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EPA Requests Public Comment on Proposed Cleanup at the Pierson's Creek Superfund Site in Newark, New Jersey

News Release: NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting public comments on a plan to remove mercury-contaminated soil from land at the Pierson’s Creek Superfund Site in Newark, NJ. EPA will accept comments until Dec. 12, 2022. Under the plan for which EPA is requesting comments, ...

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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC); Request for Nominations on Nov. 10

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Notice published by Environmental Protection Agency on Nov. 10

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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EPA Clean Air Act Settlements Address Illegal Tampering with Diesel Truck Emission Controls, Making Way for Cleaner Air in New England

News Release: BOSTON (Nov. 10, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached settlements with two New England companies engaged in the sales or installation of devices that tamper with emission controls on diesel vehicles.

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Environmental Protection Agency publishes rule on Nov. 10

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page rule on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; West Virginia; 2021 Amendments to West Virginia's Ambient Air Quality Standards on Nov. 10

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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EPA Announces Settlement for Groundwater Cleanup at Landfill and Resource Recovery, Inc. Superfund Site in N. Smithfield, Rhode Island

News Release: NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a proposed settlement with 13 "potentially responsible parties" (PRPs) which have agreed to finance and conduct all remedial design and remedial action activities to address groundwater contamination at the Landfill and Resource Recovery, Inc. (L&RR) Superfund Site located on Oxford Road in North Smithfield, Rhode Island.

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Rule published by Environmental Protection Agency on Nov. 9

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page rule on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on Nov. 9?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Oklahoma City Used Oil Recyclers Pay Nearly $2 Million for Processing, Transportation, and Storage Violations

News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS (November 9, 2022)- January Environmental Services, Inc., January Transport, Inc., and company-owner Cris January will pay civil penalties of $1.9 million and perform comprehensive corrective measures to resolve allegations that they violated the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) through their used oil transportation and processing operations in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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EPA Awards $7.7 Million for Research Grants to Improve Risk Assessment of Chemical Mixtures in the Environment

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $7,770,044 in research grant funding to 11 institutions to develop and evaluate innovative methods and approaches to inform our understanding of the human health risks that may result from exposure to chemical mixtures in the environment.

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Proposed rule published on Nov. 9 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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EPA offers new grant application process starting Nov. 10

Center for Early Lifestage Vulnerabilities to Environmental Stressors - Cumulative Health Impacts for Children in Underserved Rural Agricultural Communities in the United States grant opened on Nov. 10.

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EPA Reaches Settlement with Evergy Kansas Central Inc. on Actions to Address Compliance with Coal Combustion Residuals Regulations

News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement under the Agency’s Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) program with Evergy Kansas Central Inc. at the company’s retired Tecumseh Energy Center coal-fired power plant in Tecumseh, Kansas.

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Parker: 'Utica Resource Operating's failure to control emissions' resulted in fines, changes

Utica Resource Operating LLC agreed to a settlement to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations at its oil and gas production well facilities in Ohio.

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EPA Responds to Petitions to Address Harmful Emissions from Locomotives

News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is responding to petitions from the California Air Resources Board, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, and the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association to address harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx) ...

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City of Elyria, Ohio Agrees to Federal/State Plan to Eliminate Sewage Discharges into the Black River

News Release: WASHINGTON – The city of Elyria, Ohio, has entered into a consent decree with the United States and the State of Ohio to complete a series of capital projects designed to eliminate discharges of untreated sewage from its sewer system into the Black River, 10 miles upstream from Lake Erie.