Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice have settled a case against FrieslandCampina Ingredients North America, Inc. (Friesland) of Delhi, NY for violations of the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act. The company’s Clean Water Act violations led […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) FARGO, N.D. – This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted $24,982 to a team of students at North Dakota State University’s Main Campus in Fargo, N.D., for their proposed landfill pollution removal project. As part of EPA’s People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Program, the award […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE — The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that they have reached a settlement with Brock Maslonka, of Spokane, who has agreed to pay a $50,000 penalty for the unauthorized construction of a dam on Perkins Slough, a tributary of […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) TUCSON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its plan for the cleanup of the Cyprus Tohono Mine Site Basin Fill Aquifer under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the Superfund law. The newly signed Record of Decision outlines a […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) HONOLULU – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Hawai‘i Conference Foundation (HCF) to close two illegal large capacity cesspools – potential sources of harmful water contamination – on the Island of Oahu and on the Island of Hawai‘i. As part of the […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $523,796 in funding to 21 student teams for their research and innovative solutions to address environmental and public health challenges as part of the Agency’s People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) Program. “EPA’s P3 program, now in its […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LAS VEGAS – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $24,994 in funding for a student team at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) as part of the Agency’s People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) Program seeking solutions to environmental and public health challenges. The UNLV team, […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $1.3 million in funding to a team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in Madison, Wisconsin, to develop nanosensor technology that can detect, monitor, and degrade commonly used pesticides found in water that can harm human […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE (July 28, 2023) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in coordination with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, is proposing limits on the amount of bacteria and other microorganisms Skagway’s and Wrangell’s wastewater treatment plants will be allowed to release to Taiya Inlet. This is the […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging the public to comment on its proposed cleanup plan to excavate and remove soil contaminated with volatile organic compounds on the former AVX Corporation (AVX) property at the Olean Well Field Superfund site in Olean, New York. […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans totaling $305 million to the Polk Regional Water Cooperative in Polk County, Florida. This funding will support projects to sustain the local drinking water supply and alleviate the strain […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled a case against The Ritz-Carlton Resort on St. Thomas, USVI, for its failure to monitor and report on discharges of treated wastewater coming from the resort, as required by the Clean Water Act. The Ritz-Carlton was late […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Justice Department, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), and the City of Jackson, Mississippi, agreed to a proposed stipulated order, lodged today in federal district court, to expedite needed sewer system repairs and to address spills of raw and undertreated […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Philadelphia (July 25, 2023) – During a visit to a Lancaster County dairy farm, EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz and U.S. Senator Bob Casey joined Pennsylvania environmental leaders, Chesapeake Bay partners, and local farmers to announce $14.3 million in grants directed to Pennsylvania through EPA’s Chesapeake […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CHICAGO (July 25, 2023) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with Team Disposal Systems, LLC of Kalkaska, Michigan, over alleged violations of federal Safe Drinking Water Act requirements aimed at protecting groundwater from waste associated with oil and natural gas production. The company has paid […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) released a notice of intent announcing the first in a series of funding opportunities to monitor and reduce methane emissions, one of the biggest drivers of the climate […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging the public to comment on its proposed cleanup plan to address contaminated groundwater at a portion of the New Cassel/Hicksville Groundwater Contamination Superfund site in Nassau County, New York. A 30-day public comment period for the […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PHILADELPHIA (July 20, 2022) – EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz joined Maryland Governor Wes Moore and Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller today on Wye Island in Queen Anne’s County to announce new strategies by Maryland for restoring water quality in the Chesapeake and Atlantic coastal bays. The […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE (July 18, 2023) —The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, and the City of Sandy have agreed on a set of measures the city will undertake to stem the city’s frequent violations of the Clean Water Act, […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (12 de julio de 2023) — Hoy, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció una propuesta destinada a fortalecer los requisitos a fin de eliminar los peligros de pintura a base de plomo en edificios, así como salas […]