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News Releases from Region 5

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10/15/2008EPA meeting on Texas Township Superfund cleanup Oct. 21, 6:30 p.m.
10/15/2008EPa sets hearing on change to Ohio water pollution program
10/10/2008EPA, DOJ and State of Illinois reach agreement with Crane Composites on Clean Air Act violations
10/10/2008EPA issues compliance order to University of Cincinnati
10/10/2008EPA offers Elkhart water hookups to Lane Street homes; meeting Oct. 15
10/09/2008EPA holds open house on Kennecott Mine proposal
10/09/2008EPA wraps up $2 million Detroit cleanup
10/07/2008Media Advisory: EPA briefing on Detroit Chemical cleanup, Oct. 9, 11 a.m.
10/02/2008EPA begins long-term study at Dayton Superfund Site; Meeting Oct. 8, 6:30 p.m.
10/02/2008NEWS BRIEF: EPA issues amended citation to BP for clean-air violations at its Whiting (Ind.) refinery
10/02/2008EPA awards $295,320 Clean-Diesel grant to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
10/01/2008EPA reaches agreement with Merit Energy and Shell on clean-air violations
10/01/2008EPA picks cleanup plan for two creeks near Nease Superfund site
10/01/2008NEWS BRIEF: EPA regional library has opened
09/29/2008EPA cites Wisconsin Veneer and Plywood for clean-air violations
09/25/2008EPA OKs Michigan Department of Community Health Lead-based Paint Pre-renovation Education Program
09/25/2008EPA OK's self-audit agreement with Wisconsin colleges
09/19/2008EPA reaches agreement with Radiac abrasives on clean-air violations
09/18/2008EPA hosts Environmental Nanotechnology Conference in Chicago, Oct. 7 - 9, 2008
09/12/2008EPA issues Clean Air Act operating permit to Veolia
09/12/2008EPA picks cleanup plan for South Minneapolis Superfund site
09/09/2008Illinois cement plant agrees to reduce harmful emissions
First National Settlement to Reduce Emissions from Cement Plants
09/09/2008EPA to test for asbestos in northeast Minneapolis; meeting Sept. 16, 6:30 p.m.
09/08/2008EPA cites Barron County, Wis., waste-to-energy facility
09/04/2008EPA settles with Evanston landlord for lead-based paint violations; includes $6,760 penalty and major window replacement project
09/03/2008EPA orders Illinois dairy to stop discharges, apply for permit
09/03/2008U.S. EPA adds East Troy site to Superfund list, proposes two Ohio and one Indiana site for list
08/28/2008News Brief: Ashtabula River Cleanup Complete
08/22/2008News Brief: EPA Announces $22 Million Cleanup of Kinnickinnic River
08/22/2008EPA and IndyCar Series Drivers Announce Phase-out of Lead Tire Weights
08/19/2008EPA issues list of Midwest counties it plans to name as not meeting new, health-based soot standard
08/14/2008EPA cites Wolf Paving for clean-air violations
08/13/2008Muskegon resident Theresa Bernhardt receives President's Volunteer Service Award
08/13/2008Lynn Buhl begins work as Regional Administrator
08/07/2008EPA reaches agreement with Republic Engineered Products on clean-air violations
07/31/2008EPA, DOJ reach $2 million settlement on Summit, IL, hazardous waste cleanup
07/29/2008Government agencies and boaters prepare to combat Great Lakes invaders
07/28/2008EPA reaches agreement with Journal Holdings on clean-air violations
07/21/2008Lynn Buhl to Serve as EPA Regional Administrator for the Great Lakes Region
07/15/2008Dow Chemical to clean up dioxin contamination in Saginaw's Riverside Boulevard neighborhood
07/15/2008EPA reaches agreement with Perham Resource Recovery Facility on clean-air violations
07/15/2008EPA reaches agreement with Hercules on clean-air violations
07/11/2008EPA proposes cleanup plan for two creeks near Nease Superfund site; comment period begins
07/09/2008U.S. EPA Surveys Illinois flood waste
07/08/2008Bristol-Myers Squibb agrees to Clean Air Act upgrades
07/08/2008Media Advisory: EPA Hearing on draft Veolia air permit set for tomorrow in East St. Louis
06/26/2008EPA completes survey of Indiana flood waste
06/24/2008EPA asks for comments on AK Steel disposal well
06/20/2008Clarification: EPA to assess hazardous materials danger in Indiana floods
06/20/2008EPA to assess hazardous materials danger in Indiana floods
06/18/2008EPA reaches agreement with Lehigh Cement on clean-air violations
06/17/2008Note to Correspondents:
EPA briefing on St. Louis Park, Minn., vapor systems installation June 17, 11 a.m.
