U.S. EPA Hazardous Waste News http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/By+Date!open en-us http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5A4FAB27B7964B0C852576C00068F1E2WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released action plans developed by 22 electric utility facilities with coal ash impoundments, describing the measures the facilities are taking to make their impoundments saferThu, 4 Feb 2010 14:08:08 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5A4FAB27B7964B0C852576C00068F1E2http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A82B9B97D3A6E4AC852576C0005B78E4Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:41:12 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A82B9B97D3A6E4AC852576C0005B78E4http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0EFB5BC261F61EB7852576BD00638467WASHINGTON - The Obama Administration today proposed a budget of $10 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:43:15 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0EFB5BC261F61EB7852576BD00638467http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D9FF9689275056CE852576BD004AECE9WASHINGTON – Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will hold a press conference call to discuss the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Fiscal Year 2011 budget today at 2 p.m. EST. Due to limited lines, this call is for credentialed press onlyMon, 1 Feb 2010 10:02:29 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D9FF9689275056CE852576BD004AECE9http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/60B04F1C2D3297CE852576B9005C5E37FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA007 (CHICAGO – Jan. 28, 2010) U.SThu, 28 Jan 2010 11:48:54 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/60B04F1C2D3297CE852576B9005C5E37http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/87378F0BAB971FA7852576B9005A76A5(New York, N.Y.) You must follow environmental law. That’s the clear message that the U.SThu, 28 Jan 2010 11:34:20 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/87378F0BAB971FA7852576B9005A76A5http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/422CA62286389137852576B9007774D4PHILADELHIA (January 27, 2010) -- Combined Systems, Inc., headquartered in Great Neck, N.Y., has agreed to pay a $65,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of federal and state hazardous waste regulations at its Jamestown, Pa., facility, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced todayWed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/422CA62286389137852576B9007774D4http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E4BFD48B693BCF90852576B800512FF2PHILADELPHIA (January 26, 2010) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the creation of the “Eyes on Drilling” tipline for citizens to report non-emergency suspicious activity related to oil and natural gas developmentWed, 27 Jan 2010 09:46:46 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E4BFD48B693BCF90852576B800512FF2http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3D562423165D2220852576B6006FE1CB(New York, NY) With the help of $1 million in U.SMon, 25 Jan 2010 15:22:02 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3D562423165D2220852576B6006FE1CBhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/212C5BF809483695852576B2005564F1(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified 10 actions that demonstrate its commitment to ensuring that the contamination from the DuPont Pompton Lakes Works facility is properly addressed and that people living in the nearby community are protectedThu, 21 Jan 2010 11:28:35 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/212C5BF809483695852576B2005564F1http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/AF35E11510BAD918852576B1006506C0For Immediate Release: January 20, 2010 Contact: Francisco Arcaute (213) 244-1815, Cell (213) 798-1404 arcaute.francisco@epa.gov U.SWed, 20 Jan 2010 13:23:28 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/AF35E11510BAD918852576B1006506C0http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/AC512237BE18E863852576B00060BEC0(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced an agreement with the City of New York to address the risks posed by PCBs in caulk found in some city schoolsTue, 19 Jan 2010 12:36:42 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/AC512237BE18E863852576B00060BEC0http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/7807D630E9BF7E88852576AC005F12FB(New York, N.Y.) Highlighting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) commitment to ensuring that everyone enjoys the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards, the people of Camden, N.JFri, 15 Jan 2010 12:18:27 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/7807D630E9BF7E88852576AC005F12FBhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8F5211BD9333B721852576AC005AC062WASHINGTON - Consistent with EPA Administrator Lisa PFri, 15 Jan 2010 11:31:14 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8F5211BD9333B721852576AC005AC062http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/26FAE0A0560C8336852576AB006379A1FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10 - OPA003 (CHICAGO - Jan. 14, 2010) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has signed a consent agreement and final order with Hologic Inc.for alleged hazardous waste violations at its Third Wave Technologies facility in Madison, WisThu, 14 Jan 2010 13:06:32 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/26FAE0A0560C8336852576AB006379A1http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/76EA9FBF2B7EB186852576AB0061575CFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10 - OPA002 (CHICAGO Jan. 14, 2010) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has