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U.S. EPA Superfund and Brownfields News
U.S. EPA Announces $1.4 Million to Help Clean Up
Contaminated Properties, Communities in California
SAN FRANCISCO ? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that $1.4 million is being awarded for cleanup efforts at contaminated California sites known as brownfields
EPA provides Missoula $850,000 to advance revitalization efforts
(Denver, Colo. ? July 29, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing the City of Missoula with $850,000 in supplemental funding for cleanup efforts at contaminated sites known as brownfields
EPA Announces $16 Million in Brownfields Funds to Clean up Communities
WASHINGTON ? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced more than $16 million in supplemental funding for cleanup efforts at contaminated sites known as brownfields
Settlement Reached to Expedite Cleanup for Walpole, Mass. Superfund Site
(Boston, Mass
EPA to remove hazardous wastes at Elizabeth Mining and Development property in Montrose County (Colo.)
Abandoned wastes pose risk to human health, local water resources (Denver, Colorado -- July 27, 2010) The U.S
EPA Releases Rulemaking Guidance on Environmental Justice
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing an interim guidance document to help agency staff incorporate environmental justice into the agency?s rulemaking process. The rulemaking guidance is an important and positive step toward meeting EPA Administrator Lisa P
EPA Reaches Major Milestone at Welsbach Superfund Site
(New York, NY) With the help of millions of dollars in Recovery Act funding, an important milestone was reached today in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency?s (EPA) cleanup of the expansive Welsbach Superfund site in Camden, New Jersey
EPA Seeking Public Input on Proposed Groundwater Cleanup Action at Camp Edwards Site
(Boston, Mass. ? July 16, 2010) A 30-day public comment period begins Monday July 19, 2010 for a Remedy Selection Plan that outlines the proposed alternative for addressing groundwater contamination at the J-1 Range on the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR)
Settlement Clears Way for Cleanup of Easthampton, Mass. Site
(Boston, Mass. ? July 15, 2010) ? Two parties have entered into an agreement with EPA to clean-up asbestos-contaminated soils at a site in Easthampton, Mass. in the near future. According to the agreement, the two parties, W. R. Grace & Co
EPA Meeting On Tittabawassee and Saginaw Rivers Site July 19, 7 P.M.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
No. 10-OPA076 (CHICAGO ? July 15, 2010) U.S
Settlement Ensures Cleanup of Contaminated Soil at Coventry R.I. Great Lakes Container Site
(Boston, Mass. ? July 14, 2010) ? Twenty-six parties have agreed to help clean up the Great Lakes Container Corp. Site in Coventry, R.I
Savannah River Site-Superfund Job Training Initiative Graduates Second Class
(Atlanta ? July 9, 2010) Today the United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency?s (EPA) Savannah River Site?Superfund Job Training Initiative (SRS-SJTI) graduated 39 candidates at Denmark Technical College in Barnwell, SC
EPA Announces Job Training Completion and Graduation Ceremony at the Savannah River Site
(ATLANTA ? July 7, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Savannah River Site (SRS) Superfund Job Training Initiative (SJTI) will graduate a second successful program cycle on July 9, 2010, at the Denmark Technical College in Barnwell, SC
EPA Extends Public Comment Period for Proposed Clean Up Plan for Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump
(Boston, Mass. ? July 1, 2010) ? EPA granted a request to extend the public comment period an additional 30 days for the proposed cleanup plan for the Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump Superfund site in Ashland, Massachusetts. The comment period will now conclude on August 26, 2010
Bannister Federal Complex Community Advisory Panel Being Formed to Provide Input on Environmental, Redevelopment Issues
EPA Recognizes Broward County, Fl., for Transforming Former Landfill into a Park
(ATLANTA ? June 25, 2010) At a ceremony this morning, EPA honored Broward County, Fl., with the EPA Region 4 Excellence in Site Reuse award for redeveloping the former Davie Landfill Superfund site, once referred to by some as "Mount Trashmore," into the Vista View Park
FRIDAY: EPA to Recognize Broward County, Fl., for Landfill Site Reuse
(ATLANTA ? June 24, 2010) On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will present an Excellence in Site Reuse Award to Broward County, Fl., for the redevelopment of the Davie Landfill into the Vista View Park
EPA Recognizes Hillsborough County, Fl., for Taylor Road Landfill Superfund Site Reuse
(ATLANTA ? June 24, 2010) At a ceremony this morning, EPA honored Hillsborough County, Florida, with the 2010 EPA Region 4 Excellence in Site Reuse award for creatively reusing the former Taylor Road Landfill site to serve multiple purposes that benefit the community
Thursday: EPA to Recognize Hillsborough County, Fl., for Landfill Site Reuse
(ATLANTA ? June 23, 2010) On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will present an Excellence in Site Reuse Award to Hillsborough County, Fl., for creatively reusing the former Taylor Road Landfill site to serve multiple purposes that benefit the community
EPA to Hold Public Meeting Regarding the Red Panther Superfund Site Assessment, Clarksdale, Mississippi
(Atlanta, Ga. ? June 22, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, June 24, 2010 regarding the Red Panther Superfund site in Clarksdale, Mississippi
EPA Supports Superfund ?Polluter Pays? Provision / Agency submits administration?s guidance to Congress
WASHINGTON ? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today sent a letter to Congress in support of reinstating the lapsed Superfund ?polluter pays? taxes
EPA Seeks Public Comment on Strategic Plan to Move Forward on Agency Priorities: Draft plan will help advance Administrator Jackson?s seven priorities
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on its draft FY 2011-2015 strategic plan, which helps advance Administrator Lisa P. Jackson?s priorities and the mission to protect human health and the environment
EPA Wraps Up $200,000 Marshall Township Cleanup
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
No. 10-OPA066 (CHICAGO ? June 18, 2010) U.S
TODAY: Advisory Group Releases Report on Addressing Environmental Challenges Along the U.S. ? Mexico Border
WASHINGTON ? The Good Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB), an independent presidential advisory committee to the U.S
EPA proposes removal of more than 2,500 acres at Rocky Mountain Arsenal from Superfund list
Land slated for addition to National Wildlife Refuge The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a proposal to delete portions of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal (RMA) from the National Priorities List (NPL)
EPA Releases Health Risk Assessment of Processing and Disposal of Onondaga Lake Sediment in Town of Camillus; Open House/Public Meeting to Discuss the Assessment on July 8, 2010 in Camillus, NY
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a supplemental Human Health Risk Assessment that evaluates the safety of disposing of contaminated sediment from Onondaga Lake in Wastebed 13 in Camillus, NY designated to receive this type of material
EPA: FMC Must Expand Phosphine Gas Extraction, Treatment and Monitoring at Former SE Idaho Plant Site
(Seattle ? June 14, 2010) The FMC Corporation must do a better job of protecting on-site personnel and the environment from potential exposure to phosphine gas, according to a Unilateral Administrative Order issued today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Media Advisory: EPA Briefing At Marshall Township Cleanup Site, June 16, 11 a.m.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
No. 10-OPA065 (CHICAGO ? June 14, 2010) U.S
Superfund Dredging Resumes for Seventh Season in New Bedford Harbor
(Boston, Mass. ? June 9, 2010) Through the first two weeks of June, work crews will be mobilizing equipment and personnel for the startup of EPA?s seventh season of Superfund dredging in New Bedford Harbor. Dredging is officially set to begin on June 14, 2010
Second Round of Sampling Reveals No Indoor Air Health Concerns at Buildings 50 and 52 at the Bannister Federal Complex