaminated Ground Water at the Dewey Loeffel Landfill Superfund Site in Nassau, New York Nears Completion; EPA Announces Agreements with Companies to Conduct Studies of Contamination at the Site; Total Actions Expected to Cost at Least $4.5 Million
11/25/2013   Supplier for Embalming Chemicals Takes Action to Improve Safety at Facilities under Settlement
11/25/2013   EPA Finalizes Approval of Public Participation Rules in Texas’ Clean-Air Plan
11/25/2013   EPA Appoints New Scientific Integrity Official
11/25/2013   EPA Finalizes Remediation Plan for Scovill Industrial Landfill Superfund Site in Waterbury, Conn.
11/21/2013   U.S. EPA honors graduates of environmental job training program at ceremony
11/20/2013   EPA Awards Four Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants to Reduce Health Risks from Eating Great Lakes Fish
11/20/2013   EPA Study: Mercury Levels in Women of Childbearing Age Drop 34 Percent / Data suggest women making more informed seafood choices
11/20/2013   EPA awards $174 million to improve drinking water systems, reduce water pollution across Calif.
11/20/2013   Puerto Rico Land Authority Agrees to Stop Clearing Wetlands in Guanica, Puerto Rico; Will Mitigate Damage Done
11/20/2013   EPA Proposes New Guidelines for Greener Federal Purchases
11/20/2013   EPA Fines Fisher Sand and Gravel $150,000 for dust violations
11/20/2013   EPA Offers Funding to Reduce Pollution from Diesel Engines
11/20/2013   Four New England Students win EPA Research Fellowship Awards
11/20/2013   EPA Awards $556,650 to Help Massachusetts Marine Vessels Reduce Diesel Emissions
11/19/2013   EPA Recognizes 26 Mid-Atlantic Colleges for Food Donation and Waste Diversion Efforts
11/19/2013   Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to close contaminated wells, protect groundwater in EPA agreement
11/19/2013   Little Rock Sees Sustainable Growth from Investments by Federal Partnership
11/19/2013   Cabot Corporation Agrees to Spend Over $84 Million to Control Harmful Air Pollution at Texas, Louisiana Facilities
11/19/2013   EPA Funds Project to Promote Environmental Sustainability at New York City Restaurants
11/19/2013   EPA Funds Project to Prevent Pollution from Car Repair Businesses in the South Bronx; EPA Provides $149,000 to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
11/19/2013   EPA to Fund Projects that Help Businesses in New Jersey Prevent Pollution; More Than $335,000 in EPA Grants Going to Small and Medium-sized Companies
11/18/2013   EPA Recognizes Sharon, Mass. for Water Conservation Efforts
11/18/2013   EPA awards over $30 million to the Pacific Territories for environmental protection
11/18/2013   EPA Provides Grant to Improve Water Quality in Vieques, Puerto Rico
11/15/2013   EPA Recognizes Shop-Rite of Roxborough as #1 Grocer with Food Recovery Challenge Award on America Recycles Day
11/15/2013   EPA Proposes 2014 Renewable Fuel Standards / Proposal Seeks Input to Address “E10 Blend Wall,” Reaffirms Commitment to Biofuels
11/15/2013   TOMORROW: EPA, HUD, DOT and Little Rock Officials to Announce Local Sustainable Community Investments
11/15/2013   EPA Announces Grant to Science and Arts Center to Teach Students about Science and Chesapeake Bay Watershed
11/15/2013   EPA Recognizes Ahold USA and GIANT Food Stores for Hunger Relief and Food Recovery Accomplishments
11/15/2013   New England Institutions Honored for Food Waste Recycling Efforts on America Recycles Day
11/14/2013   EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Testimony Before House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
11/14/2013   Celebrating America Recycles Day One Community at a Time
11/14/2013   Chemical Company Failed to Disclose Public Health Risks, Judge Rules in Favor of EPA
11/14/2013   EPA Awards $400,000 Brownfields Assessment Grants to Richmond
11/14/2013   EPA Awards $1.65 Million in Research Fellowships to Undergraduates/EPA’s GRO Fellowships have supported students for more than 30 years
11/14/2013   Maine Companies Honored by Northeast Diesel Collaborative for Efforts to Reduce Air Pollution
11/13/2013   New England Supermarkets Recognized for Environmental Achievements
11/13/2013   City of Shreveport Agrees to $342 Million Sewer System Upgrade to Comply with Clean Water Act
11/13/2013   EPA Announces Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grant to Ohio Lake Erie Commission to Study Causes of Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia
11/13/2013   TOMORROW: EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to Testify Before House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
11/13/2013   U.S. EPA Awards Grant for Improving Graffiti Cleanup
11/12/2013   EPA Region 7 to Participate at National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk Event Nov. 14 in Kansas City, Mo.
11/08/2013   New England Leaders Convene to Help Communities Prepare for Climate Change Challenges
11/08/2013   EPA awards $15 million to Nevada for water quality, public health
11/07/2013   EPA ANNOUNCES GRANT TO KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY TO REDUCE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CONTAMINANTS IN FISH
11/07/2013   EPA Reaches Cleanup Decision for J2 Range and Groundwater Plumes at Camp Edwards
11/07/2013   EPA and Buffalo Community Foundation Team Up to Prevent Asthma Attacks Results of $55,000 EPA Asthma Education Grant Highlighted
11/07/2013   EPA Completes Cleanup of Former Lead Smelter Site in Pilsen
11/07/2013   EPA Completes Cleanup of Quincy Smelter at Torch Lake Superfund Site
11/07/2013   Settlement Collects Cleanup Costs for Birch Swamp Road Superfund Site in Warren, R.I.
11/06/2013   Shreveport Plant Installs Fence-line Monitors to Safeguard Workers and Local Community
11/06/2013   EPA awards $26 million to Arizona for water quality, public health
11/06/2013   EPA Seeks Public Input on Newly Designed Graphic for Bug Repellent Labels/New graphic will help consumers make informed choices to protect their health
11/06/2013   Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany in Albany, Georgia Earns ENERGY STAR Carbon Pollution Reductions, Energy Savings
11/06/2013   Federal Facilities Earn Energy Star Combined Heat and Power Award for Carbon Pollution Reductions, Energy Savings
11/05/2013   EPA to host Seattle public listening session on reducing carbon emissions from existing power plants
11/05/2013   EPA Completes Fourth Season of Hudson River Dredging; Project Now about 73% Complete with GE, Not Taxpayers, Paying the Full Cost of Cleanup; $2 Billion Dredging Project Continues to Create Local Jobs
11/05/2013   Newfield Production Company to pay $600K penalty to resolve Safe Drinking Water Act violations on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation (Utah)
11/05/2013   EPA Settlement for Companies to develop Soil and Waste Design Plan for Central Chemical Superfund Site in Hagerstown, Md.
11/05/2013   EPA Finalizes Plan to Address Contaminated Soil at the Scorpio Recycling Superfund site in Toa Baja; EPA to spend $3 Million to Address Heavy Metal Contamination
11/05/2013   EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan to Address Contaminated Soil at the Woodbrook Road Dump Superfund Site in South Plainfield, New Jersey; Contaminated Soil and Debris to be Removed; Cleanup Expected to Cost $24 Million
11/05/2013   EPA and City of Ishpeming Complete Work in Deer Lake Area of Concern
11/05/2013   EPA to Hold Public Listening Session Nov. 8 in Philadelphia on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants
11/05/2013   EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Ground Water Near the New Cassel Industrial Area in Nassau County, N.Y.; Cleanup Expected to Cost $22.9 Million
11/04/2013   WEDNESDAY, November 6: EPA Chief in Kansas City to Support Environmental Justice Efforts
11/04/2013   EPA's Exhibit Demonstrates Techniques to Keep Schools Green and Healthy
11/04/2013   EPA Removes Hyde Park Landfill in Niagara Falls, NY from Superfund List
11/01/2013   Progressive Nutrition of Norfolk, Neb., to Pay $125,000 for Settlement of Federal Pesticide Violations
11/01/2013   U.S. EPA Finds Petaluma, Calif., Superfund Site Clean
11/01/2013   EPA Hosts 2013 International Decontamination Research and Development Conference
11/01/2013   EPA Releases Agency Plans for Adapting to a Changing Climate
October
10/31/2013   EPA Region 7 to Host November 4 Public Listening Session in Lenexa, Kan., on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants
10/31/2013   EPA Finalizes Pollution Cleanup Plan for Wall Township, Manasquan Borough and Sea Girt, New Jersey Cleanup Expected to Cost $19 Million
10/31/2013   EPA Settles Clean Water Act Violations in Arkansas
10/31/2013   EPA Settles Alleged Violations of Safety Standards at Pretium Packaging Plants in Manchester, Pa and Muscatine, Iowa
10/30/2013   EPA Administrator McCarthy Announces $6.6 Million in Funding to Support Chesapeake Bay Projects/ EPA funding is part of $9.2 million in grant money to support cleaner local waters across Bay region
10/30/2013   EPA Announces Cleanup Plan for the Ellis Property Site in Evesham Township, New Jersey; EPA Cost of Removal of Contaminated Soil Estimated at $13.6 Million
10/29/2013   EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Cleanup Plan for Maywood Chemical Company Superfund Site
10/29/2013   EPA’s $200,000 Brownfield Grant Supports Philadelphia’s Greenway and Redevelopment Plans in Frankford, Port Richmond
10/29/2013   EPA Fines Phoenix-based Company $95,000 for PCB violations
10/29/2013   EPA Finalizes Plan for Cleanup at Eighteen Mile Creek Superfund Site in Lockport, New York; $4 Million Cleanup Will Address Contamination
10/28/2013   HBD/Thermoid Inc. Agrees to $371,075 Settlement for Alleged Violations of Clean Air Act at Chanute, Kan., Facility
10/28/2013   U.S. and W.Va. Settle Case Against DuPont over Clean Air Act Violations at Washington Works Facility
10/28/2013   Former Winchester, Idaho hotel owner settles with EPA for asbestos demolition violations
10/28/2013   EPA Oversees Sampling at Centredale Manor Property in N. Providence R.I.
