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02/14/2013Presque Isle Bay Removed from Great Lakes “Area of Concern” List; Second Area in U.S. to be Delisted
02/14/2013Transocean 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
02/12/2013Coffeyville Resources Refining and Marketing to Pay $2,302,500 Combined Penalty and Reimbursement to Settle Violations of Clean Water Act at Coffeyville, Kansas, Facility
02/12/2013Chattanooga, TN among Recipients of Smart Growth Assistance Provided by EPA
02/12/2013Fort Lauderdale, FL among Recipients of Smart Growth Assistance Provided by EPA
02/12/2013Atlanta among Recipients of Smart Growth Assistance Provided by EPA
02/12/2013Pompano, FL among Recipients of Smart Growth Assistance Provided by EPA
02/12/2013Bowling Green and Zolfo Springs, FL among Recipients of Smart Growth Assistance Provided by EPA
02/12/2013Public Review Begins on Revised Draft Stormwater Permit for 60 N.H. Municipalities
02/11/2013EPA Provides Funding to SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry; $500,000 Awarded for Development of Wetlands Field Manual
02/11/2013EPA Provides Funding to Protect Wetlands in Puerto Rico; Nearly 250,000 Awarded for Wetlands Research
02/11/2013EPA Provides Funding to Protect Wetlands in New York; Nearly 750,000 Awarded for Wetlands Research
02/11/2013EPA Provides Funding to Protect Wetlands in New Jersey; Nearly 640,000 Awarded for Wetlands Assessments
02/08/2013EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Cleanup Plan for Gowanus Canal Superfund Site
02/07/2013EPA Releases State Enforcement Performance Information and Comparative Maps / Agency to host webinar demonstrating new data features
01/29/2013EPA 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
01/22/2013EPA orders Lapwai School District maintenance shop to cleanup threat to nearby drinking water wells
01/16/2013EPA Toxics Release Inventory Report provides Alaska residents with information on chemical releases
01/16/2013EPA Toxics Release Inventory Report provides Northwest residents with information on chemical releases
01/16/2013EPA Analysis Shows Increase in 2011 Toxic Chemical Releases in Vermont
01/16/2013EPA Analysis Shows Decrease in 2011 Toxic Chemical Releases in Massachusetts
01/16/2013EPA Analysis Shows Increase in 2011 Toxic Chemical Releases in Maine
01/16/2013EPA Analysis Shows Increase in 2011 Toxic Chemical Releases in Rhode Island
01/16/2013EPA Analysis Shows Decrease in 2011 Toxic Chemical Releases in Connecticut
01/16/2013EPA Analysis Shows Decrease in 2011 Toxic Chemical Releases in New Hampshire
01/16/2013Media Advisory: EPA Training on Toxics Release Inventory Database for the Media
01/16/2013EPA Issues California Toxics Release Inventory Data for 2011
01/16/2013EPA 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
01/16/2013EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in the U.S. Virgin Islands
01/16/2013EPA 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
01/16/2013EPA 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
01/16/2013EPA 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
01/15/2013THURSDAY- EPA to Hold Public Info Sessions in Tampa on Agency’s Proposed Rules to Limit Nutrient Pollution in Florida
01/09/2013EPA Enforcement in 2012 Protects Communities From Harmful Pollution
01/08/2013EPA Launches Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Group; Inter-Agency Group to Host Public Listening Session on St. Thomas on February 25 at 1:00pm
01/07/2013Settlement with New Cingular Wireless to Resolve Violations at Hundreds of Legacy ATandT Wireless Sites
01/04/2013Public Meeting on 2012 E. Long Island Sound Dredged Material Supplemental EIS
01/04/2013EPA Issues Amendment to Record of Decision for the 10th Street Superfund Site in Columbus, Neb.
01/04/2013Interior, Energy, EPA Commit to Cooperative Working Group to Achieve Shared Goals on Navajo Generating Station in Arizona
01/03/2013Transocean 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
12/28/2012EPA 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
12/28/2012EPA Environmental Justice Grant will Tackle Water Pollution in Peekskill, NY
12/27/2012EPA Proposes Plan for Cleaning Up Gowanus Canal; Multi-million Dollar Cleanup to Revitalize Polluted Brooklyn Waterway
12/27/2012STATEMENT BY EPA ADMINISTRATOR LISA P. JACKSON ANNOUNCING HER LEAVING CABINET AFTER STATE OF UNION
12/21/2012EPA Awards $65,000 to the Comanche Tribe of Oklahoma to Improve and Protect Its Water Quality
12/21/2012Preliminary results from investigation of injection wells at Lahaina wastewater facility
12/21/2012
EPA Releases Update on Ongoing Hydraulic Fracturing Study
12/20/2012EPA Approves Clean Water Program to Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
12/20/2012EPA Updates Rule for Pathogens in Drinking Water, Sets Limit for E. Coli
12/19/2012EPA to Remove Mercury from Bottom of Pompton Lake in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
12/18/2012Warwick, Lititz Receive EPA Award for Protecting Waters
12/18/2012More than $1.8 Million in Grants to Restore Habitats, Improve Urban Environments in Lancaster Area
12/17/2012ConocoPhillips Kuparuk Unit facility settles with EPA for Oil Discharge to Tundra on Alaska’s North Slope
12/17/2012EPA Enforcement in 2012 Protects Communities From Harmful Pollution
12/17/2012EPA Proposes New Pollution Reduction Plans for Malibu Creek and the Ventura River
12/14/2012EPA Announces ‘Clean Rivers, Green District Partnership’ With District of Columbia and DC Water
12/13/2012Columbia, N.H. Sand and Gravel Facility Pays Fine for Clean Water Act Violations
12/12/2012Nantucket Company Faces Penalty for Violations of Oil Pollution Prevention Regulations
12/11/2012Massachusetts Developers to Pay a Fine for Clean Water Act Violations in Uxbridge
12/06/2012EPA Region 7 to Provide Details about Green Infrastructure Assistance for City of Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Dec. 10
12/06/2012EPA Announces Recipients of 2012 Environmental Justice Small Grants
12/06/2012Glass Recycling Company Pays Fine for Clean Water Act Violations in Franklin, Mass.
