03/11/2013 | | EPA, PUSH Buffalo and Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper Announce
Green Infrastructure Initiative on Buffalo’s West Side |
02/27/2013 | | EPA Announces New Guidelines for Energy Efficient Homes in Puerto Rico; Will Help Puerto Ricans Conserve Energy, Protect the Environment and Save Money |
02/27/2013 | | EPA Encourages the Public to Comment on Proposed Cleanup Plan for the Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. Superfund Site in Saratoga Springs, New York; Public Meeting on March 7, 2013 at Saratoga Spa State Park |
02/15/2013 | | The EPA and the University at Buffalo to Co-Host Clean Water Conference in Buffalo; Local Governments Urged to Attend |
02/11/2013 | | EPA Provides Funding to SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry; $500,000 Awarded for Development of Wetlands Field Manual |
02/11/2013 | | EPA Provides Funding to Protect Wetlands in Puerto Rico; Nearly 250,000 Awarded for Wetlands Research |
02/11/2013 | | EPA Provides Funding to Protect Wetlands in New York; Nearly 750,000 Awarded for Wetlands Research |
02/11/2013 | | EPA Provides Funding to Protect Wetlands in New Jersey; Nearly 640,000 Awarded for Wetlands Assessments |
02/08/2013 | | EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Cleanup Plan for Gowanus Canal Superfund Site |
01/29/2013 | | EPA and Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Group to Host Public Listening Session on St. Thomas on February 25; Public Encouraged to Participate in Person or from Live Videoconference Locations in San Juan, Puerto Rico and St. Croix, USVI |
01/17/2013 | | Simple Radon Test Can Protect Your Health; New Yorkers Urged to Test for Radon |
01/17/2013 | | Simple Radon Test Can Protect Your Health; New Jerseyans Urged to Test for Radon |
01/16/2013 | | EPA Invests $2.7 Million to Reduce Air Pollution from Old Diesel Engines in New York and New Jersey |
01/16/2013 | | EPA to Hold Public Meetings to Discuss Proposed Plan for Cleaning Up the Gowanus Canal; Public Encouraged to Attend Public Meetings on January 23 and January 24 |
01/16/2013 | | EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in the U.S. Virgin Islands |
01/16/2013 | | EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in Puerto Rico; 4,667,440 Pounds of Toxins— a Decrease of 11%— Released in Puerto Rico |
01/16/2013 | | EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in New York; 18,904,109 Pounds of Toxins— a Decrease of 12%— Released in New York State |
01/16/2013 | | EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in New Jersey; 14,149,370 Pounds of Toxins— a Decrease of 14%— Released in New Jersey |
01/10/2013 | | EPA Continues Cleanup of Mercury Contamination in Ciales, Puerto Rico; Agency Warns Against Handling Toxic Metal |
01/08/2013 | | EPA Launches Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Group; Inter-Agency Group to Host Public Listening Session on St. Thomas on February 25 at 1:00pm |
12/28/2012 | | EPA Grants to Help Two Puerto Rico Communities Boost Recycling and Composting and Reduce Water Pollution; Grants Will Fund Education Initiatives in San Juan and Loiza |
12/28/2012 | | EPA Environmental Justice Grant Will Help Train Syracuse Area Residents About How to Reduce Asthma Attacks and Protect Against Lead Poisoning |
12/28/2012 | | EPA Environmental Justice Grant will Tackle Water Pollution in Peekskill, NY |
12/28/2012 | | EPA Environmental Justice Grant Will Help Educate Buffalo Area Residents about Air Pollution |
12/28/2012 | | EPA Takes Action against Companies that Sell and Import Illegal Pesticides |
12/27/2012 | | EPA Proposes Plan for Cleaning Up Gowanus Canal; Multi-million Dollar Cleanup to Revitalize Polluted Brooklyn Waterway |
12/20/2012 | | EPA Seeks Nominations for Annual Environmental Quality Awards |
12/19/2012 | | EPA to Remove Mercury from Bottom of Pompton Lake in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey |
12/12/2012 | | Jose Font Selected to Direct EPA’s Caribbean Environmental Protection Division |
12/07/2012 | | EPA, State and City Launch Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off in New York City |
12/06/2012 | | EPA Provides Funding to the University of Turabo and the University of Puerto Rico to Prevent Pollution |
12/06/2012 | | EPA Announces Public Comment Period on Proposal to Ban Dumping Sewage from Boats into Lake Erie |
12/06/2012 | | EPA to Fund Pollution Prevention Projects in New Jersey and New York |
12/04/2012 | | EPA, State and City Extend Household Hazardous Waste Pickup in New York City to December 9th |
