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Monday: EPA To Hold Community Meeting on Enbridge Oil Spill (MI)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-OPA87 July 31, 2010 MARSHALL, MICH For additional details, please follow the link contained in the title.
Today: EPA, State and Local Officials Hold Media Briefing on Enbridge Oil Spill (MI)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-OPA86 July 31, 2010 MARSHALL, MICH Jump to this feature by clicking the title.
EPA Proposes One Year Compliance Date Extension on Spill Prevention Rule for Certain Facilities / Offshore drilling, production, workover, and certain onshore facilities are not eligible for extension (HQ)
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to extend the compliance date by one year for certain facilities subject to recent amendments to the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule To learn more, use the link.
MEDIA BRIEFING NEW TIME: EPA Administrator to Travel to Michigan to Oversee Oil Spill Response (MI)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA86 Governor Granholm, Senator Stabenow to accompany Administrator *PLEASE NOTE: New Time for Media Briefing* Marshall, Mich. – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P For additional details, please follow the link contained in the title.
TODAY: EPA Administrator to Travel to Michigan to Oversee Oil Spill Response (MI)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA85 Governor Granholm, Senator Stabenow to accompany Administrator Marshall, Mich. – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P For additional details, please follow the link contained in the title.
EPA to Hold Public Meeting on Air Regulations for the Oil and Gas Industry (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)
(Dallas, Texas - July 30, 2010) On Monday, August 2, 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting to provide an update on the Agency's review of several air regulations covering the oil and gas industry and to solicit public comments from the public For additional details, please follow the link contained in the title.
TODAY: EPA, State and Local Officials Hold Media Briefing on Enbridge Oil Spill (MI)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-OPA84 July 30, 2010 MARSHALL, MICH Read more on this by following the linked text in the title above.
Order Issued to HPI Products, Inc., of St. Joseph, Mo., to Stop Sale and Distribution of Tainted Warthog 2 EC Herbicide (KS, MO)
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., July 30, 2010) - EPA Region 7 has issued an order to HPI Products, Inc., of St Find out more about this topic. Go to the link.
TODAY: EPA Administrator to Travel to Michigan (MI)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA83 Marshall, Mich. – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will travel to Michigan today, July 30, to personally oversee the ongoing response to the Enbridge spill in the Kalamazoo River Get more information on this topic by clicking on the link.
TODAY: EPA Administrator to Travel to Michigan (MI)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA83 Marshall, Mich. – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will travel to Michigan today, July 30, to personally oversee the ongoing response to the Enbridge spill in the Kalamazoo River Get more information on this topic by clicking on the link.