Swinerton Builders Reaches Agreement to Address Clean Water Act Violations and Offset Environmental Harm at Solar Farm Construction Sites in Alabama, Idaho and Illinois

January 17, 2024 / by Enforcement and Compliance Assurance OECA / Climate, Fresh Water, Lands, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Justice Department today announced that Swinerton Builders has agreed to pay a $2.3 million penalty – divided between the United States, Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) and State of Illinois – to resolve allegations that it violated the Clean […]

Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites

January 17, 2024 / by Region 08 / Lands, North America, Oceans, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DENVER  – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is lowering recommended screening levels and strengthening guidance for investigating and cleaning up lead-contaminated soil in residential areas where children live and play. As a result of lower screening levels, EPA expects to investigate more residential properties for potential cleanup […]

Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites

January 17, 2024 / by Headquarters / Lands, Oceans, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is lowering recommended screening levels and strengthening guidance for investigating and cleaning up lead-contaminated soil in residential areas where children live and play. As a result of lower screening levels, EPA expects to investigate more residential properties for potential cleanup under […]

JBS, the World’s Biggest Meatpacker, Faces Millions in Environmental Damages

December 20, 2023 / by Manuela Andreoni / Environment, Journalism, Lands, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Rondônia State officials say JBS, the world’s biggest meat producer, is buying cattle raised in an illegally deforested Amazon reserve. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/climate/amazon-deforestation-jbs.html

What It Takes to Save the Axolotl

December 5, 2023 / by Jennie Erin Smith and Luis Antonio Rojas / Environment, Journalism, Lands, New York Times, North America

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment On the outskirts of Mexico City, biologists are working to reintroduce a treasured amphibian to the wild. But first they must revive an ancient method of farming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/science/mexico-axolotl-biology.html

Why Olive Oil Is So Expensive Right Now

October 22, 2023 / by Santul Nerkar / Environment, Europe, Journalism, Lands, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Prices have more than doubled as extreme weather hit crops in Spain, Italy and elsewhere. The upcoming harvest isn’t looking much better, so that drizzle of oil on your salad may remain costly. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/22/business/olive-oil-price.html

EPA Selects Three Alaska Native Corporations for $2.5 Million to Assess and Clean Up Legacy Contamination on ANCSA Conveyed Lands

September 1, 2023 / by Region 10 / Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE – Today the U.S. EPA announced that three Alaska Native Corporations were selected to receive $2.5 million in grant funding to assess and clean up legacy contamination on lands conveyed through the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. This funding, championed by Senator Lisa Murkowski, is […]

EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed Cleanup Plan for Battery Recycling Company Superfund Site in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

August 31, 2023 / by Region 02 / Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the public comment period for its proposed cleanup plan to address lead-contaminated soil and groundwater at the Battery Recycling Company Superfund Site in Arecibo, Puerto Rico to October 16, 2023. EPA held a public meeting at Casa […]

EPA Selects a Cleanup Plan for New Hampshire Plating Company Superfund Site, Merrimack, N.H.

August 31, 2023 / by Region 01 / Europe, Fresh Water, Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Aug. 31, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected an interim remedy for the cleanup of groundwater at the New Hampshire Plating Company Superfund Site (Site), located in Merrimack, New Hampshire. In a decision document, EPA amended the groundwater remedy it previously selected […]

U.S. EPA begins hazardous material removal work in Lahaina Today

August 29, 2023 / by Region 09 / Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Wailuku, Hawaii – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will begin work in Lāhainā  to remove and dispose of household hazardous material from properties affected by the wildfires. EPA anticipates removing household hazardous material from Lāhainā will take up to several months to complete, but may […]

EPA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Amendment to Consent Decree for Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund Site in Kalamazoo, Michigan

August 24, 2023 / by Region 05 / Lands, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has begun a 30-day public comment period on a proposed amendment to the consent decree for the Allied Paper Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund site in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The amendment requires the responsible party, NCR Corp., to fund and complete the cleanup of a portion […]

Statement from EPA Regional Administrator KC Becker: EPA opens additional Butte Superfund meetings for public observation in latest step to enhance transparency

August 23, 2023 / by Region 08 / Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Butte, Mont. (August 23, 2023) – Earlier this year, following my fourth visit to Butte, I made a commitment to invest more in community engagement and transparency related to ongoing Superfund activity. While engagement takes time and resources to bear results, the steps we have taken over […]

EPA announces agreement with prospective purchaser of the former plant at the Mississippi Phosphates Corporation Superfund Site in Pascagoula, Mississippi

August 22, 2023 / by Region 04 / Lands, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Pascagoula, Miss. (August 22, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) are proposing to enter into a Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Agreement (Agreement) with Seven Seas Terminals, LLC (Seven Seas) associated with […]

EPA and Hershey together commit $2 Million to Land O’Lakes Member Dairy Farms in PA

August 22, 2023 / by Region 03 / Climate, Fresh Water, Lands, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON BORO, PA – August 22, 2023 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and The Hershey Company (Hershey) announced today the joint commitment of $2 million to support local dairy farmers. The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (Alliance), in collaboration with Land O’Lakes, Inc., will […]

Atlantic Richfield Company Agrees to $2.2 Million Cleanup at ACM Smelter and Refinery Superfund Site in Montana 

August 22, 2023 / by Region 08 / Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Great Falls, Mont. — The Atlantic Richfield Company and ARCO Environmental Remediation, L.L.C. (collectively, Atlantic Richfield) have agreed to the cleanup of community soils—including both residential and non-residential yards and soil affected by the refinery’s operations—at the ACM Smelter and Refinery Superfund Site (Site) in Black Eagle, […]

EPA deletes portion of Anaconda Superfund site in Montana from National Priorities List

August 21, 2023 / by Region 08 / Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Anaconda, Mont. (August 21, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced deletion of the Anaconda Co. Smelter site from Superfund’s National Priorities List (NPL), benefitting the environment, the community of Anaconda and the people of Montana. This deletion includes operable unit (OU15) of the […]

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