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Recent News About Epa

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  EPA director on Great Lakes: 'We remain committed to safeguarding this shared treasure for present and future generations'

  The United States and Canada have made great progress over the last 50 years in protecting the Great Lakes and supporting a thriving regional economy.

  By David Beasley

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  EPA awards nearly $100,000 to UNC-Charlotte student team for drinking water research

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding a grant just shy of $100,000 to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to fund research for the development of a system that cleanses chemicals from drinking water.

  By David Hutton

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  McCollister: 'The placement of illegal fill material into streams and rivers degrades watershed health'

  A Missouri limestone quarry operator has agreed to pay a $210,000 fine and conduct rehabilitation of a watershed as part of a settlement of alleged Clean Water Act violations, the Environmental Protection Agency said in a news release.

  By David Beasley

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  EPA regional administrator on Puerto Rico development violations: 'Polluted stormwater harms water bodies used for fishing and swimming'

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency instructed The Kanaan Corporation to adhere to the Clean Water Act permitting pollution-reduction measures in order to address stormwater discharges from a 19-acre site in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, where Kanaan is developing a commercial center, according to a news release.

  By David Beasley

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  EPA administrator: Award to food coalition will help 'meet local needs and address global challenges'

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recent $200,000 award to a south-central Colorado local food coalition to help keep food out of landfills will help combat climate change, an agency administrator said in a recent news release.

  By Karen Kidd

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