06/17/2008
St. Louis Park vapor systems installation nearly complete; meeting July 10
06/12/2008EPA: Design changes at Little Lake Butte des Morts PCB cleanup approved
06/11/2008Four of the nation's largest home builders settle storm water violations
06/10/2008EPA reaches agreement with Mercury Marine on clean-air violations
06/06/2008EPA reaches agreement with 3M on clean-air violations
06/05/2008EPA hearing on draft Veolia air permit set for July 8 in East St. Louis
06/04/2008EPA proposes cleanup plan for South Minneapolis Superfund site; meeting June 11, 6:30 p.m.
06/04/2008EPA reaches agreement with Specco on clean-air violations
05/30/2008EPA: new tool will help keep more Great Lakes beaches open
05/28/2008MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA to announce why the public can feel better about swimming at Wisconsin beaches
05/28/2008EPA to seek immediate cleanup of dioxin contamination in riverside residential area
05/27/2008EPA orders three southeastern Illinois oil producers to submit information
05/20/2008Hazardous chemical release reporting roundup: EPA settles with Illinois, Michigan companies
05/20/2008EPA reaches agreement with Riceland Cabinet on clean-air violations
05/15/2008Michigan Sugar settles Clean Air Act permit violations
05/14/2008EPA redesignates Kewaunee County, Wis., to attainment of smog standard
05/12/2008EPA reaches agreement with TES Filer City power plant
05/09/2008Two Michigan asthma management programs win EPA national award
05/09/2008EPA TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING ON ST. REGIS SUPERFUND SITE IN CASS LAKE JUNE 4, 6:30 P.M.
05/08/2008Black Beauty Coal Co. to create new wetlands in Indiana as part of settlement with EPA
05/08/2008EPA awards $37,271 grant to Manitowoc Public School District for clean school bus project
05/07/2008EPA meetings on Kalamazoo River Superfund site May 15, 6:30 P.M., and May 16, 9:30 A.M.
05/05/2008EPA recognizes two Detroit residents with President's Volunteer Service Award
05/02/2008Detroit's Cobo Center hosts Brownfields 2008 Conference May 5 - 7
05/02/2008Public health agency OK's Oak Street Beach asbestos study
04/29/2008EPA honors young environmentalists
04/25/2008EPA'S Great Lakes Earth Day Challenge a resounding success; more e-waste and old meds collections this weekend
04/25/2008EPA orders Scotts to stop sales of two more pesticides with false or misleading labels
04/25/2008EPA asks nine major national chains to pull illegal Miracle-Gro pesticides from shelves
04/24/2008Plans to protect five Great Lakes now available
04/23/2008Two college teams from Illinois win EPA awards to develop innovative technology
04/23/2008EPA orders Scotts to stop selling certain pesticides
04/23/2008EPA begins $4 million ChemServe cleanup in Detroit
04/21/2008EPA's Earth Day Challenge: Collect 1 million pills and 1 million pounds of e-waste to help protect the Great Lakes
04/21/2008EPA kicks off Great Lakes Earth Day Challenge in Allen County, Ind., to encourage proper disposal of unwanted medications
04/21/2008EPA recognizes Fort Wayne Community Schools for reducing diesel emissions from its school buses
04/18/2008Free pre-registration deadline nears for Brownfields 2008 conference in Detroit May 5 - 7
04/18/2008MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA kicks off Earth Week with Monday press conference on the Great Lakes Earth Day Challenge at the Shedd Aquarium
04/17/2008Media Advisory: EPA official to be in Fort Wayne, Ind., Monday for Clean School Bus and Great Lakes Earth Day Challenge events
04/16/2008EPA'S Great Lakes Earth Day Challenge: bring your old meds to Streu's Pharmacy April 18-19
04/14/2008EPA approves Lac du Flambeau tribe's application
04/14/2008Heidelberg College Center receives EPA grant to protect local waterways
04/14/2008EPA, Bay County Executive Tom Hickner and Bay City Mayor Charles Brunner to kick off Earth Week Collections at 1 p.m. Wednesday
04/14/2008EPA reaches agreement with American Energy on clean-air violations
04/11/2008EPA agreement on Countywide Landfill; includes extensive monitoring and capping plan
04/11/2008EPA cites Chicago landlord for lead-based paint violations; $18,958 penalty proposed
04/11/2008EPA settles with Fujifilm Graphic Systems on hazardous waste violations; sets $40,721 penalty
04/10/2008Great Lakes Earth Day Challenge 2008: Go green and head to a drop-off in your area for e-waste and old meds

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