02/14/2013 | | Presque Isle Bay Removed from Great Lakes “Area of Concern” List; Second Area in U.S. to be Delisted |
02/14/2013 | | Transocean Pleads Guilty, Is Sentenced to Pay $400 Million in Criminal Penalties for Criminal Conduct Leading to Deepwater Horizon Disaster / Second Corporate Guilty Plea Obtained by Deepwater Horizon Task Force, Second-largest Criminal Clean Water Act Fines and Penalties in U.S. History |
02/12/2013 | | Coffeyville Resources Refining and Marketing to Pay $2,302,500 Combined Penalty and Reimbursement to Settle Violations of Clean Water Act at Coffeyville, Kansas, Facility |
02/12/2013 | | Chattanooga, TN among Recipients of Smart Growth Assistance Provided by EPA |
02/12/2013 | | Fort Lauderdale, FL among Recipients of Smart Growth Assistance Provided by EPA |
02/12/2013 | | Atlanta among Recipients of Smart Growth Assistance Provided by EPA |
02/12/2013 | | Pompano, FL among Recipients of Smart Growth Assistance Provided by EPA |
02/12/2013 | | Bowling Green and Zolfo Springs, FL among Recipients of Smart Growth Assistance Provided by EPA |
02/12/2013 | | Public Review Begins on Revised Draft Stormwater Permit for 60 N.H. Municipalities |
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 |
02/07/2013 | | EPA Releases State Enforcement Performance Information and Comparative Maps / Agency to host webinar demonstrating new data features |
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 |
01/22/2013 | | EPA orders Lapwai School District maintenance shop to cleanup threat to nearby drinking water wells |
01/16/2013 | | EPA Toxics Release Inventory Report provides Alaska residents with information on chemical releases |
01/16/2013 | | EPA Toxics Release Inventory Report provides Northwest residents with information on chemical releases |
01/16/2013 | | EPA Analysis Shows Increase in 2011 Toxic Chemical Releases in Vermont |
01/16/2013 | | EPA Analysis Shows Decrease in 2011 Toxic Chemical Releases in Massachusetts |
01/16/2013 | | EPA Analysis Shows Increase in 2011 Toxic Chemical Releases in Maine |
01/16/2013 | | EPA Analysis Shows Increase in 2011 Toxic Chemical Releases in Rhode Island |
01/16/2013 | | EPA Analysis Shows Decrease in 2011 Toxic Chemical Releases in Connecticut |
01/16/2013 | | EPA Analysis Shows Decrease in 2011 Toxic Chemical Releases in New Hampshire |
01/16/2013 | | Media Advisory: EPA Training on Toxics Release Inventory Database for the Media |
01/16/2013 | | EPA Issues California Toxics Release Inventory Data for 2011 |
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 |
01/15/2013 | | THURSDAY- EPA to Hold Public Info Sessions in Tampa on Agency’s Proposed Rules to Limit Nutrient Pollution in Florida |
01/09/2013 | | EPA Enforcement in 2012 Protects Communities From Harmful Pollution |
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 |
01/07/2013 | | Settlement with New Cingular Wireless to Resolve Violations at Hundreds of Legacy ATandT Wireless Sites |
01/04/2013 | | Public Meeting on 2012 E. Long Island Sound Dredged Material Supplemental EIS |
01/04/2013 | | EPA Issues Amendment to Record of Decision for the 10th Street Superfund Site in Columbus, Neb. |
01/04/2013 | | Interior, Energy, EPA Commit to Cooperative Working Group to Achieve Shared Goals on Navajo Generating Station in Arizona |
01/03/2013 | | Transocean Agrees to Plead Guilty to Environmental Crime and Enter Civil Settlement to Resolve U.S. Clean Water Act Penalty Claims from Deepwater Horizon Incident / Transocean to pay record $1 billion in civil penalties and $400 million in criminal fines |
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 Tackle Water Pollution in Peekskill, NY |
12/27/2012 | | EPA Proposes Plan for Cleaning Up Gowanus Canal; Multi-million Dollar Cleanup to Revitalize Polluted Brooklyn Waterway |
12/27/2012 | | STATEMENT BY EPA ADMINISTRATOR LISA P. JACKSON ANNOUNCING HER LEAVING CABINET AFTER STATE OF UNION |
12/21/2012 | | EPA Awards $65,000 to the Comanche Tribe of Oklahoma to Improve and Protect Its Water Quality |
12/21/2012 | | Preliminary results from investigation of injection wells at Lahaina wastewater facility |
12/21/2012 | |
EPA Releases Update on Ongoing Hydraulic Fracturing Study |
12/20/2012 | | EPA Approves Clean Water Program to Oklahoma Department of Agriculture |
12/20/2012 | | EPA Updates Rule for Pathogens in Drinking Water, Sets Limit for E. Coli |
12/19/2012 | | EPA to Remove Mercury from Bottom of Pompton Lake in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey |
12/18/2012 | | Warwick, Lititz Receive EPA Award for Protecting Waters |
12/18/2012 | | More than $1.8 Million in Grants to Restore Habitats, Improve Urban Environments in Lancaster Area |
12/17/2012 | | ConocoPhillips Kuparuk Unit facility settles with EPA for Oil Discharge to Tundra on Alaska’s North Slope |
12/17/2012 | | EPA Enforcement in 2012 Protects Communities From Harmful Pollution |
12/17/2012 | | EPA Proposes New Pollution Reduction Plans for Malibu Creek and the Ventura River |
12/14/2012 | | EPA Announces ‘Clean Rivers, Green District Partnership’ With District of Columbia and DC Water |
12/13/2012 | | Columbia, N.H. Sand and Gravel Facility Pays Fine for Clean Water Act Violations |
12/12/2012 | | Nantucket Company Faces Penalty for Violations of Oil Pollution Prevention Regulations |
12/11/2012 | | Massachusetts Developers to Pay a Fine for Clean Water Act Violations in Uxbridge |
12/06/2012 | | EPA Region 7 to Provide Details about Green Infrastructure Assistance for City of Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Dec. 10 |
12/06/2012 | | EPA Announces Recipients of 2012 Environmental Justice Small Grants |
12/06/2012 | | Glass Recycling Company Pays Fine for Clean Water Act Violations in Franklin, Mass. |
12/06/2012 | | EPA Announces Public Comment Period on Proposal to Ban Dumping Sewage from Boats into Lake Erie |
12/04/2012 | | EPA Proposes New NPDES Permits for Agana and Northern District Sewage Treatment Plants |
12/04/2012 | | University of Utah teams receive $15K each for Sustainable Technology Competition |
11/30/2012 | | EPA Approves Florida’s Rules to Protect Waterways from Nutrient Pollution |
11/29/2012 | | EPA Settles Clean Water Act Case for
Wetlands Violations in West Virginia |
11/28/2012 | | BP Temporarily Suspended from New Contracts with the Federal Government |
11/26/2012 | | Meriden Conn. Company Will Provide Emergency Response Equipment to settle Environmental Concerns |
11/26/2012 | | EPA Recommends New Recreational Water Quality Criteria to Better Protect Public Health |
11/21/2012 | | U.S. and Mississippi Announce Clean Water Act Agreement with The City Of Jackson |
11/20/2012 | | Green Infrastructure Porous Pavement Project Completed in Arlington, Mass. |
11/19/2012 | | Final Decision on Missouri's List of Impaired Waters |
11/19/2012 | | AGREEMENT FURTHERS CLEANUP OF THE QUANTA RESOURCES SUPERFUND SITE IN EDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY |
11/15/2012 | | EPA Launches “SepticSmart” to Prevent Costly Septic System Problems, Protect Environment |
11/14/2012 | | EPA Reaches Agreement with Companies to
Remediate Contaminated Site in Ravenswood, West Virginia |
11/13/2012 | | Roquette America Inc. to Pay $4,100,000 Penalty to Settle Violations of Clean Water Act at Keokuk, Iowa, Facility |
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 |
11/13/2012 | | EPA Resolves Large Capacity Cesspool Case with Brennecke’s Beach Broiler |
11/08/2012 | | Public Meeting on 2012 E. Long Island Sound Dredged Material Supplemental EIS |
11/07/2012 | | EPA Region 7 to Participate at National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk Event Nov. 8 in Kansas City, Mo. |
11/07/2012 | | NEWS BRIEF: EPA Puts GWA on Notice for Drinking Water System Deficiencies |
10/24/2012 | | EPA Completes Building Demolition at Toxic Site in Garfield, N.J. |
10/18/2012 | | EPA Awards $214,000 to Reduce Sources of Ocean Pollution |
10/18/2012 | | Public Meeting Scheduled Oct. 25 on Agreement for Cleanup of Chicago Heights Boulevard Site in St. Louis County, Mo. |
10/18/2012 | | Ten Ways to Save Money, Energy and Protect Your Health This Winter |
10/18/2012 | | New App Lets Users Check Health of Waterways Anywhere in the U.S. |
10/17/2012 | | U.S. EPA Awards Arizona more than $27 million to Improve Water Quality, Protect Public Health |
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 |
10/17/2012 | | EPA Awards $6.5 Million for Ten Projects to Restore
San Francisco Bay Water Quality and Habitats |
10/16/2012 | | U.S. EPA Honors Fresno State's WET Center |
10/16/2012 | | U.S. EPA, Calif. State University, Fresno Collaborate to Engage Students in Environmental Careers |
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 and TDEC Recognize Tennessee Water and Wastewater Utilities for Energy Savings |
10/10/2012 | | EPA Providing $3 Million to Advance Green Solutions for Reducing Philadelphia Stormwater Pollution |
10/10/2012 | | EPA Awards $214,000 to Reduce Sources of Ocean Pollution |
10/10/2012 | | EPA Issues Cleanup Decision for Woonasquatucket River in Rhode Island |