10/28/2013   Methuen Mass. School Bus Company Pays $33K Penalty for Excessive Idling
10/28/2013   MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA, NIEHS Leaders Celebrate Children's Health Month, 15 Years of Children's Health Research
10/25/2013   EPA Awards $400,000 to Communities to Reduce Water Pollution, Build Resilience to Climate Change / Communities in Rhode Island, Michigan, Nebraska, Indiana, Arizona, and South Carolina will receive funding for green infrastructure
10/25/2013   EPA Awards $75,000 to Providence, R.I. to Reduce Water Pollution, Build Resilience to Climate Change
10/25/2013   County Edge Dairy Inc. to Pay $20,000 Penalty for Clean Water Act Violations at its Inwood, Iowa, Facility
10/25/2013   EPA Honors Hunters Point Family Graduates of Brownfields Job Training Program
10/25/2013   EPA Awards $65,000 to Pima County to Reduce Water Pollution, Build Resilience to Climate Change
10/25/2013   EPA Awards Spartanburg, S.C., Green Infrastructure Assistance to Reduce Water Pollution, Build Resiliency to Climate Change
10/24/2013   EPA to Hold Lenexa, Kan., Public Listening Session on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants
10/24/2013   $1.29 million Awarded for Community-Based Projects to Improve Health of Long Island Sound; More than $915,000 awarded to support projects in Connecticut
10/24/2013   EPA Awards Grant to Help Teach Baltimore Residents About Dangers of Lead Poisoning
10/24/2013   N. Arizona University receives EPA Funding for Solar water heating system
10/24/2013   EPA Announces Funding for Students’ Innovative Green Technologies
10/24/2013   EPA Recognizes Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities as WaterSense® Partner of the Year for Promoting Water Efficiency
10/24/2013   EPA Recognizes The Home Depot as WaterSense® Partner of the Year for Promoting Water Efficiency
10/24/2013   EPA Recognizes Lowe’s as WaterSense® Partner of the Year for Promoting Water Efficiency
10/23/2013   Ritchie Enterprises Inc., of Sullivan, Mo., to Pay $30,000 for Failure to Use Lead Safe Work Practices and Notify Homeowners of Lead Risks
10/23/2013   Kansas and Illinois Pesticide Distributors to Pay Penalties Totaling $96,640 for Distributing Misbranded Pesticides
10/23/2013   National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Encourages Testing and Safe Home Repairs to Protect Children’s Health
10/23/2013   S.F. North Bay Water Agencies Awarded EPA’s WaterSense Excellence Award for Water Efficiency Efforts
10/23/2013   EPA Orders Middletown, NY to Address Clean Water Act Violations
10/23/2013   EPA Recognizes WaterSense Partners of the Year for their Efforts in Promoting Water Efficiency
10/23/2013   EPA Reaches Settlement with Goshen, New York Company for Violations of Federal Toxics Law
10/23/2013   EPA Releases Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data from Large Facilities / Carbon pollution from power plants declines 10 percent from 2010 due to growing use of natural gas
10/23/2013   EPA Recognize WaterSense® Irrigation Partner of the Year
10/22/2013   EPA Awards Over $847,000 to Oklahoma Tribes to Protect Air Quality
10/22/2013   U.S. National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Goes Global
10/22/2013   EPA Honors Freight Industry Leaders for Environmental Achievements / EPA SmartWay Program Has Saved 65 Million Barrels of Oil since 2004
10/21/2013   EPA Issues Amendment to Record of Decision for the Peoples Natural Gas Superfund Site in Dubuque, Iowa
10/21/2013   New England Experienced Fewer Unhealthy Air Quality Days During Summer Ozone Season
10/18/2013   Dyno Nobel Inc. to Pay $257,167 for Clean Air Act and Risk Management Program Violations at Two Facilities in Missouri
10/18/2013   UPDATED: EPA to Hold Public Listening Sessions on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants / Sessions in Boston, Philadelphia Rescheduled Due to Government Shutdown
September
09/30/2013   EPA Honors Nye County Graduates of Brownfields Job Training Program
09/30/2013   EPA Completes Third Five Year Review of Geigy Chemical Corporation in Aberdeen, NC
09/30/2013   EPA Completes Third Five Year Review of Benfield Industries Inc. in Waynesville, NC
09/30/2013   EPA Completes Second Five Year Review of Aberdeen, NC Pesticide Dump Site
09/30/2013   City of Tacoma settles with EPA for violating federal rules on PCBs in used oil
09/30/2013   EPA Takes Public Comments on Proposal to Delete an Oneida County Site from the Superfund List after Cleanup
09/30/2013   EPA Proposes Plan to Address Pollution in Three Areas of Ringwood Mines Superfund Site in Ringwood, New Jersey; Results of Long-term Ground Water Monitoring to be Made Available to the Public; Public Encouraged to Comment on Proposed $46.7 million Cleanup Plan
09/30/2013   EPA Obtains Warrant to Address Over 1000 Drums and Containers at New Jersey Facility; Ongoing Investigation Reveals Presence of Hazardous Materials (Photos Available via Web Link)
09/30/2013   EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Gowanus Canal Superfund Site in Brooklyn, New York; $506 Million Cleanup Will Remove Contaminated Sediment and Create Jobs
09/30/2013   EPA to Hold Public Listening Sessions on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants
09/30/2013   EPA Takes Steps to Allow Restriction of Imports of Harmful Category of Chemicals used in Carpets
09/27/2013   EPA Honors UCI for Zero Waste and Food Recovery Achievements
09/27/2013   Decision Issued on Missouri's Water Quality Standards
09/27/2013   EPA Announces Second Opportunity for Public Comments on Proposed Ban on Boat Sewage Dumping into Lake Erie
09/26/2013   U.S. EPA awards Hawaii $1.1 million to control polluted water runoff
09/26/2013   Staples Recognized for Green Power Leadership
09/26/2013   Parents, Teachers and Press Urged to Spread Message of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, October 20-26
09/26/2013   EPA Announces New Home for New York-New Jersey Harbor and Estuary Program; The Hudson River Foundation to Host Important Clean Water Program
09/25/2013   TODAY: EPA Chief Begins Three-State Tour Highlighting Climate Action Plan / EPA Administrator visits New York, Wisconsin, and Michigan to discuss climate change, power plant announcement
09/25/2013   EPA's Latest Proposal for Navajo Generating Station Cuts Emissions, Protects Health
09/24/2013   EPA honors Sterling Planet in Atlanta, Ga. for Green Power Leadership in the Southeast
09/24/2013   EPA Honors Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations, LLC in Chattanooga, Tenn. for Green Power Leadership in the Southeast
09/24/2013   EPA Evaluates Flame Retardants Including a Safer Substitute for HBCD
09/24/2013   EPA Fines BIA $136,000 for Keams Canyon Drinking Water Violations on the Hopi Reservation
09/23/2013   Griffin Bros. Inc. settles with EPA for violating federal pesticide rules in Salem, OR
09/23/2013   EPA to begin cleanup at Parish Chemical site in Vineyard, Utah
09/23/2013   San Diego Center for Civic Engagement and U.S. EPA Award $45,000 in Grants for New Park Space
09/23/2013   EPA honors Microsoft Corporation and Mercer Island for their green power leadership in the Pacific Northwest
09/23/2013   EPA Honors 24 Organizations for Green Power Leadership
09/23/2013   EPA Encourages Homeowners to Care for Their Septic Systems During SepticSmart Week
09/20/2013   EPA Proposes Carbon Pollution Standards for New Power Plants / Agency takes important step to reduce carbon pollution from power plants as part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan
09/20/2013   EPA Region 7 Comments on Republic Services' Intentions to Build Isolation Barrier at West Lake Landfill Superfund Site
09/20/2013   EPA, Air Force, Florida sign Cleanup Agreement for Tyndall Air Force Base
09/20/2013   Texas Refinery WIll Pay $8.75 Million for Failing to Comply with Enforcement Settlement to Resolve Air Violations
09/20/2013   EPA Announces the start of Sampling Activities at the CTS of Ashville, Inc. Superfund Site in Ashville,North Carolina
09/20/2013   EPA Superfund Removal Action to Begin at the PandW Waste Oil Site in Brunswick County, North Carolina
09/20/2013   TODAY: EPA Senior Air Official to Host Media Briefing on Clean Air Act Announcement
09/19/2013   CITGO Agrees to Reduce Air Pollution and Pay Penalty to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations at Refineries in Louisiana and Illinois
09/19/2013   TOMORROW: EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Speaks at National Press Club Sept. 20
09/19/2013   Hancock County, Iowa, Cattle Feeder Agrees to Innovative Settlement for Violating Water Permit
09/19/2013   First WaterSense Labeled Product Available for Commercial Kitchens / Pre-rinse spray valves will help restaurants save water, energy, and money
09/19/2013   Crow Tribe earns EPA environmental justice grant
09/19/2013   West Salt Lake (Utah) project earns EPA environmental justice grant
09/19/2013   Leadville and La Plata County (Colo.) projects earn EPA environmental justice grants
09/19/2013   Asarco agrees to pay $146,600 for PCB violations at Hayden copper smelter
09/18/2013   Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson settles with EPA for hazardous waste law violations
09/18/2013   FRIDAY: EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Speaks at National Press Club Sept. 20
09/18/2013   Registration Open for Annual Cornell Pond Fishing Derby in North Dartmouth, Mass.
09/18/2013   EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Testimony Before House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Energy and Power
09/17/2013   EPA and Ad Council Launch New Public Service Announcements to Prevent Asthma Attacks
09/17/2013   TOMORROW: EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz to Testify Before House Energy and Commerce Committee on Climate Change
09/17/2013   EPA Provides Grant for Organic Gardening and Composting Training in Brooklyn; Community Gardens in Bedford-Stuyvesant to Benefit from Program
09/17/2013   Southeast Diesel Collaborative Leadership Award Winners Announced
09/16/2013   California Agencies Seek Dairy Digester Projects -- Proposals Due November 1
09/16/2013   U.S. EPA Awards Over $1 Million to Northern California Tribe to Protect Klamath River, Enhance Tribal Environmental Program
09/16/2013   EPA Marks Pollution Prevention (P2) Week with Renewed Emphasis on Reducing Carbon Pollution
09/16/2013   EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck and Congressmember Rodney Frelinghuysen Announce Successful Removal of Hazardous Waste from Radiation Technology Superfund Site in Rockaway Township, New Jersey; Tour Five Superfund Sites in Morris, Essex and Sussex Counties
09/16/2013   EPA Strengthens S.S. Badger Consent Decree in Response to Public Comments; Penalties Increased for Failing to Cease Coal Ash Discharge to Lake Michigan at End of 2014 Sailing Season
09/13/2013   Post Foods to Spend More than $2 Million for Air Violations at Modesto Cereal Plant
09/12/2013   Southeast Diesel Collaborative Conference to be Held in Atlanta
09/12/2013   Construction of Foundation for Cat Island Restoration Project Nears Completion
09/12/2013   Cleanup Work to Begin at Mercury Refining Superfund Site On Colonie/Guilderland Border; EPA to Hold September 16 Public Meeting on the $9 Million Cleanup Plan
09/12/2013   EPA Orders Work at Cameron, Smith Lake Chapter Mines
09/12/2013   Environmental Protection Agency and Energy Department Release Fuel Economy Tool for Used Vehicles
09/11/2013   Environmental Justice Grants Totaling $88,200 Awarded to Kansas City, St. Louis, Mo., and Wichita, Kan., Organizations
09/11/2013   Agreement Reached to Improve Iowa’s Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Permit and Compliance Program
09/11/2013   EPA Awards $60,000 in Environmental Justice Grants to Southern California Projects
09/11/2013   EPA Awards $60,000 in Environmental Justice Grants to Northern California Projects
09/11/2013   EPA Grant to Help St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Reduce Asthma Attacks
09/11/2013   EPA Provides Grant for Urban Gardening and Green Infrastructure Program in Newark, New Jersey
09/11/2013   EPA Announces First 2013 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grant and Priorities at Great Lakes Week
09/11/2013   New Mexico Group Receives 2013 Environmental Justice Small Grant
09/11/2013   Louisiana Groups Receive 2013 Environmental Justice Small Grants
09/11/2013   Oklahoma Group Receives 2013 Environmental Justice Small Grant
09/11/2013   EPA Awards 2013 Environmental Justice Small Grants
09/10/2013   EPA Orders Public Water System on Indian Reservation in Riverside County to Address Arsenic in Drinking Water
09/10/2013   EPA Announces 2nd Environmental Youth Symposium for Colleges and Universities in the Southeast
09/10/2013   Settlement with Town of Timmonsville and City of Florence will Resolve Drinking Water and Sewer Problems
09/10/2013   Columbia, S.C., Agrees to Major Sewer System Upgrades
09/09/2013   EPA’s GreenChill Partnership Recognizes Weis Markets for Environmental Achievements
09/09/2013   EPA Region 7’s Healthy Schools Toolkit Provides New Online Resources for School Professionals, Providers and Public
09/09/2013   EPA Web Tool Expands Access to Scientific, Regulatory Information on Chemicals
09/05/2013   EPA fines Shell for Clean Air Act permit violations during offshore oil exploration in Alaska
09/05/2013   U.S. EPA Water Quality Grant Aids Native Fish Recovery in Palo Alto
09/05/2013   EPA Launches New Online Mapping Tool for Environmental Impact Statements
09/05/2013   EPA and Coast Guard Reach Pollution Control Agreement with Carnival / New Advanced Technologies Allow Industry to Comply with Emission Standards, Reduce Costs
09/04/2013   United States Reaches Settlement with Safeway To Reduce Emissions of Ozone-Depleting Substances Nationwide / Largest case ever under Clean Air Act’s ozone protection requirements
09/04/2013   EPA reaches settlement with Safeway to reduce emissions of ozone-depleting refrigerants nationwide
09/04/2013   Maryland, EPA, Chesapeake Bay Trust Provide $3.4 Million for Green Infrastructure Program
09/04/2013   United States Reaches Settlement with Safeway to Reduce Emissions of Ozone-Depleting Substances Nationwide
09/04/2013   EPA Encourages Revitalization in Auto Communities with New Document
09/03/2013   Public Availability Meeting Scheduled Thursday, Sept. 5, for Chicago Heights Boulevard Site in St. Louis County, Mo.
09/03/2013   EPA Requires HA International to Reduce Hazardous Air Emissions at Illinois Facility
August
08/30/2013   EPA, OSHA and ATF Provide Information and Lessons Learned About the Safe Storage, Handling and Management of Ammonium Nitrate
08/29/2013   Corpus Christi Plant Agrees to Pay Over $750,000 to Improve Emission Controls
08/29/2013   Final cleanup plan selected for Lockheed West Superfund site
08/29/2013   Two California Firms and Owner Agree to Settle Clean Air Act Violations Stemming From Illegal Import of Vehicles
08/28/2013   Houston air quality continues to improve; Ozone pollution declines despite population growth
08/27/2013   Family Dollar, Inc., Pays $602,438 Penalty for Distribution of Misbranded Pesticides
08/26/2013   Local and Industrial Emergency Planners Recognized for Chemical Emergency Planning Achievements throughout EPA Region 7
08/26/2013   EPA focusing on industrial stormwater compliance, targeting a serious threat to Puget Sound water quality
08/26/2013   Presidio Trust Awarded Honorable Mention for U.S. EPA Resource Conservation Competition
08/26/2013   EPA Releases New Climate Change Video Series / The series supports President Obama’s Climate Action Plan and highlights benefits of reducing energy consumption
08/26/2013   EPA Launches Online Green Sports Resource Directory
08/23/2013   Big West Oil to spend $18M on emission controls to resolve Clean Air Act violations at North Salt Lake refinery
08/23/2013   EPA Proposes Plan to Address Contaminated Soils and Ground Water at Maywood Chemical Company Superfund Site in Maywood and Rochelle Park, New Jersey; Cleanup Estimated to Cost $17 Million; Plan Will Address Contamination at Former Maywood Chemical Works
08/23/2013   Hazardous Waste Settlement Leads to School Cleanups in 60 Schools in R.I. and Mass.
