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02/01/2012Two New England Companies Fined for Violating Hazardous Waste Management Requirements
01/26/2012Oregon Potato Company pays EPA penalty for failing to report ammonia release
01/26/2012Agreement Reached to Address Contamination at CTS Site in Asheville, NC
01/26/2012EPA to Hold Public Availability Sessions Concerning Actions in Areas of North Birmingham
01/25/2012EPA Awards Innovative Plating Company in Clovis for Significant Reductions of Toxic Chemicals
01/23/2012EPA Environmental Justice Grant to Help Ironbound Community Promote Sustainable Practices through Urban Gardening and Environmental Education
01/19/2012EPA to Begin Sampling Water at Some Residences in Dimock, Pa.
01/17/2012Naval Base Kitsap fails to properly monitor fuel tanks near Puget Sound for leaks
01/13/2012University of Kansas Hospital to be Honored for Reducing Waste
01/12/2012Settlement to Require Eaton Corporation to Address TCE Contamination at Vehicle Group Plant in Kearney, Neb.
01/10/2012U.S. EPA Orders World’s Largest Metals and Electronics Recycler to Immediately Cease Illegal Discharge of Toxic Pollutants to San Francisco Bay
01/10/2012Pennsylvania Company to Pay $25,347 Penalty for Inadequate Oil Spill Prevention at Harrisville, Pa. Facility
01/09/2012EPA and GSA Recognize Surplus Exchange for Electronics Recycling Certification in Kansas City
01/05/2012EPA Releases 2010 Toxics Release Inventory National Analysis
01/03/2012EPA Releases Options for Gowanus Canal Superfund Cleanup; Agency Encouraging Public Comment
12/16/2011DuPont Settles Hazardous Waste Violations at Deepwater, N.J. Facility
12/16/2011EPA 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
12/08/2011EPA 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
11/30/2011U.S. EPA Fines Reno Area Facility $79,500 for Hazardous Waste Violations
11/29/2011BP to Pay $426,500 Penalty and Secure Funds to Properly Close Facilities and Clean Up Contaminated Sites
11/23/2011Eldo W.R.M.S., Inc., to Pay $23,900 Civil Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations at Salvage Goods Facility in Grandview, Mo.
11/15/2011California Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Illegally Storing Toxic and Explosive Hazardous Waste in His Backyard
11/15/2011Work to Begin This Week on Removal and Replacement of Security Fencing at Carter Carburetor Site in St. Louis, Mo.
11/15/2011Former Lupton, Ariz. truck stop owners to pay $80,000 penalty for violating hazardous waste laws
11/10/2011The Federal Government Highlights Economic Benefits of Electronics Recycling; Top Officials Tour Electronic Waste Recycler
11/08/2011EPA to Host a Public Meeting for the Black Leaf Chemical Site in Louisville, KY
11/01/2011EPA Order Requires Companies to Investigate Environmental Contamination at Frontier El Dorado Refinery in El Dorado, Kan.
11/01/2011EPA Cleanup Restores Gloucester, New Jersey Ballfield and Puts People to Work
11/01/2011EPA to Hold a Public Availability Session Regarding the Capital City Plume Site, Montgomery, Alabama
10/31/2011Nevada Charter Schools to comply with asbestos regulations
10/31/2011EPA Begins Work to Remove Dioxin-laden Sediment from the Lower Passaic River
10/27/2011EPA Issues Proposed Cleanup Plan for Woonasquatucket River
10/26/2011EPA Sampling Results announced for Capital City Plume Site in Montgomery, AL
10/25/2011EPA to Host Annual Meeting:
Kerr-McGee Chemical (Columbus) Superfund Site Update
10/24/2011Work to Begin at Weyerhaeuser Superfund Alternative Site in Plymouth, NC
10/21/2011EPA Encourages the Public to Attend Information Sessions on Newtown Creek Superfund Site Cleanup
10/20/2011EPA and Municipality of Guaynabo Removing 1,500 Toxic Drums and Containers from Abandoned Warehouse
10/20/2011EPA Finalizes Plan to Clean Up Contaminated Ground Water at Tri-Cities Barrel Superfund Site in Broome County, N.Y.
10/18/2011EPA Grant to Help Protect Children's Health in Baltimore
10/18/2011Soil Removal to begin at the former Zonolite Company in Atlanta
10/17/2011EPA Marks 25th Anniversary of EPCRA
10/17/2011EPA Administrator Jackson, Senator Lautenberg and Senator Menendez Mark 25th Anniversary of Toxics Right to Know Law
10/13/2011U.S. EPA Fines Tucson Facility $30,000 for Hazardous Waste Violations
10/13/2011EPA Finalizes Plan for Crown Vantage Landfill Superfund Site in Alexandria Township, New Jersey
10/11/2011EPA Seeks Public Comment on the Proposed Plan for the Chemfax, Inc. Site in Gulfport, MS
10/11/2011EPA Outlines Next Steps at the Capital City Plume Site in Montgomery, AL
10/06/2011EPA and Sherwin-Williams Company Settle Case Alleging Hazardous Waste Violations at Baltimore Facility
10/06/2011EPA Announces Public Comment Period on Proposal to Ban Dumping Sewage from Boats Into Lake Ontario
10/06/2011Flood Waters Completely Drained, System to Treat Contaminated Ground Water Back On Line at American Cyanamid Superfund Site
10/06/2011Companies settle alleged environmental violations at Hercules Franklin Plant in Courtland, Va.
