EPA Press Releases

• Published on November 9, 2015 - 15:57 GMT

  EPA settles hazardous waste storage violations with former owners, operators of Reading, Pa. manufacturing facility

    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, …

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• Published on November 4, 2015 - 18:57 GMT

  EPA Settles With Anchorage Companies for Hazardous Waste Violations

    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 …

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• Published on October 30, 2015 - 19:10 GMT

  EPA, Army Corps of Engineers, Puerto Rico and ENLACE Agree to Work Together to Clean Up the Cano Martin Pena

  Release Date: 10/30/2015 Contact Information: EPA: Brenda Reyes, (787) 977-5869, reyes.brenda@epa.gov; or Andre Bowser, (347) 514-5257, bowser.andre@epa.gov; Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works: Moira Kelley (703) 614-3992, moira.l.kelley.civ@ …

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• Published on October 23, 2015 - 17:27 GMT

  EPA Region 7 Urges Parents, Teachers and Press to Spread Message of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, October 25-31

    Release Date: 10/23/2015 Contact Information: Chris Whitley, 913-551-7394, whitley.christopher@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., Oct. 23, 2015) - United behind a theme of “Lead-Free Kids for a Healthy Future,” EPA Region 7 …

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• Published on October 19, 2015 - 16:33 GMT

  Organizations in R.I., Conn. and Mass. Awarded Funding for Environmental Work in Area Communities

    Release Date: 10/19/2015 Contact Information: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017 BOSTON – Four non-profit organizations in New England were awarded a total of $120,000 by the US Environmental Protection Agency to address local health and environmental issues …

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• Published on October 9, 2015 - 15:24 GMT

  Companies Pay Penalty for Failure to Follow Hazardous Waste Protective Measures

    Release Date: 10/09/2015 Contact Information: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017 BOSTON – A penalty paid by two related companies that transported toxic waste from Massachusetts through Vermont to Canada will serve to remind transporters that liquid waste of …

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• Published on October 8, 2015 - 20:12 GMT

  EPA Region 7 Selects Environmental Justice Grant Projects to Address Local Community Health and Environmental Issues

    Release Date: 10/08/2015 Contact Information: LaTonya Sanders, 913-551-7555, sanders.latonya@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., Oct. 8, 2015) - EPA Region 7 has selected four special grant projects, totaling $119,751, that …

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• Published on October 8, 2015 - 19:41 GMT

  EPA Grants to Help New York City Communities Address Local Environmental Challenges; Includes Air Sampling Around JFK Airport

  (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $84,000 to three New York City organizations working to address environmental contamination in their communities. The grants were awarded under the EPA’s Environmental Justice Small …

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• Published on October 8, 2015 - 19:41 GMT

  EPA Grant to Help Coral Bay Community Fight Illegal Dumping

  (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a nearly $30,000 Environmental Justice Small Grant to the Coral Bay Community Council, Inc., of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The grant money will be used to increase community …

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• Published on October 8, 2015 - 16:58 GMT

  EPA Settlement with New York Electronics Recycler Protects Public from Potential Lead Exposure; ECO International of Vestal Agrees ...

  (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with ECO International, LLC of Vestal, New York, which will ensure the proper disposal of more than 26 million pounds of lead-containing crushed glass. Until 2013, ECO …

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• Published on October 8, 2015 - 15:52 GMT

  EPA Finalizes Changes to Plan for Groundwater Remediation at Superfund Site in Newfield, N.J.

  (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has modified its plan to address contaminated groundwater at the Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corp. site in Newfield and Vineland, N.J. A plan originally put into place in 1996 by the New Jersey …

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• Published on October 6, 2015 - 17:41 GMT

  EPA Inspections Reveal Hazardous Waste Violations at University of Missouri-Kansas City Campus

    Release Date: 10/06/2015 Contact Information: LaTonya Sanders, 913-551-7555, sanders.latonya@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., Oct. 6, 2015) - EPA Region 7 compliance evaluation inspections of the University of Missouri- …

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• Published on October 2, 2015 - 19:45 GMT

  EPA Enforcement Settlement with Home Renovation Company to Benefit Kansas City, Mo., Youth Education Center

    Release Date: 10/02/2015 Contact Information: Angela Brees, 913-551-7940 brees.angela@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., Oct. 2, 2015) - EPA Region 7 has filed a settlement with Bordner Installation Group, Inc., that includes …

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• Published on October 2, 2015 - 16:55 GMT

  EPA Settles Major Air Pollution Case with CEMEX de Puerto Rico, Inc.

  (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that CEMEX de Puerto Rico, Inc., a major cement producer, will spend an estimated $1.7 million on pollution controls that will reduce harmful emissions of nitrogen oxides, pollutants …

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• Published on October 2, 2015 - 16:25 GMT

  EPA Finalizes Changes to Cleanup Plan at Olean Well Field Site - AVX Property in Olean, NY

  (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its changes to a cleanup plan originally issued in 1996 to address soil and groundwater at the AVX property at the Olean Well Field Superfund Site in Cattaraugus County, Olean, NY. …

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• Published on October 1, 2015 - 23:31 GMT

  EPA, State of Hawaii negotiate final settlement with U.S. Navy to upgrade Red Hill storage tanks

    Release Date: 10/01/2015 Contact Information: EPA: Dean Higuchi, 808-541-2711, higuchi.dean@epa.gov Hawaii DOH: Janice Okubo, 808-586-4445, janice.okubo@doh.hawaii.gov After extensive public comment, Navy agrees to additional protective measures HONOLULU …

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• Published on October 1, 2015 - 18:38 GMT

  EPA and DuPont Reach Major Settlement After Fatal Chemical Explosion in Tonawanda, N.Y.

  (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (DuPont) has agreed to pay a fine of $724,000 in settlement of Clean Air Act violations relating to a fire and explosion at its chemical plant in …

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• Published on October 1, 2015 - 12:01 GMT

  Major Fertilizer Producer Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC to Ensure Proper Handling, Storage and Disposal of 60 Billion Pounds of Hazardous ...

    Release Date: 10/01/2015 Contact Information: Julia P. Valentine, valentine.julia@epa.gov, (202) 564-2663, (202) 564-4335 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced a settlement …

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• Published on September 29, 2015 - 16:09 GMT

  Municipality of Isabela Agrees to Environmental Improvements at Landfill; Settlement with EPA Sets Timetable for Landfill’s ...

  (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico, have reached a legal agreement that will result in upgrades at the Isabela Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, and a plan to permanently close the landfill …

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• Published on September 28, 2015 - 19:47 GMT

  EPA Proposes the Addition of Sites in Atlantic, Iowa, and Norfolk, Nebraska, to Superfund’s National Priorities List

    Release Date: 09/28/2015 Contact Information: Chris Whitley, 913-551-7394, whitley.christopher@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., Sept. 28, 2015) - EPA is proposing to add two environmentally contaminated sites in Region 7 – …

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