08/22/2013   EPA Chief Gina McCarthy will visit Alaska to highlight climate action plan and tour Bristol Bay
08/22/2013   EPA Awards $1 Million Brownfield Grant to Downriver Community Conference in Southeast Michigan
08/22/2013   U.S. EPA Announces Brownfield Grants for Genesee County and Mott Community College in Flint
08/22/2013   EPA Extends Public Comment Period for Houston Superfund Site Proposal
08/22/2013   EPA Proposes to Renew Clean Harbors PCB Permit; Public Comment Period Begins
08/21/2013   United States and the Commonwealth of Kentucky Reach Agreement with AK Steel Corporation to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations
08/21/2013   Pueblo of Laguna Resident Receives National Community Involvement Award
08/21/2013   EPA To Hold August Public Meeting on LCP Chemicals, Inc. Superfund Site in Linden, New Jersey; Proposed Plan Calls for Comprehensive Cleanup Of Mercury and other Contaminants
08/20/2013   Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington businesses compete to reduce energy costs and greenhouse gases in EPA’s Energy Star Battle of the Buildings
08/20/2013   EPA Proposes Plan to Clean Up Chemical Pollution in Wall Township, Manasquan Borough and Sea Girt, New Jersey; Public Hearing Will Take Place August 27 on the $18.9 Million Cleanup Plan
08/20/2013   Yakima fuel distributor violated oil spill prevention and response safety rules
08/20/2013   EPA Kicks Off Fourth-Annual Energy Star National Building Competition with More Than 3,000 Buildings
08/19/2013   Companies in Illinois, Nebraska to Pay Settlements Totaling $84,387 for Distribution of Misbranded or Mislabeled Pesticides
08/19/2013   Idaho sugar company failed to prevent industrial stormwater discharges, violated federal clean water rules
08/16/2013   EPA Requires Bad River Band to Upgrade Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations
08/16/2013   EPA Regional Administrator to Host Roundtable Discussion Of Strategies to Reduce the Impacts of Climate Change in the Hudson Valley
08/16/2013   EPA Encourages Public to Comment on Plan to Address Contaminated Soil at the Woodbrook Road Dump Superfund Site in South Plainfield, New Jersey; Contaminated Soil and Debris to Be Removed
08/15/2013   EPA Announces Revised Fuel Economy Label Estimates for 2013 Ford C-Max; Initiates Effort to Update Labeling Procedures to Keep Pace with Industry Trends
08/15/2013   New Pesticide Labels Will Better Protect Bees and Other Pollinators
08/14/2013   Abilene Products Co., Inc., Agrees to $90,660 Settlement for Violations of Clean Air Act at Abilene, Kan., Fertilizer Facility
08/13/2013   THURSDAY: EPA Chief Gina McCarthy to Deliver Remarks at Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Awards Luncheon in Des Moines
08/13/2013   EPA Grant Helps Youth Learn Environmental Skills at Lowell, Mass. Water Treatment Plant
08/12/2013   Salem, Mass. Contractor Faces Penalty for Violating Lead Renovation Rule at Kittery, Maine Site
08/08/2013   Meriden Conn. Company Pays Fine for Hazardous Waste Violations
08/08/2013   EPA Completing Multi-Year Research on Lyme Disease and Ticks on Cape and Islands
08/08/2013   EPA Provides $260,000 to Improve Water Quality in Onondaga Lake and Beyond; Grants to Fund an Onondaga Lake Watershed Coordinator and Green Jobs Training Program
08/08/2013   EPA Encourages the Public to Comment on Plan for Scorpio Recycling Superfund site in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico; $3 Million Project to Address Contaminated Land
08/07/2013   EPA Announces 2012 Report Card grades for the lower Charles River and the Mystic River Watershed
08/07/2013   NEWS BRIEF: U.S. EPA Accepting Public Comments on Cleanup Plan for Yosemite Slough Site
08/07/2013   EPA Awards $598K to Massachusetts Small Businesses for Sustainable Technology Development
08/07/2013   Dredging Begins to Remove 20,000 Cubic Yards of Highly Contaminated Mud from Lyndhurst Section of the Passaic River; $20 Million Project to be Paid by Various Companies
08/06/2013   EPA sponsors free training on Healthy Homes for health care workers
08/06/2013   EPA Finalizes 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards to Help Promote American Energy Independence, Reduce Carbon Pollution/EPA also announces steps to address concerns about the E10 blend wall
08/05/2013   Port of Tacoma settles with EPA, Department of Justice for damaging wetlands in violation of Clean Water Act
08/05/2013   Maralex Disposal to pay $89,900 penalty to resolve Safe Drinking Water Act violations at disposal well on Southern Ute Reservation (Colo.)
08/05/2013   EPA Screens More Than 66,000 Contaminated Sites for Renewable Energy Potential
08/05/2013   EPA Updates Oil and Gas Standards for Storage Tanks
08/02/2013   Fry’s Electronics Fined $50,000 by U.S. EPA for Making Unsubstantiated Health Claims
08/01/2013   EPA Awards $60,000 to Revitalize the Rocky River in Anderson, S.C./Grant is part of $3.6 Million in agency funding to restore urban waters across the country over the last year
08/01/2013   NEWS BRIEF: Final report available from investigation of injection wells at Lahaina wastewater facility
08/01/2013   City of Asheville, Land-of-Sky and Federal Partners Mark 4th Anniversary of Partnership for Sustainable Communities/Partnership has invested and leveraged $5.83 million in Asheville-area projects
08/01/2013   Okeanos Technologies, LLC in Covington, KY Awarded more than $290,000 to Develop Cost Effective Seawater Desalination Technology
08/01/2013   Ontario, Calif., Food Processor to Pay $157,000 Fine for Toxic Ammonia Release
08/01/2013   EPA Awards $2 Million to Small Businesses for Sustainable Technology Development
08/01/2013   TODAY - EPA to Announce Award to Revitalize the Rocky River in Anderson, S.C.
July
07/31/2013   Chevron to pay $384,000 penalty and improve emission controls to resolve Clean Air Act violations at Salt Lake City refinery
07/31/2013   Billerica, Mass. Company to Pay $2.6+ Million for Alleged Pesticide Violations
07/31/2013   City of Greenville and Federal Partners Mark 4th Anniversary of Partnership for Sustainable Communities
07/31/2013   STATEMENTS: Senior EPA Officials Pay Tribute to Ira Leighton, who Helped Shape Environmental Protection since 1972
07/31/2013   EPA Regional Administrator Tours Stormwater and Land Conservation Projects on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
07/31/2013   Compliance with environmental laws helps protect air, land, and water in communities across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
07/31/2013   EPA Strengthens Chemical Assessment Process to Protect Public Health
07/31/2013   EPA to Clean Up Final Section of Portage Creek in Kalamazoo
07/31/2013   EPA Proposes Rule to Modernize Clean Water Act Reporting / E-reporting initiative will increase efficiency, ease burden for states and improve public access to data
07/31/2013   Springfield, Mass. Housing Authority Settles Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Case
07/30/2013   Jim Woods of Makah Tribe continues as EPA senior tribal policy advisor for Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
07/30/2013   ENBRIDGE BEGINS NEW DREDGING PROJECT ON KALAMAZOO RIVER TO COMPLY WITH EPA ORDER
07/29/2013   THURSDAY - EPA to Announce Award to Revitalize the Rocky River in Anderson, S.C.
07/29/2013   Pair of Settlement Agreements with Responsible Parties to Clear Way for $30M Cleanup of Carter Carburetor Site in St. Louis, Mo.
07/29/2013   Fife, Washington ice manufacturer failed to notify emergency responders of hazardous chemical release
07/26/2013   EPA Encourages the Public to Comment on Plan for Cleanup at Eighteen Mile Creek Superfund Site in Lockport, New York
07/26/2013   TUESDAY: Newly Confirmed EPA Chief Gina McCarthy to Deliver Remarks at Harvard Law School
07/26/2013   EPA Offers $8.5 Million to U.S. Great Lakes Shoreline Cities for Green Infrastructure Projects
07/26/2013   EPA Encourages Public to Comment on Plan for Ground Water Cleanup Near New Cassel Industrial Area in Nassau County, N.Y.
07/25/2013   Prudent Technologies to Pay $65,450 Penalty for Violations of Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule at Omaha Lead Site
07/25/2013   Congressman Clay, EPA Officials to Announce Milestone on July 29 for Carter Carburetor Superfund Site in North St. Louis
07/25/2013   Sorrento settles with EPA for chemical management violations at Nampa, Idaho plant
07/25/2013   EPA Selects Eight Universities to Help Improve Public Health Data and Research
07/24/2013   EPA Expands List of Safer Chemical Ingredients
07/24/2013   EPA, Chesapeake Bay Trust Announce $400,000 in Grants through Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns Program
07/24/2013   EPA Software Helps Reduce Water Pollution as Part of President’s Climate Action Plan / National stormwater calculator helps manage stormwater runoff
07/23/2013   EPA Reduces Regulatory Burden for Industrial Facilities Using Solvent Wipes/Common-sense exclusion will save industry up to $27.8 million per year
07/23/2013   San Antonio Agrees to $1.1 Billion Upgrade Sewer Systems to Comply With Clean Water Act
07/23/2013   Clemson University Recognized for Success, Renewal of its Center of Excellence for Watershed Management
07/23/2013   Lafarge North America Inc. Agrees to Environmental Projects as Part of Clean Air Act Agreement
07/23/2013   EPA Awards $350,000 to New Mexico to Clean-Up and Revitalize Contaminated Brownfields Sites
07/19/2013   EPA Awards $215,295 Environmental Education Grant to the University of Arkansas for Medical Services
07/18/2013   United States Reaches an Agreement with XTO Energy to Prevent Waste Spills from Natural Gas Exploration and Production
07/18/2013   EPA Debuts Upgraded Energy Star Portfolio Manager Benchmarking Tool
07/18/2013   Health of the Salish Sea Report shows mixed trends for key environmental indicators in Puget Sound and Northwest Straits
07/18/2013   Updated Municipal Wastewater Discharge Permits Proposed for Three North Idaho Cities
07/18/2013   U.S. EPA Honors Bay Area Graduates of Brownfields Job Training Program
07/18/2013   EPA Awards $1.3 Million in Supplemental Funds to Clean up and Redevelop Contaminated Brownfields Sites in the Southeast
07/17/2013   Florida Man and His Corporation Sentenced for Wetlands Violations in Panama City
07/17/2013   Perma-Fix Northwest Richland settles with EPA for waste management violations
07/17/2013   Florida Man and His Corporation Sentenced for Wetlands Violations in Panama City
07/17/2013   EPA Seeks Public Input on Proposed Actions for Two Massachusetts Military Reservation Sites
07/17/2013   Poor Air Quality Expected in So. New England Thursday, 7/18; Coastal CT, RI, MA
07/17/2013   U.S. EPA Announces More Than $880,000 Available in Border Environmental Funding; Several workshops for grant applicants to be held in US and Mexico
07/17/2013   In the Wake of Sandy, Conference Offers Green Solutions for New Jersey Communities; EPA and Rutgers University Co-Host Green Infrastructure Conference at Duke Farms - Public Encouraged to Attend
07/17/2013   School Bus Company to Install Automatic Idle Shut-off Controls and Pay Penalties under the Clean Air Act
07/16/2013   Laconia N.H. Company Fined for Failing to Notify Tenants about Lead Paint Hazards
07/15/2013   EPA Provides Additional $3.5+ Million for Brownfields Cleanups in New England
07/15/2013   EPA announces $800,000 funding to clean up and redevelop contaminated sites in communities across Oregon and Washington
07/15/2013   Three Entities in Missouri to Receive Total of $1.6M in Supplemental Funds to Clean and Redevelop Brownfields
07/15/2013   EPA Announces $15 Million in Supplemental Funds to Clean up and Redevelop Contaminated Brownfields Sites Across the Country
07/15/2013   EPA provides $300K to advance the cleanup and revitalization of properties in Great Falls
07/15/2013   Up To $9.5 Million Available From EPA for 2013 Great Lakes Restoration Projects
07/15/2013   EPA Provides $1.5 Million to Clean Up and Revitalize Contaminated Properties Across New York State
07/15/2013   EPA Seeks Input for Potential Rule Revisions on Existing Uses of PCBs
07/11/2013   Nature's Best, LLC, to Pay $19,669 Civil Penalty for Violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
07/11/2013   Companies to pay penalty, reduce harmful emissions from Hagerstown cement plant
07/11/2013   Settlement with City of Wilmington, New Hanover County and Cape Fear Public Utility Authority will Reduce Sewer Overflows
07/11/2013   EPA Proposing Plan to Clean Up Ellis Property Superfund Site in Evesham Township, New Jersey
07/11/2013   R.I. Property Management Company Fined for Failing to Notify Tenants about Lead Paint Hazards in Providence
07/10/2013   Summer is ideal time for homeowners To explore the benefits of rain barrels
07/10/2013   Shell Oil To Spend Over $115 Million to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution at Houston Area Refinery And Chemical Plant
07/09/2013   Media Advisory: EPA Will Hold Public Meeting at Kent State about Health Study
07/09/2013   TOMORROW: EPA Acting Administrator Perciasepe to Join Canadian and Mexican Leaders for Discussions on Environmental, Health Goals
07/08/2013   Hercules to Pay $2 Million Penalty for Violations at Resin Disposal Superfund Site, Jefferson Borough
07/02/2013   Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding Improves Water Quality at Northeast Ohio Beaches
07/02/2013   Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding Improves Water Quality at Milwaukee Area Beaches
07/02/2013   Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding Improves Water Quality at Northwest Indiana Beaches
07/02/2013   Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding Improves Water Quality at Rochester Area Beaches
07/02/2013   Groundbreaking for $3.15 Million PCB Cleanup at the Former Lawrence Metals Site in Chelsea, Mass.
