WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $11 million in supplemental funding to help clean up contaminated Brownfields properties. The Revolving Loan Funds (RLF) will help 31 grantees carry out ...
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ATLANTA - Zep Inc., located in Atlanta, GA, has agreed to pay $905,000 to resolve alleged violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. As part ...
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ATLANTA – The City of Dothan will pay a $264,000 civil penalty to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) under a settlement reached today with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice ...
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today unveiled a new graphic that will be available to appear on insect repellent product labels. The graphic will show consumers how many hours a product will repel mosquitoes ...
DALLAS – (July 17, 2014) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Bayou Land Resource Conservation and Development Council is taking action by evaluating the impact of green infrastructure on mosquito breeding areas and surface ...
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ATLANTA - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it is awarding over $179,000 to three organizations for the restoration of the Proctor Creek Watershed in Atlanta, Ga. Nationally, $2.1 million was awarded to 36 ...
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DALLAS – (July 17, 2014) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $60,000 to the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation to accelerate the outgoing revitalization of New Orleans’ south shore lake front to help protect ...
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarding $60,000 to the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans to implement a Green Infrastructure Monitoring Project. The project will improve local water quality, support community ...
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking action to help protect and restore waters along the Rio Grande River in New Mexico. EPA is awarding $179,721 to three organizations to research, study, train, and demonstrate ...
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WASHINGTON – Today and Thursday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will join host Canadian Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq and Mexican Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources Juan ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Groundwork New Orleans are taking action by conducting neighborhood workshops that introduce citizens to cost-effective, do-it-yourself practices for stormwater management in the New Orleans ...
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EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin today announced six area organizations that are among 37 nationwide to share $2.1 million in federal funding to help protect and restore urban waters, improve water quality, and support community ...
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WASHINGTON – In a settlement with the United States, Minnesota Power, an ALLETE company based in Duluth, has agreed to install pollution control technology and meet stringent emission rates to reduce harmful air pollution from the ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Global Green USA are taking action by conducting neighborhood workshops that introduce citizens to cost-effective, do-it-yourself practices for stormwater usage in the New Orleans area. Global ...
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(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing a $60,000 grant to Groundwork Elizabeth to build a trail within the Elizabeth River Greenway that will improve access to the Elizabeth River. The funding is part of the ...
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