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News Releases from Region 9

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02/09/2010U.S. EPA, Redondo Beach celebrate stormwater pollution control project groundbreaking (CA)
02/04/2010EPA’s Budget Proposal Provides Millions in Increased Environmental Protection for Tribal Nations throughout U.S. (CA)
02/03/2010U.S. EPA orders Fillmore property owner to remove illegal barrier in Sespe Creek (CA)
01/27/2010Obama Appointee Jared Blumenfeld Upholds, Renews EPA’s Commitment to Underserved Communities in the Pacific Southwest (CA)
01/25/2010EPA penalizes Guam Waterworks Authority additional $57,000 for failing to complete water tank assessment (GU)
01/25/2010EPA: Top U.S. Renewable Electricity Purchaser Intel Fighting Climate Change, Increasing Green Power (CA)
01/20/2010EPA Removes Pesticides, Hazardous Waste in American Samoa as part of Tsunami Cleanup (AS)
01/20/2010Southern California pipeline firm to pay $1.3 million to resolve Pyramid Lake oil discharges (CA)
01/20/2010
EPA Awards Grant to a Northern California Tribe to Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning (CA)
01/20/2010EPA Fines Monterey Park Firm for Defying Order on Electronic Waste (CA)
01/19/2010EPA Takes Action Against Sacramento Food Distributor Following Chemical Waste Discharges (CA)
01/08/2010E-media kit: Hermosa Beach Strand Gets $1.3M in Recovery Act Funds For “Green” Improvements to Protect Pacific Ocean (CA)
01/08/2010EPA Awards $200,000 to Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona for Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (AZ)
01/06/2010EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Phoenix Mayor Gordon to Host Green Jobs Roundtable (AZ)
12/23/2009EPA Releases Guam, CNMI, American Samoa Annual Enforcement Results and Mapping Tool (AS, GU, MP)
12/23/2009EPA Releases Annual Enforcement Results and Mapping Tool / Report summarizes 2009 cases in Hawaii (HI)
12/23/2009U.S. EPA Releases Annual Enforcement Results, Interactive Mapping Tool Shows Nevada Environmental Enforcement (NV)
12/23/2009 U.S. EPA Releases Annual Enforcement Results, Interactive Mapping Tool Shows California Environmental Enforcement (CA)
12/23/2009U.S. EPA Releases Annual Enforcement Results, Interactive Mapping Tool Shows Arizona Environmental Enforcement (AZ)
12/22/2009Guam Fire Department receives new equipment as result of EPA settlement with Shell Guam (GU)
12/17/2009Apache Nitrogen Products, Inc agrees to $5 million groundwater and soil cleanup (AZ)
12/16/2009Northern California Emergency Responders Receive
New Equipment Following U.S. EPA Enforcement Action, Settlement (CA)
12/16/2009U.S. EPA Launches National Environmental Video Competition to Promote “Three R’s” of Consumer Waste (AS, AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV, MP)
12/14/2009EPA fines CUC for failing to submit facility oil spill response plan (MP)
12/14/2009U.S. EPA and the Port of Stockton Agree on Improved Management of Storm Water Discharges to the San Joaquin River (CA)
12/11/2009U.S. EPA approves California’s 1-hour ozone plan in San Joaquin Valley (CA)
12/08/2009U.S. EPA Issues Arizona Toxic Release Data, Copper and Zinc Among Most Common (AZ)
12/08/2009EPA releases 2008 Guam Toxics Release Inventory numbers (GU)
12/08/2009U.S. EPA Issues Nevada Toxic Release Data, Arsenic and Lead Among Most Common (NV)
12/08/2009U.S. EPA Issues 2008 American Samoa Toxic Release Data
(AS)
12/08/2009U.S. EPA Issues 2008 CNMI Toxic Release Data (MP)
12/08/2009U.S. EPA Issues California Toxic Release Data, Lead and Ammonia Among Most Common (CA)