07/02/2013   Kansas Department of Transportation to Pay $477,500 Penalty to Settle Violations of Clean Water Act at Three Construction Sites
07/02/2013   U.S. EPA Photography Exhibit Makes Final Stop on National Tour in S.F.
07/02/2013   Belden and Blake to Pay $42,504 Penalty to Settle Alleged Environmental Violations
07/02/2013   Deseret Generation and Transmission Co-operative agrees to resolve Clean Air Act violations at Utah Power Plant
07/01/2013   Energy Department settles with EPA for waste management violations at Hanford
07/01/2013   EPA Warns Against Use of Refrigerant Substitutes That Pose Fire and Explosion Risk
07/01/2013   EPA official tours Howard County rain gardens, touts how youth efforts are helping the Chesapeake Bay
07/01/2013   EPA and Commerce Link U.S. Analysis and Companies in Environmental Solutions Toolkit
June
06/28/2013   United States and Tennessee Reach Agreement with King Pharmaceuticals LLC to Resolve Allegations of Clean Air Act Violations
06/27/2013   EPA Strengthens Energy Star Requirements for Refrigerators and Freezers/Encourages “connected” features, including smart grid functionality
06/27/2013   Tacoma teacher and educators association win EPA award and grant for innovative environmental education
06/27/2013   EPA's Gulf of Mexico Program Honors Texas and Louisiana Gulf Guardian Award Winners
06/27/2013   Matheson Tri-Gas Pays $73,790 Penalty for Alleged Environmental Violations
06/26/2013   EPA Reaches Agreement with SunCoke Energy for Clean Air Violations at Plants in Illinois and Ohio
06/26/2013   Federal Agencies Awarded for Reducing Environmental Footprint in New England
06/26/2013   Massachusetts Organizations and Residents Receive Prestigious EPA Environmental Award
06/26/2013   Connecticut Organizations and Residents Receive Prestigious EPA Environmental Award
06/26/2013   Maine Organizations and Residents Receive Prestigious EPA Environmental Award
06/26/2013   New Hampshire Organizations and Residents Receive Prestigious EPA Environmental Award
06/26/2013   Two Vermont Residents Receive Prestigious EPA Environmental Award
06/26/2013   Rhode Island Organizations and Residents Receive Prestigious EPA Environmental Award
06/26/2013   U.S. EPA’s Gulf of Mexico Program Honors the 2013 Gulf Guardian Award Winners
06/25/2013   Oregon and Idaho property managers failed to disclose lead paint hazards to renters
06/24/2013   EPA to Present Waste Reduction Award to City of Newton, Kan., on Tuesday, June 25
06/24/2013   Heatwave Means Poor Air Quality Expected for Southern Coastal New England and Coastal Maine on Tuesday, June 25
06/24/2013   Third Annual Collegiate Sports Sustainability Summit to be held in Atlanta
06/22/2013   EPA Installs Prototype Solar-Powered Monitoring System at Durham Library
06/21/2013   W/T Land and Cattle settles with EPA for water pollution violations
06/21/2013   EPA Awards Georgia Southern University with Grant to Develop Innovative Environmental Solutions
06/21/2013   EPA Begins Construction of Water line in Chester and Washington Townships, N.J.; $7.3 Million Project Will Provide Safe Drinking Water to Residents and Businesses
06/21/2013   EPA and MPCA to Provide More than $3 Million to Restore the St. Louis River
06/20/2013   Wyoming to Lead Further Investigation of Water Quality Concerns Outside of Pavillion with Support of EPA
06/20/2013   EPA to Hold Public Meeting Tuesday, June 25, at Pattonville High School to Discuss Activities at West Lake Landfill Site
06/20/2013   EPA Awards $80,000 to Delaware Small Business to Develop Green Technology
06/20/2013   EPA Seeks Input on New Clean Air Standards for Solid Waste Landfills
06/19/2013   EPA Recognizes Students for Sustainable Environmental Solutions
06/19/2013   Three Hawaii university campuses join EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge
06/19/2013   Three New England Small Businesses Win EPA Grants for Environmental Technologies
06/19/2013   U.S. EPA Announces $1 Million Available in Border Environmental Funding
06/19/2013   Settlement with Ash Grove Cement Company to Reduce Thousands of Tons of Air Emissions
06/19/2013   UMass Lowell Student Team Recognized by EPA for Sustainable Environmental Solutions
06/18/2013   Duwamish job training initiative produces 14 graduates funded by EPA program
06/18/2013   Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and Family Fun Activities Set for Installation of EPA Solar-Powered Air Monitoring System in Durham
06/17/2013   U.S. EPA Announces $5 Million in S.F. Bay Watershed Restoration Grants Available
06/17/2013   U.S. EPA and Federal Partners Celebrate Four-Years of Partnership - $539 Million to Support Communities in the Pacific Southwest Region
06/17/2013   EPA to Host Green Street Design Workshop in Joplin, Mo.
06/17/2013   EPA Report Details How Development Can Impact Public Health, Environment
06/14/2013   EPA Announces "Cleanup Complete" at Sheboygan River Area of Concern
06/13/2013   St. Louis Community College Selected to Receive $199,994 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grant
06/13/2013   Two California Cities and an Arizona University Receive Grants for Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training
06/13/2013   Six California Companies Included in $2 Million EPA Award to Small Businesses
06/13/2013   EPA Announces Rose State College in Oklahoma as Workforce Development and Job Training Grant Recipient
06/13/2013   EPA Announces Southern University in Shreveport, LA, as Workforce Development and Job Training Grant Recipient
06/13/2013   EPA Provides $200,000 Grant to Fortune Society for Green Jobs Training
06/13/2013   United States and Arkansas File Joint Complaint Against ExxonMobil for Pegasus Pipeline Oil Spill in Mayflower, Arkansas
06/13/2013   EPA Provides Smart Growth Assistance to North Kingstown, R.I.
06/13/2013   EPA Announces More Than $3 Million in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants to Help Facilitate Environmental Stewardship and Cleanup Across the Country
06/13/2013   EPA Announces Florida State College at Jacksonville as Workforce Development and Job Training Grant Recipient
06/13/2013   MassDOT and Contractor Fined for Clean Water Violations
06/13/2013   EPA Offers Smart Growth Assistance to Rhode Island; Mississippi County, Arkansas; Kelso, Washington
06/13/2013   Workers in Alaska and Washington to receive training for environmental safety and cleanup jobs
06/13/2013   Liquid Lignin, LLC in Greenville, SC awarded $80,000 for Environmentally Friendly Borate-Based Wood
06/13/2013   ArunA Biomedical, Inc. in Athens, GA awarded more than $79,000 for Developmental Neurotox Assay Using Scalable Neurons and Astrocytes in High-Content Imaging
06/13/2013   Applied Environmental Technology in Thonotosassa, FL awarded More than $79,000 for Energy and Nutrient Extraction from Onsite Wastewater
06/12/2013   EPA's Lead-Safe Certification Program Important for Consumers
06/12/2013   New Haven, Conn. Cold Storage Warehouse Fined for Release of Toxic Ammonia from Facility
06/12/2013   EPA awards Denver-area firm $80K to advance chemical and biological waste technology
06/12/2013   Researchers with New England Connections Earn EPA Award for Innovative Research
06/12/2013   EPA Awards $2 Million for Small Business Innovation Research: Promoting Green Jobs
06/11/2013   EPA Region 4 Announces Award Recipient of 2012 President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA)
06/11/2013   EPA Grant of $200,000 Awarded to Children's Mercy Hospital
06/11/2013   FMC Corporation to begin Superfund cleanup at former phosphorus processing plant near Pocatello, Idaho
06/11/2013   EPA Announces Brownfield Grants for Wausau
06/11/2013   EPA Seeking Organization to Host New York-New Jersey Harbor and Estuary Program EPA to Hold Informational Session on June 26, 2013 in New York City
06/11/2013   EPA Orders a Stop Sale of Hampton Manufacturing, Inc’s “Antibacterial H-42 Clipper Cleaner”
06/11/2013   U.S. EPA Awards $600,000 of Brownfield Grants to Green Bay
06/11/2013   EPA Finalizes Air Permit for Proposed Arecibo Solid Waste Facility
06/11/2013   EPA provides $400,000 to Baltimore to assess brownfields properties for redevelopment
06/10/2013   EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck and Congress Member Sean Patrick Maloney Assess Cleanups at Superfund Sites in Orange and Dutchess Counties
06/07/2013   Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem Program Receives First Place Gulf Guardian Award in the Binational Category
06/07/2013   Monsanto Company receives First Place Gulf Guardian Award in the Business/Industry Category
06/07/2013   Naval Support Activity Panama City Receives First Place Gulf Guardian Award in the Partnership Category
06/07/2013   Dr. Chuanmin Hu – University of South Florida (USF), Receives Second Place Gulf Guardian Award in the Individual Category
06/07/2013   Mississippi Coalition for Vietnamese-American Fisher Folks and Families Receives Second Place Gulf Guardian Award in the Environmental Justice/Cultural Diversity Category
06/07/2013   National Aeronautical and Space Administration DEVELOP National Program Receives Second Place Gulf Guardian Award in the Partnership Category
06/07/2013   Institute for Marine Mammal Studies Receives Second Place Gulf Guardian Award in the Civic/Non-Profit Organization Category
06/07/2013   Nature’s Academy, Inc. Receives Third Place Gulf Guardian Award in the Youth Environmental Education Category
06/07/2013   Sarasota Bay Watch (SBW) Receives Third Place Gulf Guardian Award in the Civic/Non-Profit Organization Category
06/07/2013   Shell Exploration and Production Company Receives First Place Gulf Guardian Award in the Environmental Justice/Cultural Diversity Category
06/07/2013   Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc. Receives First Place Gulf Guardian Award in the Civic/Non-Profit Organization Category
06/07/2013   Weeks Bay NERR and Eastern Shore Art Center, Receives Third Place Gulf Guardian Award in the Partnership Category
06/07/2013   EPA Provides Funds to Prevent the Spread of Invasive Species into Lake George; $50,000 Provided to Purchase Boat Inspection and Washing Stations
06/06/2013   EPA Conducting Sampling at the HPI Products Inc. Site in St. Joseph, Mo.
06/06/2013   Miami-Dade Agrees to $1.6 Billion Upgrade of its Sewer System to Eliminate Sewage Overflows
06/06/2013   $700,000 in U.S. EPA Climate and Air Quality Grants Awarded to Two U.C. Schools
06/05/2013   EPA Fines Phoenix Lamp Recycler More Than $70,000 for PCB Violations
06/05/2013   HarenLaughlin Construction Company of Lenexa, Kan., to Pay $27,286 Penalty for Failure to Use Lead-Safe Work Practices and Notify Property Owner of Lead Risks
06/05/2013   Mahtomedi High School Student Project Wins President’s Environmental Youth Award
06/05/2013   EPA Orders Company to Address Contamination at Former Aluminum Production Site in Ravenswood, West Virginia
06/05/2013   McCall, Idaho elementary teacher and school win presidential environmental education award
06/05/2013   EPA Files Complaint Against Timmonsville, S.C. for Water Violations
06/05/2013   EPA Awards More Than $4.3 Million in Partnership with NSF and NOAA for Climate and Air Quality Research / Southern Company, Electric Power Research Institute provide additional support
06/04/2013   EPA Announces a Proposed Plan Public Meeting for the Sanford Dry Cleaners Superfund Site
06/04/2013   EPA Region 7 Announces Proposed Deletion of 1,154 Properties from National Priorities List at the Omaha Lead Superfund Site
06/04/2013   EPA Survey Shows $384 Billion Needed for Drinking Water Infrastructure by 2030
06/04/2013   EPA and USDA Join Together To Help Americans Reduce Wasted Food
06/04/2013   EPA and NIH Announce the Winning Team in My Air, My Health Challenge / Winners developed a low cost, real time personal digital device that measures health effects of harmful air pollution
06/03/2013   EPA Officials to Visit Lincoln, Neb., on June 5 for Presentation of $400,000 Brownfields Grants for West Haymarket Project
06/03/2013   Statement by EPA Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe on the Passing of Senator Frank R. Lautenberg
06/03/2013   EPA Region 7 to Hold News Conference June 4 in Omaha, Neb., to Discuss New Milestone for Omaha Lead Superfund Site
06/03/2013   EPA Approves Plan to Control Sewer Overflows in Cincinnati Area / Will Reduce Releases of Sewage and Polluted Stormwater by More Than 1.5 Billion Gallons Each Year
May
05/31/2013   EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan to Remove Lead at Raritan Bay Superfund Site in Old Bridge and Sayreville, New Jersey; $79 Million Cleanup Will Remove Lead from Popular Beach and Public Park
05/30/2013   Public Comments Sought on Proposed Coal Ash Cleanup Settlement with Rotary Drilling Supply in Jefferson County, Mo.
