U.S. EPA Emergency Response News http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/By+Date!open en-us http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/4BAB600F633510D68525766D0074E0FFPHILADELPHIA (Nov. 13, 2009) – More than 900 emergency responders visiting Baltimore this week will hear the first-hand account of a pilot who ditched his commercial jet in the Hudson River and saved the lives of 155 passengers on boardFri, 13 Nov 2009 16:24:11 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/4BAB600F633510D68525766D0074E0FFhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/004A8A5534BF19C18525766A005BDE09WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing a final regulation that amends certain requirements for facilities subject to the Oil Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) ruleTue, 10 Nov 2009 12:03:17 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/004A8A5534BF19C18525766A005BDE09http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8A2AA5A59F8F993E8525765D00697C10PHILADELPHIA – (October 28, 2009) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the City of Bristol, Va., are sponsoring a two-day simulated emergency drill Oct. 29-30 to test local emergency response plansWed, 28 Oct 2009 15:14:52 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8A2AA5A59F8F993E8525765D00697C10http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/130902460D3B73C08525764A00569854(Atlanta, Ga. – October 9, 2009) As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) continue removal efforts at the TVA Kingston Fly Ash Spill site, large hydraulic dredge equipment is being used to expedite the removal of ash from the Emory RiverFri, 9 Oct 2009 11:47:32 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/130902460D3B73C08525764A00569854http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/545F352E31A09FD685257647004D72D9WASHINGTON – EPA has issued a document providing state and local governments technical guidance for methamphetamine lab cleanupsTue, 6 Oct 2009 12:06:11 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/545F352E31A09FD685257647004D72D9http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E294D9BDA046AD0485257632004D5681”Great State Shake” Media Kit As the exercise unfolds, photos will uploaded each dayTue, 15 Sep 2009 19:41:15 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E294D9BDA046AD0485257632004D5681http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1D280CCE1F9E8419852576320048322AEnvironmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., SeptMon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1D280CCE1F9E8419852576320048322Ahttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C7308D27CE70C6B485257631007545D8Companies fail to provide annual chemical inventories to local emergency responders (09/14/09) SAN FRANCISCO –In two separate actions today, the U.SMon, 14 Sep 2009 17:20:55 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C7308D27CE70C6B485257631007545D8http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/7E2B65A3A38B7FA98525763100562C64(New York, N.Y.) It took a court order, a bomb squad and months of around-the-clock work by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), but now the Abrachem Chemical facility in Clifton, New Jersey is completely cleaned upMon, 14 Sep 2009 11:45:15 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/7E2B65A3A38B7FA98525763100562C64http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/885794F192C676C58525762E00665818MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Emergency Responders from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Coast Guard, the state and other agencies will participate in a full-scale disaster exercise next week from September 14 - 17Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:57:44 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/885794F192C676C58525762E00665818http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D503D0BE97308C868525762E004D6C13(Atlanta, Ga. – September 11, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have brought in large hydraulic dredge equipment to expedite the removal of ash from the Emory RiverFri, 11 Sep 2009 10:07:32 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D503D0BE97308C868525762E004D6C13http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2B452700D38F1D608525762C006DA6E6(Dallas, Texas – September 9, 2009) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo has joined the El Paso, Texas, Sunland Park, New Mexico, and the Municipality of Juarez, Chihuahua, Sister City Plan under the U.S.-Mexico Border 2012 Emergency Preparedness Wed, 9 Sep 2009 15:57:41 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2B452700D38F1D608525762C006DA6E6http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8F12A390B8816CBB852576240051F04A(Atlanta, Ga. – September 1, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will continue the process of obtaining access agreements to private drinking water wells this week near the Mills Gap Site, site of the former CTS plant, in Asheville, N.CTue, 1 Sep 2009 10:56:47 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8F12A390B8816CBB852576240051F04A