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Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 2, 2010) - EPA Region 7 has issued a pair of administrative orders to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), citing multiple violations of stormwater permits that were issued for state construction projects along U.S

Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Sept

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA100 CHICAGO (Sept. 3, 2010) --- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 will hold open house-style availability sessions Thursday, Sept. 9, to discuss with residents proposed changes to the cleanup plan for the Muskego Sanitary Landfill site

Over five acres of wetlands filled at Hylebos Marsh and other port property (Seattle—Sept. 2, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the Port of Tacoma to restore wetlands destroyed by unauthorized work at two locations in the Commencement Bay area

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging students and their parents to support the environment by shopping for back-to-school clothes and supplies at retail stores that have earned the Energy Star label

(ATLANTA – Sept. 1, 2010) Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced President Barack Obama's selection of Gwen Keyes Fleming as the Agency's Regional Administrator for EPA's Region 4

(Seattle – September 1, 2010) A Consent Decree Amendment has been lodged in federal district court in Idaho, triggering a 30 day public comment period. This short Consent Decree Amendment expands a 2002 agreement between Simplot and the U.S

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA099 Chicago (Sept. 1, 2010) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 announced today that the final report based on the school air toxics monitoring data from St

SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced more than $2 million in funding for air quality improvement projects in Kern County

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced final findings from school air monitoring tests conducted at Stevens Creek Elementary School in Cupertino, California

Release date: 09/01/2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-ENB015 MARSHALL, MI

(ATLANTA – Sept. 1, 2010) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is moving forward with the process to propose the CTS of Asheville, Inc./Mills Gap Road Groundwater Contamination site to the National Priorities List (NPL) list of hazardous waste sites

(Boston, Mass. – Sept. 1, 2010) – Significant funding from the Recovery Act will help the Chelsea Produce Market to dramatically reduce diesel emissions, improving air quality in a busy urban shipping center, protecting health for thousands of Boston-area residents

New York, NY – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected a new venue and dates for the public meeting on EPA’s upcoming hydraulic fracturing study originally scheduled for August 12, 2010

(DALLAS – Aug. 31, 2010) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disapproved aspects of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s (TCEQ) clean-air permitting program that do not meet federal Clean Air Act requirements

(Boston, Mass. – August 31, 2010) – Unhealthy air quality is predicted for most of Connecticut, all Rhode Island, southeastern and central into northeastern Massachusetts, southeastern New Hampshire, and coastal Maine on Wednesday, Sept. 1 due to ground-level ozone

(Boston, Mass. – August 30, 2010) – For the sixth year in a row, Staples, Inc., the worlds’ largest office supply company, based in Framingham, Mass., is being recognized by EPA as one of the top 50 organizations taking voluntary steps to use and purchase green power

(Boston—August 30, 2010) For the third year in a row, the State of Connecticut has been named one of only three states making EPA’s top 50 list of national Green Power Partners, ranking 36th on that list

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a poster artwork contest for Native American students aimed at protecting the environment by encouraging the reporting of possible environmental crimes through EPA’s tips and complaints website

(Atlanta-August 30, 2010) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) shortened the no wake zone on the Emory River. The main river channel is accessible to the public, but caution is advised

WASHINGTON – As a new generation of cars and light trucks start appearing on the market, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S

WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator Gina McCarthy and National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration Administrator David Strickland will hold a press conference call today at noon EDT to discuss fuel economy labeling

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today denied a petition calling for a ban on the production and distribution of lead hunting ammunition

Four-day visit includes visits with students, residents and community organizations Dallas – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P

Comment period open through Sept 30 (Denver, Colo. – August 26, 2010) – The Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in north-central Montana has applied to the U.S

EPA Orders Removal of PCB-Contaminated Materials from Massena, N.Y. Site and Decontamination of Buildings Before Demolition Release Date: 08/26/2010 Contact (News Media Only): John Senn, (212) 637-3667, senn.john@epa.gov (New York, N.Y. – Aug. 26, 2010) The U.S

U.S. Takes Action to Stop Illegal Acid Waste from Texas Chemical Plant WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S

TODAY: EPA Administrator Travels to New Orleans to Commemorate Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Four-day visit will include visits with students, residents and community organizations WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P

(New York, N.Y.) In its ongoing efforts to require Tonawanda Coke Corporation (TCC) to comply with environmental regulations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered the coke manufacturing facility to comply with its Clean Water Act permit

WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will travel to New Orleans tomorrow for a series of events commemorating the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the continued rebuilding of neighborhoods and areas devastated by the hurricane