EPA Press Releases

EPA Provides $260,000 to Improve Water Quality in Onondaga Lake and Beyond; Grants to Fund an Onondaga Lake Watershed Coordinator ...

(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a total of $260,000 to two organizations for work that will improve water quality in Onondaga Lake and the Onondaga Lake watershed. The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control …

Meriden Conn. Company Pays Fine for Hazardous Waste Violations

Dredging Begins to Remove 20,000 Cubic Yards of Highly Contaminated Mud from Lyndhurst Section of the Passaic River; $20 Million ...

(New York, NY) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck was joined today by Congressmember Bill Pascrell, Jr., New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin, Bergen County Executive Kathleen A. …

STATEMENTS: Senior EPA Officials Pay Tribute to Ira Leighton, who Helped Shape Environmental Protection since 1972

  STATEMENTS: Senior EPA Officials Pay Tribute to Ira Leighton, who Helped Shape Environmental Protection since 1972 Release Date: 07/31/2013 Contact Information: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017 (Boston, Mass. – July 31, 2013) – EPA officials made the …

EPA Awards $350,000 to New Mexico to Clean-Up and Revitalize Contaminated Brownfields Sites

  EPA Awards $350,000 to New Mexico to Clean-Up and Revitalize Contaminated Brownfields Sites Release Date: 07/23/2013 Contact Information: Austin Vela or Jennah Durant, 214 665-2200 or R6Press@epa.gov (Dallas/Santa Fe – July 23, 2013) EPA is awarding $350 …

EPA Reduces Regulatory Burden for Industrial Facilities Using Solvent Wipes/Common-sense exclusion will save industry up to $27.8 ...

  EPA Reduces Regulatory Burden for Industrial Facilities Using Solvent Wipes/Common-sense exclusion will save industry up to $27.8 million per year Release Date: 07/23/2013 Contact Information: Enesta Jones, jones.enesta@epa.gov, 202-564-7873, 202-564- …

In the Wake of Sandy, Conference Offers Green Solutions for New Jersey Communities; EPA and Rutgers University Co-Host Green ...

  In the Wake of Sandy, Conference Offers Green Solutions for New Jersey Communities; EPA and Rutgers University Co-Host Green Infrastructure Conference at Duke Farms - Public Encouraged to Attend Release Date: 07/17/2013 Contact Information: John Martin …

Three Entities in Missouri to Receive Total of $1.6M in Supplemental Funds to Clean and Redevelop Brownfields

  Three Entities in Missouri to Receive Total of $1.6M in Supplemental Funds to Clean and Redevelop Brownfields Release Date: 07/15/2013 Contact Information: Belinda Young, 913-551-7463, young.belinda@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ( …

EPA Provides $1.5 Million to Clean Up and Revitalize Contaminated Properties Across New York State

(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing a total of $1,465,000 to Nassau and Niagara counties and the city of Ogdensburg to clean up abandoned and contaminated properties. The funding is being awarded under the EPA’s …

R.I. Property Management Company Fined for Failing to Notify Tenants about Lead Paint Hazards in Providence

  R.I. Property Management Company Fined for Failing to Notify Tenants about Lead Paint Hazards in Providence Release Date: 07/11/2013 Contact Information: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017 (Boston, Mass. – July 11, 2013) – Private Reserve Properties, LLC, a …

Groundbreaking for $3.15 Million PCB Cleanup at the Former Lawrence Metals Site in Chelsea, Mass.

  Groundbreaking for $3.15 Million PCB Cleanup at the Former Lawrence Metals Site in Chelsea, Mass. Release Date: 07/02/2013 Contact Information: Emily Zimmerman, (617) 918-1037 (Boston, Mass. - July 2, 2013) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA …

Oregon and Idaho property managers failed to disclose lead paint hazards to renters

  Oregon and Idaho property managers failed to disclose lead paint hazards to renters Release Date: 06/25/2013 Contact Information: Suzanne Skadowski, EPA Region 10, 206-553-6689, skadowski.suzanne@epa.gov (Seattle – June 25, 2013) The U.S. Environmental …

EPA Begins Construction of Water line in Chester and Washington Townships, N.J.; $7.3 Million Project Will Provide Safe Drinking ...

(New York, NY) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is constructing a water line extension in Chester and Washington Townships in New Jersey that will provide a safe source of drinking water to 73 homes and businesses potentially impacted by …

EPA Seeks Input on New Clean Air Standards for Solid Waste Landfills

  EPA Seeks Input on New Clean Air Standards for Solid Waste Landfills Release Date: 06/20/2013 Contact Information: Enesta Jones (News Media only), jones.enesta@epa.gov, 202-564-7873, 202-564-4355 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( …

St. Louis Community College Selected to Receive $199,994 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grant

  St. Louis Community College Selected to Receive $199,994 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grant Release Date: 06/13/2013 Contact Information: Belinda Young, 913-551-7463, young.belinda@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE …

EPA Announces Florida State College at Jacksonville as Workforce Development and Job Training Grant Recipient

  EPA Announces Florida State College at Jacksonville as Workforce Development and Job Training Grant Recipient Release Date: 06/13/2013 Contact Information: James Pinkney, (404) 562-9183 (Direct), (404) 562-8400 (Main) pinkney.james@epa.gov (ATLANTA – …

EPA Announces More Than $3 Million in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants to Help Facilitate Environmental ...

  EPA Announces More Than $3 Million in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants to Help Facilitate Environmental Stewardship and Cleanup Across the Country Release Date: 06/13/2013 Contact Information: Enesta Jones, jones.enesta@epa.gov …

EPA awards Denver-area firm $80K to advance chemical and biological waste technology

  EPA awards Denver-area firm $80K to advance chemical and biological waste technology Release Date: 06/12/2013 Contact Information: Richard Mylott, 303-312-6654 Award part of $2 million for Small Business Innovation Research nationwide (Denver, Colo. – …

FMC Corporation to begin Superfund cleanup at former phosphorus processing plant near Pocatello, Idaho

  FMC Corporation to begin Superfund cleanup at former phosphorus processing plant near Pocatello, Idaho Release Date: 06/11/2013 Contact Information: Mark MacIntyre, EPA-Seattle, 206-553-7302, macintyre.mark@epa.gov (Seattle – June 11, 2013) The FMC …

EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck and Congress Member Sean Patrick Maloney Assess Cleanups at Superfund Sites in Orange ...

(New York, N.Y.) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck and Congress Member Sean Patrick Maloney today visited three Superfund sites in Orange and Dutchess Counties to review and assess progress on the cleanup of …