U.S. EPA Air News http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/By+Date!open en-us http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/F7F5544DBB791ADC85257B6D006A1705LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that San Diego County has met the 1997 national health-based air quality standard for smog, also known as ground-level ozone. In addition, EPA has approved the state’s plan to maintain clean air standards for the more than three million residents of the San Diego areaThu, 16 May 2013 15:19:55 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/F7F5544DBB791ADC85257B6D006A1705http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D3B7EF94183C3D7F85257B67006616C2Boston, Mass. – May 10, 2013) – Blount Boats, Inc., which operates a shipbuilding and ship repair facility in Warren, R.I., has agreed to pay a $24,000 penalty and spend at least $230,000 on a clean air project to resolve EPA claims that Blount violated both federal and state clean air regulations. Blount’s facility builds and repairs vessels such as transport ferries and small cruise shipsFri, 10 May 2013 14:39:10 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D3B7EF94183C3D7F85257B67006616C2http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/21F99561A6F924C785257B67004DDF7CATLANTA – On Monday, May 13, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will recognize the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) and Delta Airlines for the successful completion of their Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Grant projectFri, 10 May 2013 10:13:00 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/21F99561A6F924C785257B67004DDF7Chttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/50B0FEEDD72C4B3885257B65006C285B(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing $600,000 to help the community of Villalba, Puerto Rico asses and clean up abandoned and contaminated sites. The funding was awarded through EPA’s Brownfields Program, which helps communities assess, clean up, redevelop, and reuse contaminated properties. Brownfields are properties where moderate contamination threatens environmental quality and public health and can interfere with productive re-use of the sitesWed, 8 May 2013 15:41:22 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/50B0FEEDD72C4B3885257B65006C285Bhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E29C7F3ED95CC82A85257B65006B6F69(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing nearly $1.4 million to Fort Edward, Glens Falls, Ithaca, Rensselaer, and Rochester, New York to help those communities clean up abandoned and contaminated sites. The funding was awarded through EPA’s Brownfields Program, which helps communities assess, clean up, redevelop, and reuse contaminated propertiesWed, 8 May 2013 15:35:18 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E29C7F3ED95CC82A85257B65006B6F69http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A0CFE214273690C985257B65006AC321(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing nearly $1 million to New York City and North Hempstead, Long Island to help those communities clean up abandoned and contaminated sites. The funding was awarded through EPA’s Brownfields Program, which helps communities assess, clean up, redevelop and reuse contaminated propertiesWed, 8 May 2013 15:27:55 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A0CFE214273690C985257B65006AC321http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0A7FA705248DD13C85257B6500694543(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing nearly $3.8 million to Atlantic City, Camden, Jersey City, Maurice River Township, Newark and Trenton, New Jersey to help those communities clean up abandoned and contaminated sites. The funding was awarded through EPA’s Brownfields Program, which helps communities assess, clean up, redevelop and reuse contaminated propertiesWed, 8 May 2013 15:12:57 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0A7FA705248DD13C85257B6500694543http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3B36FF39A3E4874985257B64004BC30DWASHINGTON – Throughout May, as part of Asthma Awareness Month, EPA is encouraging Americans to take simple steps to prevent asthma attacks while also honoring three leading asthma management programs for their efforts to improve the lives of people with asthma in underserved communities. The economic costs of asthma amounts to more than $56 billion per year from direct medical costs and indirect costs, such as missed school and work daysTue, 7 May 2013 09:47:31 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3B36FF39A3E4874985257B64004BC30Dhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/22D16A2AF6163A2B85257B5F0070327DPHILADELPHIA (May 2, 2013) - May is Asthma Awareness Month and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mid-Atlantic region is joining other public and private agencies across the United States in observing May 7th as World Asthma Day by raising awareness to this growing epidemic. Asthma is a chronic lung disease that affects approximately seven million children aged 0-17 in the U.S. The exact cause of asthma is unknown and there is no current cure, but asthma can be controlled and managedThu, 2 May 2013 16:28:45 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/22D16A2AF6163A2B85257B5F0070327Dhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/97362D7E9C51F94485257B5F006256F8(Boston, Mass. – May 2, 2013) – The Moore Company, based in Providence R.I., has paid a civil penalty of $198,500 to resolve Clean Air Act violations at its Fulflex facility in Brattleboro, Vermont. The Brattleboro facility manufactures and distributes natural and synthetic rubber and elastic tapes, threads, and sheets for use in a broad range of productsThu, 2 May 2013 13:54:07 