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EPA Announces Community Meeting Oct. 26 to Discuss Environmental Concerns in Verona, Missouri

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 18, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will hold a Public Availability Session and Community Meeting at the Verona High School on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The session will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by the meeting with a presentation at 7 p.m. Following the presentation by the attending agencies, EPA will facilitate a question-and-answer session until 9 p.m.

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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Virginia: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions on Oct. 18

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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EPA offers new grant application process starting Oct. 19

Understanding and Control of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Air Emissions grant opened on Oct. 19.

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Virginia: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions discussed on Oct. 18 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page rule on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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EPA awards grant to support Wasted Food Solutions for Denver project

News Release: DENVER – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $23,351 in grant funding to the Center for Eco

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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Revisions to Exclusionary Rules and Permit Exemptions on Oct. 18

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page rule on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Rodgers and Guthrie Statement on the MOBILE Health Care Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Leader of the Health Subcommittee Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed into law S.958, the Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act...

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Top Energy & Commerce, Financial Services Republicans Seek Answers Regarding PayPal’s Anti-Free Speech Policy

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (R-NC), along with Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Tom Emmer (R-MN), the top Republicans on each Committees’ Oversight...

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EPA grant application closes on Dec. 7

DEVELOPING AND DEMONSTRATING NANOSENSOR TECHNOLOGY TO DETECT, MONITOR, AND DEGRADE POLLUTANTS grant opened on Oct. 19.

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EPA Cracks Down on Sellers of ‘Defeat Devices’ that Increase Air Pollution

News Release: NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that two companies, PARTS iD, Inc. and PARTSiD, LLC (PARTSiD), will pay a penalty of nearly $500,000 in response to EPA claims that the companies illegally sold aftermarket products that disable vehicles’ emissions-control systems – known as defeat devices. While these companies are based in Cranbury, N.J., the devices were sold across the country.

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EPA Announces Settlement with Maine-based TV Show to Resolve Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule Violations, Raise Awareness of Lead-Safe Work Practices

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it has reached a settlement with Kennebec Property Services, LLC of Manchester, Maine, resolving alleged violations of the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule and requiring Kennebec to provide information about compliance with lead safety rules on its cable TV program “Maine Cabin Masters” which is broadcast on the Warner Bros. Discovery Network.

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Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fee: Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations discussed on Oct. 18 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a nine page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Ortiz: 'EPA lifts a glass of tap water to toast the city of Charlottesville' as a WaterSense partner

Charlottesville, Va., received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency WaterSense Partner of the Year Award for its work to educate residents on the importance of conserving water.

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EPA's proposed 'endangerment finding' aircraft lead emissions pose public health danger is about protecting children, Admin Regan says

U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s proposal earlier this month to declare aircraft lead emissions to be a public health danger is a step toward protecting children, the agency's administrator said in a news release

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EPA celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act on the banks of the Cuyahoga River

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory, and Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox, along with national and local environmental leaders, gathered in Cleveland to recognize ...

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DHS announces new process to address increased number of irregular migrants from Venezuela: 'Lawful entry is the only way'

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced joint actions with Mexico to establish a more orderly and secure system to process people fleeing the current humanitarian and economic crisis in Venezuela.