05/30/2013   Tesoro to pay $1.1 million to resolve Clean Air Act violations
05/30/2013   Poor Air Quality Will Continue in Southern New England, including N.H. and Maine Coasts, for Friday and Saturday
05/30/2013   Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. to pay penalty for chemical reporting violations at Aragonite, Utah facility
05/30/2013   Reddy Ice Corporation to pay penalty and improve accident prevention and preparedness at Denver facility
05/30/2013   Tesoro to Pay $1.1 Million to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations
05/30/2013   EPA Recognizes U.S. Coast Guard for Efficient, Green Cleanup of Curtis Bay Yard Superfund Site
05/29/2013   Poor Air Quality Predicted for South Coastal New England Until Saturday June 1
05/29/2013   Camden Hills Regional High School Wins Two National Environmental Education Awards
05/29/2013   EPA Proposes Rules to Protect Americans from Exposure to Formaldehyde
05/29/2013   Aerial Survey Shows Radiological Wastes Contained in Secure Areas of West Lake Landfill; No Public Health Risks Posed
05/29/2013   Farm Services Cooperative, of Shelby, Iowa, to Pay $21,450 Civil Penalty for Sale of Restricted Use Pesticides
05/28/2013   Wal-Mart Pleads Guilty To Federal Environmental Crimes And Civil Violations And Will Pay More Than $81 Million / Retailer admits violating criminal and civil laws designed to protect water quality and to ensure proper handling of hazardous wastes and pesticides
05/28/2013   EPA Region 7 to Hold May 29 Press Call to Discuss Aerial Radiological Survey of West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton, Mo.
05/28/2013   $291,000 Grant to Keokuk, Iowa, for Sewer Project
05/28/2013   U.S. EPA to Hold Public Interagency Meeting on Reactive Nitrogen Research in Fresno, CA
05/23/2013   Iowa Ranks in Top 10 among States for Skin Cancer; Residents Urged to Take Protective Actions as Part of 'Don't Fry Day'
05/23/2013   EPA to be reimbursed $340K for hazardous waste cleanup at Lin-Electric Superfund site in Mercer County, W.Va.
05/23/2013   EPA Sets May 29, 2013 for Community Information Session on Cleanup Status Involving Motiva's Pickett Road Terminal Leak
05/23/2013   United States Takes Action to Reduce Hazards from Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing at Louisiana Facility
05/22/2013   Company to Upgrade Treatment and Pay Penalties after Discharge Violations at Western Pa. Oil and Gas Wastewater Treatment Facilities
05/22/2013   EPA participates in Blue Mountain tree planting project at Palmerton Zinc Superfund site
05/22/2013   EPA Begins Summer Monitoring to Protect Area Beaches, Coastal Waters and New York/New Jersey Harbor
05/22/2013   EPA places Salt Lake City groundwater plume on National Priority List
05/22/2013   Coffeyville Resources Refining and Marketing to Pay $300,000 to Settle Violations of Clean Air Act at Kansas Oil Refinery
05/22/2013   EPA Reaches Agreement with Several Companies to Conduct a Study of a Contaminated Site in the New Jersey Meadowlands Near Hackensack River
05/21/2013   Two Mass. Sites Added to National Superfund List, and One N.H. Site Proposed to be Listed
05/21/2013   EPA proposes to add Makah Reservation Warmhouse Beach dump to federal Superfund cleanup list
05/21/2013   EPA Orders Continued Treatment of Contaminated Groundwater at Former Manufacturing Facility in Richmond, Va.
05/21/2013   EPA proposes Missoula County mill site for Superfund designation
05/21/2013   Former United Zinc and Associated Smelters Site in Iola, Kan., Added to Superfund’s National Priorities List for Cleanup
05/21/2013   EPA Adds Two Hazardous Waste Sites in the Southeast to Superfund’s National Priorities List, Proposing an Additional Two Sites
05/21/2013   EPA Adds the Matlack, Inc. Site in Woolwich Township, New Jersey to the Superfund List
05/21/2013   EPA Adds the Riverside Industrial Park in Newark, New Jersey to the Superfund List; Seven Acre Site along the Passaic River Contaminated with PCBs and Volatile Organic Compounds
05/21/2013   EPA Proposes to Add Wilcox Oil Site in Creek Co., OK, to National Priorities List of Superfund Sites
05/21/2013   New EPA Video Highlights Success of Citizen Science Efforts in Tonawanda, NY
05/21/2013   EPA Adds Nine Hazardous Waste Sites to Superfund’s National Priorities List/Agency also proposes to add an additional nine sites
05/21/2013   EPA Advises Facility Operators to Minimize Releases during Hazardous Weather Events
05/20/2013   Skin Cancer Remains the Most Common Cancer in US, Americans Urged to Take Action/EPA, CDC, FDA, National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention provide sun safety tips for 'Don’t Fry Day': May 24th
05/17/2013   EPA to Hold Public Meeting Regarding the Stony Hill Road TCE Site
05/17/2013   EPA Transfers Operations of Whittier Narrows Treatment Plant to State of California
05/17/2013   Federal Agencies Expand Urban Waterway Revitalization Effort to Proctor Creek in Atlanta
05/17/2013   EPA Recognizes Environmental Innovation at Science Competition for High School Students/Jacquel Caron Rivers and Arne Joi Saguni Nipales win the Patrick H. Hurd Sustainability Award, and will participate in National Sustainable Design Expo in 2014
05/16/2013   EPA joins other agencies to finalize summer work plans for Pennsylvania Mine cleanup
05/16/2013   San Diego County Meets National Air Quality Standard for Smog
05/16/2013   TOMORROW: EPA Acting Administrator to Keynote National Brownfields Conference in Atlanta, GA
05/16/2013   Texaco Begins Soil Cleanup, Additional Groundwater Work at Ventura County Superfund Site
05/16/2013   EPA Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe, Testimony Before the House Energy and Commerce Committee
05/15/2013   EPA orders gas stations to close underground injection wells to protect drinking water sources on Yakama Reservation
05/15/2013   TOMORROW: EPA Acting Administrator to Testify on Fiscal Year 2014 Proposed Budget Before House Energy and Commerce Committee
05/14/2013   Middle Rio Grande Urban Waters Federal Partnership
05/14/2013   EPA to host Public Availability Session Regarding the Reef Environmental Site in Sylacauga, AL
05/14/2013   Federal Agencies Expand Urban Waterway Revitalization Efforts in Western Lake Erie Basin
05/14/2013   FRIDAY - Federal Agencies to Announce Urban Waterway Revitalization Effort in Proctor Creek
05/13/2013   Federal Agencies Seek Input to Update Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan
05/10/2013   Federal Agencies Expand Urban Waterway Revitalization Efforts in Communities Across the Nation
05/10/2013   Rhode Island Shipbuilder to Pay Fine and Take Actions to Reduce Air Emissions under Settlement with EPA
05/10/2013   EPA Awards $12 Million to Clean Up New England Brownfield Sites
05/10/2013   MONDAY: EPA to Recognize Center for Transportation and the Environment and Delta Airlines for Grant Project Completion
05/09/2013   Up to $9 Million Available from EPA for 2013 Diesel Emission Reduction Grants
05/09/2013   EPA, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, and City of Ocilla, GA Develop Dynamic Partnership
05/09/2013   EPA Conducts “Five-Year Review” for 16 New England Superfund Sites
05/09/2013   EPA Approves Pennsylvania Impaired Waters List
05/08/2013   Eight cities and counties in Idaho, Oregon and Washington receive $2.6 million from EPA to assess, clean up and revitalize brownfield properties
05/08/2013   Eleven Entities in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska to Receive More Than $4.5M from EPA to Assess, Clean up and Revitalize Brownfield Properties
05/08/2013   EPA to Present Food Recovery Challenge Achievement Award to Kansas State University
05/08/2013   FRIDAY: Federal Urban Waters Partnership to Announce New Program Locations and Partner Agencies
05/08/2013   E-Scrap Events Net Nine Tons of Used Electronics
05/08/2013   EPA Awards $800,000 in Brownfields Grants to Cleanup and Revitalize Communities in Tennessee
05/08/2013   EPA Awards $800,000 in Brownfields Grants to Cleanup and Revitalize Communities in Greenville County, SC
05/08/2013   EPA Awards $800,000 in Brownfields Grants to Cleanup and Revitalize Communities in Alabama
05/08/2013   EPA Awards $400,000 in Brownfields Grants to Cleanup and Revitalize Communities in Kentucky
05/08/2013   City of New Rockford (N.D.) receives $200K for cleanup of hospital site
05/08/2013   City of Minot (N.D.) receives $600K for property assessment, cleanup and redevelopment
05/08/2013   Fort Peck Tribes (Mont.) receive $200K for cleanup of Old Poplar Airport site
05/08/2013   EPA Provides $600,000 to Community in Puerto Rico to Support Assessments, Cleanups and Revitalization of Contaminated Properties
05/08/2013   EPA Awards $4.2 Million in Brownfields Grants to Cleanup and Revitalize Communities in Florida
05/08/2013   Alamosa (Colo.) receives $200K for cleanup of Pink Elephant property
05/08/2013   Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (Mont.) receive $400K for assessment of contaminated sites
05/08/2013   EPA Awards $2.4 Million in Brownfields Grants to Cleanup and Revitalize Communities in Mississippi
05/08/2013   EPA Awards $2 Million in Brownfields Grants to Cleanup and Revitalize Communities in North Carolina
05/08/2013   EPA Provides $1.4 Million to Communities in Upstate New York to Support Assessments, Cleanups and Revitalization of Contaminated Properties
05/08/2013   EPA Awards $1.8 Million in Brownfields Grants to Cleanup and Revitalize Communities in Georgia
05/08/2013   EPA Provides $1 Million to New York City and North Hempstead, Long Island to Support Assessments, Cleanups and Revitalization of Contaminated Properties
05/08/2013   EPA Provides Nearly $3.8 Million to Communities in New Jersey to Support Assessments, Cleanups and Revitalization of Contaminated Properties
05/08/2013   U.S. EPA Awards City of Brea $200,000 Brownfields Grant to Transform Former Railroad Tracks into Greenspace
05/08/2013   $1 million given to Nye County, Nevada in U.S. EPA Brownfields grants to support site assessment and cleanup of toxics
05/08/2013   U.S. EPA awards $400,000 in Brownfields assessment funds to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs
05/08/2013   Two Grass Valley, Calif., groups awarded $1 million in U.S. EPA Brownfields grants
05/08/2013   EPA Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe, Testimony Before the House Appropriations Committee
05/08/2013   EPA Announces Selected Recipients to Receive $62.5 Million to Clean Up Contaminated Sites, Protect Health and the Environment, and Revitalize Communities Nationwide
05/07/2013   Teacher Dominick DeRosa from Kansas City, Kan., to Receive Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators
05/07/2013   Teacher Mike Todd from Ames, Iowa, to Receive Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators
05/07/2013   TOMORROW: EPA Acting Administrator to Testify on Fiscal Year 2014 Proposed Budget Before House Committee on Appropriations
05/07/2013   Trucking company to pay $83,500 for gasoline spill in Lake County, Montana
05/07/2013   School Siting Workshop to be held in Atlanta, Ga.
05/07/2013   Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators Given to 11 US Teachers
05/07/2013   EPA Showcases Innovation during Public Service Recognition Week
05/07/2013   Nearly 26 Million Americans Continue to Live with Asthma, EPA says / SC, IN, TX programs honored as national models for asthma care
05/06/2013   TODAY: EPA Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe Participates in Public Service Town Hall
05/03/2013   EPA Strengthens Conflict of Interest Review Process for Science Review Panels
05/02/2013   Virginia Co. to Pay Penalty, Improve Systems to Prevent Potential Oil Spills at Hurt, Va. Facility
05/02/2013   EPA Promotes Asthma Awareness Month
05/02/2013   USDA and EPA Release New Report on Honey Bee Health
05/02/2013   CSU, EPA Agreement Increases Opportunities for Future Environmental Stewards
05/02/2013   Rhode Island Company Pays $198,500 to Settle Clean Air Violations at Brattleboro, VT Facility
05/02/2013   EPA to Award Over a Half Billion in Funding to Areas Impacted by Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey and New York
05/02/2013   EPA Takes Action Against Violators of the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule
05/02/2013   EPA to Award Over a Half Billion in Funding to Areas Impacted by Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey and New York / Funding will Help Upgrade Wastewater and Drinking Water Facilities Damaged by Sandy
05/01/2013   MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA to Announce More Than a Half Billion in Post-Sandy Funding for New Jersey and New York to Help Alleviate Impacts of Storms
05/01/2013   Free Tools Available to Protect Health as Summer Smog Season Starts
05/01/2013   MEDIA ADVISORY: USDA, EPA and Stakeholders to Discuss New Report on Honey Bee Health
05/01/2013   U.S. EPA accepting public comments on proposed cleanup plan for Aerojet Superfund site in Northern Calif.