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/97362D7E9C51F94485257B5F006256F8http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/142138669C8E178185257B5E006EA52C(Boston, Mass. – May 1, 2013) – With the onset of warmer weather, EPA urges New Englanders to be aware of the increased risk of ground-level ozone and fine particle pollution (when combined, often referred to as smog), and take health precautions when smog levels are high. Air quality forecasts are issued daily by the New England state air agenciesWed, 1 May 2013 16:10:25 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/142138669C8E178185257B5E006EA52Chttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C99C88801692B09485257B5E00598D50(Boston, Mass. – May 1, 2013) – A Rhode Island boatyard will pay a $31,500 penalty and take steps to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds from paints and thinners used at its Portsmouth, R.I. facility, under a settlement with EPA to resolve allegations of Clean Air Act violationsWed, 1 May 2013 12:21:45 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C99C88801692B09485257B5E00598D50http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/339CFBA967B50B3885257B5E005373ED(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a legal agreement with D.S.C. of Newark Enterprises, Inc. to obtain $1.6 million spent by the EPA to clean up the Friction Division Products site in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The site was formerly home to Friction Division Products Inc. and was abandoned by the company when it shut down the business. Friction Division Products filed for bankruptcy and D.S.C. of Newark Enterprises was the owner of the siteWed, 1 May 2013 11:15:26 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/339CFBA967B50B3885257B5E005373EDhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/93A6512F0F8B3E6785257B5C005A56BE(Fort Edward, NY) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck was joined by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Deputy Commissioner Eugene Leff today to kick off the start of the fourth season of dredging in the Upper Hudson RiverMon, 29 Apr 2013 14:21:49 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/93A6512F0F8B3E6785257B5C005A56BEhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C793CE780481F80085257B59007436C2Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Lenexa, Kan., April 26, 2013) - EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks will be among the guest speakers at a Clean Air Health Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, at Greater Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, 1617 North Euclid, in St. Louis, Mo. The free public event, hosted by the Greater Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, is intended to raise awareness and increase understanding of how air quality affects human healthFri, 26 Apr 2013 17:09:21 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C793CE780481F80085257B59007436C2http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/70A6BD000B66811285257B5600761B04Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., April 23, 2013) - Beef Products Inc. (BPI) has agreed to pay a $450,000 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of Clean Air Act regulations in Waterloo, Iowa, the Environmental Protection Agency announced today. As part of a consent decree lodged today in U.STue, 23 Apr 2013 17:30:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/70A6BD000B66811285257B5600761B04http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C78A7E9756B24C1785257B56006C1956(Boston, Mass. – April 23, 2013) – In a competition in which more than 3,000 buildings across the country went head-to-head to see which one could reduce its energy use the most over the course of one year, buildings located in New England states made significant strides on energy savings. Building managers made smart energy conservation decisions in areas including improvements in operations and maintenance, and upgrades in equipment and technology. Webster Bank’s facility in Darien, ConnTue, 23 Apr 2013 15:42:31 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C78A7E9756B24C1785257B56006C1956http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/EB03649EE2251EB385257B56005A88FAThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold two public hearings in April on the Tier 3 proposed rulemaking aimed at addressing the impacts of motor vehicles on air quality and public health. The program proposes to set new vehicle emissions standards and lower the sulfur content of gasoline beginning in 2017Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:31:23 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/EB03649EE2251EB385257B56005A88FAhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/33FCEE2E6738F8C285257B55006B2374WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Justice, and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin announced a Clean Air Act (CAA) settlement with Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL) that will significantly reduce air pollution from three coal-fired power plants located near Portage, Sheboygan, and Cassville, WisMon, 22 Apr 2013 15:32:10 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/33FCEE2E6738F8C285257B55006B2374http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/63E6D60BEE34DF4D85257B550065DEAFWASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Justice, and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin announced a Clean Air Act (CAA) settlement with Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL) that will significantly reduce air pollution from three coal-fired power plants located near Portage, Sheboygan, and Cassville, WisMon, 22 Apr 2013 14:34:03 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/63E6D60BEE34DF4D85257B550065DEAFhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/652A89DC6957D24F85257B5500470F07WASHINGTON – This Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expanding the conversation on climate change through public engagement and education on the importance of continuing to protect the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we live onMon, 22 Apr 2013 09:39:25 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/652A89DC6957D24F85257B5500470F07http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1EC909928DA95CAC85257B52005E208AWASHINGTON— The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced today that CEMEX, Inc., the owner and operator of a Portland cement manufacturing facility in Lyons, Colo., has agreed to operate advanced pollution controls on its kiln and pay a $1 million civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA)Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:33:03 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1EC909928DA95CAC85257B52005E208Ahttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/52F7D583A76EB1B185257B5000570C33WASHINGTON –– Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Green Power Partnership released an updated list of the Top 50 organizations that are choosing to use electricity from clean, renewable sources. “We applaud the leadership demonstrated by organizations that are helping reduce carbon pollution and spur the growth of clean, American-made energy sources by increasing their use of renewable energy,” said EPA Acting Administrator Bob PerciasepeWed, 17 Apr 2013 16:06:28 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/52F7D583A76EB1B185257B5000570C33http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/157026D0A114929985257B50006E3E36(Boston, Mass. – April 17, 2013) – Three large Massachusetts companies, Ahold USA of Quincy, Staples of Framingham and State Street of Boston, have been recognized by EPA as being among the nation’s top 50 purchasers of Green Power. As part of EPA’s Green Power Partnership, more than 1,400 organizations are purchasing more than 26 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually, avoiding carbon pollution equal to that created by the electricity use of more than 2.8 million American homesWed, 17 Apr 2013 16:05:31 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/157026D0A114929985257B50006E3E36http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B8506BEDA92C973685257B500061DCE2(April 17, 2013 - Seattle) –– Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Green Power Partnership Top 50 Green-Powered organizations using electricity from clean, renewable sources such as solar and wind energy. Several businesses and colleges in the Pacific Northwest are among the best in the nation in increasing renewable energy useWed, 17 Apr 2013 13:58:08 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B8506BEDA92C973685257B500061DCE2http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/34955F82A43BC63985257B4F0054C807PHILADELPHIA (April 16, 2013) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today two separate settlements with companies that have agreed to improve operation of their natural gas facilities in western Pennsylvania. EPA alleged that the companies failed to comply with federal clean air regulations to prevent accidental releases of flammable substancesTue, 16 Apr 2013 11:28:10 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/34955F82A43BC63985257B4F0054C807http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/EC167EA570C2B94C85257B4E0059A67AEnvironmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Lenexa, Kan., April 15, 2013) - EPA will host a Parking Audit Workshop that will provide Lawrence, Kan., with technical assistance to begin discussions on how to manage parking supply and demand in the city’s Oread neighborhood. The April 17 workshop will be held at the Carnegie Library, 200 West 9th Street, in LawrenceMon, 15 Apr 2013 18:56:52 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/EC167EA570C2B94C85257B4E0059A67Ahttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/67CD86A2CD050B4385257B4E006660D8WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 18th annual report of overall U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions showing a 1.6 percent decrease in 2011 from the previous year. Recent trends can be attributed to multiple factors including reduced emissions from electricity generation, improvements in fuel efficiency in vehicles with reductions in miles traveled, and year-to-year changes in the prevailing weatherMon, 15 Apr 2013 14:38:14 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/67CD86A2CD050B4385257B4E006660D8http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/CF7E4AD630B0490985257B4C0060510A(DALLAS—April 13, 2013) Pursuant to Section 308 of the Clean Water Act, EPA has requested information from ExxonMobil regarding the oil released from the Pegasus pipeline disaster in Mayflower, Arkansas. EPA, along with other federal, state and local agencies, are on location to monitor the responsible party, ExxonMobil Pipeline Company's work in addressing the spill impacts. In response to EPA's information request, Exxon has provided additional informationSat, 13 Apr 2013 14:45:58 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/CF7E4AD630B0490985257B4C0060510Ahttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3A8C8651AB50953885257B49006A5474WASHINGTON – Due to technical difficulties on the 2 p.m. call, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is scheduling another call for credentialed reporters to ask questions about President’s proposed Fiscal Year 2014 budget for EPA, at 3:15 p.m. EST today, Wednesday. Members of the media interested in participating should dial in ten minutes prior to the beginning of the call at (877) 317-0679 and give the conference ID number 35962514Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:23:20 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3A8C8651AB50953885257B49006A5474