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Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC to Pay $10,150 for Risk Management Plan Violations at Council Bluffs Ethanol Plant
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Feb
Two New England Companies Fined for Violating Hazardous Waste Management Requirements
(Boston, Mass. ? Feb
South San Francisco Food Processing Factory Will Pay Nearly $700,000 in Penalties,
Spend $6 Million to Update Refrigeration System Safety
Oregon Potato Company pays EPA penalty for failing to report ammonia release
(Seattle?Jan. 26, 2012) Oregon Potato Company failed to report an anhydrous ammonia release at their facility in Warden, Washington and will pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a $66,235 penalty
New York City Student Helps EPA Educate the Public on Dangers of Radon; Wins National Radon Poster Contest
(New York, N.Y. ) What is odorless, colorless and could be a serious health problem that may be right in your home? A LaGuardia high school student, NYC public school, Laura Dabalsa knows the answer is radon
EPA Announces Millions in Grants to Clean Air Projects in San Joaquin Valley
Strategic Plan Aims to Reduce Harmful Air Pollutants, Improve Water Quality SAN FRANCISCO?U.S
EPA Environmental Justice Grant to Help Farm Workers Reduce Pesticide Risks
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing a $25,000 grant to the Comite de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agr_colas (CATA) to reduce exposure to pesticides for farm workers in southern New Jersey
EPA Environmental Justice Grant to Help Ironbound Community Promote Sustainable Practices through Urban Gardening and Environmental Education
(New York, N.Y. - Jan. 23, 2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing $25,000 to the Ironbound Community Corporation to enhance a community garden and promote environmental education in the Ironbound section of Newark, New Jersey
EPA Regions 7 and 8 Meet State Agriculture Directors in Kansas City, Kan.
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 20, 2012) - Officials from EPA Regions 7 and 8 today hosted a meeting with the directors of state agriculture departments of Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
Iowa Radon Poster Contest Winners to be Recognized by EPA
Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 19, 2012) - EPA Region 7 will recognize the Iowa Radon Poster Contest winners at an award ceremony at 1:00 p.m. today at Sacred Heart School in Boone, Iowa
Asthma and Radon Workshop to be held in Birmingham, Alabama
ATLANTA ? Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Alabama Radon Education Program - Alabama Cooperative Extension System will present a community workshop on asthma and radon on January 24, 2012
EPA recommends radon testing in January - Protect your family from the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.
PHILADELPHIA (January 17, 2011) - January is national Radon Action Month and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency encourages everyone to test their homes for radon
2010 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data from Large Facilities Now Available / First release of data through the national GHG reporting program
WASHINGTON ? For the first time, comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) data reported directly from large facilities and suppliers across the country are now easily accessible to the public through EPA?s GHG Reporting Program
EPA to Hold Webinar to Showcase a New Tool to Access 2010 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data from Large Facilities
WASHINGTON ? For the first time, comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) data reported directly from large facilities and suppliers across the country are now easily accessible to the public through EPA?s GHG Reporting Program
$372K in EPA Grants Awarded to Improve Health in New England Communities
(Boston, Mass. - Jan
EPA and GSA Recognize Surplus Exchange for Electronics Recycling Certification in Kansas City
Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Kansas City, Kan., Jan
January is National Radon Action Month: Test for Dangerous Radon Gas
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 5, 2012) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 is encouraging people to take simple and affordable steps to test their homes for harmful levels of radon gas as part of National Radon Action Month
EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in U.S. Virgin Islands
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued its 25th annual report on the amount of toxic chemicals released in 2010 to the land, air and water by industrial facilities in the U.S. Virgin Islands
EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in Puerto Rico
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued its 25th annual report on the amount of toxic chemicals released in 2010 to the land, air and water by industrial facilities in Puerto Rico
EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in New York
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued its 25th annual report on the amount of toxic chemicals released in 2010 to the land, air and water by industrial facilities in New York
EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in New Jersey
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued its 25th annual report on the amount of toxic chemicals released in 2010 to the land, air and water by industrial facilities in New Jersey
Overexposure to radon:
Second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.
PHILADELPHIA ( January 5, 2012) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has declared January as Radon Action Month as part of the agency?s on-going efforts to make families aware of the health hazard presented by radon in homes
EPA Recognizes National Radon Action Month: Test for Radon Gas to Protect Health/ 21,000 Americans die from radon related lung cancer each year
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging Americans this January, as part of National Radon Action Month, to take simple and affordable steps to test their homes for harmful levels of radon gas
Here?s What They?re Saying About Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
WASHINGTON ? Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first national standards to protect American families from power plant emissions of mercury and air toxics like arsenic, acid gas, nickel, selenium, and cyanide
EPA Issues First National Standards for Mercury Pollution from Power Plants/ Historic ?mercury and air toxics standards? meet 20-year old requirement to cut dangerous smokestack emissions
WASHINGTON ? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, the first national standards to protect American families from power plant emissions of mercury and toxic air pollution like arsenic, acid gas, nickel, selenium, and cyanide
WEDNESDAY: EPA Administrator Jackson to Make Significant Clean Air Act Announcement
WEDNESDAY: EPA Administrator Jackson to Make Significant Clean Air Act Announcement WASHINGTON ? U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P
Texas Oil Company Sentenced to Pay $12 Million for Clean Air Act Violations and Obstruction Crimes in Louisiana / Sentence is the largest ever criminal fine in Louisiana for air pollution
WASHINGTON ? Pelican Refining Company LLC, was sentenced to pay $12 million for felony violations of the Clean Air Act and to obstruction of justice charges in federal court in Lafayette, La. announced Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for the U.S
EPA Approves Ozone Plans for Areas in Extreme Nonattainment
San Joaquin Valley and South Coast will achieve Clean Air Act?s 8-hour ozone standard by 2024 SAN FRANCISCO ?The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today approved the 8-hour ozone air quality plans for the two California areas with the worst air quality in the nation
California Building Materials Manufacturer Agrees to Pay $1.4 million to Settle Clean Air Act Violations
SAN FRANCISCO? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S