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Release Date: 01/07/2016 Contact Information: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017 BOSTON – The community around a Cranston, R.I. freight service center that stores damaged containers of products that may contain hazardous chemicals will be safer as the result …
Release Date: 01/06/2016 Contact Information: Kate Melanson, (617) 918-1491 BOSTON – EPA is now accepting nominations for the 2016 Environmental Merit Awards, which will recognize environmental achievements during the past year. Award categories are …
Release Date: 12/15/2015 Contact Information: Suzanne Skadowski, 206-553-2160, skadowski.suzanne@epa.gov(Seattle – December 15, 2015) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 10 completed over 50 environmental compliance and enforcement actions in …
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a plan to address contaminated soil and groundwater at the San German Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site in San German, Puerto Rico. The site includes the Retiro Industrial Park, …
Release Date: 12/10/2015 Contact Information: Benjamin Washburn, (913) 551-7364, washburn.ben@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., Dec. 10, 2015) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a Unilateral Administrative …
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $1,073,000 to Ocean County College, the New Jersey Sports and Exhibition Authority, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to better protect wetlands throughout New …
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $690,940 to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Research Foundation of SUNY, to better protect wetlands throughout New York. “ …
Release Date: 12/08/2015 Contact Information: Suzanne Skadowski, 206-553-2160, 206-900-3309 (Seattle – December 8, 2015) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with the U.S. Army for alleged violations of its hazardous waste …
Release Date: 12/07/2015 Contact Information: Press@epa.gov WASHINGTON - EPA is cosponsoring a public seminar with the Environmental Law Institute (ELI): “CERCLA @35: Looking Back, Looking Forward.” Panelists will discuss Superfund’s origins, highlight …
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $80,000 to the nonprofit environmental organization Manomet for its program to help grocery stores and dairy farms in New Jersey and New York conserve energy and reduce the amount of …
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $69,500 to the New York State Restaurant Association Educational Foundation to help New York City restaurants support sustainable practices and prepare for the impacts of climate change, …
Release Date: 11/23/2015 Contact Information: Margot Perez-Sullivan, 415-947-4149, perez-sullivan.margot@epa.gov SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice announced a settlement worth more than $500, …
Release Date: 11/23/2015 Contact Information: Chris Whitley, 913-551-7394, whitley.christopher@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., November 23, 2015) – EPA Region 7 has reached a settlement with the current and former owners …
Release Date: 11/19/2015 Contact Information: Roy Seneca seneca.roy@epa.gov (215) 814-5567 PHILADELPHIA (November 19, 2015) – Powercon Corporation has agreed to pay a $40,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at its …
Release Date: 11/12/2015 Contact Information: John Martin, EPA Reg. 2, 212-637-3662, martin.johnj@epa.gov NEW YORK, N.Y. - Top federal and state environmental officials today announced 22 grants totaling more than $1.3 million to local government and …
Release Date: 11/12/2015 Contact Information: Roy Seneca seneca.roy@epa.gov (215) 814-5567 PHILADELPHIA (November 12, 2015) – MI Metals has agreed to pay a $58,816 penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at its manufacturing …
Release Date: 11/10/2015 Contact Information: Roy Seneca seneca.roy@epa.gov (215) 814-5567 PHILADELPHIA (November 10, 2015) –The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has agreed to pay a $50,660 penalty to settle alleged violations of federal …
Release Date: 11/09/2015 Contact Information: Roy Seneca seneca.roy@epa.gov (215) 814-5567 PHILADELPHIA (November 9, 2015) -- Baldwin Hardware Corp. and SBD Property Holdings, the former owners and operators of a hardware manufacturing plant in Reading, …
Release Date: 11/04/2015 Contact Information: Suzanne Skadowski, EPA Public Affairs, skadowski.suzanne@epa.gov, 206-553-2160 (Seattle – November 4, 2015) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled with UIC Roofing and UIC Construction in …