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News Releases from Region 3

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02/05/2010EPA, Philadelphia Zoo Sponsor Earth Day Poster Contest
02/04/2010EPA Announces Grant Competition for Communities Wanting to Reduce Pollution at Local Level
01/29/2010EPA grant will fund teacher education project
01/29/2010EPA grant supports Monarch Butterfly workshop for Prince George’s County schools
01/29/2010EPA grant supports Friends of Deckers Creek
01/29/2010EPA grant supports environmental education
project at Ohio County School
01/28/2010EPA grant helps volunteer program
at Wissahickon Valley Park
01/28/2010EPA grant helps launch wetland education program in Virginia schools
01/28/2010EPA awards $20,000 grant for teacher summit
01/28/2010EPA grant helps environmental education program on floating classroom
01/27/2010West Virginia School District Settles
Asbestos Management Violation at Elementary School
01/27/2010After Failure to Cleanup Environment, Court Orders Company to Pay $1.3 Million Penalty for Underground Tank Violations at NE Pennsylvania Gas Stations
01/27/2010Jamestown, Pa. Facility Settles Hazardous Waste Violations
01/27/2010EPA Announces “Eyes on Drilling” Tipline
01/21/2010EPA Conference Focuses on Greener Cleanups
01/20/2010Clean Air Act Case Settled with O-N Minerals
01/14/2010Removal of Underground Tanks Jumpstarts Work at Recovery Act-funded Gas Station Site in Bucks County
01/11/2010U.S. EPA to Initiate Rulemaking on Stormwater, CAFOs to Reduce Water Pollution, Backstop States in Chesapeake Bay Watershed
01/08/2010Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. - Act now to reduce risk
12/29/2009EPA Outlines Framework for Holding States, D.C. Accountable for Reducing Chesapeake Bay Watershed Pollution; Additional $11.2 Million Provided
12/17/2009EPA’s Trailblazer Award Honors Lehigh Valley Health Network
12/15/2009EPA releases data for air toxics monitoring
at Clariton Education Center in Allegheny County
12/10/2009TMDL ‘Pollution Diet’ Meetings Set for Virginia
12/08/2009EPA Issues 2008 Information on Toxic Chemical Releases
12/07/2009TMDL ‘Pollution Diet’ Meeting Set for Delaware
12/04/2009Toyota and Dow in West Virginia
Partner with EPA for Sustainable Future
12/03/2009Ashkar Elementary honored by EPA
for its superior energy efficiency
12/01/2009EPA Recognizes Lancaster County Commission for Smart Growth Achievements
12/01/2009EPA Encourages Students to Apply for Presidential Youth Awards
12/01/2009Are You Ready for RecycleMania 2010? -
Nationwide competition pits colleges and universities
against each other for top recycling title
11/24/2009Administrator Jackson Tours Recovery Act-Funded “Green Street”
11/20/2009EPA Accepting Applications for Maryland Environmental Education Grants
11/20/2009EPA Accepting Applications for Virginia Environmental Education Grants
11/20/2009EPA Accepting Applications for West Virginia Environmental Education Grants
11/20/2009EPA Accepting Applications for Pennsylvania Environmental Education Grants
11/20/2009EPA Accepting Applications for Delaware Environmental Education Grants
11/20/2009EPA Accepting Applications for District of Columbia Environmental Education Grants
11/20/2009EPA Accepting Applications for Environmental Education Grants
11/19/2009EPA’s Trailblazer Award Honors Delaware’s Christiana Care Health System
11/13/2009Disaster Experts in Baltimore Stress Emergency Preparedness
11/12/2009One Million Energy Star Homes Built in the U.S
11/12/2009EPA Cites 14 Municipalities for Stormwater Violations
11/10/2009America Recycles Day - Beyond Bottles to Buildings
11/10/2009America Recycles Day - November 15th
11/09/2009EPA’s Trailblazer Awards Honor Six Maryland Hospitals
11/07/2009City’s Sustainable Skylines initiative gets underway
11/05/2009EPA Announces Regional Administrator for Region 3
11/03/2009Peck Iron Site Added to Superfund List
10/30/2009TMDL ‘Pollution Diet’ Meetings Set for W. Va.