05/01/2013   Rhode Island Boatyard to Reduce Air Emissions and Pay Penalty
05/01/2013   Harvard University Recognizes EPA Renewable Energy Program as a Top Government Innovation
05/01/2013   Company to Repay the EPA for its Costs to Clean Up Site Contaminated with 70 Tons of Asbestos in Lawrenceville, New Jersey
April
04/30/2013   EPA announces Regional Administrator for Region 8 Office in Denver
04/29/2013   North Country Gas Station Owners to Install Equipment to Prevent Ground Water Pollution
04/29/2013   Fourth Season of Dredging Begins in Upper Hudson; Project Expected to Reach Halfway Point during Fourth Season
04/26/2013   EPA Regional Administrator Karl Brooks to Speak at Clean Air Health Fair on Saturday, April 27, in St. Louis, Mo.
04/26/2013   EPA to Recognize St. Louis Cardinals for Reducing Food Waste at Busch Stadium on Monday, April 29
04/26/2013   EPA Issues Final Decision on Iowa's 2012 List of Impaired Waters
04/26/2013   EPA Releases Revised Bristol Bay Assessment/Agency asks for Additional Peer Review and Public Comment
04/26/2013   EPA Honors Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for Food Recovery Efforts
04/25/2013   EPA Awards $198,032 to Central Florida Regional Planning Council to Help Cleanup and Reuse Brownfields Sites
04/25/2013   EPA Awards $200,000 to the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government to Help Cleanup and Reuse Brownfields Sites
04/25/2013   Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Receive $166,500 for Brownfields Redevelopment Planning
04/25/2013   EPA Awards $200,000 to The Enterprise Center, Inc. to Help Cleanup and Reuse Brownfields Sites
04/25/2013   EPA Awards $4 Million to Help Support Cleanup and Reuse of Brownfields Sites Across the Country
04/24/2013   Bloomfield, New Jersey Elementary School Wins "Battle of the Buildings"
04/24/2013   Craigmont High School in Memphis, Tenn. Named a Top Finisher in Energy Star National Building Competition
04/24/2013   North Carolina Area Health Education Center Building in Chapel Hill, N.C. Named a Top Finisher in Energy Star National Building Competition
04/24/2013   EPA to Hold 2013 National Brownfields Conference at Georgia World Congress Center
04/24/2013   In Celebration of Earth Week, Large-scale Philly Recycler Joins EPA Program to Reduce U.S. Waste
04/24/2013   Hemphill Water Treatment Plant in Atlanta, Ga. Named a Top Finisher in Energy Star National Building Competition
04/23/2013   EPA Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe, Testimony Before the Senate Appropriations Committee
04/23/2013   TOMORROW: EPA Acting Administrator to Testify on Fiscal Year 2014 Proposed Budget Before Senate Committee on Appropriations
04/23/2013   Beef Products Inc. to Pay $450,000 Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations at its Waterloo, Iowa, Facility
04/23/2013   University of Florida in Gainesville, FL wins First Prize for Large Institutions RainWorks Challenge
04/23/2013   New England Buildings Score in National Energy Star Building Competition
04/23/2013   Northwest federal agencies are combating climate change - reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy, water, waste efficiency improvements
04/23/2013   EPA Northwest Region launches Twitter feed on Earth Day
04/23/2013   Demarest Elementary School Wins Energy Conservation Battle EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck to Present Award to School Community
04/23/2013   EPA Takes Action Against New Jersey Importer of Illegal Pesticides
04/23/2013   EPA Holds Hearings to Gather Public Comments on Vehicle and Gasoline Standards
04/23/2013   EPA Regional Administrator and Mayor Reed to Join Hundreds in Atlanta Earth Day Cleanup; Clark Howard to Emcee Program at Centennial Park
04/23/2013   EPA Announces Winner of the Energy Star National Building Competition
04/22/2013   Green Award recognition given to Hawaii federal agencies
04/22/2013   EPA Honors Kansas State University Student and Faculty Team
04/22/2013   University of Arizona Recognized in EPA’s First-Ever Campus RainWorks Challenge
04/22/2013   U.S. EPA Requires ADOT to Reduce Pollution from Stormwater Runoff
04/22/2013   U.S. EPA Requires ADOT to Reduce Pollution from Stormwater Runoff
04/22/2013   EPA Honors Missouri University of Science and Technology Student and Faculty Team
04/22/2013   Green Award for innovation given to U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest office
04/22/2013   23 New England Colleges Join Effort to Reduce Food Waste
04/22/2013   IIT wins EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge
04/22/2013   Clean Air Act Settlement with Wisconsin Utilities to Reduce Emissions by More Than 50,000 Tons Annually
04/22/2013   Green Award for innovation given to southern California federal agency
04/22/2013   Cal Poly Pomona Receives Honorable Mention at EPA’s First-Ever Campus RainWorks Challenge
04/22/2013   Fourth Grade Students from Ellisville, Mo., to Receive EPA Region 7’s 2012 President's Environmental Youth Award
04/22/2013   Clean Air Act Settlement with Wisconsin Utilities to Reduce Emissions by More Than 50,000 Tons Annually
04/22/2013   EPA Honors Winners of First-Ever Campus RainWorks Challenge / University of Florida and Illinois Institute of Technology lead in design of green infrastructure on campus
04/22/2013   EPA to Recognize Toyota Manufacturing in Blue Springs, Miss with 2013 Energy Star Partner of the Year award
04/22/2013   MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA Commemorates Earth Day, Continues Conversation on Climate Change
04/19/2013   EPA and Kansas City Chiefs Invite Public to Arrowhead Stadium April 20 Recycling Event
04/19/2013   EPA: Compliance with environmental laws helps protect air, land and water in communities across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
04/19/2013   EPA Proposes to Reduce Toxic Pollutants Discharged into Waterways by Power Plants
04/19/2013   MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe Participates in Earth Day Activities
04/19/2013   Cement Manufacturer Agrees to Reduce Harmful Air Emissions at Colorado Plant
04/19/2013   Kicking Off Earth Week, EPA Honors U.S. Virgin Islands Environmental Leaders
04/19/2013   Kicking Off Earth Week, EPA Honors New York Environmental Leaders
04/19/2013   Kicking Off Earth Week, EPA Honors New Jersey Environmental Leaders
04/19/2013   EPA and American Rivers Announce Preservation of 135 Acres of Forestland in Adams County, Pa
04/19/2013   Kicking Off Earth Week, EPA Honors Puerto Rico Environmental Leaders
04/19/2013   OP-ED: Earth Day 2013 - A Conversation on Climate
04/18/2013   EPA Reaches Agreement on the Cleanup of the Puchack Well Field Superfund site in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey $23 Million to be Spent on Protecting Drinking Water
04/18/2013   R.I. Landlords Fined for Failing to Notify Tenants about Lead Paint Hazards in Woonsocket
04/17/2013   Three Boston-area Businesses Recognized by EPA for Green Power Purchases
04/17/2013   Penn takes top honors in EPA’s Green Power Challenge
04/17/2013   Green-Powered Northwest Colleges and Businesses are Reducing Pollution and Fighting Climate Change
04/17/2013   EPA Announces U.S. Organizations Using the Most Green Power
04/16/2013   MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA Senior Agricultural Counselor Speaks on Agriculture, Environmental Issues
04/16/2013   NEWS BRIEF: Andersen Air Force Base beach cleanup to use U.S. EPA’s Marine Debris tracking methods
04/16/2013   MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA, USDA and State Partners to Discuss Priority Water Pollution Reduction Issues April 18 and 19 in Louisville, Kentucky
04/16/2013   Grain Processing Corporation of Muscatine, Iowa, Agrees to Pay $129,000 Penalty for Clean Water Act Violations
04/16/2013   Fremont, Calif., Student Honored with President’s Environmental Youth Award
04/16/2013   Seattle and King County, Wash. Agree to Upgrade Combined Stormwater Systems to Protect Local Waters from Raw Sewage Overflows / City and county combined sewer overflows expected to drop by up to 99% by 2030
04/16/2013   Companies agree to improve safety measures at natural gas operations in Western PA
04/15/2013   Haywood Vocational Opportuities, Inc. to Receive the EPA Region 4 “Excellence in Site Reuse” Award
04/15/2013   EPA to Host Parking Audit Workshop in Lawrence, Kan., on Wednesday, April 17
04/15/2013   EPA action protects Big Windsor Reservoir from feedlot waste
04/15/2013   EPA Awards NASA White Sands Test Facility for Highest Performance in Federal Green Challenge
04/15/2013   Texas Army National Guard Recognized in Federal Green Challenge
04/15/2013   Dallas Teen Honored with President’s Environmental Youth Award
04/15/2013   EPA Recognizes the NASA Johnson Space Center for Significant Improvements in Solid Waste Efforts
04/15/2013   EPA Recognizes Federal Aviation Administration in Fort Worth for Purchasing More Environmentally Preferable Equipment
04/15/2013   EPA Publishes 18th Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory
04/13/2013   EPA releases information from ExxonMobil Pipeline Company
04/12/2013   MEDIA ALERT: EPA, Navajo Nation convene fifth annual stakeholder workshop to address uranium contamination
04/11/2013   EPA Settles Hazardous Waste Cleanup Costs at Site of Former Dry Cleaner in Nelsonia
04/10/2013   NEWS BRIEF: U.S. EPA issues permits requiring upgrades to Northern District and Agana sewage treatment plants
04/10/2013   EPA To Hold Second Budget Call Due to Earlier Technical Difficulties
04/10/2013   EPA’s FY 2014 Budget Proposal Maintains the Strength of Federal, State, and Tribal Core Environmental and Human Health Protections/FY 2014 Request Focuses on Transforming the Way EPA Does Business
04/09/2013   EPA Designates Center of Excellence for Watershed Management at Mississippi State University
04/09/2013   Media Advisory: Press Conference Call with EPA Acting Administrator on the President’s Proposed FY 2014 EPA Budget
04/08/2013   EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for the Cayuga County Ground Water Contamination Superfund Site
04/08/2013   EPA to Team with Kansas City Chiefs for April 20 Recycling Drive
04/08/2013   Dudley, Mass. Packaging Plant to Pay Nearly $485K Penalty for Environmental Violations
04/08/2013   Ethanol producer to pay $136,500 for risk management and chemical reporting violations at Aberdeen and Huron, S.D. facilities
04/05/2013   Tyson Foods, Inc., to Pay $3.95M Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations at Facilities in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska
04/05/2013   Settlement with Tyson Foods to Address Multiple Releases of Anhydrous Ammonia / Settlement requires company to conduct third party audits to reduce threat of accidental chemical releases, purchase emergency equipment for first responders
04/05/2013   EPA Finalizes Plan to Address PCB Contamination in the Grasse River in Massena, NY
04/04/2013   ADEQ Posts Air Quality Monitoring From Mayflower Site Online
04/04/2013   Kingston, N.H. Concrete Producer Agrees To Resolve Clean Water Act Violations
04/04/2013   EPA Issues Clean Water Act Permit for Small Suction Dredge Miners in Idaho
04/03/2013   Portland Oil Re-Refining Company ordered to safely dispose PCB-contaminated oil or pay penalty
04/03/2013   Air Testing Completed at Three Texas Schools
04/03/2013   EPA Finalizes $6.5 Million Cleanup Plan for Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Superfund Site in Saratoga Springs, NY
04/03/2013   EPA Settles with Hydrofarm, Inc. for Selling Unregistered Pesticides
04/03/2013   EPA Voids Certificates Approving Import of Over 70,000 Small Recreational Vehicles
04/02/2013   Collis Inc to Pay $31,379 Civil Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations in Clinton, Iowa
04/01/2013   U.S. Air Force 611th Air Support Group Closes Banned Motor Vehicle Waste Wells at Three Alaska Sites
04/01/2013   Oregon fuel companies fined for federal oil spill prevention and response violations
04/01/2013   Settlement with Dominion Energy Reduces Harmful Pollution in Three States Including Illinois and Indiana
04/01/2013   Settlement with Dominion Energy Reduces Harmful Pollution in Three States and Downwind Communities
04/01/2013   Seven New England Colleges and Universities Honored for Food Waste Recycling Efforts
March
03/29/2013   UPDATE: Here’s What They’re Saying about EPA’s Proposed Cleaner Fuels and Cars Standards
03/29/2013   Bio-diesel Fuel Company Owner Sentenced to 188 Months in Federal Prison for Crimes Connected to Illegal Fuels Scheme / Jeffrey Gunselman also fined $175,000 and ordered to pay nearly $55 million in restitution
03/29/2013   Here’s What They’re Saying about EPA’s Proposed Cleaner Fuels and Cars Standards
03/29/2013   EPA Updates Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for New Power Plants/ Agency also proposes updates to oil and gas storage tank standards
03/29/2013   EPA Proposes Achievable Cleaner Fuels and Cars Standard, Slashing Air Pollution and Providing Extensive Health Benefits
03/28/2013   Alaska seafood processors settle with EPA for Clean Water Act waste discharge violations
03/28/2013   U.S. EPA, Hawaii Department of Health fine ship repair co. more than $700,000 for water pollution violations
03/28/2013   EPA Finalizes Vessel General Permit / Action will help protect U.S. water quality and reduce risk of invasive species
03/28/2013   Company to Purchase Emergency Response Equipment for Fairfield Conn. under EPA Settlement
03/28/2013   EPA Provides Over $80,000 in Funding to Provide Training in Environmental Careers for Bronx High School Students
03/27/2013   EPA Announces Chemicals for Risk Assessment in 2013, Focus on Widely Used Flame Retardants
03/27/2013   Old Town, Maine Pulp Mill Pays Fine for Clean Water Act Violations
03/26/2013   Federal Court Approves Settlement of Environmental Claims Against Weylchem US, Inc. Facilities in Elgin and Lugoff, South Carolina
03/26/2013   Oregon and Washington schools and businesses are top 2013 Energy Star Partners in saving energy and fighting climate change
03/26/2013   Goodrich Corp. To Clean Up Contamination At Rialto Superfund Site
03/26/2013   Six North Carolina Organizations Receive 2013 Energy Star Awards
03/26/2013   Three Tennessee Organizations Receive 2013 Energy Star Awards
03/26/2013   Five Kentucky Organizations Receive 2013 Energy Star Awards
03/26/2013   Seven Georgia Organizations Receive 2013 Energy Star Awards
03/26/2013   Manitowoc Foodservice in New Port Richey, Florida Receives 2013 Energy Star Award
03/26/2013   South Carolina Electric and Gas Company in Cayce, South Carolina Receives 2013 Energy Star Award
03/26/2013   Eight New England Organizations Receive 2013 Energy Star Awards
03/26/2013   EPA Survey Finds More Than Half of the Nation’s River and Stream Miles in Poor Condition
03/26/2013   EPA and DOE Recognize 2013 Energy Star Partners of the Year
03/26/2013   EPA Survey Finds More Than Half of the Nation’s River and Stream Miles in Poor Condition
03/25/2013   U.S. EPA Finds South Coast Air Basin Meets Health Standard for Coarse Particulate Matter
03/25/2013   EPA’s Science Advisory Board Announces Independent Panel to Peer Review Agency’s Hydraulic Fracturing Research
03/25/2013   Spray Products Corp. Settles Hazardous Waste Violations at Montgomery County, Pa. Facility
03/25/2013   Learn how to Improve Community Housing Conditions and Resultant Health Problems with Free EPA-Sponsored Training on April 26 in Chester, Pa.
