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A 15-Year Old Student From Nashua N.H. Was a Recently Awarded a PEYA
Aug 26, 2014BOSTON – A 15-year old student from Nashua N.H. was a recently awarded a “President’s Environmental Youth Award” (PEYA), given jointly by the White House Council on Environmental Quality and EPA. The Nashua ...
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EPA Sponsors Free Training on Healthy Homes for Health Care Workers
Jul 8, 2014The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), University of Tennessee Extension (UT Extension), and the National Center for Healthy Housing is sponsoring two training courses, Healthy Homes for Community Workers and Launching a Healthy ...
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Smart Growth Approaches Can Help Communities Prepare for and Recover From Disaster
Jul 7, 2014The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new tool today to help communities prepare for, deal with and recover from floods. The Flood Resilience Checklist offers strategies that communities can consider, such as conserving ...
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EPA Proposes Updates to Reduce Methane, Other Harmful Pollution From New Landfills/Agency Also Seeks Public Input on Potential Updates to Guidelines for Existing Landfills
Jul 1, 2014As part of the President's Climate Action Plan – Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing updates to its air standards for new municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. These ...
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To Help Redevelop Contaminated Brownfield Sites
Jun 6, 2014U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman today announced a $600,000 grant to the City of South Bend and a $600,000 grant to the City of Plymouth to help redevelop contaminated brownfield sites. Hedman was ...
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All Three Families Agreed to Temporarily Relocate and EPA Is Working Closely with Them
Jun 6, 2014Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) met with families in Asheville, N.C., to offer temporary relocation after finding elevated levels of trichloroethylene (TCE) at three residences adjacent to the former CTS of Asheville, ...
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To Cancel 12 D-CON Mouse and Rat Poison Products
Jun 3, 2014The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached agreement with Reckitt Benckiser Inc. to cancel 12 d-CON mouse and rat poison products that do not currently comply with EPA safety standards. “Millions of households use ...
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TIMET Has Agreed to Pay a Record $13.75 Million Civil Penalty
May 15, 2014Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET), one of the world's largest producers of titanium parts for jet engines, has agreed to pay a record $13.75 million civil penalty and perform an extensive investigation and cleanup of potential ...
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EPA Southeast's Regional Twitter Account Has Officially Moved
May 14, 2014EPA Southeast's regional Twitter account has officially moved. In keeping with EPA national naming conventions, the former regional Twitter handle, @USEPASoutheast, has been changed to @EPASoutheast. As of May 2014, @EPASoutheast has over ...
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EPA Proposed Revisions to The Agricultural Worker Protection Standard
May 14, 2014The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the proposed revisions to the agricultural Worker Protection Standard for an additional 60 days, until August 18, 2014, in response to requests from growers, ...
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Titanium Metals Corporation to Pay Record $13.75 Million Civil Penalty for Tsca Violations
May 14, 2014Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET), one of the world's largest producers of titanium parts for jet engines, has agreed to pay a record $13.75 million civil penalty and perform an extensive investigation and cleanup of potential ...
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The Project Proposes to Construct a 650 Megawatt Natural Gas-Fired Turbine
May 14, 2014Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final greenhouse gas (GHG) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) construction permit for the Indeck Wharton Energy Center in Danevang, Texas, southwest of Houston. The ...
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Environmental Protection Is Everyone's Job and Companies Must Follow Our Environmental Law
May 13, 2014In an effort to protect local citizens from the dangers of hazardous waste, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently ordered Clean Harbors El Dorado, L.L.C. to pay a $581,236 penalty for improperly identifying and disposing ...
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EPA Selected LACC to Receive a $200,000 EWDJT Grant to Provide Job Training and Skills
May 13, 2014U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announces it has selected the Los Angeles Conservation Corps (LACC) in Los Angeles, Calif. to receive a $200,000 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) grant to provide ...
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Blood Glucose Test Strips Sold in These Packages Have Been Declared Misbranded by FDA
May 7, 2014Blood glucose test strips sold in these packages have been declared misbranded by FDA and should not be used. (Courtesy FDA) FDA has announced the recommendation that use of Shasta Technologies' GenStrip Glucose Test Strips be ...
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