10/29/2009EPA Alerts W.Va. and Ohio Officials of Potential Concerns about AEP Coal Ash Impoundment
10/29/2009EPA releases data for air toxics monitoring
at three West Virginia schools
10/29/2009EPA releases data for air toxics monitoring at Amherst County school
10/28/2009EPA, City of Bristol, Va. to Hold Emergency Drill Oct. 29-30
10/27/2009DC school tops list using the greenest power
10/27/2009Four Maryland schools using the greenest power
10/26/2009EPA to Hold Public Meetings on Chesapeake Bay ‘Pollution Diet’
10/23/2009WVDEP Joins with EPA to Push Green Commitment Higher
10/23/2009EPA’s Trailblazer Awards
Honor Two Philadelphia-area Hospitals
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.
10/21/2009Marcia Mulkey Returns to Philadelphia as
Chief Lawyer for EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region
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
10/19/2009Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Oct. 18-24 Raises Awareness of Risks and New Rules
10/19/2009City of Allentown, EPA Enter Sustainability Pact
10/13/2009EPA Settles Underground Storage Tank Violations with Washington, D.C. Shopping Center
10/09/2009Rust-Oleum Corporation Settles Hazardous Waste Violations at its Williamsport, Md. Facility
10/09/2009Sunoco, Inc. (RandM) Settles Hazardous Waste Violations at its Marcus Hook Refinery Facility
10/09/2009Pennsylvania Company Settles Hazardous Waste Violations
10/09/2009Pennsylvania Company Settles Chemical Release Reporting Violations
10/09/2009Montgomery County, Pa. Company Settles Hazardous Waste Violations at its Montgomeryville Facility
10/08/2009EPA Honors Virginia Agency as Water Efficiency Leader
10/02/2009EPA, D.C. sign agreement to focus efforts on city’s top environmental matters
10/01/2009EPA releases data for air toxics monitoring at two Allegheny County schools
10/01/2009EPA Orders Sellersville to Reduce Arsenic Levels in Drinking Water
10/01/2009EPA releases data for air toxics monitoring at Berks County school
09/30/2009U.S. Sues Scranton Sewer Authority for Clean Water Act Violations
09/30/2009Workshop for W. Va. businesses and nonprofits on applying for EPA clean diesel grants
09/30/2009Virginia, EPA to Hold Public Meeting on Chesapeake Bay ‘Pollution Diet’
09/23/2009Millsboro TCE site proposed for Superfund list
09/23/2009Salford Quarry Site Added to Superfund List
09/22/2009Complaint against Erie Coke for Clean Air Act violations filed today by the U.S. Attorney for EPA and Pa. DEP
09/18/2009 EPA Honors Meadville Area Water Authority for Protecting Drinking Water
09/17/2009Bucks County Eco-Industrial Park and Two Tenants Join EPA Sustainability Initiative, Push Green Commitment Higher
09/16/2009EPA Selects Environmental Achievement Award Winners - Two Awardees from Maryland
09/16/2009EPA Selects Environmental Achievement Award Winners - Two Awardees from Delaware
09/16/2009EPA presents environmental achievement award
to Lehigh Valley Health Network
09/16/2009EPA presents environmental achievement award to Pittsburgh lab
09/16/2009EPA Selects Environmental Achievement Award Winners - Three Awardees from Philadelphia
09/16/2009EPA presents environmental achievement award to Earth Conservancy for reclamation work in Luzerne County
09/09/2009EPA releases data for air toxics monitoring at York County school
09/02/2009Food Lion, Giant Eagle, Whole Foods, Supervalu, and Hill Phoenix Deftly Chill for the Environment
08/20/2009$3.5 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Help Cut Diesel Pollution, Create Jobs in Port of Baltimore
08/19/2009EPA Awards $1.2 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks in Delaware
08/18/2009EPA Announces $80,203,300 Recovery Act Funds for Wastewater Infrastructure Projects in Virginia to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect the Environment
08/18/2009U.S., West Virginia Sue Town of Fort Gay for Violations of Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water Acts
08/18/2009EPA Awards $4.6 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks in Virginia
08/18/2009EPA Awards $6.1 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks in Pennsylvania
08/18/2009EPA Awards $3.7 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks in Maryland
08/18/2009EPA Awards $607k in Recovery Act Funds to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks in D.C.
08/18/2009EPA Awards $1.6 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks in West Virginia

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