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| EPA To Hold Public Meeting Regarding Perflourochemical Contamination Near Decatur, Ala.: Click here |
| (Atlanta, Ga. – November 18, 2009) The U.S |
| EPA awards $897,225 grant to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to study effects of underground injection of carbon dioxide: Click here |
| CONTACT: William Omohundro, 312-353-8254, omohundro.william@epa.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 09-OPA230 (Chicago - Nov. 18, 2009) U.S |
| EPA Approves No Discharge Zone Designation for South Shore Estuary Reserve: Click here |
| (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a proposal to prohibit vessel waste discharges within the South Shore Estuary Reserve of Long Island |
| Feedlot in Sioux County, Iowa, Agrees to Pay $25,000 Penalty for Alleged Waste Discharges into West Branch of Floyd River: Click here |
| Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Nov |
| Habitat along Ashtabula river to be restored: Click here |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 09-OPA227 (CHICAGO - Nov. 17, 2009) Work begins this week to improve and restore habitat along the Ashtabula River. This is the final phase of the U.S |
| EPA Seeks Comment on New Permit for Animal Feeding Operations in Idaho: Click here |
| (Seattle, Wash.—November 16, 2009) The public is encouraged to take a close look at a new proposed Clean Water Act permit that would affect animal feeding operations in Idaho. If enacted as proposed, this permit, issued by the U.S |
| Scarlet Goes Green: Rutgers and EPA Partner to Reduce University's Environmental Impacts: Click here |
| (New York, N.Y.) With more than 50,000 students, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is one of the most highly-attended universities in the Northeast. Thanks to myriad efforts to quantify and reduce its environmental impacts, the New Jersey school is also one of the greenest |
| EPA Cites 14 Municipalities for Stormwater Violations: Click here |
| (PHILADELPHIA – November 12, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cited 14 municipalities in Pennsylvania and Maryland for stormwater violations, nine of which are within the Chesapeake Bay watershed |
| EPA Study Reveals Widespread Contamination of Fish in U.S. Lakes and Reservoirs: Click here |
| WASHINGTON – A new EPA study shows concentrations of toxic chemicals in fish tissue from lakes and reservoirs in nearly all 50 U.S. states |
| John Wieland Homes Agrees to Clean Water Act Settlement Company will pay $350,000 penalty and upgrade environmental programs: Click here |
| (ATLANTA – Nov. 9, 2009) John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods Inc., and John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods of the Carolinas Inc., based in Atlanta, Ga., have agreed to pay a $350,000 civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, the Justice Department and U.S |
| EPA Region 7 to Participate at National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk Event: Click here |
| Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 6, 2009) - EPA officials will attend the annual National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk event in Kansas City on Thursday, Nov. 12. Attendees will be available for news interviews in booth 70 |
| Fish processing plant in Haines, Alaska faces a possible $177,500 fine for discharging fish waste without a permit: Click here |
| (Haines, Alaska – Nov. 3, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has filed a complaint against Chilkoot Fish & Caviar, Inc. for violations of the federal Clean Water Act. The violations occurred at Chilkoot’s fish processing plant located at Mile 5 Lutak Road in Haines, Alaska |
| Kinnickinnic River cleanup means a revitalized Milwaukee neighborhood: Click here |
| For Immediate Release 09-OPA221 (Milwaukee, Wis. - November 2, 2009) U.S |
| EPA Adds Raritan Bay Site to Nation's Superfund List: Click here |
| (New York, NY) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has placed the Raritan Bay Slag site in Sayreville and Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, on the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) |
| TMDL ‘Pollution Diet’ Meetings Set for W. Va.: Click here |
| PHILADELPHIA (October 30, 2009) The U.S |
| EPA Requests Comments on Survey for Stormwater Rule: Click here |
| WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a survey to help strengthen stormwater regulations and reduce stormwater discharges from newly developed and redeveloped sites |
| EPA Calls on State of Missouri to Set New Water Quality Standards for St. Louis Segment of Mississippi River: Click here |
| Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., October 29, 2009) - EPA has determined that the State of Missouri needs new or revised water quality standards to protect a 28.6-mile segment of the Mississippi River around St |
| More than $1 Million for Projects to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound: Click here |
| (Waterford, Conn. – Oct. 29, 2009) – Gathering together on the shores of Long Island Sound, top federal and state environmental officials announced 33 grants to state and local government and community groups under the Long Island Sound Futures Fund (Sound Futures Fund) |
| EPA's New Green Parking Lot Allows Scientists to Study Permeable Surfaces That May Help the Environment: Click here |
| (New York, N.Y.) Paved parking lots and driveways make our lives easier, but they often create an easy pathway for pollutants to reach underground water sources and alter the natural flow of water back into the ground. The U.S |
| EPA Offers $10 Million in Grants to Protect Puget Sound: Click here |
| (Seattle, Wash. – October 27, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it is now accepting project proposals for $10 million in grant dollars targeted specifically to protect and restore Puget Sound watersheds |
| EPA Visits STRIVE/East Harlem’s Green Job Training Program; Training Made Possible By Brownfields Grants: Click here |
| (New York, NY) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Acting Administrator George Pavlou paid a visit to STRIVE/East Harlem Employment Services, Inc. today to speak with students and community members about the importance of green jobs |
| EPA Recognizes Massachusetts Leader for Water Efficiency: Click here |
| (Boston, Mass. – October 26, 2009) EPA has recognized a Pepperell man for his irrigation work with a national award for “extraordinary” water conservation efforts. Brian Vinchesi was nationally acknowledged as one of five EPA 2009 WaterSense Partner’s of the Year |
| Developers face potential $125,000 fine for storm water violations at Smiths Ferry, Idaho construction site: Click here |
| (Boise, Idaho – October 26, 2009) Developers conducting work in Idaho are facing $125,000 in proposed penalties for violating the federal Clean Water Act at a construction site in Smiths Ferry, Idaho, according to a complaint issued by the Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPA to Hold Public Meetings on Chesapeake Bay ‘Pollution Diet’: Click here |
| (PHILADELPHIA – October 26, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a series of public meetings to discuss the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) – a strict “pollution diet” to restore the Chesapeake Bay and its network of local rivers, streams and creeks |
| Outdoor Classroom to Help Prairie Village, Kan., Science Students Test Brush Creek: Click here |
| Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., October 23, 2009) - A team of EPA scientists will join about 20 students from Corinth Elementary School in Prairie Village, Kan., to test the water quality and examine the aquatic life in Brush Creek |
| EPA Cites Unlawful Filling of Wetlands at Wicomoco County, Md. Housing Development Site: Click here |
| PHILADELPHIA ( October 23, 2009) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cited a Millersville, Md. couple and a Millsboro, Del. chicken processing company for unlawfully filling protected wetlands, a violation of the Clean Water Act |
| EPA Funds Help Replace Failing Wastewater Main in Beckley W.Va.: Click here |
| (PHILADELPHIA – October 21, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has awarded a $955,600 grant to the City of Beckley, W. Va. to replace a failing wastewater main |
| EPA Announces $38,993,400 Recovery Act Funds for Water Infrastructure Projects in the District of Columbia to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Public Health: Click here |
| (PHILADELPHIA - October 20, 2009) In a move that stands to create jobs, boost the local economy, and protect human health and the environment for the people in the District of Columbia, the U.S |
| Latest summary of EPA actions to ensure safe drinking water in Montana: Click here |
| (Denver, Colo. – October 20, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 issued 9 administrative orders and settled or litigated 3 penalty actions in Montana from April 1 through September 30, 2009, against public drinking water systems under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) |
| Latest summary of EPA actions to ensure safe drinking water in Utah: Click here |
| (Denver, Colo. – October 20, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 issued 5 administrative orders and 6 notices of violation in Utah from April 1 through September 30, 2009, against public water systems under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) |