EPA and DOJ File Clean Air Act Complaint Against Diesel Spec Inc. for the Sale of Vehicle Emission “Defeat Devices”

March 17, 2023 / by Region 05 / Air Quality, North America, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CHICAGO (March 17, 2023)  Today, the Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, filed a complaint against Diesel Spec Inc. (DSI), a Canadian company based just outside of Montreal, for violating Section 203(a) of the Clean Air Act. The alleged violations include manufacturing, selling […]

EPA Analysis Shows 2021 increase of Toxic Chemical Releases in Rhode Island

March 16, 2023 / by Region 01 / Europe, North America, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (March 16, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are 10% lower than […]

EPA Announces Final “Good Neighbor” Plan to Cut Harmful Smog, Protecting Health of Millions from Power Plant, Industrial Air Pollution

March 15, 2023 / by Air and Radiation OAR / Air Quality, North America, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final Good Neighbor Plan, a rule that will significantly cut smog-forming nitrogen oxide pollution from power plants and other industrial facilities in 23 states. The final rule will improve air quality for millions of people living […]

EPA Pursues Closure of Two Illegal Cesspools at Mobile Home Park in Los Angeles County

March 13, 2023 / by Region 09 / Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA Pursues Closure of Two Illegal Cesspools at Mobile Home Park in Los Angeles County SAN FRANCISCO – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the filing of a complaint against Eric Hauck for operating two illegal large capacity cesspools at the Cactus Creek Mobile Home Park […]

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Sweeping Protections for Up To 16 Million Acres of Land and Water in Alaska

March 12, 2023 / by Jason Patlis / Government, Oceans, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior Today, the Biden-Harris administration is taking sweeping action to complete protections of the entire U.S. Arctic Ocean from any future oil and gas leasing. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-sweeping-protections-16-million-acres-land-and

Assistant Secretary Cantor Highlights Collaborative Ocean Stewardship at Our Ocean Conference in Panama

March 9, 2023 / by Jason Patlis / Government, Oceans, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior This past week Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Cantor joined the U.S. delegation at the Our Ocean Conference in Panama City, Panama.   Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/assistant-secretary-cantor-highlights-collaborative-ocean-stewardship-our-ocean

EPA Reaches Settlement with Two Indiana Companies to Halt Sales of Illegal Vehicle Emission Defeat Devices 

March 8, 2023 / by Region 05 / Air Quality, Asia, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Global Xpress Parts LLC of Elwood, Indiana, and Extra Power Performance LLC of Carmel, Indiana to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations involving the sale of “defeat devices” designed to bypass or disable vehicle emissions control systems.  Under the […]

EPA protects Hawaii Island water resources, orders closure of illegal cesspools at My Self Storage

March 8, 2023 / by Region 09 / Fresh Water, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA protects Hawaii Island water resources, orders closure of illegal cesspools at My Self Storage Owner of self-storage business will close cesspools and pay $53,011 penalty HONOLULU (March 8, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken an enforcement action to close two illegal large-capacity […]

EPA Requires ACS, LLC in Yuma to Improve Chemical Safety

March 7, 2023 / by Region 09 / Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with ACS, LLC over chemical safety violations at its facility in Yuma, Arizona. The company will pay a $75,373 civil penalty and spend another $93,000 towards the purchase of emergency response equipment for the […]

United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Gloucester to Upgrade Sewage Treatment Infrastructure

March 6, 2023 / by Enforcement and Compliance Assurance OECA / Europe, Fresh Water, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Justice and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have entered into a consent decree with the City of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act regarding the city’s water pollution control facility that discharges undertreated effluent […]

This Ohio Island Has a Problem: There’s No Ice

March 5, 2023 / by Campbell Robertson and Madeleine Hordinski / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Oceans

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment When the summer tourist season ends in Put-in-Bay, an island on Lake Erie, the residents turn to the ice for fun and to earn a living. What happens when the lake refuses to freeze? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/05/us/put-in-bay-ohio-ice.html

Hy-Vee Inc. to Pay Penalty for Violating EPA Pesticide Order

February 28, 2023 / by Region 07 / Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 28, 2023) – Grocery store chain Hy-Vee Inc. has agreed to pay a $5,374 civil penalty for violating the terms of a “Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Order” issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Hy-Vee concerning a pesticide product that, according to […]

EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants in South Carolina

February 28, 2023 / by Region 04 / Asia, Climate, Europe, Lands, North America, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)   EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants in South Carolina Contact: EPA Region 4 Press Office – (404) 562-8400, region4press@epa.gov Columbia, SC. (Feb. 28, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that an U.S. manufacturing plant earned the agency’s 2022 ENERGY STAR certification […]

EPA announces nearly $4 million in grant funding to research cumulative health impacts of climate change in underserved communities in Alaska and Washington

February 27, 2023 / by Region 10 / Climate, Fresh Water, Lands, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE (February 27, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced over $3.9 million in grant funding to the University of Washington, University of Alaska, and Iowa State University for community-based research to examine how climate change compounds adverse environmental conditions and stressors for vulnerable populations […]

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $87,550,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Florida

February 15, 2023 / by Region 04 / Fresh Water, North America, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) TALLAHASEE, Fla. (Feb. 15, 2023)– On Monday February 13, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $52,638,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water in Florida. This investment, which is allocated to states and […]

EPA Reaches Settlement with Indiana Company to Halt Sales of Illegal Vehicle Emission Defeat Devices

February 14, 2023 / by Region 05 / Air Quality, Asia, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CHICAGO (Feb. 14, 2023) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Fleece Performance LLC of Pittsboro, Indiana to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations from the sale of “defeat devices” designed to bypass or disable vehicle emissions control systems. “Selling and installing defeat devices on […]

EPA Orders Coachella Valley Mobile Home Park to Provide Safe Drinking Water

February 8, 2023 / by Region 09 / Asia, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an Emergency Administrative Order under the authority of the Safe Drinking Water Act to D&D Mobile Home Park. The park serves predominantly agricultural workers and is located within the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Reservation in Thermal, California, a small […]

1023 Diesel & Fleet of Wasilla, AK., fined $65,000 for Clean Air Act Violations

February 2, 2023 / by Region 10 / Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE (February 2, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that 1023 Diesel and Fleet, Inc., of Wasilla, Alaska paid a $65,000 penalty for the illegal sale and installation of aftermarket products that disable vehicle emission control systems, known as defeat devices.     “Diesel emissions are […]

EPA Opens Public Comment Period for Indoor airPLUS Program Update

February 1, 2023 / by Air and Radiation OAR / Air Quality, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — In order to advance indoor air quality protection, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing proposed updates to the Indoor airPLUS program, and will be taking public comment for 60 days. Comments will be accepted until April 3, 2023. Indoor airPLUS is a voluntary partnership […]

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