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11/23/2009EPA Calls for Best Projects for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding
11/23/2009EPA Issues Rule to Reduce Water Pollution from Construction Sites
11/23/2009TUESDAY: Administrator Jackson to Attend Recovery Act “Green Street” Groundbreaking Event in Edmonston, Maryland: New environmentally responsible street will save energy, reduce water pollution to the Chesapeake
11/18/2009EPA To Hold Public Meeting Regarding Perflourochemical Contamination Near Decatur, Ala.
11/18/2009EPA awards $897,225 grant to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to study effects of underground injection of carbon dioxide
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
11/17/2009Habitat along Ashtabula river to be restored
11/16/2009EPA Seeks Comment on New Permit for Animal Feeding Operations in Idaho
11/13/2009Scarlet Goes Green: Rutgers and EPA Partner to Reduce University's Environmental Impacts
11/12/2009EPA Cites 14 Municipalities for Stormwater Violations
11/10/2009EPA Study Reveals Widespread Contamination of Fish in U.S. Lakes and Reservoirs
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
11/03/2009Fish processing plant in Haines, Alaska faces a possible $177,500 fine for discharging fish waste without a permit
11/02/2009Kinnickinnic River cleanup means a revitalized Milwaukee neighborhood
11/02/2009EPA Adds Raritan Bay Site to Nation's Superfund List
10/30/2009TMDL ‘Pollution Diet’ Meetings Set for W. Va.
10/29/2009EPA Requests Comments on Survey for Stormwater Rule
10/29/2009EPA Calls on State of Missouri to Set New Water Quality Standards for St. Louis Segment of Mississippi River
10/29/2009More than $1 Million for Projects to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound
10/28/2009EPA's New Green Parking Lot Allows Scientists to Study Permeable Surfaces That May Help the Environment
10/27/2009EPA Offers $10 Million in Grants to Protect Puget Sound
10/27/2009EPA Visits STRIVE/East Harlem’s Green Job Training Program; Training Made Possible By Brownfields Grants
10/26/2009EPA Recognizes Massachusetts Leader for Water Efficiency
10/26/2009Developers face potential $125,000 fine for storm water violations at Smiths Ferry, Idaho construction site
10/26/2009EPA to Hold Public Meetings on Chesapeake Bay ‘Pollution Diet’
10/23/2009Outdoor Classroom to Help Prairie Village, Kan., Science Students Test Brush Creek
10/23/2009EPA Cites Unlawful Filling of Wetlands at
Wicomoco County, Md. Housing Development Site
10/21/2009EPA Funds Help Replace Failing Wastewater Main in Beckley W.Va.
10/20/2009EPA Announces $38,993,400 Recovery Act Funds for Water Infrastructure Projects in the District of Columbia to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Public Health
10/20/2009Latest summary of EPA actions to ensure safe drinking water in Montana
10/20/2009Latest summary of EPA actions to ensure safe drinking water in Utah
10/20/2009Latest summary of EPA actions to ensure safe drinking water in Wyoming
10/20/2009Southeast Facilities Ordered to Comply with Clean Water Act; Penalties Total More Than $230,000
10/19/2009EPA Proposes to Extend the Stormwater Construction General Permit by One Year
10/19/2009EPA’s WaterSense Label Available for First Commercial Building Product
10/16/2009U.S. EPA Orders Northern California Operator Cemex to Comply with Federal Clean Water Act Regulations
10/15/2009EPA Adds Lower Boise River and Hem Creek to Idaho’s List of Impaired Waters
10/15/2009EPA Extends Public Comment Period for Proposal to Put Newtown Creek on Nation's Superfund List
10/15/2009EPA to weigh public comment on Indiana's new wastewater permit for U.S. Steel Gary Works
10/15/2009EPA Administrator Announces Plan to Retool and Reinvigorate Clean Water Enforcement Program
10/14/2009Vancouver, B.C. Aquarium Nets National Recognition as Outstanding Ocean Learning Center
10/14/2009Utah man sentenced to 20 years in prison for environmental, other crimes
10/13/2009EPA Signs Agreement with Army Corps, Dept. of Energy to Ensure Cleanup of Middlesex, NJ Site
10/08/2009EPA Honors Virginia Agency as Water Efficiency Leader
10/08/2009EPA Recognizes Lowe’s As Water Efficiency Leader
10/08/2009EPA Recognizes Cobb County Water System in Georgia as Water Efficiency Leader
10/08/2009EPA Recognizes Leaders in Water Efficiency: WaterSense Partners of the Year named
10/06/2009Four marine companies operating in Southern California face fines of up to $177,500 for storm water violations
10/06/2009EPA orders four Cottonwood water systems to decrease arsenic in drinking water
10/06/2009EPA Issues Final Aircraft Drinking Water Rule
10/05/2009$477,000 Grant to Joplin, Mo., for Water Infrastructure
10/05/2009$1,146,000 Grant to Chautauqua County, Kan., for Water Infrastructure
10/05/2009EPA designates Michindoh aquifer as sole source of drinking water for tri-state area
10/01/2009Order Requires Investigation and Cleanup of Spills at Truck Wholesale Salvage Yard in Wellsville, Kan.
