| 12/29/2011 |  | EPA Reaches Settlement on Groundwater Cleanup at the Davis Liquid Waste Superfund Site in Smithfield R.I. |
| 12/29/2011 | | Essroc Cement Company to Pay $1.7 Million
Penalty to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations/$33 million investment in pollution controls to reduce smog and asthma causing emissions by more than 7,000 tons per year |
| 12/29/2011 | | City of South Bend agrees to improve sewer system to address Clean Water Act violations |
| 12/27/2011 | | EPA Finalizes 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards |
| 12/22/2011 | | They’re Still Talking About Historic Mercury and Air Toxics Standards |
| 12/21/2011 | | SUPERVALU food recovery efforts garner National Waste Wise Award |
| 12/21/2011 | | Here’s What They’re Saying About Mercury and Air Toxics Standards |
| 12/21/2011 | | $1,116,000 Grant to Omaha, Neb., for Sewer Improvements |
| 12/21/2011 | | EPA Issues First National Standards for Mercury Pollution from Power Plants/ Historic ‘mercury and air toxics standards’ meet 20-year old requirement to cut dangerous smokestack emissions |
| 12/20/2011 | | Delmar’s new state-of-the-art wastewater treatment facility unveiled |
| 12/20/2011 | | WEDNESDAY: EPA Administrator Jackson to Make Significant Clean Air Act Announcement
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| 12/20/2011 | | Idaho, Oregon, and Washington manufacturers failed to notify authorities about chemical releases |
| 12/20/2011 | | R.I. Army National Guard Installs Corrosion Control System to Comply with EPA Order |
| 12/19/2011 | | Environmental Justice Grant Awarded to Howardville, Mo., Community Betterment Committee for West End Hermondale |
| 12/19/2011 | | Environmental Justice Grants of $25,000 Awarded to Migrant Farmworkers Project and El Centro, Inc., of Kansas City |
| 12/16/2011 | | Texas Oil Company Sentenced to Pay $12 Million for Clean Air Act Violations and Obstruction Crimes in Louisiana / Sentence is the largest ever criminal fine in Louisiana for air pollution |
| 12/16/2011 | | EPA Approves Ozone Plans for Areas in Extreme Nonattainment |
| 12/16/2011 | | DuPont Settles Hazardous Waste Violations at Deepwater, N.J. Facility |
| 12/16/2011 | | EPA Issues Cooperative Agreement to Joplin, Mo.; $500,000 in Funding to Address Lead Exposures Caused by May 22 Tornado |
| 12/16/2011 | | $388,000 Grant to Russell, Kan., for Drinking Water Improvements |
| 12/16/2011 | | Oregon Environmental Justice Task Force recognized by EPA |
| 12/16/2011 | | EPA Reaches Agreement with Hotel Developers to Settle Violations of Clean Water Act; Developers of the Condado Duo Hotel Complex to Expand Artificial Reef in Condado Lagoon |
| 12/15/2011 | | EPA orders Douglas drinking water system to reduce arsenic |
| 12/15/2011 | | $214,000 Grant to Mason City, Iowa, for Drinking Water Improvements |
| 12/15/2011 | | $123,000 Grant to Wichita, Kan., for Storm Sewer Project |
| 12/15/2011 | | EPA Region 7 Completes 10,000th Residential Yard Cleanup of Lead-Contaminated Soils at Omaha Lead Site in Omaha, Neb. |
| 12/15/2011 | | Augusta County Twice Honored by EPA
For Protecting Waters |
| 12/15/2011 | | California Building Materials Manufacturer Agrees to Pay $1.4 million to Settle Clean Air Act Violations |
| 12/15/2011 | | California Building Materials Manufacturer Agrees to Pay $1.4 million to Settle Clean Air Act Violations |
| 12/14/2011 | | U.S. Clean Water Act Settlement in Chicago to Reduce Sewage Overflows |
| 12/14/2011 | | EPA Region 7 to Host News Conference Dec. 15 to Discuss Milestone in Cleanup of Residential Yards in Omaha, Neb. |
| 12/14/2011 | | U.S. Clean Water Act Settlement in Chicago to Reduce Sewage Overflows / Settlement with Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to reduce pollution from stormwater runoff and protect public health |
| 12/14/2011 | | Three New England Organizations Recognized for Reducing Waste |
| 12/14/2011 | | EPA Approves Three Alternative Refrigerants to Replace Hydrofluorocarbons in Commercial and Household Freezers/First time that hydrocarbon substitutes will be widely used in the U.S. |
| 12/12/2011 | | Nisqually Estuary restoration receives national award for outstanding coastal protection |
