Environmental Protection Agency Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on March 1, 2012 - 20:10 GMT

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Meeting Scheduled for March 13 in West Point, Neb.

Release Date: 03/01/2012 Contact Information: Kris Lancaster, (913) 551-7557, lancaster.kris@epa.gov Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Kansas City, Kan., March 1, 2012) - EPA Region 7 representatives will host a public informational …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on March 1, 2012 - 19:11 GMT

EPA ensures Oregon distributor properly labels pesticides

Release Date: 03/01/2012 Contact Information: Chad Schulze, EPA FIFRA Program, 206-553-0505, schulze.chad@epa.gov Tony Brown, EPA Public Affairs, 206-553-1203, brown.anthony@epa.gov (Seattle – March 1, 2012) Wilbur-Ellis Company, an international …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on February 28, 2012 - 17:11 GMT

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Testimony Before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittees on Energy and ...

Release Date: 02/28/2012 Contact Information: EPA Press Office, press@epa.gov, 202-564-6794 WASHINGTON - As prepared for delivery. Thank you for inviting me to testify on the President's Fiscal Year 2013 budget for the Environmental …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on February 13, 2012 - 18:10 GMT

EPA’s FY 2013 Budget Proposal Focuses on Core Environmental and Human Health Protections / EPA budget supports President Obama’s ...

Release Date: 02/13/2012 Contact Information: Cathy Milbourn- News Media Only, milbourn.cathy@epa.gov, 202-564-7849, 202-564-4355, Brooke Hanson- Public Inquiries Only, hanson.brooke@epa.gov, 202-564-0037 WASHINGTON – Today the Obama Administration …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on January 23, 2012 - 18:11 GMT

EPA Environmental Justice Grant to Help Farm Workers Reduce Pesticide Risks

Release Date: 01/23/2012 Contact Information: Elias Rodriguez, 212-637-3664, rodriguez.elias@epa.gov (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing a $25,000 grant to the Comite de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agrícolas (CATA) to …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on January 20, 2012 - 17:10 GMT

EPA Regions 7 and 8 Meet State Agriculture Directors in Kansas City, Kan.

Release Date: 01/20/2012 Contact Information: Kris Lancaster, (913) 551-7557, lancaster.kris@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 20, 2012) - Officials from EPA Regions 7 and 8 today hosted a meeting with …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on January 17, 2012 - 20:12 GMT

Administrator Jackson, Secretary Vilsack Sign Historic Agreement With State of Minnesota to Help Farmers Protect Rivers, Streams ...

Release Date: 01/17/2012 Contact Information: Andra Belknap 202-570-6028 Belknap.Andra@epa.gov ST. PAUL, Minn. (Jan, 17, 2012) – U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that EPA and USDA have …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on January 3, 2012 - 18:12 GMT

We Can’t Wait: Obama Administration Proposes Historic Fuel Economy Standards to Reduce Dependence on Oil, Save Consumers Money at ...

Release Date: 11/16/2011 Contact Information: Enesta Jones, jones.enesta@epa.gov, 202.564.7873, 202.564.4355 Cathy Milbourn, milbourn.cathy@epa.gov, 202.564.4355, 202.564.7849 Lynda Tran, lynda.tran@dot.gov, 202.366-9550 WASHINGTON – Building on …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on November 21, 2011 - 22:15 GMT

Douglas Products and Packaging of Liberty, Mo., to Pay $6,237 Civil Penalty for Failure to File Notice of Imported Pesticide

Release Date: 11/21/2011 Contact Information: Chris Whitley, 913-551-7394, whitley.christopher@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 21, 2011) - Douglas Products and Packaging LLC, an agrichemical company in …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on November 21, 2011 - 15:10 GMT

November 2011 SPCC Compliance Deadline Extended to May 2013 for Agricultural Facilities; EPA Providing Compliance Assistance to ...

