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News Releases - Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals

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11/19/2009EPA Issues Call for 2010 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award Nominations
11/18/2009EPA Approves No Discharge Zone Designation for South Shore Estuary Reserve
11/17/2009EPA announces major investment in healthy homes for Pueblo County
11/16/2009St. Louis Landlord to Pay Penalty, Perform Lead Paint Removal for Failure to Inform Residents, Homeowners of Lead Hazards
11/12/2009Wisconsin is first state with lead-based paint renovation, repair and painting program
11/12/2009Environmental Justice Grants Now Available
11/06/2009EPA Region 7 to Participate at National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk Event
11/04/2009MU Extension Receives Grant to Help Amish, Mennonite Growers to Reduce Pesticides
11/04/2009EPA Proposes New Pesticide Labeling to Control Spray Drift and Protect Human Health
11/03/2009U.S. EPA takes enforcement action against the Wilbur-Ellis Company for 21 violations of federal pesticide law
11/02/2009EPA adds U.S. Magnesium to Superfund site list
10/30/2009EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Hopewell Precision Site
10/30/2009EPA Proceeds with Revoking Regulations Allowing Carbofuran Pesticide Residues on Food
10/29/2009Early Results from Air Toxics Monitoring at Washington and Oregon Schools Released Today
10/29/2009EPA Region 7 Releases First Air Monitoring Data from Colvin Elementary School in Wichita, Kan.
10/29/2009EPA Orders Chemical Testing for Hormone Effects
10/29/2009EPA Posts New Schools Air Toxics Monitoring Initiative Data
10/29/2009EPA Region 6 Releases First Air Monitoring Data from Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School in Shreveport, Louisiana
10/28/2009EPA's New Green Parking Lot Allows Scientists to Study Permeable Surfaces That May Help the Environment
10/23/2009Dura Coat Products, Inc., Joins EPA’s National Partnership for Environmental Priorities
10/23/2009Lead-Based Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule Workshop to be held in Charleston, SC
10/22/2009EPA Recognizes BASF Corporation in Spartanburg, SC for Improving Chemical Safety in Schools
10/22/2009EPA Recognizes ADEM for Improving Chemical Safety in Schools
10/22/2009 Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe recognized for school chemical cleanout campaign
10/22/2009EPA Proposes Tightening Standards for Lead-Safe Renovation Practices and Lead Paint Dust to Protect Children
10/21/2009Claims About Keyboards Result in $205,000 Penalty for Samsung; Company Agrees to Stop Making Claims
10/20/2009U.S. EPA settles for $15,600 with Behr Process for selling an unregistered pesticide
10/20/2009Central California company reports, corrects environmental violations
10/20/2009New EPA Information on Insect Repellents
10/19/2009Wipe Out Lead Poisoning
10/19/2009City of Allentown, EPA Enter Sustainability Pact
10/15/2009EPA settles with pet products company for illegally selling, distributing pesticides to Tempe retailer
10/15/2009EPA Extends Public Comment Period for Proposal to Put Newtown Creek on Nation's Superfund List
10/13/2009EPA Signs Agreement with Army Corps, Dept. of Energy to Ensure Cleanup of Middlesex, NJ Site
10/13/2009U.S. EPA fines Stockton, Calif. company nearly 194,000 for toxic chemical release violations
10/09/2009Two Connecticut Landlords Face Fines for Failing to Warn Tenants about Lead Paint
10/09/2009Pennsylvania Company Settles
Chemical Release Reporting Violations
10/08/2009Three Connecticut Companies Face Penalties for Hazardous Chemical Violations
10/07/2009U.S. EPA fines defunct Artesia Ice manufacturing company for failing to notify authorities after 2007 ammonia release
10/07/2009Six New England Companies Settle with EPA for Pesticide Violations
10/07/2009EPA Begins New Scientific Evaluation of Atrazine
10/06/2009Don’t Mess With Mercury
10/05/2009U.S. EPA and Central California company agree to settlement of $23,000 for risk management plan violation
10/05/2009Shell Guam fined for not providing required toxic chemical information / Company spends more that $28,000 to provide new equipment for the Guam Fire Department
10/02/2009EPA Finds PCB-Containing Equipment for Sale Without Proper Identification on eBay
10/02/2009EPA Announces Settlement with Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture for Pesticide Misuse and Worker Protection Standard Violations
10/01/2009Order Requires Investigation and Cleanup of Spills at Truck Wholesale Salvage Yard in Wellsville, Kan.
10/01/2009Leaders Praise EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s Plans for Chemical Reform
10/01/2009EPA Region 4 now monitoring for air toxics at 12 schools in the Southeast
10/01/2009EPA Posts First Data from One of Four Schools in NY and NJ
10/01/2009EPA Opens Transparency Window into Pesticide Registration Decisions
09/30/2009Eight Maine Real Estate Firms Face Fines for Lead Paint Disclosure Violations
09/30/2009EPA Awards Virgin Islands $4 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Water Infrastructure Projects to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Public Health
09/30/2009U.S. EPA’s Region 2 Awards $1.2 Million in Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
09/29/2009EPA Administrator Jackson Unveils New Administration Framework for Chemical Management Reform in the United States
09/28/2009U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to visit Bay Area
09/25/2009EPA Awards $57,000 in Recovery Act Funds to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks in U.S. Virgin Islands
09/25/2009EPA Announces Guidance to Communities on PCBs in Caulk of Buildings Constructed or Renovated Between 1950 and 1978