03/25/2013   EPA Proposes Adding 255 Waterways to West Virginia’s Impaired Waters List
03/25/2013   Michigan Computer Company Owner Sentenced for International Environmental, Counterfeiting Crimes
03/22/2013   Agreement Reached with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas to Improve Sewer and Stormwater Systems / Settlement will ensure reductions in raw sewage overflows and stormwater flooding in the most impacted neighborhoods
03/22/2013   Agreement with Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kan., to Improve Sewer and Stormwater Systems
03/22/2013   EPA Approves Arkansas Greenhouse Gas Program
03/22/2013   Bridgeport Conn. Landlord Fined for Failing to Notify Tenants about Lead Paint
03/22/2013   S.S. Badger Coal Ash Discharge to Lake Michigan to Cease by End of 2014 Sailing Season
03/22/2013   EPA Provides Over $500,000 to New Jersey to Protect Shorelines in Camden and the Barnegat Bay Watershed
03/21/2013   West Virginia Department of Transportation Settles Alleged Violations of Underground Storage Tank Regulations
03/21/2013   EPA's Lead-Safe Certification Program Important for Consumers
03/21/2013   EPA Releases a Manual to Reduce Pollution at Marinas EPA to Host “Green Marinas” Workshop in Fajardo, Puerto Rico on April 2
03/21/2013   EPA Reaches Agreement with Wyeth Holdings Corporation on the Cleanup of the American Cyanamid Superfund Site in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
03/20/2013   City of Portland, Maine will Pay Penalty and Take Steps to Address Sewer Overflows
03/20/2013   Recent Actions Ensure New England Companies Adhere to Protections in Federal Pesticide Law
03/19/2013   Stop the Drops! EPA’s National “Fix-a-Leak Week” Kicks Off in Seattle
03/19/2013   Stop the Drops! EPA’s National “Fix-a-Leak Week” Kicks Off in Metro Portland
03/18/2013   EPA Announces University Challenge to Find Innovative Uses for Toxics Data
03/18/2013   EPA Promotes “Fix a Leak Week” with the Grand Opening of a WaterSense Home in Dallas, TX
03/18/2013   EPA Begins Construction of Groundwater Treatment System for Torrance Superfund Sites
03/18/2013   Students in Fairfield, Maine Partner with Green Plumbers Training Program for Fix a Leak Week March 18-24
03/18/2013   Secure Pesticides and Chemicals during Poison Prevention Week/More than 145,000 reports made each year to poison centers involving pesticides and disinfectants
03/18/2013   EPA Marks March 18-24 as Fifth Annual Fix a Leak Week/One in every 10 homes has a leak that is wasting at least 90 gallons of water per day
03/15/2013   U.S. EPA Orders NASA to Clean Up Soils Threatening Sensitive Habitat
03/15/2013   New EPA Report: Initial Data Shows Significant Gains in Fuel Economy for 2012
03/14/2013   The EPA and the University at Buffalo Co-Host Clean Water Conference in Buffalo
03/14/2013   Teva Pharmaceuticals USA to Pay $2.25M Civil Penalty for Air, Water, and Hazardous Waste Violations at Mexico, Mo., Facility
03/14/2013   EPA Orders Enbridge to Perform Additional Dredging to Remove Oil from Kalamazoo River
03/14/2013   EPA, BLM provide guidance to recreationists for ongoing fuel sheen from West Creek Tanker Spill
03/14/2013   Bank of America to Reimburse EPA for Emergency Response Costs at Rehrig-United International Site in Chesterfield Co.
03/13/2013   EPA Announces Membership of Great Lakes Advisory Board
03/13/2013   Boston Makes National Top 10 of Cities with the Most Energy Star Buildings
03/13/2013   Amalgamated Sugar settles for failure to immediately report the release of chlorine gas into the environment
03/13/2013   Seattle-Portland metro areas in top 25 cities for Energy Star buildings
03/12/2013   Groeller Painting Inc of St. Louis to Pay $23,000 Penalty for Failure to Use Lead Safe Work Practices and Notify Homeowners of Lead Risks
03/12/2013   Northern California Cities Lead Nationally with Most Energy Star Buildings
03/12/2013   Los Angeles Ranks #1 City in U.S. with Most Energy Star Building for Fifth Consecutive Year
03/12/2013   Miami Makes List of Top 25 U.S. Cities with the Most ENERGY STAR Buildings
03/12/2013   Charlotte Makes List of Top 25 U.S. Cities with the Most ENERGY STAR Buildings
03/12/2013   Atlanta Ranks 5th on List of Cities with the Most ENERGY STAR Buildings in the United States
03/12/2013   EPA Announces Cities with the Most Energy Star Buildings in the US/Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Chicago, New York, Atlanta rank in top five
03/12/2013   EPA recognizes brownfields progress in Norristown
03/11/2013   EPA, PUSH Buffalo and Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper Announce Green Infrastructure Initiative on Buffalo’s West Side
03/11/2013   EPA Seeks Public Input on Camp Edwards Proposed Training Device
03/11/2013   EPA Sets Water Quality Improvement Plan for Pine Creek Watershed in Western Pennsylvania
03/07/2013   Wyoming Ethanol to pay $49,000 for violations at Torrington facility
03/07/2013   EPA settles Clean Air Act Case Against Conshohocken, Pa. Chemical Plant
03/06/2013   EPA and four Yakima Valley dairies reach agreement to reduce nitrate in local groundwater
03/06/2013   Hovnanian Enterprises and PulteGroup, Inc. Settle Clean Water Act Violations in Virginia and Maryland
03/06/2013   EPA to Discuss Community Coalition Formation in North Birmingham
03/05/2013   Regional Administrator Fleming Marks Women’s History Month at the Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy in Atlanta, GA
03/04/2013   U.S. EPA Honors Arizona State University’s Sustainable Cities Network
03/04/2013   Media Advisory: EPA’s Pollinator Summit on March 5
03/01/2013   Media Advisory: EPA To Present Award to Arizona State University
February
02/28/2013   Raytheon, Staples Recognized for Climate Leadership
02/28/2013   Microsoft Environmental Director Receives EPA Climate Change Leadership Award
02/28/2013   EPA reaches agreement over Waimanalo Gulch Landfill fire threat / $1.1 million penalty for Clean Air Act violations
02/28/2013   U.S. EPA Honors San Diego Organizations With Climate Leadership Awards
02/28/2013   Four S.F. Bay Area Companies Receive Top Honors from EPA for Climate Work
02/28/2013   EPA proposes plan to clean up Lower Duwamish Waterway from decades of industrial pollution
02/28/2013   CountryMark Refining and Logistics, LLC to Install $18 Million in Pollution Controls to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations at Indiana Refinery
02/28/2013   EPA Recognizes Individuals, Organizations for Climate Change Leadership
02/27/2013   EPA Announces New Guidelines for Energy Efficient Homes in Puerto Rico; Will Help Puerto Ricans Conserve Energy, Protect the Environment and Save Money
02/27/2013   Wood treatment companies violate federal pesticide laws intended to protect human health
02/27/2013   Soil Removal Begins at Beede Waste Oil Superfund Site in Plaistow, N.H.
02/27/2013   Settlement Calls for Rhode Island Shipyard to Reduce Air Emissions
02/27/2013   EPA Encourages the Public to Comment on Proposed Cleanup Plan for the Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. Superfund Site in Saratoga Springs, New York; Public Meeting on March 7, 2013 at Saratoga Spa State Park
02/26/2013   U.S. EPA Honors GRID Alternatives as Climate Change Champion for Solar Panel Job Training Work in Low-Income Communities
02/26/2013   U.S. EPA Honors GRID Alternatives for Solar Panel Job Training
02/25/2013   EPA Region 7 to Host Informational Sessions March 4 and 5 for Big River Mine Tailings, Madison County Mines Superfund Sites
02/25/2013   EPA Settles with Geneva Energy on Clean Air Act Violations; Tire-burning Facility to Close
02/25/2013   N.H. Company Faces Penalty for Violating Lead Renovation Rule at Kittery, Maine Site
02/22/2013   EPA to Co-Host Austin Sustainable Materials Management Workshop
02/22/2013   Rodney Hailey Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Selling $9 Million in Fraudulent Renewable Fuel Credits / Owner of “Clean Green Fuel” falsely claimed his company produced 23 million gallons of renewable fuel
02/22/2013   EPA grant supports environmental education projects in Mid-Atlantic communities including College Park, Md.
02/22/2013   EPA’s Gulf of Mexico Program to Hold Environmental Justice Conference in Biloxi, MS
02/22/2013   EPA grant supports environmental education projects in Mid-Atlantic communities including Wilmington, Del.
02/22/2013   EPA grant supports environmental education projects in six Virginia communities
02/22/2013   EPA grant supports environmental education projects in mid-Atlantic communities including Huntington, W. Va.
02/22/2013   EPA grant supports environmental education projects in the Philadelphia Area
02/22/2013   EPA Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe to visit Atlanta, Discuss Administration’s Commitment to STEM Education and Green Jobs
02/21/2013   EPA Calls for 2013 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award Nominations / New green chemistry technologies grow markets and save businesses money
02/21/2013   Uxbridge, Mass. Wastewater Treatment Plant Recognized for Excellence
02/21/2013   Fair Haven, Vermont Wastewater Treatment Superintendent Recognized for Outstanding Service
02/21/2013   Taunton, Mass. Water Program Recognized for Excellence
02/20/2013   Vermont DEC Employee Recognized for Outstanding Service in Wastewater Operator Training
02/20/2013   Lee, Mass. Wastewater Treatment Plant Recognized for Excellence
02/20/2013   Gorham, New Hampshire Wastewater Treatment Plant Recognized for Excellence
02/20/2013   Energy Plant for Longwood Medical Center Gets EPA Energy Star Award
02/20/2013   EPA Recognizes Medical Centers and Universities for Emissions Reductions and Energy Savings
02/19/2013   Westerly, R.I. Wastewater Treatment Plant Recognized for Excellence
02/19/2013   Adams, Mass. Wastewater Treatment Plant Recognized for Excellence
02/19/2013   MWRA Deer Island Treatment Plant Manager Recognized for Outstanding Service
02/19/2013   Durham, N.H . Wastewater Treatment Superintendent Recognized for Outstanding Service
02/19/2013   City of Dover, N.H. Industrial Pretreatment Program Recognized for Excellence
02/19/2013   EPA fines six Arizona school districts for asbestos violations
02/15/2013   EPA Reaches $1.6 Million Settlement at Operating Industries Superfund Site
02/15/2013   The EPA and the University at Buffalo to Co-Host Clean Water Conference in Buffalo; Local Governments Urged to Attend
02/14/2013   Presque Isle Bay Removed from Great Lakes “Area of Concern” List; Second Area in U.S. to be Delisted
02/14/2013   Transocean Pleads Guilty, Is Sentenced to Pay $400 Million in Criminal Penalties for Criminal Conduct Leading to Deepwater Horizon Disaster / Second Corporate Guilty Plea Obtained by Deepwater Horizon Task Force, Second-largest Criminal Clean Water Act Fines and Penalties in U.S. History
02/13/2013   Koch Nitrogen Company to Pay $380,000 Civil Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations at Facilities in Iowa and Kansas
02/13/2013   EPA Invites Communities to Apply for Smart Growth Assistance
02/12/2013   Coffeyville Resources Refining and Marketing to Pay $2,302,500 Combined Penalty and Reimbursement to Settle Violations of Clean Water Act at Coffeyville, Kansas, Facility
02/12/2013   Chattanooga, TN among Recipients of Smart Growth Assistance Provided by EPA
02/12/2013   Fort Lauderdale, FL among Recipients of Smart Growth Assistance Provided by EPA
02/12/2013   Lake Worth, FL among Recipients of Smart Growth Assistance Provided by EPA
02/12/2013   Atlanta among Recipients of Smart Growth Assistance Provided by EPA
02/12/2013   Pompano, FL among Recipients of Smart Growth Assistance Provided by EPA
02/12/2013   Bowling Green and Zolfo Springs, FL among Recipients of Smart Growth Assistance Provided by EPA
02/12/2013   Public Review Begins on Revised Draft Stormwater Permit for 60 N.H. Municipalities
02/11/2013   EPA Makes Public Comprehensive Information on Use of Chemicals in the U.S. / The Chemical Data Reporting information will help EPA and others assess chemicals more quickly and encourage the use of safer chemicals
02/11/2013   EPA Provides Funding to SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry; $500,000 Awarded for Development of Wetlands Field Manual
02/11/2013   EPA Provides Funding to Protect Wetlands in Puerto Rico; Nearly 250,000 Awarded for Wetlands Research
02/11/2013   EPA Provides Funding to Protect Wetlands in New York; Nearly 750,000 Awarded for Wetlands Research
02/11/2013   EPA Provides Funding to Protect Wetlands in New Jersey; Nearly 640,000 Awarded for Wetlands Assessments
02/08/2013   EPA Strengthens Protections for Participants in Third Party Human Studies Involving Pesticides
02/08/2013   EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Cleanup Plan for Gowanus Canal Superfund Site
02/07/2013   EPA to Provide Smart Growth Technical Assistance to Atchison, Kan.
