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11/18/2009EPA Approves No Discharge Zone Designation for South Shore Estuary Reserve
11/09/2009EPA Pays Visit to St. Nicks Alliance; Brooklyn Nonprofit Provides Green Job Training through Brownfields Grants
11/05/2009EPA Announces Regional Administrator for Region 2
10/30/2009EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Hopewell Precision Site
10/29/2009More than $1 Million for Projects to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound
10/29/2009EPA Posts New Schools Air Toxics Monitoring Initiative Data
10/27/2009EPA Visits STRIVE/East Harlem’s Green Job Training Program; Training Made Possible By Brownfields Grants
10/21/2009Claims About Keyboards Result in $205,000 Penalty for Samsung; Company Agrees to Stop Making Claims
10/15/2009EPA Extends Public Comment Period for Proposal to Put Newtown Creek on Nation's Superfund List
10/14/2009Sustainable Design Awards Granted to Four New York College Teams
10/02/2009EPA Finds PCB-Containing Equipment for Sale Without Proper Identification on eBay
10/01/2009EPA Posts First Data from One of Four Schools in NY and NJ
09/23/2009EPA Proposes Newtown Creek for the Superfund List of Hazardous Waste Sites
09/17/2009EPA Concludes Water Quality Monitoring Study of New York Bight and Northeast Coastal Waters from Ocean-Going Vessel
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
08/26/2009Stony Brook University Hospital and EPA Sign Historic Green Partnership
08/24/2009EPA Orders Village of Port Chester, N.Y. to Fix the Way it Handles Stormwater; Comply with Clean Water Act
08/17/2009In Reaching a Settlement, EPA and New York City Establish Groundbreaking Audit Program
08/11/2009EPA to Hold Public Meeting Tonight on Proposed Cleanup Plan for Hopewell Precision Site
08/05/2009STRIVE/East Harlem Will Provide Green Job Training through EPA Brownfields Grants
08/05/2009New York’s Niagara County to Receive Brownfields Grant for Contaminated Land Clean Up and Local Job Creation
08/05/2009St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corporation Will Provide Green Job Training through EPA Brownfields Grants
08/03/2009New York City Teams Up with EPA to Promote Water Efficiency
07/28/2009Cleanup Work Begins at Peter Cooper Superfund Site
07/27/2009New York County and New Jersey Company Make EPA's List of Top Green Power Users
07/27/2009EPA to Hold Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Meeting in Rochester, NY
07/17/2009U.S. EPA’s Region 2 Awards $1.4 Million in Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
07/16/2009EPA to host meetings about Great Lakes restoration initiative
07/13/2009New York Receives $4 Million in Economic Recovery Funds to Improve Water Quality, Create Jobs; EPA: Funds keep and create jobs to help prevent water pollution and protect human health and the environment
07/10/2009EPA Awards $9 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks in New York; EPA: Funds help create jobs and protect New York’s land and water.
07/09/2009U.S. EPA’s Region 2 Awards $17 Million in Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
07/08/2009EPA Seeks Public Comment on Proposal to Ban Boat Sewage in South Shore Estuary Reserve
07/08/2009Seneca Nation of Indians and St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Benefit from Recovery Act Funds to Improve Water Services
05/28/2009EPA Launches Annual Efforts to Protect Area Beaches, Coastal Waters and New York/New Jersey Harbor
05/20/2009"Take Control of Your Asthma", EPA Advises
05/20/2009New York City Reaches Milestone in Upgrading Drinking Water System Under EPA Order
05/15/2009“An Historic Day for an Historic River”; EPA Announces Start of Hudson River Dredging
05/08/2009EPA Announces $400,000 for Brownfields Projects in New York
04/27/2009EPA Warns Facilities: File Updated Risk Management Plans, or Face Penalties
04/24/2009EPA Applauds Environmental Champions from New York
04/15/2009Recovery Act Funding to Accelerate Cleanup, Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Human Health at Long Island Hazardous Waste Site--Lawrence Aviation
04/15/2009Recovery Act Funding to Accelerate Cleanup, Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Human Health at Long Island Hazardous Waste Site--Old Roosevelt Field
04/14/2009EPA and Mount Sinai Investigate Food Allergy Triggers
04/08/2009New York Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
04/08/2009Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn Proposed for EPA Superfund List
04/03/2009US EPA Awards Nearly a Half Billion Dollar Grant to New York to Create Jobs and Protect Human Health and the Environment
04/03/2009Superfund Site Delisting Returns Once Contaminated Land to Community for Reuse and Redevelopment; EPA, New York State, and the Air Force cooperatively reach major milestone
