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02/02/2012EPA and TDSHS Warn Against Consumption of Contaminated Fish
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 reaches settlement with companies to pay cleanup costs for Occidental Chemical Corp. Superfund site
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
01/03/2012EPA Releases Options for Gowanus Canal Superfund Cleanup; Agency Encouraging Public Comment
12/29/2011EPA Reaches Settlement on Groundwater Cleanup at the Davis Liquid Waste Superfund Site in Smithfield R.I.
12/16/2011EPA Issues Cooperative Agreement to Joplin, Mo.; $500,000 in Funding to Address Lead Exposures Caused by May 22 Tornado
12/15/2011EPA Region 7 Completes 10,000th Residential Yard Cleanup of Lead-Contaminated Soils at Omaha Lead Site in Omaha, Neb.
12/14/2011EPA Region 7 to Host News Conference Dec. 15 to Discuss Milestone in Cleanup of Residential Yards in Omaha, Neb.
12/12/2011EPA Proposes Plan for Next Phase of Cleanup at Crown Cleaners Superfund Site in Herrings, New York; Agency Encouraging Public Comment
12/06/2011EPA Proposes to Remove State Marine of Port Arthur and Palmer Barge Line Superfund Sites from its Superfund List
12/05/2011U.S. EPA: City of East Palo Alto Cleans up Cooley Landing Toxic Dump to Create Bayfront Nature Park
11/21/2011EPA and U.S. Department of Energy to Develop Renewable Energy on the Price's Pit Landfill
11/21/2011EPA Proposes Plan to Remove Contaminated Sediment from Bottom of Pompton Lake; Public Hearing Slated for January 5
11/18/2011EPA 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
11/15/2011Work to Begin This Week on Removal and Replacement of Security Fencing at Carter Carburetor Site in St. Louis, Mo.
11/15/2011Cleanup Complete at Sayreville Landfill Superfund Site
11/09/2011EPA Region 7 to Begin Issuing Orders to Obtain Access to Residential Properties in Omaha for Environmental Sampling
11/08/2011EPA to Host a Public Meeting for the Black Leaf Chemical Site in Louisville, KY
11/08/2011
One Flew South: EPA’s Southeast Region is Now on Twitter
11/07/2011EPA to Hold Public Informational Meetings on Woonasquatucket River Cleanup Plan 
11/07/2011EPA partners with federal agencies to track Japan tsunami debris
11/04/2011EPA, DOE to Study Potential for Renewable Energy Possibilities on West Haymarket Brownfield Site in Lincoln, Neb.
11/04/2011EPA, DOE to Study Potential for Renewable Energy Possibilities on Municipal Farm Brownfields Site in Kansas City, Mo.
11/04/2011EPA, DOE Partner to Develop Renewable Energy at the Former Kerr McGee Chemical Facility in Columbus, MS / Clean energy project aims to benefit local economies and create jobs
11/04/2011EPA, DOE Partner to Develop Renewable Energy at the Former Tronox Facility site in Savannah, GA / Clean energy project aims to benefit local economies and create jobs
11/04/2011EPA, DOE to Study Potential for Renewable Energy Possibilities on Milwaukee and St. Paul Rail Yard Company Brownfields Site in Perry, Iowa
11/04/2011EPA, DOE to Study Potential for Renewable Energy Possibilities on Farmland Industries Nitrogen Plant Site in Lawrence, Kan.
11/04/2011EPA, DOE Partner to Develop Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Sites -- Delaware’s Standard Chlorine site considered for clean energy project
11/04/2011EPA, DOE Partner to Develop Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Sites / Clean energy project aims to benefit local economies and create jobs
11/04/2011San Francisco Creates New “Green” Project at Mission Bay Community with Stimulus, Private Funding
11/02/2011EPA Concludes Season’s Dredging of New Bedford Harbor Contaminated Sediment
11/01/2011EPA Encourages City of Joplin, Mo., to Apply for Cooperative Agreement to Respond to Lead Exposure Caused by Tornado
11/01/2011EPA Cleanup Restores Gloucester, New Jersey Ballfield and Puts People to Work
11/01/2011Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/Technical Advisory Group awarded $100K to help improve the health of the Duwamish Valley
11/01/2011EPA to Hold a Public Availability Session Regarding the Capital City Plume Site, Montgomery, Alabama
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.