12/06/2012EPA Announces Public Comment Period on Proposal to Ban Dumping Sewage from Boats into Lake Erie
12/04/2012EPA Proposes New NPDES Permits for Agana and Northern District Sewage Treatment Plants
12/04/2012University of Utah teams receive $15K each for Sustainable Technology Competition
11/30/2012EPA Approves Florida’s Rules to Protect Waterways from Nutrient Pollution
11/29/2012EPA Settles Clean Water Act Case for
Wetlands Violations in West Virginia
11/28/2012BP Temporarily Suspended from New Contracts with the Federal Government
11/26/2012Meriden Conn. Company Will Provide Emergency Response Equipment to settle Environmental Concerns
11/26/2012EPA Recommends New Recreational Water Quality Criteria to Better Protect Public Health
11/21/2012U.S. and Mississippi Announce Clean Water Act Agreement with The City Of Jackson
11/20/2012Green Infrastructure Porous Pavement Project Completed in Arlington, Mass.
11/19/2012Final Decision on Missouri's List of Impaired Waters
11/19/2012AGREEMENT FURTHERS CLEANUP OF THE QUANTA RESOURCES SUPERFUND SITE IN EDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY
11/15/2012EPA Launches “SepticSmart” to Prevent Costly Septic System Problems, Protect Environment
11/14/2012EPA Reaches Agreement with Companies to
Remediate Contaminated Site in Ravenswood, West Virginia
11/13/2012Roquette America Inc. to Pay $4,100,000 Penalty to Settle Violations of Clean Water Act at Keokuk, Iowa, Facility
11/13/2012Third 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
11/13/2012EPA Resolves Large Capacity Cesspool Case with Brennecke’s Beach Broiler
11/08/2012Public Meeting on 2012 E. Long Island Sound Dredged Material Supplemental EIS
11/07/2012EPA Region 7 to Participate at National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk Event Nov. 8 in Kansas City, Mo.
11/07/2012NEWS BRIEF: EPA Puts GWA on Notice for Drinking Water System Deficiencies
10/24/2012EPA Completes Building Demolition at Toxic Site in Garfield, N.J.
10/18/2012EPA Awards $214,000 to Reduce Sources of Ocean Pollution
10/18/2012Public Meeting Scheduled Oct. 25 on Agreement for Cleanup of Chicago Heights Boulevard Site in St. Louis County, Mo.
10/18/2012Ten Ways to Save Money, Energy and Protect Your Health This Winter
10/18/2012New App Lets Users Check Health of Waterways Anywhere in the U.S.
10/17/2012U.S. EPA Awards Arizona more than $27 million to Improve Water Quality, Protect Public Health
10/17/2012EPA Provides New York State $218 Million for Clean Water Projects
10/17/2012EPA Provides New Jersey $78 Million for Clean Water Projects
10/17/2012EPA Provides Puerto Rico $46 Million for Clean Water Projects
10/17/2012EPA Awards $6.5 Million for Ten Projects to Restore
San Francisco Bay Water Quality and Habitats
10/16/2012U.S. EPA Honors Fresno State's WET Center
10/16/2012U.S. EPA, Calif. State University, Fresno Collaborate to Engage Students in Environmental Careers
10/16/2012EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Shenandoah Road Superfund Site in East Fishkill, New York
10/15/2012Fire Extinguished at Hillcrest Industries Work Will Continue to Ensure Piles Do Not Reignite
10/11/2012EPA and TDEC Recognize Tennessee Water and Wastewater Utilities for Energy Savings
10/10/2012EPA Providing $3 Million to Advance Green Solutions for Reducing Philadelphia Stormwater Pollution
10/10/2012EPA Awards $214,000 to Reduce Sources of Ocean Pollution
10/10/2012EPA Issues Cleanup Decision for Woonasquatucket River in Rhode Island

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