| 12/12/2011 | | EPA awards $50,000 to two Utah organizations for environmental justice efforts |
| 12/12/2011 | | EPA awards $50,000 to two Colorado organizations for environmental justice efforts |
| 12/12/2011 | | EPA Proposes Plan for Next Phase of Cleanup at Crown Cleaners Superfund Site in Herrings, New York; Agency Encouraging Public Comment |
| 12/12/2011 | | Tennessee Construction Company and Georgia Department of Transportation Agree to Pay $1.5 Million Penalty to Resolve Clean Water Act Violations |
| 12/09/2011 | | Initial Chanute Environmental Screenings Complete; Air Monitors In Place |
| 12/09/2011 | | $1,455,000 Grant to Lee’s Summit, Mo., for Sewer Project |
| 12/09/2011 | | EPA Awards Six Environmental Justice Grants in the Southeast / Also announces solicitation for 2012 grants |
| 12/09/2011 | | EPA Recognizes Manchester High School West on Energy Reduction Efforts |
| 12/09/2011 | | U.S. EPA, Napa County Announce Millions for Water Quality, Flood Damage, Northern California Salmon |
| 12/08/2011 | | EPA Awards Nearly $100,000 in Environmental Justice Grants to California Projects / Organizations focus on environmental issues in Los Angeles, Central California |
| 12/08/2011 | | EPA Region 6 Enforcement and Compliance Results for 2011 |
| 12/08/2011 | | SEPTA Receives $1.2 Million EPA Grant to Improve Air Quality |
| 12/08/2011 | | EPA Enforcement Cuts 300 Million Pounds of Pollution in Great Lakes Region |
| 12/08/2011 | | EPA Releases Draft Findings of Pavillion, Wyoming Ground Water Investigation for Public Comment and Independent Scientific Review |
| 12/08/2011 | | EPA Awards More Than $1 Million in Environmental Justice Grants to Protect People’s Health / Also announces solicitation for 2012 grants |
| 12/08/2011 | | EPA Annual Enforcement Results Highlights Commitment to Address Largest Pollution Problems with Greatest Community Impact / Focused effort on high-impact cases leads to increases in pollution reduced and investments in pollution controls |
| 12/08/2011 | | EPA and New York State Announce Ban on Dumping Sewage from Boats into Lake Ontario |
| 12/08/2011 | | Southeast Facilities Ordered to Comply with Clean Water Act; Costs of Restoration and Civil Penalties Total Nearly $1 Million |
| 12/07/2011 | | Fertilizer Company Agrees to Pay $1.8 Million Penalty
to Resolve Hazardous Waste Violations |
| 12/07/2011 | | EPA To Provide Nearly $2 Million to Revitalize U.S. Urban Waters |
| 12/06/2011 | | Southeast Facilities Ordered to Comply with Clean Water Act; Penalties Total More Than $180,000 |
| 12/06/2011 | | EPA Proposes to Remove State Marine of Port Arthur and Palmer Barge Line Superfund Sites from its Superfund List |
| 12/05/2011 | | Task Force Established by President Obama Releases Final Strategy for Reversing Deterioration of Gulf Ecosystem/USDA $50 million financial assistance for restoration projects announced as Task Force efforts shift from planning to action |
| 12/05/2011 | | EPA Funding to Reduce Air Pollution From Trucks Operating in Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 12/05/2011 | | U.S. EPA: City of East Palo Alto Cleans up Cooley Landing Toxic Dump to Create Bayfront Nature Park |
| 12/05/2011 | | EPA and JCDH to host a public meeting on North Birmingham, AL Air Quality |
| 12/05/2011 | | Task Force Established by President Obama Releases Final Strategy for Reversing Deterioration of Gulf Ecosystem -- USDA $50 million financial assistance for restoration projects announced as Task Force efforts shift from planning to action |
| 12/05/2011 | | Task Force Established by President Obama Releases Final Strategy for Reversing Deterioration of Gulf Ecosystem - USDA $50 million financial assistance for restoration projects announced as Task Force efforts shift from planning to action |
| 12/05/2011 | | TOMORROW: EPA EPA Chief to Discuss Environmental Protection, Jobs At Duke University |
| 12/02/2011 | | U.S. EPA orders City and County of Honolulu and Waste Management to address stormwater violations at Waimanalo Gulch Landfill |
| 12/02/2011 | | EPA Funding to Reduce Air Pollution from Locomotives and Buses Operating in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Nassau and Rockland Counties |