10/18/2011Soil Removal to begin at the former Zonolite Company in Atlanta
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
10/06/2011Flood Waters Completely Drained, System to Treat Contaminated Ground Water Back On Line at American Cyanamid Superfund Site
10/06/2011EPA issues cleanup directive to Enbridge
10/05/2011Nov. 28 is Deadline to Apply for 2012 EPA Brownfields Funding
10/04/2011EPA Announces Cleanup Plan for Quanta Resources Superfund Site in Edgewater, New Jersey
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
09/30/2011McClellan Business Park completes first in the nation privatized cleanup, redevelopment at military Superfund site in Sacramento
09/29/2011Final Cleanup Plan Selected For North Ridge Estates Superfund Site in Oregon
09/29/2011EPA announces plan to clean up largest abandoned uranium mine on the Navajo Nation
09/29/2011U.S. EPA selects $70 million remedy for groundwater contamination removal at Omega Chemical Site
09/29/2011Cleanup Complete at Pasley Solvents and Chemicals Superfund Site In Nassau County, N.Y.; Site Removed from Superfund List
09/28/2011EPA Orders $60 Million Groundwater Cleanup at Toxic 'Mega' Superfund Site in Sacramento County
09/27/2011EPA proposes changes to FMC Superfund site cleanup plan, seeks comments from the public
09/21/2011EPA, DoD finalize agreement to clean up Joint Base Andrews
09/21/2011EPA, DoD finalize agreement to clean up Joint Base Andrews
09/20/2011EPA to Hold Public Meeting Regarding Triangle Pacific Site, Elizabeth City, NC
09/19/2011President's Environmental Youth Awards Competition Accepting Nominations from Students in Grades K-12
09/19/2011Cleanup of Hazardous Materials Completed at Hillsborough, N.H. Site
09/15/2011North Ridge Estates in Oregon added to EPA’s National Priorities List
09/15/2011EPA adds Gary site to Superfund National Priorities List
09/15/2011EPA adds Sandoval, Illinois, site to Superfund National Priorities List
09/15/2011Bremerton Gasworks in Washington proposed for national hazardous cleanup listing
09/15/2011EPA Proposes Compass Plaza Well TCE Site for Superfund's National Priorities List
09/15/2011EPA Region 6 Updates Its National Priorities List of Superfund Sites - Two Sites Added and One Proposed
09/15/2011EPA Adds Six and Proposes Two Hazardous Waste Sites in the Southeast to the Superfund National Priorities List
09/15/2011U.S. EPA Proposes to Add LA County Industrial Facilities to List of Nation’s Worst Toxic Sites
09/15/2011U.S. EPA Adds Northern, Central California Abandoned Mines to List of Nation’s Worst Toxic Sites
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
09/15/2011Metro Container Corp. site proposed for Superfund list
09/15/2011EPA Advancing Clean Up at 15 Hazardous Waste Sites, Proposing 11 Sites for Action
09/14/2011U.S. EPA orders $20 million Northrop cleanup at San Gabriel Valley Superfund site
09/13/2011Air Force, EPA, and Arizona agree to clean up groundwater at Air Force Plant 44
09/06/2011EPA to Hold Public Meeting for the Aberdeen Contaminated Groundwater Site in Aberdeen, NC
09/02/2011Registration Open for Annual Cornell Pond Fishing Derby in North Dartmouth, Mass.
09/02/2011Bannister Federal Complex Plan Represents Significant Step Forward in Resolving Environmental Issues
08/31/2011Guam’s Ordot Dump closed, new landfill at Layon to open September 1
08/31/2011Roanoke chemical distributor to pay $44,000 penalty for safety violations
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.
08/25/2011U.S. EPA settlements to provide more than $4 million for drinking water at San Gabriel Valley Superfund cleanup
08/25/2011EPA estimates on toxicity of Libby Asbestos available for public comment and independent scientist review
08/24/2011EPA Awards Job Training Grant to Saint Paul Port Authority
08/23/2011EPA Announces a Public Availability Session for the Sanford Dry Cleaners Superfund Site
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
08/19/2011Job Training Grant Will Help Develop Green Workforce Skills in Merrimack Valley

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