| 02/07/2012 |  | Deadline Fast Approaching for Schools to Enter
the Green Ribbon School Competition |
| 02/02/2012 | | Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC to Pay $10,150 for Risk Management Plan Violations at Council Bluffs Ethanol Plant |
| 02/01/2012 | | Two New England Companies Fined for Violating Hazardous Waste Management Requirements |
| 01/31/2012 | | South San Francisco Food Processing Factory Will Pay Nearly $700,000 in Penalties,
Spend $6 Million to Update Refrigeration System Safety |
| 01/26/2012 | | Oregon Potato Company pays EPA penalty for failing to report ammonia release |
| 01/25/2012 | | New York City Student Helps EPA Educate the Public on Dangers of Radon; Wins National Radon Poster Contest |
| 01/24/2012 | | EPA Announces Millions in Grants to Clean Air Projects in San Joaquin Valley |
| 01/23/2012 | | EPA Environmental Justice Grant to Help Farm Workers Reduce Pesticide Risks |
| 01/23/2012 | | EPA Environmental Justice Grant to Help Ironbound Community Promote Sustainable Practices through Urban Gardening and Environmental Education |
| 01/20/2012 | | EPA Regions 7 and 8 Meet State Agriculture Directors in Kansas City, Kan. |
| 01/19/2012 | | Iowa Radon Poster Contest Winners to be Recognized by EPA |
| 01/19/2012 | | Asthma and Radon Workshop to be held in Birmingham, Alabama |
| 01/17/2012 | | EPA recommends radon testing in January - Protect your family from the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. |
| 01/11/2012 | | Chinese Manufacturer to Pay $680,000 Penalty to Resolve Violations of the Clean Air Act / Settlement also requires a project to mitigate emissions from more than 7,000 non-compliant recreational vehicles |
| 01/11/2012 | | 2010 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data from Large Facilities Now Available / First release of data through the national GHG reporting program |
| 01/10/2012 | | EPA to Hold Webinar to Showcase a New Tool to Access 2010 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data from Large Facilities |
| 01/10/2012 | | $372K in EPA Grants Awarded to Improve Health in New England Communities |
| 01/09/2012 | | EPA and GSA Recognize Surplus Exchange for Electronics Recycling Certification in Kansas City |
| 01/05/2012 | | January is National Radon Action Month: Test for Dangerous Radon Gas |
| 01/05/2012 | | EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 01/05/2012 | | EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in Puerto Rico |
| 01/05/2012 | | EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in New York |
| 01/05/2012 | | EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in New Jersey |
| 01/05/2012 | | Overexposure to radon:
Second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. |
| 01/04/2012 | | EPA Recognizes National Radon Action Month: Test for Radon Gas to Protect Health/ 21,000 Americans die from radon related lung cancer each year |
| 12/21/2011 | | Here’s What They’re Saying About Mercury and Air Toxics Standards |
| 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 | | WEDNESDAY: EPA Administrator Jackson to Make Significant Clean Air Act Announcement
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| 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 |
| 12/15/2011 | | 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 | | 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 | | EPA Proposes Plan for Next Phase of Cleanup at Crown Cleaners Superfund Site in Herrings, New York; Agency Encouraging Public Comment |
| 12/09/2011 | | Initial Chanute Environmental Screenings Complete; Air Monitors In Place |
| 12/09/2011 | | EPA Recognizes Manchester High School West on Energy Reduction Efforts |
| 12/08/2011 | | SEPTA Receives $1.2 Million EPA Grant to Improve Air Quality |
| 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 |
| 12/05/2011 | | EPA Funding to Reduce Air Pollution From Trucks Operating in Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 12/05/2011 | | EPA and JCDH to host a public meeting on North Birmingham, AL Air Quality |
| 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 |
| 11/29/2011 | | Oregon Construction Equipment Manufacturer Exceeds Federal Air Pollution Limits Pays Penalty |
| 11/23/2011 | | Tips for Environmentally Friendly Gifts this Holiday Season |
| 11/21/2011 | | EPA and U.S. Department of Energy to Develop Renewable Energy on the Price's Pit Landfill |
| 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 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 |
| 11/17/2011 | | EPA and GSA Team Up to Promote Energy Efficiency in Federal Facilities in Boston and New England |
| 11/17/2011 | | EPA Releases Guidelines to Ensure Healthy Indoor Air during Home Energy Upgrades/ New protocols protect indoor air quality while enhancing home energy efficiency |
| 11/17/2011 | | EPA Recognizes Staples and State Street as One of Nation’s Top Green Power Partners |
| 11/16/2011 | | U.S. EPA Issues Permit to Palmdale Power Plant, Requires Limits for Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
| 11/16/2011 | | TODAY: We Can’t Wait: Transportation Secretary LaHood and EPA Administrator Jackson to Discuss Historic Proposed Fuel Economy Standards/ National program for light duty vehicles will save consumers $1.7 trillion at the pump, $8,000 per vehicle by 2025
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| 11/16/2011 | | We Can’t Wait: Obama Administration Proposes Historic Fuel Economy Standards to Reduce Dependence on Oil, Save Consumers Money at the Pump/ Next phase in national program for light-duty vehicles will save consumers thousands of dollars at the pump while saving billions of barrels of oil, curbing pollution, enabling long-term planning for automakers |
