EPA Press Releases

• Published on June 7, 2013 - 17:01 GMT

  EPA Provides Funds to Prevent the Spread of Invasive Species into Lake George; $50,000 Provided to Purchase Boat Inspection and ...

    EPA Provides Funds to Prevent the Spread of Invasive Species into Lake George; $50,000 Provided to Purchase Boat Inspection and Washing Stations Release Date: 06/07/2013 Contact Information: Larisa Romanowski, (518) 703-0101, romanowski.larisa@epa.gov or …

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• Published on June 5, 2013 - 18:59 GMT

  EPA Orders Company to Address Contamination at Former Aluminum Production Site in Ravenswood, West Virginia

    EPA Orders Company to Address Contamination at Former Aluminum Production Site in Ravenswood, West Virginia Release Date: 06/05/2013 Contact Information: Donna Heron 215-814-5113 / heron. donna@epa.gov PHILADELPHIA (June 5, 2013) -- The U.S. …

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• Published on June 5, 2013 - 14:22 GMT

  EPA Announces a Proposed Plan Public Meeting for the Sanford Dry Cleaners Superfund Site

    EPA Announces a Proposed Plan Public Meeting for the Sanford Dry Cleaners Superfund Site Release Date: 06/04/2013 Contact Information: James Pinkney, (404) 562-9183 (Direct), (404) 562-8400 (Main) pinkney.james@epa.gov (ATLANTA – June 4, 2013) The U.S. …

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• Published on May 31, 2013 - 15:56 GMT

  EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan to Remove Lead at Raritan Bay Superfund Site in Old Bridge and Sayreville, New Jersey; $79 Million ...

  (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a plan to clean up lead contamination at the Raritan Bay Slag Superfund site in Old Bridge and Sayreville, New Jersey. EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck announced the plan …

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• Published on May 30, 2013 - 23:34 GMT

  Public Comments Sought on Proposed Coal Ash Cleanup Settlement with Rotary Drilling Supply in Jefferson County, Mo.

    Public Comments Sought on Proposed Coal Ash Cleanup Settlement with Rotary Drilling Supply in Jefferson County, Mo. Release Date: 05/30/2013 Contact Information: David Bryan, 913-551-7433, bryan.david@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ( …

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• Published on May 22, 2013 - 18:45 GMT

  EPA Begins Summer Monitoring to Protect Area Beaches, Coastal Waters and New York/New Jersey Harbor

    EPA Begins Summer Monitoring to Protect Area Beaches, Coastal Waters and New York/New Jersey Harbor Release Date: 05/22/2013 Contact Information: John Martin, (212) 637-3662, martin.johnj@epa.gov (New York, N.Y.) With the beginning of the beach season, …

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• Published on May 22, 2013 - 15:53 GMT

  EPA Reaches Agreement with Several Companies to Conduct a Study of a Contaminated Site in the New Jersey Meadowlands Near ...

  (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a legal agreement with Apogent Transition Corp., Beazer East, Inc., Cooper Industries, LLC and Occidental Chemical Corporation to conduct a study of the contamination at the Standard …

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• Published on May 21, 2013 - 19:43 GMT

  EPA Proposes to Add Wilcox Oil Site in Creek Co., OK, to National Priorities List of Superfund Sites

    EPA Proposes to Add Wilcox Oil Site in Creek Co., OK, to National Priorities List of Superfund Sites Release Date: 05/21/2013 Contact Information: Jennah Durant or Austin Vela at 214-665-2200 or r6press@epa.gov (Dallas – May 21, 2013) Today the U.S. …

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• Published on May 21, 2013 - 19:43 GMT

  EPA Adds the Riverside Industrial Park in Newark, New Jersey to the Superfund List; Seven Acre Site along the Passaic River ...