| 12/02/2011 | | EPA Funding to Reduce Air Pollution from Ferries Operating between New Jersey and New York |
| 12/02/2011 | | EPA Proposes Changes to Clean Air Act Standards for Boilers and Incinerators/Reconsidered standards would set emission limits for less than one percent of boilers, achieve public health benefits while increasing flexibility and responding to public input |
| 12/02/2011 | | TODAY: Press Conference Call to Discuss Proposed Changes to Boilers and Incinerators Rule |
| 12/01/2011 | | $485,000 Grant to St. Joseph, Mo., for Sewer Improvements |
| 12/01/2011 | | $243,000 Grant to Salina, Kan., for Drinking Water and Sewer Project |
| 12/01/2011 | | EPA Recognizes Community of Old North St. Louis, Mo., with National Award for Smart Growth Achievement |
| 12/01/2011 | | Federal-State Partnership Helps Water Managers Plan for Climate Change |
| 12/01/2011 | | New Oregon Streamflow Assessment Tool Aids Clean Water Act Compliance |
| 12/01/2011 | | EPA Recognizes Communities for Smart Growth Achievements / Smart growth policies protect health and the environment, strengthen local economies
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| 11/30/2011 | | EPA Proposes Updated Vessel General Permit and Permit for Small Vessels/Action would help protect U.S. water quality and lower invasive species risk |
| 11/30/2011 | | U.S. EPA Fines Reno Area Facility $79,500 for Hazardous Waste Violations |
| 11/30/2011 | | EPA Notifies Four West Virginia Growers to Obtain Discharge Permits |
| 11/29/2011 | | Oregon Construction Equipment Manufacturer Exceeds Federal Air Pollution Limits Pays Penalty |
| 11/29/2011 | | EPA Food Recovery How-to Workshop for
Grocery, Retail, Food Bank, Composting and Government Agencies Staff |
| 11/29/2011 | | Kent hazardous waste company sparks fires, pays EPA penalty |
| 11/29/2011 | | Lafarge North America Inc. Agrees to Pay $740,000 Penalty to Resolve Clean Water Act Violations in Five States / Ready-mix concrete producer agrees to invest an estimated $8 million to improve environmental compliance at 189 facilities in the U.S. |
| 11/29/2011 | | BP to Pay $426,500 Penalty and Secure Funds to Properly Close Facilities and Clean Up Contaminated Sites |
| 11/29/2011 | | Four Groups in EPA Region 6 Receive More than $3.1 Million to Reduce Diesel Emissions |
| 11/28/2011 | | EPA Releases Formerly Confidential Chemical Information |
| 11/23/2011 | | Eldo W.R.M.S., Inc., to Pay $23,900 Civil Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations at Salvage Goods Facility in Grandview, Mo. |
| 11/23/2011 | | Tips for Environmentally Friendly Gifts this Holiday Season |
| 11/22/2011 | | U.S. Settles Clean Water Act Violations with Koehler-Bright Star Inc. |
| 11/21/2011 | | Douglas Products and Packaging of Liberty, Mo., to Pay $6,237 Civil Penalty for Failure to File Notice of Imported Pesticide |
| 11/21/2011 | | EPA and U.S. Department of Energy to Develop Renewable Energy on the Price's Pit Landfill |
| 11/21/2011 | | EPA Proposes Plan to Remove Contaminated Sediment from Bottom of Pompton Lake; Public Hearing Slated for January 5 |
| 11/18/2011 | | Danbury Conn. Reaches Settlement for Clean Water Violations |
| 11/18/2011 | | Columbus Steel Castings to Pay $825,000 and Install Monitoring Equipment as Sentence for Violating Clean Air Act |
| 11/18/2011 | | EPA Awards 45 Universities with Grants to Help Design Sustainable Technologies - Gannon University |
| 11/18/2011 | | EPA Awards 45 Universities with Grants to Help Design Sustainable Technologies - James Madison University |
| 11/18/2011 | | EPA and U.S. Department of Energy to Develop Renewable Energy on Previously Contaminated Sites; Two Sites in Buffalo Area Among Those to be Assessed for Renewable Energy Projects |
| 11/18/2011 | | EPA Awards 45 Universities with Grants to Help Design Sustainable Technologies - University of Delaware |
| 11/18/2011 | | EPA Awards 45 Universities with Grants to Help Design Sustainable Technologies - Drexel University |
| 11/18/2011 | | EPA Seeks Nominations for New Science Advisory Board Committee |
| 11/17/2011 | | November 2011 SPCC Compliance Deadline Extended to May 2013 for Agricultural Facilities; EPA Providing Compliance Assistance to Farms for SPCC Rule |