Release Date: 11/17/2011 Contact Information: Paula Ballentine, (617) 918-1027 (Boston, Mass.—November 17, 2011) EPA has recently extended the date that agricultural facilities must come into compliance with the new Spill Prevention, Control, and …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on November 16, 2011 - 20:11 GMT

Ag Processing Inc to Pay $96,588 Penalty for Failure to Develop Facility Response Plan for Operations in Mason City, Iowa

Release Date: 11/16/2011 Contact Information: Chris Whitley, 913-551-7394, whitley.christopher@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., November 16, 2011) – Ag Processing Inc (AGP), a farmer-owned cooperative …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on November 16, 2011 - 18:14 GMT

USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan and EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe to Visit North Carolina, Discuss Obama ...

Release Date: 11/16/2011 Contact Information: Davina Marraccini, (404) 562-8293, marraccini.davina@epa.gov (Atlanta, Ga. – Nov. 16, 2011) – On Thursday, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Deputy …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on November 9, 2011 - 23:10 GMT

Oregon pesticide vendors violated laws aimed at protecting consumers from mishandling products

Release Date: 11/09/2011 Contact Information: Hanady Kader, EPA Public Affairs, 206-553-0454, kader.hanady@epa.gov Chad Schulze, EPA Pesticides Unit, 206-553-0505, schulze.chad@epa.gov (Seattle—Nov. 9, 2011) Three Oregon companies violated federal …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on November 7, 2011 - 22:10 GMT

EPA Region 7 to Participate at National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk Event, Nov. 10 in Kansas City, Mo.

Release Date: 11/07/2011 Contact Information: Kris Lancaster, (913) 551-7557, lancaster.kris@epa.gov Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 7, 2011) - EPA officials will attend the annual National Association of Farm …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on November 3, 2011 - 18:13 GMT

EPA’s WaterSense Program to Label Innovative Watering Technology/Weather-based irrigation controllers can help save 110 billion ...

Release Date: 11/03/2011 Contact Information: Molly Hooven, 202-564-2313, 202-564-4355, hooven.molly@epa.gov WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense program announced today that irrigation controllers will soon be …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on October 17, 2011 - 18:12 GMT

Tillamook Dairy Owner to Preserve Hoquarten Slough Wetlands

Release date: 10/17/2011 Contact Information: Yvonne Vallette, EPA/Portland, 503-326-2716 / vallette.yvonne@epa.gov Suzanne Skadowski, EPA/Public Affairs, 206-553-6689 / skadowski.suzanne@epa.gov At least 85 percent of Tillamook’s historic estuarine …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on October 12, 2011 - 16:15 GMT

America’s Great Outdoors Progress Report Shows Conservation, Recreation Gains and Economic Benefits

Release date: 10/12/2011 Contact Information: Molly Hooven (EPA), Hooven.molly@epa.gov, 202-564-2313, 202-564-4355, Taryn Tuss (CEQ), 202-456-6998, Adam Fetcher, (DOI), 202-208-6416, Jim Brownlee (USDA), 202-720-4623 WASHINGTON – The Obama …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on August 22, 2011 - 18:13 GMT

NEDAK Ethanol to Pay $3,600 Penalty, Purchase Radios, Install Leak Sensors, for Failure to Develop Risk Management Plan

Release date: 08/22/2011 Contact Information: Chris Whitley, 913-551-7394, whitley.christopher@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Aug. 22, 2011) - NEDAK Ethanol, LLC, an alternative fuels manufacturer, has …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on August 22, 2011 - 18:11 GMT

EPA Issues Compliance Orders to Six Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska

Release date: 08/22/2011 Contact Information: Chris Whitley, 913-551-7394, whitley.christopher@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Aug. 22, 2011) - EPA Region 7 announced today that it has issued …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on August 9, 2011 - 22:28 GMT

Grant of $30,000 to Help Chemical Facilities in Missouri Comply with Regulations

Release date: 08/09/2011 Contact Information: Kris Lancaster, (913) 551-7557, lancaster.kris@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Aug. 9, 2011) - EPA has awarded the Missouri State Emergency Agency (SEMA) $30 …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry