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News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 14, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) will hold a virtual community meeting on Sept. 23 at 6 p.m.
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News Release: BOSTON (Sept. 14, 2021) – An individual and a business in Maine were each recognized today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their work to protect New England's environment. David Burns of Augusta and Hannaford Supermarkets of Scarborough were among 22 recipients across New England honored by EPA's New England Office at the 2021 Environmental Merit Awards virtual ceremony.
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News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 14, 2021) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the United Scrap Lead Co. Superfund site in Troy, Ohio, has been deleted from Superfund’s National Priorities List, or NPL. The agency has determined that the required cleanup for the site is now complete and no further action is necessary other than continued operation and maintenance, monitoring and five-year reviews.
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News Release: Libby, Mont. (Sept. 14, 2021) -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the deletion of a portion of the Libby Asbestos Superfund site in Libby, Mont. from EPA’s National Priorities List (NPL). EPA and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality have determined that all cleanup activities required for deletion are complete at Operable Unit 8 (OU8) of the site.
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News Release: Minturn, Colo. (Sept. 14, 2021) - Today, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the deletion of a portion of the Eagle Mine Superfund site in Minturn, Colorado, from the National Priorities List (NPL). The deleted part of the site consists of the abandoned mining Town of Gilman Operable Unit 2 (OU2) which covers approximately 50 acres and includes an estimated ninety buildings within its boundaries.
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News Release: BOSTON (Sept. 14, 2021) – Awards were presented today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ten individuals and organizations in Rhode Island who were recognized for their work to protect New England's environment. These businesses, non-profits, and government agencies were among 22 recipients across New England honored by EPA's New England Office at the 2021 Environmental Merit Awards virtual ceremony.
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News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 14, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has deleted the Butler Mine Tunnel in Pittston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, from the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is a list of the nation’s most contaminated hazardous waste sites.
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News Release: For years to come. The award for Agri-Mark recognizes the company's leadership in working towards a greener transportation sector. The company not only has ensured that they are reducing their own emissions but assist and encourage their transportation partners to do so as well, creating a ripple effect in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for Vermont and beyond."
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News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 14, 2021) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Barrels Inc. site at 1404 North Larch St. in Lansing, Michigan, has been deleted from Superfund’s National Priorities List, or NPL. EPA has determined that the site cleanup is complete and no further action is required. Operation, maintenance, and monitoring activities will continue at the site as needed.
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News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 14, 2021) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the deletion of the Bennett Stone Quarry, Lemon Lane Landfill and Neal’s Landfill sites in Bloomington, Indiana, from Superfund’s National Priorities List, or NPL. EPA has determined that cleanups at the three sites are completed and no further action is required other than continued operation and maintenance, monitoring, and five-year reviews.
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News Release: WASHINGTON (Sept. 14, 2021) — The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is launching a first-of-its-kind USD $2 million grant program, EJ4Climate, to support environmental justice and climate resilience for underserved, vulnerable communities, and Indigenous communities across North America.
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News Release: San Juan, P.R. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have partnered with other federal agencies and the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (PRDNER) to develop an infographic guide, with a primary goal of educating municipalities about the need to incorporate solid waste and disaster debris management into the next revisions of their hazard mitigation plans.
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News Release: BOSTON (Sept. 14, 2021) – Awards were presented today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to seven individuals and businesses in Massachusetts who were recognized for their work to protect New England's environment. These businesses, non-profits, and government agencies were among 22 recipients across New England honored by EPA's New England Office at the 2021 Environmental Merit Awards virtual ceremony.
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News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 14, 2021) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that five additional properties in the South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination site, Minnesota, have been deleted from Superfund’s National Priorities List, or NPL. EPA previously deleted all but nine ...
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News Release: DALLAS – (Sept. 14, 2021) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reminds communities, families and business owners to be aware of conditions that could lead to poor or dangerous indoor air quality following Tropical Storm Nicholas. Most importantly, always operate portable generators ...
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News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Sept. 15, 2021) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) directing Techtrix, Inc.
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News Release: (Seattle – Sept. 15, 2021) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled an enforcement action with the Union Pacific Railroad for Clean Water Act violations near the Columbia River in Oregon.
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News Release: LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new emergency drinking water order to the Oasis Mobile Home Park, located on the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Reservation in California. This order requires the current management of Oasis, as well ...
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News Release: NEW YORK — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new case study on the New York/New Jersey Harbor Deepening project, which highlights how coordination between federal, state, and local agencies led to lasting reductions in air pollution from marine vessels operating ...
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News Release: WASHINGTON (Sept. 15, 2021)- Xtreme Diesel Performance (XDP), an automotive parts manufacturer and retailer based in Wall Township, New Jersey, with a sales distribution center in Las Vegas, Nevada, has agreed to stop manufacturing and selling parts for diesel pickup trucks that, when installed, ...
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