10/06/2011EPA Launches New Website to Protect Wetlands; Urges Public to Report Any Violations of the Law
10/05/2011Nov. 28 is Deadline to Apply for 2012 EPA Brownfields Funding
10/05/2011Portsmouth N.H. Scrap Metal Company Faces Fine for Polluted Water Discharges
10/03/2011EPA 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
09/30/2011Government and Community Partners Launch Tonawanda Sustainability Initiative; Goals are to Reduce Pollution and Promote Business Innovation
09/30/2011Owner of ‘Davy Crockett’ Barge Indicted for Oil Spill on Columbia River
09/30/2011EPA 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
09/29/2011Cleanup Complete at Pasley Solvents and Chemicals Superfund Site In Nassau County, N.Y.; Site Removed from Superfund List
09/28/2011U.S. EPA Fines Central California Facility $30,000 for Hazardous Waste Violations
09/27/2011Kent-based trucking company fined over $46,000 for chemical reporting violations
09/26/2011EPA Approves New EGT Permits with Strict Conditions
09/26/2011Sivyer Steel Corporation of Bettendorf, Iowa, to Pay $54,786 Penalty, Perform Oil Cleanup for Hazardous Waste Violations
09/20/2011EPA to Hold Public Meeting Regarding Triangle Pacific Site, Elizabeth City, NC
09/19/2011S. Portland Maine Facility faces EPA Sanction for Unsafe Storage of Hazardous Chemicals
09/16/2011EPA and Bayonne Medical Center Team Up to Green the Hospital
09/15/2011EPA Adds Six and Proposes Two Hazardous Waste Sites in the Southeast to the Superfund National Priorities List
09/15/2011EPA Proposes to Add Eighteen Mile Creek in Niagara County, N.Y. to the Superfund List
09/15/2011EPA Adds Areas of Long Island to the Superfund List; Volatile Organic Compounds found in 11 Major Drinking Water Wells
09/15/2011EPA Adds Garfield Ground Water Contamination Site in Garfield, NJ to the Superfund List; 500 Homes and Businesses Inspected for Contamination by Hexavalent Chromium
09/15/2011EPA Proposes to Add Puerto Rico Site to the Superfund List
09/15/2011EPA Advancing Clean Up at 15 Hazardous Waste Sites, Proposing 11 Sites for Action
09/14/2011EPA Releases Strategy to Protect People’s Health and the Environment in Communities Overburdened by Pollution
09/14/2011Fort Belvoir to pay civil penalty for environmental violations
09/14/2011EPA to Fund Pollution Prevention Projects in New Jersey and New York; Agency Also to Promote Pollution Prevention Initiatives at Upcoming Green Chemistry Conference
09/13/2011Brand FX Body of Pocahontas, Iowa, to Replace Use of Solvent and Pay $11,021 Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations
09/13/2011Waste Management LampTracker, Inc., to Pay $118,800 Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations at Kaiser, Mo., Facility
09/07/2011EPA and Naval Weapons Station Earle to Work Together to Expand Environmental Commitments
09/06/2011EPA to Hold Public Meeting for the Aberdeen Contaminated Groundwater Site in Aberdeen, NC
09/06/2011EPA and New York State Announce Ban on Dumping Sewage from Boats into Long Island Sound
08/29/2011EPA to Hold Public Meeting for the Continental Cleaners Site in Miami, FL
08/26/2011EPA Seeks Public Comment on the Proposed Plan for the SAPP Battery Superfund Site in Cottondale, Fla.
08/25/2011EPA Orders HOVENSA to Improve Plans to Prevent Chemical Releases and Promptly Detect Problems
08/24/2011$1 Million EPA Enforcement Action Against Kettleman City Hazardous Waste Landfill
08/23/2011EPA Announces a Public Availability Session for the Sanford Dry Cleaners Superfund Site
08/23/2011More than 80 Tribal Schools in Arizona, Navajo Nation to improve environmental management
08/22/2011EPA Announces Settlement with the Department of the Interior to Resolve Violations at DOI Schools in Indian Country/Comprehensive settlement to improve environmental conditions at 164 DOI schools in Indian Country, benefitting more than 40,000 students
08/22/2011EPA Unveils System to Treat Contaminated Ground Water from Lawrence Aviation Superfund Site in Suffolk County, N.Y.
08/22/2011EPA to Hold Public Meeting Regarding Fairfax St. Wood Treater Site, Jacksonville, FL
08/19/2011EPA Region 7 to Host Five Free Brownfields Grant Writing Workshops for Communities Interested in 2012 Competition
08/19/2011EPA Awards More Than $300,000 to Paul Smith’s College to Control Invasive Species; Grant is One of Nine Awarded to New York for Great Lakes Restoration Work
08/19/2011New Jersey DEP Will Provide Green Job Training Through EPA Brownfields Grant
08/17/2011Peter Martin Kuhn Added to EPA Fugitive List / Defendant failed to surrender after indictment in illegal mining waste dumping case
08/15/2011EPA Proposes to Delete Pasley Solvents and Chemicals Site in Nassau County, N.Y. from Superfund List
08/12/2011EPA to Begin Air Sampling at the Capital City Plume Site in Montgomery, AL
08/12/2011EPA Issues Rule on Carbamate Wastes
08/11/2011EPA Finds Cleanup of Sayreville Landfill Superfund Site Protective; Proposes Removal from Federal Superfund List
08/10/2011New U.S. EPA, waste handlers agreement to reduce harmful odors in Mecca, Calif.
08/10/2011EPA Orders Battery Recycling Company to Reduce Air and Water Pollution at Arecibo, Puerto Rico Lead Smelting Facility
08/08/2011Public Meeting Scheduled Tuesday, Aug. 9, to Discuss Results of Off-Site Sampling at Carter Carburetor Site in St. Louis, Mo.
08/08/2011EPA to Hold Public Meeting Regarding Ore Knob Mine Site, Ore Knob, NC

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