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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Sept. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Sept. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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There were 16 notices published by the Environmental Protection Agency in week ending Sept. 12, according to the Federal Register.
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News Release: Maryland Students among EPA’s 2021 President’s Student and Teacher Environmental Awards Winners
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News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (SEPT. 13, 2021) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has transmitted the final 2020 Missouri Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 303(d) List of Impaired Waters to the state. The Impaired Waters List is a state’s list of impaired and threatened waters (e.g., stream/river segments, lakes) requiring a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). States are required to submit their list for EPA approval every two years.
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News Release: WASHINGTON (Sept. 13, 2021) – Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas, has agreed to pay $2.85 million in civil penalties and to improve its risk management program to resolve alleged violations of the Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at its petrochemical manufacturing plant in Point Comfort, Texas.
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News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 13, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency honored the Mid-Atlantic recipients of the 2021 Presidential Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA) in a virtual ceremony on Microsoft Teams Thursday afternoon. Virginia third grader Sanuthi Henkanaththegedara is the kindergarten through sixth grade PEYA recipient for her Lake Barga Biodiversity Project.
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News Release: WASHINGTON — September is National Preparedness Month, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging individuals, businesses, and communities to take action by following health and safety tips to mitigate the impacts of natural disasters. Emergency preparedness is especially ...
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News Release: DALLAS – (Sept. 13, 2021) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) released a new, interactive resource about the federal and state response to Hurricane Ida. This tool, called a story map, integrates maps, photos, ...
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News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 13, 2021) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement requiring Jeg’s Automotive Inc. of Delaware, Ohio, to pay a $300,000 civil penalty for selling aftermarket motor vehicle parts that EPA alleges violated the Clean Air Act. As part of the settlement, ...
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News Release: BOSTON (Sept. 14, 2021) – Yvonne Bolton, of Marlborough, Conn., was recognized today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for her work to protect New England's environment. Bolton was 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: BOSTON (Sept. 14, 2021) – Richard Skarinka, of Wolfeboro, N.H., was recognized today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for his work to protect New England's environment. Skarinka was 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 Arrowhead Refinery Co. Superfund site in Hermantown, Minnesota, has been deleted from the Superfund National Priorities List, or NPL. The agency has determined that cleanup is now complete and no further action is necessary other than continued site inspections, land and groundwater use restrictions and five-year reviews.
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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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