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02/09/2010EPA Orders NuCo Energy, Inc. to Stop Discharging
02/08/2010Connecticut Company Pays Penalty for Violations of Oil Pollution Prevention Regulations
02/08/2010EPA Orders Linn Energy, LLC to Stop Discharging
02/04/2010ConocoPhillips agrees to resolve Clean Air Act violations in Colorado
02/04/2010Connecticut Education Institution Pays Fine for PCB Violations
02/03/2010Rhode Island Based Landlords Pay Fine for Failing to Warn Tenants about Lead Paint
02/01/2010EPA’s Budget Proposal Seeks Efficiencies, Increased Environmental Protection: Budget proposal aligned with Administrator Jackson’s key priorities
02/01/2010TODAY: Press Conference Call with Administrator Jackson to Discuss EPA’s FY 2011 Budget
01/28/2010Pilgreen Fuel and Farm Supply Fined for Violating the Clean Water Act
01/28/2010EPA Orders Tonawanda Coke Corp. to Clean Up Its Act; Company Ordered to Comply with Clean Air Act, Fix Wastewater Leaks, Stop Dumping Coal Tar Sludge; Comply with NY Air Plan
01/27/2010Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans Agrees to Reinstate Program to Improve Sewage System Damaged by Hurricane Katrina
01/26/2010Senior EPA Officials to Attend National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Meeting in New Orleans
01/25/2010EPA penalizes Guam Waterworks Authority additional $57,000 for failing to complete water tank assessment
01/25/2010Westar Energy to Spend Approximately $500 Million to Settle Clean Air Act Violations

Emissions to be cut by more than 75,000 tons annually
01/22/2010EPA, Congressional Black Caucus Announce Joint Environmental Justice Tour

