Sunday, June 16, 2024
EPA Recognizes Vermont Business and Citizen with Regional Environmental Award

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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EPA removes Barrels Inc. site in Lansing from Superfund list

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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EPA removes three sites in Bloomington, Indiana, from Superfund List

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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Commission for Environmental Cooperation Launches EJ4Climate, $2 Million Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience Grant Program

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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Federal and Puerto Rico Agencies Unveil Guide to Assist Municipalities in Integrating Solid Waste and Disaster Debris Management into Hazard Mitigation Plans

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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EPA Recognizes Seven Massachusetts Organizations and Citizens with Regional Environmental Award

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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EPA removes part of South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination site from Superfund list

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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EPA Urges Communities in Tropical Storm Nicholas’ Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely

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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EPA Issues an Administrative Order on Consent to Techtrix, Inc. in Gadsden, Alabama to Properly Manage and Dispose of Waste and Protect Surrounding Community

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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EPA settles with Union Pacific Railroad for Clean Water Act Violations in Oregon

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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U.S. EPA issues new emergency order on drinking water safety to Oasis Mobile Home Park

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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EPA Releases Case Study on Air Pollution Reductions for the New York/New Jersey Harbor Deepening Project

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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EPA and Justice Department Reach Clean Air Act Settlement with Xtreme Diesel Performance, Ending Sale of Defeat Devices

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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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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