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Water Infrastructure Investment in City of Joshua, TX Protects the Environment and Sparks Economic Growth

May 17, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded the City of Joshua, Texas a one-time $675,083 Special Appropriation Act Program grant for drainage improvements for their growing city. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/water-infrastructure-investment-city-joshua-tx-protects-environment-and-sparks-economic

EPA’s Brownfields Job Training Program Transforms Lives and Land Across the Country

May 16, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of 14 organizations to receive funding to operate environmental job training programs for local residents. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epas-brownfields-job-training-program-transforms-lives-and-land-across-country

EPA Awards Grant to Mobile Bay National Estuary Program: Protecting Natural Resources and Strengthening Local Economies

May 15, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program will receive approximately $344,000 in the form of a federal grant appropriated by Congress to conserve and improve working waterfronts and preserve fishing communities, Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-awards-grant-mobile-bay-national-estuary-program-protecting-natural-resources-and

EPA Launches New ‘Waters of the U.S.’ Website

May 15, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – EPA is launching a new website (www.epa.gov/wotus-rule) today to provide the public with information about EPA’s review of the definition of “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) as set out in the 2015 “Clean Water Rule.” Th Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-launches-new-waters-us-website

EPA’s Weekly Round-Up

May 12, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) From meeting with Florida Governor Rick Scott, signing a proposed rule that will let North Dakota regulate CO2 storage and reaffirming his commitment to cleaning-up Superfund sites, it was a successful week at EPA. Below is a recap of all of the good news from an EPA […]

EPA and Pebble Limited Partnership Reach Settlement Agreement

May 12, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON –The US Environmental Protection Agency entered into a settlement agreement with the Pebble Limited Partnership to resolve litigation from 2014 relating to EPA’s prior work in the Bristol Bay watershed in Alaska. The settlement provides the Pebble Limited Partnership Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-and-pebble-limited-partnership-reach-settlement-agreement

UPDATED: EPA Requests Comment on Extending the Timeline for Pesticide Applicators Rule

May 12, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt today proposed a 12-month extension for implementation of the revised final. Certification and Training of Pesticide Applicators (C&T) rule. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/updated-epa-requests-comment-extending-timeline-pesticide-applicators-rule

EPA Extends Timeline for Pesticide Applicators Rule

May 11, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt today announced a 12-month extension for implementation of the revised final Certification and Training of Pesticide Applicators (C&T) rule. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-extends-timeline-pesticide-applicators-rule

EPA Administrator Announces New Directive to Prioritize Superfund Cleanups

May 10, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – In an effort to restore Superfund cleanup to its rightful place at the center of the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-announces-new-directive-prioritize-superfund-cleanups

EPA Administrator Pruitt and Governor Scott Discuss Florida’s Environment and Economy

May 10, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and Florida Governor Rick Scott met on Wednesday to discuss water policy and other issues vitally important to Florida, its environment, and its economy. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-pruitt-and-governor-scott-discuss-floridas-environment-and-economy-0

EPA Empowers State Regulators, Encourages Energy Innovation by Signing Proposed Rule to Approve North Dakota Carbon Sequestration Wells Application

May 9, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt today announced that EPA has signed a proposed rulemaking to approve North Dakota’s application to implement and enforce its own Class VI Underground Injection Control (UIC) program. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-empowers-state-regulators-encourages-energy-innovation-signing-proposed-rule

EPA and U.S. Army Solicit State Input on Redefining “Waters of the U.S.”

May 9, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army sent a letter to governors today soliciting input from states on a new definition of protected waters that is in-line with a Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s opinion in the 2006 Rapanos v. Read the full article […]

U.S. EPA, Indiana, East Chicago Officials Issue Joint Statement Pledging Improved Coordination, Communication and Cleanup of USS Lead Superfund Site

May 5, 2017 / by Headquarters / Asia, Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb, U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/us-epa-indiana-east-chicago-officials-issue-joint-statement-pledging-improved

EPA Honors Award-Winning Asthma Programs

May 4, 2017 / by Headquarters Air and Radiation OAR / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) marks the start of Asthma Awareness Month by honoring leading asthma programs from across the country for their efforts to improve the lives of people with asthma in underserved communities. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-honors-award-winning-asthma-programs

Hunt Valley, Md. Company EA Engineering Wins Prestigious EPA Administrator’s Small Business Award

May 4, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday awarded Hunt Valley, Maryland small business, EA Engineering, Science & Technology, Inc. the Administrator’s Award for Outstanding Accomplishments by a Small Business Contractor. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/hunt-valley-md-company-ea-engineering-wins-prestigious-epa-administrators-small-0

EPA Administrator Pruitt and Congressman Conaway Discuss Environmental and Economic Issues Important to Texas and the Nation

May 3, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt met with U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-pruitt-and-congressman-conaway-discuss-environmental-and-economic

EPA Administrator Pruitt and Congressman Shimkus Discuss Environmental and Economic Issues Important to Illinois and the Nation

May 3, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt met with U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-pruitt-and-congressman-shimkus-discuss-environmental-and-economic

EPA Administrator Pruitt and Congressman Hudson Discuss Environmental and Economic Issues Important to North Carolina and the Nation

May 3, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt met with U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-pruitt-and-congressman-hudson-discuss-environmental-and-economic

EPA Administrator Pruitt and Congressman Walden Discuss Environmental and Economic Issues Important to Oregon and the Nation

May 3, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt met with U.S. Representative Greg Walden (Ore. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-pruitt-and-congressman-walden-discuss-environmental-and-economic

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT …EPA is Putting American Workers First

May 2, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt The Washington Times May 2, 2017http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/1/epa-is-putting-american-workers-first/ Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/case-you-missed-it-epa-putting-american-workers-first-0