11/23/2012 | | EPA, State and City Launch Household Hazardous Waste Pickup in New York City |
11/19/2012 | | EPA, State and County Promote Household Hazardous Waste Pickup in Nassau County |
11/19/2012 | | AGREEMENT FURTHERS CLEANUP OF THE QUANTA RESOURCES SUPERFUND SITE IN EDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY |
11/13/2012 | | Third and Most Successful Season of Hudson River Dredging Ends Today; More Than 1.3 Million Cubic Yards of PCB-Contaminated Sediment Removed Since 2009 Dredging Start |
11/11/2012 | | EPA, State and County to Launch Household Hazardous Waste Pickup and Drop-Off in Suffolk County |
10/29/2012 | | EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Plan for the Raritan Bay Superfund Site in Old Bridge and Sayreville, New Jersey |
10/24/2012 | | EPA Completes Building Demolition at Toxic Site in Garfield, N.J. |
10/24/2012 | | EPA Takes Legal Action Against Western New York Gas Stations to Protect Ground Water from Petroleum Contamination |
10/17/2012 | | EPA Provides New York State $218 Million for Clean Water Projects |
10/17/2012 | | EPA Provides New Jersey $78 Million for Clean Water Projects |
10/17/2012 | | EPA Provides Puerto Rico $46 Million for Clean Water Projects |
10/16/2012 | | EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Shenandoah Road Superfund Site in East Fishkill, New York |
10/15/2012 | | Fire Extinguished at Hillcrest Industries Work Will Continue to Ensure Piles Do Not Reignite |
10/11/2012 | | EPA Finalizes Change to Cleanup Plan for
Liberty Industrial Finishing Superfund Site in Farmingdale, New York |
10/11/2012 | | EPA Changes Cleanup Plan for Polluted Ground Water at Superfund Site in South Plainfield, New Jersey Responds to Input from Public |
10/04/2012 | | EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Scientific Chemical Processing Superfund Site in Carlstadt, New Jersey |
10/03/2012 | | EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Diaz Chemical Superfund Site; $12 Million Spent to Date |
10/02/2012 | | EPA Announces $1.4 Million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants to Help Tackle Invasive Species in New York |
10/01/2012 | | New Jersey Glass Manufacturer To Install State-of-the-Art Emissions Controls To Resolve Violations of the Clean Air Act |
10/01/2012 | | Settlement with Suiza Dairy Corporation For Violations at Facilities in Puerto Rico Will Make Facilities Safer, Benefit Nearby Communities |
10/01/2012 | | EPA Releases Plan to Address PCB Contamination in the Grasse River in Massena, New York; Public Urged to Submit Comments No Later Than November 15 |
09/28/2012 | | EPA Releases Air Data from Hillcrest Industries Fire; Agency Creates New Web Page to Post Information |
09/28/2012 | | EPA Releases Plan to Remove Lead at Raritan Bay Superfund Site in Old Bridge and Sayreville, New Jersey; Public Hearing to Take Place Oct. 17 in Old Bridge |
09/28/2012 | | EPA Announces Remediation Plan for a Part of American Cyanamid Superfund Site in Bridgewater Township, N.J. |
09/27/2012 | | EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for the White Chemical Corporation Superfund Site in Newark, New Jersey |
09/27/2012 | | EPA Provides Grants to Help New York City Residents Monitor Air and Water Pollution in their Communities; Smart Phones will Track Air Pollution in The Bronx, Students Surveying Water Pollution in New York Harbor are Some of the Projects |
09/27/2012 | | EPA Provides Grants to Help the Public in the U.S. Virgin Islands Learn More about Air and Water Pollution in their Community |
09/26/2012 | | EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Evor Phillips Superfund Site in Old Bridge, New Jersey |
09/26/2012 | | EPA's Response to Hillcrest Industries Fire |
09/25/2012 | | W.R. Grace and Co. / Wayne Interim Storage Site Removed From Superfund List after Cleanup |
09/24/2012 | | More Than $1.6 Million Awarded for Community-Based Projects to Improve Health of Long Island Sound; More than $900,000 granted to Support Projects in New York |
09/19/2012 | | EPA and General Electric Company Sign Agreement to Protect Drinking Water at Cayuga County, New York Superfund Site; Drinking Water Impacted by Volatile Organic Compounds |
09/19/2012 | | Soil Cleanup to Start at Solvent Savers Superfund Site in Lincklaen, NY |
09/18/2012 | | New Jersey and New York Supermarkets Recognized for Environmental Achievement by EPA GreenChill Program; Weis Markets, ACM, and Whole Foods Take Action to Reduce Harmful Emissions from Chemicals Used for Refrigeration |