03/27/2009EPA Helps Put America Back to Work Protecting Human Health and Cleaning Up the Environment
03/26/2009Regional Energy Efficiency Workforce Development Forum Co-Sponsored By NESCAUM and EPA
03/26/2009Illegal Construction Activities in Dutchess County Net EPA Fines for Two Companies
03/26/2009EPA Revs Up Leased Construction Equipment Retrofit Program
03/25/2009Bushwick, Brooklyn Group Receives Environmental Justice Grant from EPA
03/24/2009EPA Funded Project Gives People Valuable Skills; a Shot at a Good Job
03/19/2009Toxics Release Inventory Shows Progress in New York
02/09/2009EPA Settlement Nets Over $12 Million for Cleanup of Newburgh Superfund Site
02/09/2009EPA Grants Bring Green Education to New York Teachers and Students
02/04/2009ConEdison Takes Action Against Climate Change; Receives EPA award for addressing the most potent greenhouse gas
01/26/2009EPA and General Electric Update Hudson Dredging Agreement
01/12/2009EPA Looks for Environmental Champions
01/12/2009EPA and OP-TECH Agree on Enhanced Environmental Testing for PCB Waste
01/06/2009Cushman and Wakefield to Green Real Estate Through Landmark Agreement with EPA
12/16/2008EPA and CCNY Team Up to Promote Careers in Environmental Science and Engineering
12/15/2008EPA and Federal General Services Administration Settle Underground Storage Tank Violations in New Jersey and New York
12/05/2008Red Goes Green: St. John's University Strives to Reduce Carbon Footprint
12/04/2008School Districts Get Top Grades for Indoor Air in Classrooms
12/02/2008EPA Grant to Spur Restoration Efforts in New York’s Saw Mill River Watershed
11/04/2008EPA Grants to Help Prevent Pollution in New Jersey and New York
10/29/2008Professionals and Students Recognized for Lifecycle Building Innovation
10/29/2008New York City, Miami, Connecticut Get Federal Assistance for Smart Growth
10/29/2008EPA Finalizes Plan to Address Contamination At Mercury Refining Superfund Site
10/23/2008Quick Action by EPA and its State and Local Partners Removes Hazardous Waste Threat at Syracuse Site; Approximately 300 drums and 6,000 small containers of contaminants removed
10/22/2008New York City Health Officials Honored for Protecting City Kids' Health
10/20/2008EPA Administrator Seeks Greater Environmental Cooperation in Visits to Jordan and Israel
10/20/2008Five New York Postal Service Facilities Join EPA’s Performance Track Program
10/09/2008New York City Volunteer Gets Presidential Recognition for Saving Trees
10/08/2008EPA Declares Cleanup Complete at MRS Plating Facility in Lockport, NY
10/08/2008EPA Begins Construction of Water Line for Upper Hudson Communities; Local Company Selected to Help Build Pipeline for Hudson Dredging Project
10/06/2008EPA and New York Slate One Million for Clean Diesel Projects
09/26/2008Nearly $1 Million Awarded for Projects to Improve Health of Long Island Sound; Funding for Habitat Restoration, Water Quality and Wildlife Conservation among Initiatives
09/25/2008EPA: Great Lakes Legacy Act Buffalo River Sediment Evaluation Expanded
09/24/2008Green Building Award Winners Make New York City More Sustainable
09/16/2008Small Businesses and Congregations Fight Climate Change through Energy Efficiency and Innovation -- Four New York Small Businesses among the Energy Star Winners
09/15/2008EPA Announces Commitment to Clean Up Contaminated Properties in Depew, New York
09/05/2008EPA Orders Access To Construct Alternate Water Line For Hudson Dredging Project
08/27/2008EPA, Macy’s Announce Settlement Over Hazardous Waste Management Violations
08/13/2008EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Computer Circuits Superfund Site
08/04/2008EPA Calls Out Nation’s Largest Manufacturer Of Hospital Disinfectants
07/31/2008EPA Funds Ground-Breaking Lyme Disease Research
07/23/2008Could Preserving Biodiversity Reduce Disease? EPA Funds $2.25 Million to Research Connections
07/15/2008EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Hopewell Precision Site
07/10/2008Price Chopper Helps Environment with Revolutionary Refrigeration Technology
07/08/2008Bristol-Myers Squibb Agrees to Spend $3.65 million in Clean Air Act Upgrades; Settlement with U.S. EPA Affects Facilities in 6 States and Puerto Rico
06/06/2008EPA and Anheuser-Busch Brew Clean Diesel Partnership
06/05/2008One Facility's Waste is Another's Energy Source -
Three Facilities Earn the Energy Star Combined Heat and Power Award
06/04/2008Wave of EPA Efforts to Protect Coastal Waters and New York/New Jersey
Harbor Results in Clean Waters and Beaches
05/29/2008EPA and Con Edison Join Together for Powerful Lead Reductions
05/29/2008EPA Welcomes its Three Newest Members into its Program for Environmental Leaders
05/14/2008EPA and Erie County Team Up Again to Reduce Pollution from School Buses
05/13/2008EPA and Partners Kick Off Green Building Design Challenge; Contest to reward reuse designs that save resources, costs