12/08/2009U.S. EPA Issues Toxic Release Inventory Data for Hawaii (HI)
12/07/2009Administrator Jackson to Make Significant Climate Announcement (CA)
12/04/2009U.S. EPA Directs Bay Area Wastewater Collection Systems to Protect San Francisco Bay from Sewage Discharges (CA)
12/01/2009EPA Recognizes Tempe, Ariz. for Smart Growth Achievements (HQ, AZ)
12/01/2009U.S. EPA recognizes Central Coast Vineyards for Achievement in Pesticide Stewardship (CA)
12/01/2009California Companies Lauded for Taking Innovative Measures to Reduce Pesticide Risk (HQ, CA)
11/24/2009Easy and Effective Ways to Reduce Food Waste at Thanksgiving (HQ, AZ, CA, HI)
11/24/2009U.S. EPA Awards Environmental Justice Projects in California (CA)
11/19/2009U.S. EPA Committed to Increasing Environmental Awareness in the Next Generation of Leaders (CA)
11/19/2009U.S. EPA Calls for Green Innovators (AS, AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV, MP)
11/17/2009U.S. EPA signs agreement addressing indoor air contamination at Omega Chemical Corporation Superfund Site in Whittier (CA)
11/17/2009Los Angeles Area Environmental Enforcement Collaborative receives $100,000 for environmental justice projects (HQ, CA)
11/17/2009U.S. EPA announces Imperial County meets ozone health standard (CA)
11/10/2009U.S. EPA seeks former Atomics International, Rocketdyne, Rockwell, employees for Santa Susana Field Lab radiological study (CA)
11/10/2009EPA’s Energy Star Program Hits Major Milestone:
1 Million Energy Star Homes Built in the United States (HQ, AZ)
11/05/2009EPA Announces Regional Administrator for Region 9 (HQ, AS, AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV)
11/05/2009Hawaii Department of Health to use U.S. EPA $1.73 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for cleaner diesel vehicles (HI)
11/04/2009U.S. EPA Recognizes Raley’s Supermarket Efforts to Keep Planet Cool (CA)
11/04/2009
U.S. EPA fines Long Beach landlord $7,952 over lead-based paint violations (CA)
11/04/2009U.S. EPA directs Chevron subsidiary Texaco Inc. to complete cleanup work investigation at Pacific Coast Pipeline Superfund site (CA)
11/03/2009U.S. EPA takes enforcement action against the Wilbur-Ellis Company for 21 violations of federal pesticide law (AZ, CA)
11/03/2009NEWS BRIEF: EPA, federal, state, Navajo Nation hold second summit to address uranium contamination on the Navajo Nation (AZ, NM)
11/02/2009U.S. EPA Takes Action Against San Francisco “Muni” following 2005 SF Bay Oil Spill (CA)
10/29/2009Tempe developer Lennar pays $182,519 to settle Clean Air Act violations (AZ)
10/28/2009
U.S.-Mexico Environmental Partnership Brings Cleaner Air, Water, and Land (CA)
10/27/2009California Companies Correct Environmental Violations, U.S. EPA Reduces Fines - Businesses avoid nearly $400,000 in penalties by self-reporting violations (CA)
10/27/2009U.S. EPA Names Two Northern California Schools as Top 20 Green Powered (CA)
10/27/2009U.S. EPA settles with the GATX Corporation for failing to notify authorities after 2008 ammonia release (CA)
10/26/2009U.S. – Mexico celebrate joint Baja California air quality studies (CA)
10/22/2009EPA reaches agreement with Arizona mining company to study uranium-tainted groundwater on Tohono O’odham (AZ)
10/21/200917th annual tribal conference brings environmental leaders to Tucson (AZ)
10/20/2009U.S. EPA settles for $15,600 with Behr Process for selling an unregistered pesticide
(CA)
10/20/2009Central California company reports, corrects environmental violations (CA)
10/19/2009Wipe Out Lead Poisoning (AS, AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV, PW)