10/01/2009EPA Orders Sellersville to Reduce Arsenic Levels in Drinking Water
10/01/2009Dallas-Ft. Worth General Contractors Work Together with Regulatory Agencies to Keep Texas Waterways Clean
10/01/2009Guam wastewater plants required to upgrade to secondary treatment
09/30/2009Revised Water Quality Standards Approved for Nebraska
09/30/2009Agreement to Enable Environmental Cleanup, Redevelopment of Former Solutia-J.F. Queeny Chemical Facility in St. Louis
09/30/2009U.S. Sues Scranton Sewer Authority for Clean Water Act 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
09/30/2009EPA Announces over $3.9 million in Recovery Act Funds for Water Projects in Guam to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Public Health
09/30/2009Virginia, EPA to Hold Public Meeting on Chesapeake Bay ‘Pollution Diet’
09/28/2009EPA orders two Honolulu companies to correct stormwater violations to protect coastal waters
09/28/2009U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to visit Bay Area
09/28/2009Idaho Department of Fish and Game fined $14,000 for Chemical Spill at Grace Fish Hatchery
09/25/2009Former Oklahoma Official Sentenced for Concealing Violations of Safe Drinking Water Act
09/25/2009Experts to discuss Lake Michigan, Great Lakes issues in Milwaukee next week
09/24/2009Last trainload of sediments leaves the Milltown Reservoir Sediments Superfund Site
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
09/23/2009EPA Proposes Newtown Creek for the Superfund List of Hazardous Waste Sites
09/23/2009EPA Awards Over $8 Million to the New Mexico Finance Authority
09/23/2009EPA Releases List of Priority Drinking Water Contaminants for Regulatory Consideration
09/22/2009Charleswood, Inc. to resolve Clean Water Act violations at West Fargo, N.D. residential development
09/22/2009Indiana receives $954,000 in Economic Recovery funds to improve water quality
09/21/2009City of Plainview, Neb., to Pay $14,940 Civil Penalty for Violating Clean Water Act and Terms of Pollution Discharge Permit
09/21/2009EPA Awards Over $130,000 to the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
09/18/2009 EPA Honors Meadville Area Water Authority for Protecting Drinking Water
09/17/2009Administration Officials Visit Chicago, Dubuque on Sustainable Communities Tour
09/17/2009City of Jeffersonville, Indiana, agrees to upgrade sewer systems to comply with Clean Water Act
09/17/2009EPA Concludes Water Quality Monitoring Study of New York Bight and Northeast Coastal Waters from Ocean-Going Vessel
09/16/2009EPA, BNSF to begin removal of contaminated sediments from the Whitefish River
09/16/2009CNMI Receives $200,000 in Economic Recovery Funds to Improve Water Quality, Create Jobs
09/15/2009EPA Expects to Revise Rules for Wastewater Discharges from Power Plants
09/11/2009EPA Releases Preliminary Results for Surface Coal Mining Permit Reviews
09/10/2009Teck Alaska, Inc., assessed $120,000 EPA penalty for water violations at Red Dog Mine and Port site
09/10/2009Federal Agencies Release Draft Reports
Required by Chesapeake Bay Executive Order
09/10/2009TODAY: EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to Hold Chesapeake Bay Press Conference Call
09/09/2009EPA announces almost $106 million in Recovery Act funds for wastewater infrastructure projects in Wisconsin to boost economy, create jobs and protect the environment
09/09/2009$194,000 Grant to East Prairie, Mo., for Water Infrastructure
09/08/2009The SCUBAnauts Receive Gulf Guardian Award For Gulf of Mexico Mitigation Reef Assessment
09/08/2009The Sarasota Environmental Aquatics Team SEA Team Receives Gulf Guardian Award
09/08/2009Mike Rogers of the Alabama Coastal Foundation Receives GULF GUARDIAN AWARD
09/08/2009Gulf of Mexico Marine Debris Project Receives Gulf Guardian Award
09/08/2009Magnolia Springs Restoration Project Receives Gulf Guardian Award
09/08/2009Gulf Geospatial Assessment of Marine Ecosystems Gulf (GAME) Receives Gulf Guardian Award
09/08/2009Delta F.A.R.M. Farmers Advocating Resource Management Receives Gulf Guardian Award

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