Jackson, Miss. marks first stop on tour highlighting impact of environmental issues on underserved communities
01/21/2010Nation's Second-Largest Portland Cement Manufacturer to Add New Pollution Controls at Iowa, Kansas and Missouri Plants
01/21/2010Container Glass Plant in Pevely, Mo., Among 13 Nationwide to Install $112M in Pollution Control Equipment
01/21/2010United States Announces Two Major Clean Air Act New Source Review Settlements at 28 Industrial Plants Nationwide
01/21/2010TODAY: EPA, DOJ Enforcement Heads To Announce Two Major Clean Air Act New Source Review Actions
01/19/2010Ocean Protein LLC Pays nearly $22,000 for Failure to Properly Report Hazardous Chemicals
01/19/2010EPA Takes Action Against Sacramento Food Distributor Following Chemical Waste Discharges
01/19/2010EPA Announces Agreement with the City of New York On PCBs in School Caulk
01/15/2010Demco Oil and Gas Company Fined for Violating the Clean Water Act
01/15/2010Mississippi Landowner Fined for Filling Wetlands
01/14/2010AEXCO Petroleum, Inc. Fined for Violating the Clean Water Act
01/13/2010Asbestos Violations at Newport Naval Station Result in Fines
01/13/2010EPA Order Spurs Haz-Mat Flood Risk Reduction in Kent, Washington
01/12/2010Memorandum From Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator to All EPA Employees
01/11/2010St. Maries, Idaho Agrees to spend over $122,000 to settle EPA Risk Management Program Violations
01/07/2010EPA cites Michael and Richard Gard for damages to Wind River wetlands near Dubois
01/05/2010Southeast Facilities Ordered to Stop Discharging and Comply with Clean Water Act
12/30/2009EPA Submits Comments on New York State Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Drilling Environmental Impact Statement
12/28/2009EPA and University of Florida Sign Consent Agreement Settling Hazardous Waste Violations
12/28/2009Record Annual Enforcement Results Achieved in the Southeast; New Mapping Tool Released
12/24/2009EPA Releases National, Regional Enforcement Statistics for 2009
12/23/2009U.S. EPA Releases Annual Enforcement Results and Mapping Tool
12/23/2009EPA Releases Guam, CNMI, American Samoa Annual Enforcement Results and Mapping Tool
12/23/2009EPA Releases Annual Enforcement Results and Mapping Tool / Report summarizes 2009 cases in Hawaii
12/23/2009U.S. EPA Releases Annual Enforcement Results, Interactive Mapping Tool Shows Nevada Environmental Enforcement
12/23/2009 U.S. EPA Releases Annual Enforcement Results, Interactive Mapping Tool Shows California Environmental Enforcement
12/23/2009U.S. EPA Releases Annual Enforcement Results, Interactive Mapping Tool Shows Arizona Environmental Enforcement
12/23/2009U.S. EPA Releases Annual Enforcement Results and Mapping Tool
12/22/2009Guam Fire Department receives new equipment as result of EPA settlement with Shell Guam
12/22/2009Settlement Reached at Sutton Brook Disposal Area Superfund Site in Massachusetts
12/22/2009Duke Energy to Spend $93 Million to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations
12/21/2009Southwest Missouri Pet Supply Dealer to Pay $56,632 Penalty for Re-Labeling, Selling Misbranded Cattle and Hog Insecticide
12/17/2009Apache Nitrogen Products, Inc agrees to $5 million groundwater and soil cleanup
12/16/2009Northern California Emergency Responders Receive
New Equipment Following U.S. EPA Enforcement Action, Settlement
12/15/2009Companies that Illegally Exported Electronic Waste to Hong Kong Agree to Pay Over $21,000 Penalty
12/15/2009EPA Provides New Data from Schools Air Toxics Monitoring Initiative
12/14/2009EPA fines CUC for failing to submit facility oil spill response plan
12/14/2009U.S. EPA and the Port of Stockton Agree on Improved Management of Storm Water Discharges to the San Joaquin River
12/10/2009Seven Superfund Sites in EPA Region 7 to Receive Funds from Nation's Largest Environmental Bankruptcy Settlement
12/10/2009Largest Environmental Bankruptcy in U.S. History Will Result in Payment of $1.79 Billion towards Environmental Cleanup and Restoration / Largest recovery of money for hazardous waste clean up ever
12/10/2009Federal Officials to Hold Conference Call to Discuss Largest Environmental Bankruptcy in U.S. History
12/10/2009EPA reaches agreement with Dow Agrosciences on clean-air violations
12/10/2009EPA Orders Roberson Oil Company to Stop Discharging
12/09/2009EPA Fines Puerto Rico Air National Guard for Improperly Managing Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks
12/09/2009EPA Orders Thomas Exploration Company to Stop Discharging
12/08/2009TE Product Pipeline Company, LLC, Fined for Violating the Clean Water Act
12/04/2009U.S. EPA Directs Bay Area Wastewater Collection Systems to Protect San Francisco Bay from Sewage Discharges
12/01/2009P4 Production, LLC, Begins Comprehensive Mine Cleanup Planning in Southeast Idaho
12/01/2009EPA cites Bucklen Equipment for damages to the Cache la Poudre River in Greeley
12/01/2009EPA reaches agreement with Sauder on clean-air violations
11/30/2009Apartment Complex Owner Pays Fine for Failing to Warn Tenants about Lead Paint in Springfield, Mass.
11/25/2009Verizon Wireless Voluntarily Discloses Environmental Violations
11/24/2009EPA Issues Letter of Decision on Iowa Water Quality Standards
11/24/2009EPA Awards $800,000 for Environmental Justice Projects in Five States
11/24/2009EPA Expands Outreach to Minority Students
11/23/2009U.S. Navy agrees to consider more cleanup options at Kitsap County Superfund Site
11/23/2009City of Kendrick, Idaho pays $3,500 for wastewater violations
11/23/2009Clean Air Act Violators on Northwest Indian Reservations Face EPA Fines
11/23/2009EPA Orders Puerto Rico Police Department to Improve Handling and Disposal of Confiscated Fireworks
11/18/2009Three Northwest Companies Fined for Violating Federal Pesticide Laws
11/18/2009EPA Approves No Discharge Zone Designation for South Shore Estuary Reserve
11/17/2009Feedlot in Sioux County, Iowa, Agrees to Pay $25,000 Penalty for Alleged Waste Discharges into West Branch of Floyd River
11/17/2009EPA Announces Environmental Justice Showcase Communities
11/16/2009St. Louis Landlord to Pay Penalty, Perform Lead Paint Removal for Failure to Inform Residents, Homeowners of Lead Hazards
11/16/2009Settlement Clears Way for Cleanup Work at Hows Corner Superfund Site in Plymouth, Maine
11/12/2009Environmental Justice Grants Now Available
11/09/2009John Wieland Homes Agrees to Clean Water Act Settlement
Company will pay $350,000 penalty and upgrade environmental programs
11/06/2009EPA Region 7 to Participate at National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk Event
11/06/2009U.S. EPA Makes Available Data on Compliance with Hazardous Waste, Air Regulations
11/04/2009A and B Metal Recycling agrees to EPA order; will comply with federal rules to protect stratospheric ozone
11/04/2009EPA Soliciting Applications for Environmental Justice Grant Funding
11/03/2009Fish processing plant in Haines, Alaska faces a possible $177,500 fine for discharging fish waste without a permit
11/02/2009Powell Butte, Ore. Ranch Owners Ordered to Complete Hazardous Waste Cleanup
11/02/2009University of Cincinnati agrees to EPA order to comply with Clean Air Act
11/02/2009Three Minnesota companies agree to EPA orders to comply with federal rules to protect stratospheric ozone
11/02/2009U.S. EPA Takes Action Against San Francisco “Muni” following 2005 SF Bay Oil Spill
10/29/2009Tempe developer Lennar pays $182,519 to settle Clean Air Act violations
10/28/2009EPA reaches agreement with JandJ cores on clean-air violations
10/28/2009EPA reaches agreement with Sunoco on clean-air violations
10/27/2009U.S. EPA settles with the GATX Corporation for failing to notify authorities after 2008 ammonia release
10/26/2009Wallingford Chemical Company Fined for Clean Air Violations
10/26/2009Tests Show Recontamination of Soils in Herculaneum, Mo., from Doe Run Resources Corporation Lead Smelting Operation
10/26/2009Developers face potential $125,000 fine for storm water violations at Smiths Ferry, Idaho construction site
10/22/2009Illinois company agrees to EPA order: will comply with federal rules to protect stratospheric ozone
10/22/2009Toy's Scrap and Salvage agrees to EPA order; will comply with federal rules to protect stratospheric ozone
10/21/2009Ship Operator Pleads Guilty for Concealing Pollution from Oil Tanker - Panamanian company will pay $1.25 million for vessel pollution crimes

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