02/07/2013   EPA to Provide Smart Growth Technical Assistance to Lawrence, Kan.
02/07/2013   EPA to Provide Smart Growth Technical Assistance to Omaha, Neb.
02/07/2013   EPA to Provide Smart Growth Technical Assistance to Bellevue, Neb.
02/07/2013   EPA to Provide Smart Growth Technical Assistance to Dubuque, Iowa
02/07/2013   5 New England Communities Get EPA Technical Assistance to Help with Sustainability
02/07/2013   Petersburg Among 43 Communities to Get EPA Technical Assistance for Sustainability Goals
02/07/2013   Lynchburg Among 43 Communities to Get EPA Technical Assistance for Sustainability Goals
02/07/2013   New Castle Among 43 Communities to Get EPA Technical Assistance for Sustainability Goals
02/07/2013   EPA Provides Technical Assistance to 43 Communities to Meet their Sustainability Goals
02/07/2013   EPA Releases State Enforcement Performance Information and Comparative Maps / Agency to host webinar demonstrating new data features
02/06/2013   EPA Requires Nevada Gold Mines to Correct Reporting Violations, Pay $618,000
02/06/2013   EPA Requires Nevada Gold Mining Companies to Correct Reporting Violations
02/06/2013   EPA Provides Tools for Sustainable Communities / Smart growth policies can help achieve environmental justice goals
02/05/2013   National Smart Growth Conference Scheduled Feb. 7-9 in Kansas City, Mo.
02/05/2013   Settlement Helps Repay Cleanup Costs for Durham Meadows Superfund Site in Durham, Conn.
02/05/2013   EPA Settles Cleanup Costs with Bay State Plating and Polishing Site in Lawrence, Mass.
02/05/2013   EPA Updates Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data from Large Facilities
02/05/2013   EPA Hosts Background Technical Briefing on Online Tool to View GHG Emissions Data from Large Facilities
02/04/2013   Equitable Development Workshop Scheduled Feb. 6 in Kansas City, Mo.
02/04/2013   EPA Proposing to Redesignate Atlanta Area to Attainment for Ozone
02/04/2013   Federal Agencies Working to Make Homes Healthier / Improving housing quality can dramatically affect the health of residents
02/01/2013   MEDIA ADVISORY: Sunrise Landfill Repairs Completed After Damaging 200-Year Storm / Feb 5 Tour
January
01/31/2013   Southern California Landfill Recognized for Transforming Waste into a Green Community Asset
01/31/2013   EPA Proposes Changes to Enhance Confidence in RIN Trading in the RFS Program
01/31/2013   EPA Proposes 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards
01/31/2013   EPA Teams Up with the NFL and Local Communities to Protect Louisiana’s Wetlands
01/31/2013   U.S. EPA and State of Illinois announce settlement with H. Kramer; company will spend $3 million to reduce air pollution
01/30/2013   St. Landry Parish Landfill Project Recognized for Transforming Waste into a Green Community Asset
01/30/2013   EPA Brownfields Funding Helps Remove Environmental Barriers for Construction of All Care Health Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa
01/30/2013   Coca-Cola/Hickory Ridge and Watauga County Landfill Projects Recognized for Transforming Waste into a Green Community Asset
01/30/2013   EPA Moves to Ban 12 D-Con Mouse and Rat Control Products / Action Will Prevent Thousands of Accidental Exposures Among Children Each Year
01/29/2013   EPA’s environmental enforcement helps keep water, land, air clean and clear in the Pacific Northwest
01/29/2013   EPA and Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Group to Host Public Listening Session on St. Thomas on February 25; Public Encouraged to Participate in Person or from Live Videoconference Locations in San Juan, Puerto Rico and St. Croix, USVI
01/28/2013   EPA Helps Missouri Comply with Water Quality Standards
01/28/2013   EPA resolves violations with four Guam companies for hazardous materials reporting failures
01/28/2013   EPA Resolves Air Violations with Thermal Energy Development Partnership in Tracy, California for $145,000
01/28/2013   EPA Exhibit Pays Tribute to Women Pioneers in Science and Engineering
01/25/2013   EPA Releases New Report on Children's Health and the Environment in America
01/24/2013   EPA and MDEQ to Meet with Stakeholders regarding Soil Cleanup and Land Use plans at the Picayune Wood Treating Site
01/24/2013   Nominations for EPA New England’s Annual Environmental Merit Awards accepted until March 1, 2013
01/24/2013   EPA Announces Settlements with Company for Multiple Violations of Chemical Reporting and Pesticide Laws
01/24/2013   EPA Details Results of $100M Federal Effort to Clean up Navajo Uranium Contamination
01/23/2013   EPA to Host Third Chemtronics Superfund Site CAG Formation Meeting
01/22/2013   EPA orders Lapwai School District maintenance shop to cleanup threat to nearby drinking water wells
01/22/2013   Phillips 66 Company Settles Hazardous Waste Violations at its Former Refinery in Trainer, Pa.
01/18/2013   EPA Proposal for Navajo Generating Station Cuts Harmful Emissions 84%, Improves Visibility at National Parks, Protects Public Health
01/17/2013   EPA launches new voluntary program to help reduce harmful soot pollution
01/17/2013   Automotive Electronics Manufacturer Fined $500,000 for Selling Illegal Devices Resulting in Tons of Excess Particulate Matter Emissions
01/17/2013   FRIDAY: EPA Administrator Jackson to Participate in BeGreen2013 Summit
01/17/2013   Simple Radon Test Can Protect Your Health; New Yorkers Urged to Test for Radon
01/17/2013   Simple Radon Test Can Protect Your Health; New Jerseyans Urged to Test for Radon
01/16/2013   EPA’s 2011 Toxics Release Inventory Shows Air Pollutants Continue to Decline
01/16/2013   EPA Issues Nevada Toxics Release Inventory Data for 2011
01/16/2013   EPA Issues Arizona Toxics Release Inventory Data for 2011
01/16/2013   EPA Toxics Release Inventory Report provides Alaska residents with information on chemical releases
01/16/2013   EPA’s 2011 Toxics Release Inventory Shows Increase in Great Lakes Basin Pollution
01/16/2013   EPA Toxics Release Inventory Report provides Northwest residents with information on chemical releases
01/16/2013   Baja California Celebrates First Urban Composting Center, Will Produce Almost 150 Tons in its First Year for Urban Greenscaping in Tijuana
01/16/2013   EPA’s 2011 Toxics Release Inventory Shows Air Pollutants Continue to Decline / Total toxic chemicals increase as result of mining
01/16/2013   EPA Analysis Shows Increase in 2011 Toxic Chemical Releases in Vermont
01/16/2013   EPA Analysis Shows Decrease in 2011 Toxic Chemical Releases in Massachusetts
01/16/2013   EPA Analysis Shows Increase in 2011 Toxic Chemical Releases in Maine
01/16/2013   EPA Analysis Shows Increase in 2011 Toxic Chemical Releases in Rhode Island
01/16/2013   EPA Analysis Shows Decrease in 2011 Toxic Chemical Releases in Connecticut
01/16/2013   EPA Analysis Shows Decrease in 2011 Toxic Chemical Releases in New Hampshire
01/16/2013   EPA Issues Guam Toxics Release Inventory Data for 2011
01/16/2013   EPA Invests $2.7 Million to Reduce Air Pollution from Old Diesel Engines in New York and New Jersey
01/16/2013   EPA Issues CNMI Toxics Release Inventory Data for 2011
01/16/2013   EPA Issues Hawaii Toxics Release Inventory Data for 2011
01/16/2013   EPA Issues American Samoa Toxics Release Inventory Data for 2011
01/16/2013   Media Advisory: EPA Training on Toxics Release Inventory Database for the Media
01/16/2013   EPA Issues California Toxics Release Inventory Data for 2011
01/16/2013   EPA to Hold Public Meetings to Discuss Proposed Plan for Cleaning Up the Gowanus Canal; Public Encouraged to Attend Public Meetings on January 23 and January 24
01/16/2013   EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in the U.S. Virgin Islands
01/16/2013   EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in Puerto Rico; 4,667,440 Pounds of Toxins— a Decrease of 11%— Released in Puerto Rico
01/16/2013   EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in New York; 18,904,109 Pounds of Toxins— a Decrease of 12%— Released in New York State
01/16/2013   EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in New Jersey; 14,149,370 Pounds of Toxins— a Decrease of 14%— Released in New Jersey
01/15/2013   EPA Regions 7 and 8 Meet State Agriculture Directors in Denver
01/15/2013   EPA Finalizes Revisions to Clean Air Standards for Stationary Engines / Updated rule provides extensive public health protections, slashes costs of compliance
01/15/2013   THURSDAY- EPA to Hold Public Info Sessions in Tampa on Agency’s Proposed Rules to Limit Nutrient Pollution in Florida
01/14/2013   EPA Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Modification of Veolia’s Air Pollution Permit
01/14/2013   Reduce Lung Cancer Risk in 2013 by Testing Your Home for Radon Gas / Elevated radon levels found in roughly 1 in 15 homes nationwide
01/10/2013   EPA Officials Address Community Concerns Surrounding the Reef Environmental Site in Sylacauga, AL
01/10/2013   EPA Provides Comments on Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy
01/10/2013   EPA Continues Cleanup of Mercury Contamination in Ciales, Puerto Rico; Agency Warns Against Handling Toxic Metal
01/09/2013   Company to Pay Fine for Chemical Accident Prevention Violations in Sandwich, Mass. and E. Providence, R.I.
01/09/2013   EPA Signs Memorandum of Agreement with the Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection
01/09/2013   EPA Enforcement in 2012 Protects Communities From Harmful Pollution
01/08/2013   Albracht Perma-Siding and Window Company of Omaha to Pay Penalty for Failure to Notify Homeowner of Lead Risks and to Keep Records of Lead Safe Work Practices
01/08/2013   EPA Honors Dr. Jeanne Conry as Children’s Environmental Health Champion 2012
01/08/2013   EPA Launches Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Group; Inter-Agency Group to Host Public Listening Session on St. Thomas on February 25 at 1:00pm
01/08/2013   EPA recommends radon testing in January
01/07/2013   Settlement with New Cingular Wireless to Resolve Violations at Hundreds of Legacy ATandT Wireless Sites
01/04/2013   Public Meeting on 2012 E. Long Island Sound Dredged Material Supplemental EIS
01/04/2013   EPA Issues Amendment to Record of Decision for the 10th Street Superfund Site in Columbus, Neb.
01/04/2013   Interior, Energy, EPA Commit to Cooperative Working Group to Achieve Shared Goals on Navajo Generating Station in Arizona
01/04/2013   U.S. Announces Clean Air Act Settlement with Wisconsin Utility / Agreement will reduce emissions by 15,000 tons annually
01/04/2013   EPA Releases First Set of Draft Risk Assessments Under Existing Chemicals Work Plan Effort
01/03/2013   Transocean Agrees to Plead Guilty to Environmental Crime and Enter Civil Settlement to Resolve U.S. Clean Water Act Penalty Claims from Deepwater Horizon Incident / Transocean to pay record $1 billion in civil penalties and $400 million in criminal fines
01/02/2013   Kentucky Utilities to Spend Millions in Settlement to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations in Environmental Justice Community

 

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