EPA to gather latest science on PCBs in caulk
09/23/2009Salt Chuck Mine on Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island Proposed for Federal Cleanup List
09/23/2009Former Mercury Mine Above Cottage Grove Reservoir Proposed for Federal Cleanup List
09/23/2009Delta TechOps Joins EPA’s National Partnership for Environmental Priorities - Company commits to eliminating lead from machine shop operations and recycles 7,000 pounds of lead
09/22/2009EPA acts to protect public from Granite Marketing, Inc.’s unregistered pesticides
09/18/2009EPA Proposes Agreement to Cleanup McGuire Air Force Base Superfund Site
09/17/2009EPA Concludes Water Quality Monitoring Study of New York Bight and Northeast Coastal Waters from Ocean-Going Vessel
09/17/2009Bucks County Eco-Industrial Park and Two Tenants Join EPA Sustainability Initiative, Push Green Commitment Higher
09/14/2009Reser's Fine Foods, Inc., to Pay Civil Penalty for Failing to Timely Report Ammonia Leak to Emergency Response Centers
09/14/2009EPA Finishes Successful Cleanup of Hazardous Chemicals from New Jersey Facility
09/11/2009New Limits on Pesticide Uses Will Protect Salmon
09/10/2009EPA Honors "United We Serve" Volunteers for Grandview C-4 School District's Chemical Cleanout
09/10/2009U. S. EPA settles with NorCal company for failing to provide toxic chemical information needed by communities
09/08/2009Dyno Nobel, Inc. to pay $17,000 for Failure to Properly Report Release of Ammonia
09/08/2009Nonpareil Corporation Pays Over $95,000 for Failure to Properly Report Hazardous Chemicals
09/08/2009Firms to be Honored as "United We Serve" Volunteers for Grandview C-4 School District’s Chemical Cleanout
09/03/2009New Jersey Site Ready to Come off Superfund List
09/02/2009Shell Cited Again by EPA for Clean Water Act Violations in Puerto Rico
09/02/2009$8.5 Million Settlement Reached to Clean up Landia Superfund Site
08/31/2009Six Supermarkets Receive EPA GreenChill Awards for Reducing Use of Ozone-Depleting Greenhouse Gases
08/31/2009EPA Announces $87 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Water Infrastructure Projects in New York to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Public Health
08/28/2009Recovery Act Funding to Accelerate Cleanup, Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Human Health at New Jersey Hazardous Waste Site
08/26/2009EPA Announces New Steps to Protect Americans from Lead Poisoning. Actions to reduce overall exposures to lead
08/26/2009Stony Brook University Hospital and EPA Sign Historic Green Partnership
08/25/2009EPA Requires New Pipe at PREPA South Coast; Grants Water Discharge Permit
08/24/2009Aircraft Equipment Manufacturer in Kent, Wash. Will Pay Over $12,000 for Failing to Report Dangerous Chemicals
08/24/2009EPA Orders Village of Port Chester, N.Y. to Fix the Way it Handles Stormwater; Comply with Clean Water Act
08/21/2009Virgin Islands Site Ready to Come off Superfund List
08/18/2009EPA Makes Preliminary Toxics Release Data Available to the Public
Early release of raw data ensures open, transparent flow of information
08/17/2009Boat Manufacturers Pay over $50,000 for Chemical Reporting Violations
08/17/2009In Reaching a Settlement, EPA and New York City Establish Groundbreaking Audit Program
08/17/2009EPA Fines Lakewood, N.J. Company for Illegal Export of Electronic Waste to Hong Kong
08/12/2009EPA Voluntary Partner Reduces Lead use by 85,000 Pounds
08/12/2009EPA cites Sun City nursery for pesticide misuse, worker safety issues
08/11/2009EPA settles with Genoa Tree Nursery over worker protection violations
08/11/2009EPA to Hold Public Meeting Tonight on Proposed Cleanup Plan for Hopewell Precision Site
08/11/2009EPA Awards $1 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks in Puerto Rico
08/07/2009EPA Reaches Settlement with USDA for Underground Storage Tank Violations in Puerto Rico
08/04/2009Willamette YMCA and Papé Truck Leasing, Inc. fined $22,000 for Improper Storage of PCBs
07/31/2009EPA Reaches Settlement with Nation’s Largest Manufacturer of Hospital Disinfectants; Company Agrees to Pay $550,000 in Penalties
07/30/2009EPA fines New Mexico pesticide company maximum allowable penalty for illegal pesticide application
07/28/2009EPA takes action against Connecticut-based corporation for toxic chemical reporting violations at Phoenix facility
07/28/2009U.S. EPA fines Yuba City $2,400 for failing to update risk management plan

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