EPA Press Releases

• Published on October 17, 2011 - 14:11 GMT

  Sivyer Steel Corporation of Bettendorf, Iowa, to Pay $54,786 Penalty, Perform Oil Cleanup for Hazardous Waste Violations

  Release date: 09/26/2011 Contact Information: Chris Whitley, 913-551-7394, whitley.christopher@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 26, 2011) - Sivyer Steel Corporation of Bettendorf, Iowa, has agreed …

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• Published on October 17, 2011 - 14:10 GMT

  U.S. EPA Fines Tucson Facility $30,000 for Hazardous Waste Violations

  Release date: 10/13/2011 Contact Information: Margot Perez-Sullivan, (415) 947-4149, perezsullivan.margot@epa.gov Inspections at MRI Manufacturing and Research, Inc. in 2010 uncovered violations of federal standards governing the handling and …

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• Published on October 17, 2011 - 14:10 GMT

  EPA Approves New EGT Permits with Strict Conditions

  Release date: 09/26/2011 Contact Information: Phillippa Cannon, 312-353-6218, cannon.phillippa@epa.gov (media only) CHICAGO (Sept. 26, 2011) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved permit applications by Environmental Geo- …

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• Published on October 17, 2011 - 14:10 GMT

  EPA Launches New Mapping Tool to Improve Public Access to Enforcement Information / Mapping feature supports the White House ...

  Release date: 09/30/2011 Contact Information: Stacy Kika (News Media Only), kika.stacy@epa.gov, 202-564-0906, 202-564-4355 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the release of a new mapping feature in EPA’s …

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• Published on October 17, 2011 - 14:10 GMT

  Cleanup Complete at Pasley Solvents and Chemicals Superfund Site In Nassau County, N.Y.; Site Removed from Superfund List

  Release date: 09/29/2011 Contact Information: John Senn, (212) 637-3667, senn.john@epa.gov (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has removed the Pasley Solvents and Chemicals site in Hempstead, N.Y. from the Superfund National …

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• Published on September 16, 2011 - 20:10 GMT

  EPA and Bayonne Medical Center Team Up to Green the Hospital

  Release date: 09/16/2011 Contact Information: John Martin, (212) 637-3662, martin.johnj@epa.gov (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Bayonne Medical Center have entered into an agreement to work together to achieve a number …

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• Published on September 15, 2011 - 19:14 GMT

  EPA Adds Six and Proposes Two Hazardous Waste Sites in the Southeast to the Superfund National Priorities List

  Release date: 09/15/2011 Contact Information: James Pinkney, (404) 562-9183, pinkney.james@epa.gov ( ATLANTA – Sept. 15, 2011) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added six new hazardous waste sites in the Southeast that pose risks to …

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• Published on September 15, 2011 - 18:13 GMT

  EPA Adds Garfield Ground Water Contamination Site in Garfield, NJ to the Superfund List; 500 Homes and Businesses Inspected for ...

  Release date: 09/15/2011 Contact Information: Elias Rodriguez, 212-637-3664, rodriguez.elias@epa.gov (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced its decision to add the Garfield Ground Water Contamination site in …

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• Published on September 15, 2011 - 18:12 GMT

  EPA Proposes to Add Puerto Rico Site to the Superfund List

  Release date: 09/15/2011 Contact Information: Elias Rodriguez, 212-637-3664, rodriguez.elias@epa.gov or Brenda Reyes, 787-977-5869, reyes.brenda@epa.gov (New York, N.Y. ) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed adding the Corozal …

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• Published on September 15, 2011 - 18:11 GMT

  EPA Adds Areas of Long Island to the Superfund List; Volatile Organic Compounds found in 11 Major Drinking Water Wells

  Release date: 09/15/2011 Contact Information: John Senn, (212) 637-3667, senn.john@epa.gov (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced its decision to add areas of Hicksville, New Cassel, Westbury, Hempstead and …

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• Published on September 15, 2011 - 18:10 GMT

  EPA Proposes to Add Eighteen Mile Creek in Niagara County, N.Y. to the Superfund List

  Release date: 09/15/2011 Contact Information: Mike Basile, (716) 551-4410, basile.michael@epa.gov or John Senn, (212) 637-3667, senn.john@epa.gov (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed adding the Eighteen Mile Creek …

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• Published on September 15, 2011 - 17:15 GMT

  EPA Advancing Clean Up at 15 Hazardous Waste Sites, Proposing 11 Sites for Action

  Release date: 09/15/2011 Contact Information: Stacy Kika, kika.stacy@epa.gov, 202-564-0906, 202-564-4355 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adding 15 hazardous waste sites that pose risks to people’s health and the …

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• Published on September 14, 2011 - 17:12 GMT

  EPA Releases Strategy to Protect People’s Health and the Environment in Communities Overburdened by Pollution

  Release date: 09/14/2011 Contact Information: Stacy Kika, kika.stacy@epa.gov, 202-564-0906, 202-564-4355 WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of Plan EJ 2014, a three-year, comprehensive plan to …

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• Published on September 14, 2011 - 15:11 GMT

  Fort Belvoir to pay civil penalty for environmental violations

  Release date: 09/14/2011 Contact Information: Bonnie Smith, smith.bonnie@epa.gov, 215-814-5543 PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 14 , 2011) The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that U.S. Army Garrison in Fort Belvoir has agreed to pay a …

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• Published on September 13, 2011 - 17:15 GMT

  Waste Management LampTracker, Inc., to Pay $118,800 Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations at Kaiser, Mo., Facility

  Release date: 09/13/2011 Contact Information: Chris Whitley, 913-551-7394, whitley.christopher@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 13, 2011) - Waste Management LampTracker, Inc., has agreed to pay a $ …

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• Published on September 13, 2011 - 17:10 GMT

  Brand FX Body of Pocahontas, Iowa, to Replace Use of Solvent and Pay $11,021 Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations

  Release date: 09/13/2011 Contact Information: Chris Whitley, 913-551-7394, whitley.christopher@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 13, 2011) - SNF, Inc., doing business as the Brand FX Body Company, of …

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• Published on September 7, 2011 - 19:12 GMT

  EPA and Naval Weapons Station Earle to Work Together to Expand Environmental Commitments

  Release date: 09/07/2011 Contact Information: John Martin, (212) 637-3662, martin.johnj@epa.gov (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Naval Weapons Station Earle to achieve a number of …

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• Published on September 7, 2011 - 15:13 GMT

  EPA to Hold Public Meeting for the Aberdeen Contaminated Groundwater Site in Aberdeen, NC

  Release date: 09/06/2011 Contact Information: James Pinkney, 404-562-9183, pinkney.james@epa.gov (ATLANTA – September 6, 2011) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a public meeting regarding the Aberdeen Contaminated …

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• Published on September 6, 2011 - 16:13 GMT

  EPA and New York State Announce Ban on Dumping Sewage from Boats into Long Island Sound

  Release date: 09/06/2011 Contact Information: EPA, John Senn, (212) 637-3667, senn.john@epa.gov; New York State DEC, Bill Fonda, (631) 444-0350, bmfonda@gw.dec.state.ny.us (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New York …

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• Published on August 29, 2011 - 16:12 GMT

  EPA to Hold Public Meeting for the Continental Cleaners Site in Miami, FL

  Release date: 08/29/2011 Contact Information: James Pinkney, 404-562-9183, pinkney.james@epa.gov (ATLANTA – August 29, 2011) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a public meeting regarding the Continental Cleaners site on …

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