09/18/2012 | | EPA Awards Columbia University and Cornell University Climate Change Grants; Columbia and Cornell Universities to Receive a Combined $1.5 Million |
09/14/2012 | | EPA Adds Areas of Orange and West Orange, N.J. to the Superfund List |
09/14/2012 | | EPA Proposes to Add the Riverside Industrial Park in Newark, NJ to the Superfund List; EPA Encourages the Public to Comment |
09/14/2012 | | EPA Proposes to Add the Matlack, Inc. Site in Woolwich Township, NJ to the Superfund List; EPA Encourages the Public to Comment |
09/13/2012 | | EPA Provides Syracuse University Funding to Support Environmental Education; $131,050 Environmental Education Grant To Support At Least 30 Projects |
09/13/2012 | | EPA Takes Action to Stop Spread of Asbestos at Liberty Plant Maintenance Site in Lockport, N.Y. |
09/12/2012 | | Superfund Job Training Program Provides Opportunities for Syracuse Residents at Hazardous Waste Cleanups; Many Graduates to Work on Cleanup of Onondaga Lake |
09/12/2012 | | EPA Proposes to Delete Hooker-Hyde Park Landfill in Niagara Falls, N.Y. from Superfund List After Cleanup |
08/30/2012 | | EPA Encourages the Public to Comment on Plan for Cleanup at Shenandoah Road Superfund Site in East Fishkill, New York |
08/29/2012 | | EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Plan for the White Chemical Corporation Superfund site in Newark, New Jersey |
08/22/2012 | | EPA to Extend Public Comment Period On Air Permit for Arecibo Waste to Energy Facility; Agency Will Hold Five Public Hearing Sessions August 25, 26 and 27 |
08/20/2012 | | EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Plan for the Cornell-Dubilier Electronics Superfund site in South Plainfield, New Jersey |
08/14/2012 | | EPA Takes Action against Buffalo Area Gas Stations to Protect Ground Water from Petroleum Contamination |
08/13/2012 | | EPA to Hold Public Meeting on Plan for Final Phase of Cleanup At Diaz Chemical Superfund Site |
08/08/2012 | | EPA to Demolish Contaminated Building at Toxic Superfund Site in Garfield, N.J. |
08/07/2012 | | EPA Finalizes Settlement with Companies for Cleanup at Mercury Refining Superfund Site in Albany County; Value of Cleanup Work Estimated at $9 million |
08/02/2012 | | EPA Encourages the Public to Comment on Plan for Cleanup at Scientific Chemical Superfund Site in Carlstadt, New Jersey |
07/25/2012 | | EPA to Hold Public Meeting on Plan for the White Chemical Corporation Superfund site in Newark, New Jersey |
07/20/2012 | | EPA to Hold Public Meeting on Plan for the Cornell-Dubilier Electronics Superfund site in South Plainfield, New Jersey; Protecting Drinking Water EPA Priority |
07/19/2012 | | EPA to Assist Camden, New Jersey Community Group to Reduce Water Pollution |
07/19/2012 | | EPA to Hold Five Public Hearing Sessions August 25, 26 and 27 on Air Permit for Arecibo Waste to Energy Facility; Public Encouraged to Pre-Register to Testify |
07/18/2012 | | EPA to Hold Public Meeting on the Cayuga County Ground Water Contamination Superfund site in Cayuga County, New York; Protecting Drinking Water EPA Priority |
07/17/2012 | | EPA Provides Major Grant to USVI Community Organization Beyond Visions,Inc. to launch new projects to protect the marine environment |
07/17/2012 | | EPA Provides Major Environmental Education Grant in Puerto Rico $70,000 grant awarded to Universidad del Turabo |
07/17/2012 | | Environmental Education Gets Support from EPA
Three grants to launch programs across New York State |
07/17/2012 | | EPA Provides Environmental Education Grant to
Township of Woodbridge, NJ Three High Schools to learn more about the Raritan River |
07/13/2012 | | EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck and Congressmember Rodney Frelinghuysen Announce System to Treat Contaminated Ground Water at Rockaway Borough, NJ Superfund Site; Tour Six Superfund Sites in Morris and Essex Counties |
07/12/2012 | | EPA to Hold Public Meeting on Liberty Industrial Finishing Superfund Site in the Village of Farmingdale, New York |
07/03/2012 | | EPA Provides Grant to Puerto Rico Community Group To Educate People about the Martin Pena Canal |
06/29/2012 | | EPA Provides Grants to Newark, New Jersey Community Group to Educate People about the Passaic River's History and Ecosystem; Ironbound Community Corporation to Receive $60,000 |
06/29/2012 | | EPA Provides Grants to New York State Groups To Educate People about Efforts to Restore Urban Rivers; Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Groundwork Hudson Valley and Rocking the Boat to Receive Total of $171,256 |
06/22/2012 | | EPA to Hold Public Hearing on Air Permit for Arecibo Solid Waste Incinerator on Monday, June 25 |