signed a consent agreement and final order with Claire Manufacturing Co. for alleged hazardous waste violations at its Addison, Ill., facilityThu, 14 Jan 2010 12:43:13 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/76EA9FBF2B7EB186852576AB0061575Chttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/97D9A9395541A2E0852576AA00778D99(Seattle, Wash. – January 13, 2010) An Order issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will help get hazardous chemicals promptly cleaned up and removed from a former metal finishing business in Kent, WashingtonWed, 13 Jan 2010 16:45:50 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/97D9A9395541A2E0852576AA00778D99http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BB39E443097B5DF5852576A9006A5A86Colleagues: Almost one year ago, I began my work as Administrator. It has been a deeply fulfilling 12 months and a wonderful homecoming for me. As our first year together draws to a close, we must now look to the tasks aheadTue, 12 Jan 2010 14:21:39 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BB39E443097B5DF5852576A9006A5A86http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0027E656ED14F9B3852576A30069673BEnvironmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 6, 2010) - EPA announced today that more than $730,000 of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds have been distributed to assess brownfields properties in Region 7Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:11:17 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0027E656ED14F9B3852576A30069673Bhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/72250553B794B30685257696005E68C6WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is strengthening the regulations that govern the shipping of hazardous waste for recycling between the United States and other countriesMon, 28 Dec 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/72250553B794B30685257696005E68C6http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A6F7384996F0D34C8525769A006C9CB9(ATLANTA – Dec. 28, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 (EPA) announced today that it has entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with the University of Florida (UF) settling Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) violationsMon, 28 Dec 2009 14:46:20 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A6F7384996F0D34C8525769A006C9CB9http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2156B128C688ABF6852576940056B5DFFor Immediate Release No. 09-OPA240 (CHICAGO - Dec. 22, 2009) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has settled with Clear Lam Packaging Inc. for alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act requirements for treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous wasteTue, 22 Dec 2009 10:47:06 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2156B128C688ABF6852576940056B5DFhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/85D3578E15C80DB98525768F006A097BWASHINGTON - EPA's pending decision on regulating coal ash waste from power plants, expected this month, will be delayed for a short period due to the complexity of the analysis the agency is currently finishingThu, 17 Dec 2009 14:18:12 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/85D3578E15C80DB98525768F006A097Bhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8D58002615CC222D8525768E00716B89(Atlanta, Ga. – December 14, 2009) EPA and Oglethorpe County High School officials will hold an availability session regarding the Oglethorpe County High School Mercury Spill in Lexington, Ga. on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.mMon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8D58002615CC222D8525768E00716B89http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/002EC4F02AD5768D85257689005AAEDE(New York, NY) Making good on the Obama Administration’s goal of cleaning up contaminated sites while creating jobs and boosting local economies, Judith Enck, the newly-appointed U.SFri, 11 Dec 2009 11:30:30 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/002EC4F02AD5768D85257689005AAEDEhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/CF6F789ED80FB4C285257689005A74D3Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/CF6F789ED80FB4C285257689005A74D3http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C40DD49B8EEBE5FF85257688006C9C7FWASHINGTON—As a result of the largest environmental bankruptcy in U.S. history, $1.79 billion has been paid to fund environmental cleanup and restoration under a bankruptcy reorganization of American Smelting and Refining Company LLC (ASARCO), the Justice Department, U.SThu, 10 Dec 2009 14:46:19 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C40DD49B8EEBE5FF85257688006C9C7Fhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2F0C16DC76986CBE852576870066EDA4(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a complaint to the Puerto Rico Air National Guard, part of the U.S. Air Force, for improperly managing underground tanks used to store diesel fuel and gasoline at its facility in Toa BajaWed, 9 Dec 2009 13:44:15 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2F0C16DC76986CBE852576870066EDA4http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/66BD50A2F9464D4685257686005E612FFor Immediate Release No. 09-OPA235 (CHICAGO, Dec. 8, 2009) U.STue, 8 Dec 2009 12:10:52 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/66BD50A2F9464D4685257686005E612Fhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/70FB74E050FFC66F852576800055FC81WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to withdraw the Emission Comparable Fuels (ECF) rule, which became effective on Jan. 20, 2009Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:39:12 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/70FB74E050FFC66F852576800055FC81