By EPA Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Oct. 11, 2022) - On Tuesday, Oct. 18, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host several public forums to share information about ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions and risk information impacting Memphis, Tennessee. EPA is reaching out to communities facing the highest risks from commercial sterilizer facilities that use EtO, including Sterilization Services of TN (SST) located at 2396 Florida Street in Memphis.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
2022 Targeted Airshed Grant Program grant opened on Oct. 12.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) are vowing vigorous oversight over the implementation of Department of Energy’s (DOE) loan programs, which Democrats expanded in their massive tax and spending sprees.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON (Oct. 11, 2022) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated and added new capabilities to EJScreen, the Agency's public environmental justice (EJ) screening and mapping tool. EJScreen combines environmental and socioeconomic information to identify areas overburdened by pollution. ...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO (Oct. 11, 2022) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a Federal Implementation Plan to improve air quality in the Detroit metro area by lowering emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2). The expected result is cleaner, healthier air for children, the elderly, people with asthma and everyone in Wayne County. It also means less haze and acid rain which can harm sensitive ecosystems.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 11, 2022) – The Asphalt Sales Company in Olathe, Kansas, will pay $82,798 in civil penalties and improve pollution controls to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 11, 2022
News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 7, 2022) – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Region released its Climate Adaptation Implementation Plan, one of 20 developed across the agency by all regional offices and national programs.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 8, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 8, 2022
News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 6, 2022) – As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to advancing environmental justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is targeting its Enhancing Lead-Safe Work Practices through Education and Outreach (ELSWPEO) initiative to raise awareness about childhood lead exposure and protect environmentally overburdened communities.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 8, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 8, 2022
News Release: EPA Seeks Nominations for Local Government Advisory Committee Contact: EPA Press Office, press@epa.gov WASHINGTON (October 7, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a solicitation for nominations to serve on its Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC), which advises EPA on critical environmental issues impacting local governments. The agency is also accepting nominations for LGAC’s Small Communities Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS).
By EPA Newswire | Oct 8, 2022
News Release: NEW YORK — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has lodged a settlement with the Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority (SBRSA) in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey that will resolve violations of Clean Air Act and New Jersey ...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 8, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page rule on Oct. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 8, 2022
News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 6, 2022) – The Baltimore County Police Department will pay a $15,800 penalty for hazardous waste violations associated with the improper management of lead-contaminated soil at an outdoor firing range in Timonium, Maryland, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. ...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 8, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 8, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA (October 6, 2022) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented 34 awards to Water
By EPA Newswire | Oct 8, 2022
News Release: DENVER — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today recognized the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District as among 34 awardees across the nation recognized as Water
By EPA Newswire | Oct 8, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on Oct. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 8, 2022
News Release: BOSTON (Oct. 7, 2022)—Today at an event in East Boston, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox joined EPA Regional Administrator David Cash, Senator Ed Markey, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Mayor of Boston Michelle Wu, and others to feature Boston Harbor – the history of its cleanup and the investments for the future – as a national success story and part of the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act celebration tour.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 8, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO (October 7, 2022) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an administrative order under its Clean Water Act authority to the East Chicago Sanitary District in East Chicago, Indiana, to stop an ongoing discharge of untreated wastewater to the Grand Calumet River following the rupture of a major sewer line. The agency urges residents and visitors to the area to avoid contact with the river until further notice.