    EPA Adds the Riverside Industrial Park in Newark, New Jersey to the Superfund List; Seven Acre Site along the Passaic River Contaminated with PCBs and Volatile Organic Compounds Release Date: 05/21/2013 Contact Information: Elias Rodriguez, (212) 637- …

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• Published on May 21, 2013 - 19:43 GMT

  EPA Adds the Matlack, Inc. Site in Woolwich Township, New Jersey to the Superfund List

    EPA Adds the Matlack, Inc. Site in Woolwich Township, New Jersey to the Superfund List Release Date: 05/21/2013 Contact Information: Elias Rodriguez, (212) 637-3664, rodriguez.elias@epa.gov (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has …

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• Published on May 21, 2013 - 19:43 GMT

  EPA Adds Two Hazardous Waste Sites in the Southeast to Superfund’s National Priorities List, Proposing an Additional Two Sites

  – May. 21, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today the addition of two new hazardous waste sites in the southeast that pose risks to human health and the environment to the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites. EPA …

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• Published on May 21, 2013 - 16:48 GMT

  New EPA Video Highlights Success of Citizen Science Efforts in Tonawanda, NY

  (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has posted a new video to its national YouTube channel highlighting the role citizen science has played in raising awareness about pollution from the Tonawanda Coke Corporation facility in Tonawanda …

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• Published on May 15, 2013 - 22:50 GMT

  EPA orders gas stations to close underground injection wells to protect drinking water sources on Yakama Reservation

    EPA orders gas stations to close underground injection wells to protect drinking water sources on Yakama Reservation Release Date: 05/15/2013 Contact Information: Suzanne Skadowski, EPA Region 10 Public Affairs, 206-553-6689, skadowski.suzanne@epa.gov ( …

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• Published on May 13, 2013 - 17:41 GMT

  EPA Provides Nearly $3.8 Million to Communities in New Jersey to Support Assessments, Cleanups and Revitalization of Contaminated ...

    EPA Provides Nearly $3.8 Million to Communities in New Jersey to Support Assessments, Cleanups and Revitalization of Contaminated Properties Release Date: 05/08/2013 Contact Information: John Martin, (212) 637-3662, martin.johnj@epa.gov (New York, N.Y.) …

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• Published on May 13, 2013 - 17:41 GMT

  EPA Provides $1 Million to New York City and North Hempstead, Long Island to Support Assessments, Cleanups and Revitalization of ...

  (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing nearly $1 million to New York City and North Hempstead, Long Island to help those communities clean up abandoned and contaminated sites. The funding was awarded through EPA’s …

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• Published on May 13, 2013 - 17:40 GMT

  EPA Provides $1.4 Million to Communities in Upstate New York to Support Assessments, Cleanups and Revitalization of Contaminated ...

  (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing nearly $1.4 million to Fort Edward, Glens Falls, Ithaca, Rensselaer, and Rochester, New York to help those communities clean up abandoned and contaminated sites. The funding was awarded …

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• Published on May 13, 2013 - 17:40 GMT

  EPA Provides $600,000 to Community in Puerto Rico to Support Assessments, Cleanups and Revitalization of Contaminated Properties

  “Cleaning up brownfields is a great way to clean up contaminated properties, protect public health and create jobs in Puerto Rico,” said Judith A. Enck, EPA Regional Administrator. “Brownfields cleanups and the reuse of formerly contaminated properties …

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• Published on May 13, 2013 - 17:40 GMT

  Eleven Entities in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska to Receive More Than $4.5M from EPA to Assess, Clean up and Revitalize ...

    Eleven Entities in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska to Receive More Than $4.5M from EPA to Assess, Clean up and Revitalize Brownfield Properties Release Date: 05/08/2013 Contact Information: Belinda Young, 913-551-7463, young.belinda@epa.gov …

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• Published on April 29, 2013 - 16:43 GMT

  Fourth Season of Dredging Begins in Upper Hudson; Project Expected to Reach Halfway Point during Fourth Season

  (Fort Edward, NY) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck was joined by New York State Department of Environment Deputy Commissioner Eugene Leff today to kick off the start of the fourth season of dredging in the Upper …

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• Published on April 25, 2013 - 19:55 GMT

  Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Receive $166,500 for Brownfields Redevelopment Planning

    Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Receive $166,500 for Brownfields Redevelopment Planning Release Date: 04/25/2013 Contact Information: Belinda Young, 913-551-7463, young.belinda@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., April 25, 2013) - …

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