| 11/16/2011 | | DOE and EPA Release 2012 Annual Fuel Economy Guide |
| 11/15/2011 | | Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Remarks to the University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 11/15/2011 | | EPA Approves Redesignation of Baton Rouge Area to Attainment for Ozone |
| 11/10/2011 | | The Federal Government Highlights Economic Benefits of Electronics Recycling; Top Officials Tour Electronic Waste Recycler |
| 11/10/2011 | | EPA Issues First Greenhouse Gas Permit in Texas |
| 11/10/2011 | | EPA Releases Final Reports on Air Toxics near Four Western Pennsylvania Schools |
| 11/09/2011 | | Oregon pesticide vendors violated laws aimed at protecting consumers from mishandling products |
| 11/09/2011 | | EPA Announces Court Ordered Schedule for Action on State-Led Efforts to Reduce Harmful Haze-Forming Pollutants |
| 11/09/2011 | | EPA Announces Most Areas Meet Air Quality Standards for Lead |
| 11/08/2011 | | EPA releases final report on air toxics monitoring near Whitwell Elementary School |
| 11/08/2011 | | EPA Releases Final Report on Air Toxics near Charles Russell Elementary, Crabbe School, Hatcher School and Whitwell Elementary |
| 11/07/2011 | | EPA Region 7 to Participate at National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk Event, Nov. 10 in Kansas City, Mo. |
| 11/04/2011 | | EPA and JCDH Announce Availability of North Birmingham, AL Air Quality Information at Four Locations |
| 11/04/2011 | | EPA, DOE Partner to Develop Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Sites / Clean energy project aims to benefit local economies and create jobs |
| 11/03/2011 | | EPA Announces Final Study Plan to Assess Hydraulic Fracturing/Congressionally directed study will evaluate potential impacts on drinking water |
| 11/02/2011 | | Mississippi River Push Boat Project Receives $494,978 Diesel Emissions Reductions Grant |
| 11/02/2011 | | Kansas Department of Health and Environment Project Receives $343,000 to Reduce Diesel Emissions in Wichita and Kansas City |
| 11/02/2011 | | Missouri 'Breathe Easy' Project Receives $947,338 in Diesel Emission Reduction Funding |
| 11/02/2011 | | 'Clean Up Missouri' Project Receives Nearly $1 Million to Reduce Diesel Emissions Across the State |
| 11/02/2011 | | Agreements with Williams and ConocoPhillips resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations on Southern Ute Reservation |
| 11/01/2011 | | EPA Cleanup Restores Gloucester, New Jersey Ballfield and Puts People to Work |
| 10/31/2011 | | EPA Grants Clean Air Act Petition to Improve Air Quality in New Jersey/Action protects public health and cuts harmful emissions from Pennsylvania power plant |
| 10/31/2011 | | EPA Begins Work to Remove Dioxin-laden Sediment from the Lower Passaic River |
| 10/27/2011 | | EPA issues construction approval for impoundments at the Piņon Ridge Uranium Mill in Montrose County (Colo.) |
| 10/25/2011 | | EPA’s newest Green Power Partner: Amerigroup’s Virginia Beach National Support Center |
| 10/25/2011 | | Hilton Moves to Top 10 on EPA’s Top 50 purchasers of Green Power |
| 10/25/2011 | | EPA recognizes Carnegie Mellon as a Top Buyer of Green Power |
| 10/25/2011 | | Tetra Micronutrients to Pay $70,000 Penalty for Risk Management Program Violations at Fairbury, Neb., Facility |
| 10/21/2011 | | EPA Encourages the Public to Attend Information Sessions on Newtown Creek Superfund Site Cleanup |
| 10/21/2011 | | EPA issues final air permit to Shell Offshore Inc. for Arctic oil and gas exploration |
| 10/20/2011 | | EPA and Municipality of Guaynabo Removing 1,500 Toxic Drums and Containers from Abandoned Warehouse |
| 10/20/2011 | | EPA Finalizes Plan to Clean Up Contaminated Ground Water at Tri-Cities Barrel Superfund Site in Broome County, N.Y. |
| 10/20/2011 | | EPA Awards $50 Million for Clean Diesel Projects /Reducing diesel emissions helps decrease asthma attacks and premature deaths |
| 10/19/2011 | | EPA Releases Air Quality Model to Study Harmful Air Pollution / Model will help scientists protect public health |
| 10/18/2011 | | Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., to Pay $300,000 Civil Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations at St. Joseph, Mo., Facility |
| 10/18/2011 | | EPA Grant to Help Protect Children's Health in Baltimore |
| 10/17/2011 | | EPA Administrator Jackson, Senator Lautenberg and Senator Menendez Mark 25th Anniversary of Toxics Right to Know Law |
| 10/14/2011 | | EPA Study of Toxic Air Pollution near Elizabeth, NJ Middle School Finds Air Pollutants Below Levels of Concern |
| 10/13/2011 | | EPA Finalizes Plan for Crown Vantage Landfill Superfund Site in Alexandria Township, New Jersey |
| 10/12/2011 | | Oil Company Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act and Obstruction Crimes in Louisiana |
| 10/12/2011 | | John Morrell Company to pay penalty and improve management of ammonia at Sioux Falls meat processing plant |
| 10/03/2011 | | U.S. EPA Approves South Coast, San Joaquin Valley Plans for Particle Pollution |
| 10/03/2011 | | EPA Finalizes Plan to Clean Up Old Dry Cleaner Site in Hempstead, New York; Chemicals Used in Dry Cleaning Found in Water Next to Woodmere Middle School |
| 09/30/2011 | | Government and Community Partners Launch Tonawanda Sustainability Initiative; Goals are to Reduce Pollution and Promote Business Innovation |
| 09/30/2011 | | EPA Launches New Mapping Tool to Improve Public Access to Enforcement Information / Mapping feature supports the White House Regulatory Compliance Transparency Initiative and improves public access to information |
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