Friday, June 14, 2024
EPA Rescinds Previous Administration’s Guidance on Clean Water Act Permit Requirements

News Release: WASHINGTON (Sept. 16, 2021) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is rescinding a guidance document entitled “Applying the Supreme Court’s County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund Decision in the Clean Water Act Section 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program” that was issued by the Trump administration on Jan. 14, 2021. With this action, EPA is preserving longstanding clean water protections.
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EPA fines Portland, Oregon glass company $39k for violating toxic chemical reporting rules

News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has penalized Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. $38,900 for violating the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act’s Toxic Release Inventory provisions when it failed to report information about toxic chromium compounds at its Portland facility.
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EPA Reaches Agreement with Superior Battery to Begin Cleanup in Morris, Illinois

News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 16, 2021) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with Superior Battery to conduct a cleanup at its warehouse in Morris, Illinois, that experienced a significant fire in June. The cleanup is expected to begin in October.
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EPA Announces $250 Million WIFIA Loan to Upgrade Aging Infrastructure, Advance Renewable Energy in Springfield, Massachusetts

News Release: WASHINGTON (Sept. 16, 2021) – Today, at an event with U.S. Representative Richard Neal, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Martin Suuberg, Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, and other local officials, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox announced a $250 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission.
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EPA Formalizes Local-Federal Partnership to Protect Mississippi River Communities from Plastic Pollution

News Release: WASHINGTON – Yesterday, EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe joined more than 40 mayors from the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI) to affirm the Agency’s commitment to working collaboratively with local communities along the Mississippi River to address pollution and ...
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Week ending Sept. 19: Environmental Protection Agency publishes 8 notices

There were eight notices published by the Environmental Protection Agency in week ending Sept. 19, according to the Federal Register.
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Airco Superfund Site in Calvert City, Kentucky Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

News Release: CALVERT CITY, KY. (Sept. 20, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the deletion of the Airco Superfund site from Superfund’s National Priorities List (NPL), benefitting the environment, the community of Calvert City, and the people of Kentucky.
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Iowa Waste Reduction Center in Cedar Falls Receives EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (SEPT. 20, 2021) - The Iowa Waste Reduction Center at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa, was recently selected to receive an EPA Region 7 2021 Pollution Prevention Award. The award will be formally presented on Oct. 26 during ceremonies at the Midwest Environmental Compliance Conference in Kansas City, Missouri.
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U.S Finishing/Cone Mills Superfund Site in Greenville, South Carolina Partially Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

News Release: GREENVILLE, S.C. (Sept. 20, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a partial deletion of the US Finishing/Cone Mills Superfund site from Superfund’s National Priorities List (NPL), benefitting the environment, the community of Greenville, and the people of South Carolina.
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Doherty Steel Inc. in Paola, Kansas, Receives EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (SEPT. 20, 2021) - Doherty Steel Inc., a steel fabricating company located in Paola, Kansas, was recently selected to receive an EPA Region 7 2021 Pollution Prevention Award. The award will be formally presented on Oct. 26 during ceremonies at the Midwest Environmental Compliance Conference in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Chemfax, Inc. Superfund Site in Gulfport, Mississippi Partially Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

News Release: GULFPORT, Miss. (Sept. 20, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a partial deletion of the Chemfax, Inc., Site from Superfund’s National Priorities List (NPL), benefitting the environment, the community of Gulfport, and the people of Mississippi.
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Kerr McGee Chemical Corp - Navassa Superfund Site in Navassa, North Carolina Partially Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

News Release: NAVASSA, N.C. (Sept. 20, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a partial deletion of the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Navassa Superfund site from Superfund’s National Priorities List (NPL), benefitting the environment, the community of Navassa, and the people of North Carolina.
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EPA Announces Recipients of $12 Million in Grant Funding to Support Small, Rural, and Tribal Wastewater Systems

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selections for a new $12 million grant program to provide training and technical assistance to small, rural, and Tribal wastewater systems. This funding will help reduce pollution, protect water quality, and improve public health in struggling communities across the country.
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EPA Region 8 announces new Regional Pollution Prevention Award Program

News Release: DENVER –– The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 8 is announcing a new regional Pollution Prevention (P2) Award Program. EPA Region 8 will recognize organizations in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming and tribal lands within the boundaries of Region 8 for demonstrated leadership in innovative P2 practices.
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EPA Region 4 Announces First Regional Pollution Prevention Award Program

News Release: ATLANTA (Sept. 20, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 4 is announcing a new Pollution Prevention (P2) Award Program. EPA Region 4 will recognize organizations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and tribal lands within the boundaries of Region 4 for demonstrated leadership in innovative P2 practices.
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EPA awards nearly $1 million research grant to Arlington, Va. group to support small drinking water systems

News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 20, 2021) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an award of $965,395 in research funding to the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA) in Arlington, Virginia, to develop and validate approaches that states can use to obtain approval for new or alternative technologies for very small drinking water systems.
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T.H. Agriculture & Nutrition – Superfund Site in Montgomery, Alabama Partially Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

News Release: MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Sept. 20, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a partial deletion of the T.H. Agriculture & Nutrition Site from Superfund’s National Priorities List (NPL), benefitting the environment, the community of Montgomery, and the people of Alabama.
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Kansas Dairy Ingredients in Hugoton Receives EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (SEPT. 20, 2021) - Kansas Dairy Ingredients in Hugoton, Kansas, a dairy manufacturing facility, was recently selected to receive an EPA Region 7 2021 Pollution Prevention Award. The award will be formally presented on Oct. 26 during ceremonies at the Midwest Environmental Compliance Conference in Kansas City, Missouri.
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EPA Kicks Off Ninth Annual SepticSmart Week

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), supported by state and local governments, the private sector, communities, and academia, will sponsor its ninth SepticSmart Week September 20-24, 2021. EPA’s SepticSmart initiative is a nationwide public education effort offering ...
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EPA, WVDEP to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss Ethylene Oxide

News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 21, 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, starting at 6 p.m.
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