10/16/2009U.S. EPA Orders Northern California Operator Cemex to Comply with Federal Clean Water Act Regulations (CA)
10/15/2009EPA settles with pet products company for illegally selling, distributing pesticides to Tempe retailer (AZ, VA)
10/14/2009E-media Kit: Federal Recovery Act Dollars Create Hundreds of Bay Area Jobs (CA)
10/13/2009EPA Honors Green Building Challenge Winners (AZ, CA, NV)
10/13/2009San Francisco Airport, Chevron, U.S. EPA Agree to $1M in Environmental Improvements at International Airport (CA)
10/13/2009U.S. EPA fines Stockton, Calif. company nearly 194,000 for toxic chemical release violations (CA)
10/13/2009EPA fines Firebird International Raceway $31,851 for hazardous waste violations (AZ)
10/13/2009Press Conference and Visual Media Opportunity: Federal Recovery Act Dollars Create Hundreds of Bay Area Jobs (CA)
10/08/2009SoCal, NorCal universities win U.S EPA’s People, Prosperity and the Planet competition (CA)
10/07/2009U.S. EPA fines defunct Artesia Ice manufacturing company for failing to notify authorities after 2007 ammonia release (CA)
10/06/2009Don’t Mess With Mercury (CA)
10/06/2009Four marine companies operating in Southern California face fines of up to $177,500 for storm water violations (CA)
10/06/2009EPA orders four Cottonwood water systems to decrease arsenic in drinking water (AZ)
10/05/2009U.S. EPA and Central California company agree to settlement of $23,000 for risk management plan violation (CA)
10/05/2009U.S. EPA to spend more than $50 Million to address DDT, PCBs off Southern California Coast (CA)
10/05/2009Shell Guam fined for not providing required toxic chemical information / Company spends more that $28,000 to provide new equipment for the Guam Fire Department
(GU)
10/01/2009E-media Kit: EPA Administrator Announces Millions of “Green” Recovery Act Dollars To Clean Southern California Air (HQ, CA)
10/01/2009U.S. EPA announces first results from air toxics monitoring at Southern California schools (CA)
10/01/2009Guam wastewater plants required to upgrade to secondary treatment (GU)
09/30/2009Photos: U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Gives Keynote Address at Governors’ Global Climate Summit 2 (HQ, CA)
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 (GU)
09/30/2009U.S. EPA names top California organizations running on their own green power (CA)
09/28/2009EPA orders two Honolulu companies to correct stormwater violations to protect coastal waters (HI)
09/28/2009U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to visit Bay Area (CA)
09/28/2009Phoenix Superfund Site Enters Next Phase of Clean Up (AZ)
09/23/2009Media Availability: Federal Money ‘Going to Work’ to Clean up and Redevelop Vacant Bay Area Site (CA)
09/23/2009B.F Goodrich site added to U.S. EPA’s Superfund list (CA)
09/22/2009U.S. EPA fines SoCal company for failing to notify response agencies after Torrance, Carson ammonia releases (CA)
09/22/2009EPA acts to protect public from Granite Marketing, Inc.’s unregistered pesticides (AZ)
09/22/2009U.S. EPA fines Fender Musical Instruments Corp. and Goodrich Aerostructures Group for hazardous waste violations (CA)
09/22/2009‘The North Face’ Clothing Parent Company Facing Nearly $1M in Federal Fines Following Unsubstantiated Product Claims (CA)
09/17/2009U.S. EPA co-sponsors Pacific Southwest Organic Residuals symposium, September 22 - 24 at UC Davis (CA)
09/16/2009CNMI Receives $200,000 in Economic Recovery Funds to Improve Water Quality, Create Jobs (MP)
09/16/2009U.S. EPA fines Kop Coat, Inc. $126,000 for failing to follow hazardous waste requirements that protect employees, community (CA)

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