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News Releases from Region 2

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11/18/2009EPA Approves No Discharge Zone Designation for South Shore Estuary Reserve
11/13/2009Scarlet Goes Green: Rutgers and EPA Partner to Reduce University's Environmental Impacts
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
11/02/2009EPA Adds Raritan Bay Site to Nation's Superfund List
10/30/2009EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Hopewell Precision Site
10/29/2009EPA Posts New Schools Air Toxics Monitoring Initiative Data
10/28/2009EPA's New Green Parking Lot Allows Scientists to Study Permeable Surfaces That May Help the Environment
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
10/13/2009EPA Signs Agreement with Army Corps, Dept. of Energy to Ensure Cleanup of Middlesex, NJ Site
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
10/01/2009EPA Posts First Data from One of Four Schools in NY and NJ
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
09/25/2009EPA Awards $57,000 in Recovery Act Funds to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks in U.S. Virgin Islands
09/23/2009Papelera Puertorriquena Site Added to EPA Superfund List
09/23/2009EPA Proposes Newtown Creek for the Superfund List of Hazardous Waste Sites
09/23/2009EPA Adds Curtis Paper Site to the Superfund List of Hazardous Waste Sites
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
09/14/2009EPA Finishes Successful Cleanup of Hazardous Chemicals from New Jersey Facility
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
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 Awards New Jersey More Than $200 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Water Infrastructure Projects to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Public Health
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
08/24/2009EPA 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
08/17/2009EPA to Hold Meeting to Inform Community on Next Steps at Welsbach Superfund Site
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
08/11/2009EPA 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
08/05/2009STRIVE/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
07/31/2009EPA Reaches Settlement with Nation’s Largest Manufacturer of Hospital Disinfectants; Company Agrees to Pay $550,000 in Penalties
07/28/2009EPA Fines Companies for Improper Stormwater Management at Construction Site in Palmas del Mar, Puerto Rico
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
07/23/2009EPA Extends Public Comment Period for Proposal to Put Raritan Bay Site on Nation's Superfund List
07/22/2009EPA Fines Six Municipalities Across Puerto Rico for Improper Stormwater Management
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 Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Last Phase of Work at Horseshoe Road
07/14/2009EPA Awards Puerto Rico Nearly $72 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Water Infrastructure Projects; Money will boost economy, create jobs and protect human health and the environment
07/13/2009New Jersey Receives $1.6 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
07/13/2009New 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 $4.8 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks in New Jersey; EPA: Funds help create jobs and protect New Jersey’s land and water.
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
06/16/2009Raritan Valley Community College Finds its Success in Green Partnership with EPA
06/01/2009EPA, New York Giants and New York Jets Team Up to Make New Meadowlands Stadium a Beacon of “Green”
05/28/2009EPA Launches Annual Efforts to Protect Area Beaches, Coastal Waters and New York/New Jersey Harbor
05/28/2009Federal Entities Agree to Pay Fine, Reduce Pollution to Settle Underground Storage Tank Violations at Puerto Rico Facility
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
05/08/2009EPA Announces $4.2 Million for Brownfields Projects in New Jersey
05/08/2009EPA Announces $400,000 for Brownfields Projects in Puerto Rico
04/29/2009EPA Proposes To Remove Montclair/West Orange and Glen Ridge Radium Superfund Sites From Its Superfund List
04/28/2009EPA Fines Construction Companies in Culebra, Puerto Rico for Ignoring Federal Water Quality Laws
04/27/2009EPA Warns Facilities: File Updated Risk Management Plans, or Face Penalties
04/27/2009EPA Orders Two New Jersey Companies to Halt Improper Management of Hazardous Waste at Facility in Lakewood, N.J.
04/24/2009EPA Applauds Environmental Champions from the U.S. Virgin Islands
04/24/2009EPA Applauds Environmental Champions from Puerto Rico
04/24/2009EPA Applauds Environmental Champions from New York
04/24/2009EPA Applauds Environmental Champions from New Jersey
04/15/2009Recovery Act Funding to Accelerate Cleanup, Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Human Health at New Jersey Hazardous Waste Site--Emmell's Septic Landfill
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
04/15/2009Recovery Act Funding to Accelerate Cleanup, Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Human Health At New Jersey Hazardous Waste Site-Welsbach
04/15/2009Recovery Act Funding to Accelerate Cleanup, Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Human Health at New Jersey Hazardous Waste Site--Roebling
04/15/2009Recovery Act Funding to Accelerate Cleanup, Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Human Health at New Jersey Hazardous Waste Site--Price Landfill
04/15/2009Recovery Act Funding to Accelerate Cleanup, Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Human Health at New Jersey Hazardous Waste Site--Imperial Oil
04/15/2009Recovery Act Funding to Accelerate Cleanup, Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Human Health at New Jersey Hazardous Waste Site--Vineland
04/15/2009Recovery Act Funding to Accelerate Cleanup, Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Human Health at New Jersey Hazardous Waste Site--Horsehoe Road
04/15/2009Recovery Act Funding to Accelerate Cleanup, Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Human Health at New Jersey Hazardous Waste Site-Cornell-Dubilier
04/14/2009EPA and Mount Sinai Investigate Food Allergy Triggers
04/08/2009New Jersey Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
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
04/08/2009EPA Proposes to Add Puerto Rico Site to the Superfund List
04/08/2009EPA Proposes Raritan Bay Site to 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
03/26/2009Illegal Construction Activities in Dutchess County Net EPA Fines for Two Companies

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