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(01/25/11) HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued an order to Waste Management, Inc., with the company agreeing to take immediate steps to clean up recent releases of waste and contaminated stormwater and prevent future releases from the Waimanalo Gulch Landfill on Oahu
By Wendy DewYou are never too young to start saving the world! Kids of all ages are tackling tough environmental issues with enthusiasm and drive.Eric,10, and sister Christina, 12, have founded the grassroots initiative RAP-Detect to Protect, a collaborative with the Colorado Department of Public…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 24, 2011) - EPA Region 7 is advising customers of the Omaha Tribe’s Macy, Neb., Water System to boil water provided by the tribally-owned and operated water utility
The Department of Energy and the Department of Commerce today announced a new agreement to further collaboration between the agencies on renewable energy modeling and weather forecasting, which will help enable the nation’s renewable energy resources to be used more effectively by business and…
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of California today announced a single timeframe for proposing fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for model year 2017-2025 cars and light-duty trucks
(Boston, Mass. – Jan. 24, 2011) – After a careful review, EPA has disapproved Vermont’s 2002 water quality plan that set phosphorus targets for discharges into Lake Champlain
David Kennedy has been named NOAA assistant administrator for the National Ocean Service effective immediately. The announcement was made today by Under Secretary of Commerce and NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco.
Louis W. Uccellini, Ph.D., director of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction for NOAA's National Weather Service in Camp Springs, Md., has been named president-elect of the American Meteorological Society. His term begins in 2012.
By Melissa ToffelI knew one thing growing up as a kid: I loved being outdoors. While other kids struggled with what they were going to major in, I just knew I was going to learn more about the outdoors, in whatever form of major that might be. I ended up studying Wildlife Conservation and loved…
By Jani Palmer I used to be afraid to know if I had high radon levels in my home. I asked questions, I researched, I analyzed, I procrastinated, but the most important step was just doing it. Compared to a calculus exam or even a driving test, a radon test is hands down the easiest. I live [...]
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 21, 2011) - EPA has awarded $462,000 to the City of Manhattan, Kan., for an extension of the drinking water system. The construction project is expected to be completed by the summer of 2012
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 21, 2011) - EPA officials today hosted a meeting with the directors of state agriculture departments of Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 21, 2011) - EPA officials today hosted a meeting with the directors of state agriculture departments of Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today waived a limitation on selling gasoline that contains more than 10 percent ethanol for model year (MY) 2001 through 2006 passenger vehicles, including cars, SUVs, and light pickup trucks
by Richard FreitasI’ve worked as a staff scientist at the EPA Region 9 San Francisco office since 1990, and much of my work involves the investigation of groundwater and surface water contamination. The work is often stressful as it regularly involves enforcement of the Superfund hazardous waste…
WASHINGTON – Today a federal District Court judge in Washington D.C. issued an order extending by 30 days EPA’s deadline to issue emission standards for large and small boilers and solid waste and sewage sludge incinerators. EPA is disappointed that the extension was not longer
Company to improve accident prevention and preparedness; invest $169K in emissions controls (Denver, Colo-- January 20, 2011) Salt Lake City-based Thatcher Chemical Company (Thatcher), has agreed to settle a series of alleged violations of the Clean Air Act for $181,428
In 2010, NOAA satellites were critical in the rescues of 295 people from life-threatening situations throughout the United States and its surrounding waters. The satellites picked up distress signals from emergency beacons carried by downed pilots, shipwrecked boaters and stranded hikers, and…
Remarks by Dr. Jane Lubchenco at the National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment - 2011 Our Changing Oceans (Jan. 20, 2011).
(Seattle – January 20, 2011) – Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc., owner of an open-pit coal mine near Healy in Alaska’s central interior, has signed a Consent Agreement and Final Order that resolves water permit violations and numerous unpermitted discharges