Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Lenexa, Kan., Sept. 30, 2014) - EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks will be in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, Oct. 3, to visit with Brody Middle School seventh grade students about EPA’s role in protecting water quality. Brooks’ visit will include a…
(Seattle – Sept. 30, 2014) Jayo Development, Inc., a residential developer, and Jayo Construction, Inc., both based in Boise, Idaho, have reached a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over alleged storm water violations at the Somerset Village Subdivision in Boise. As part of…
DALLAS – (Sept. 30, 2014) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final greenhouse gas (GHG) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) construction permit to the city of Austin for the Sand Hill Energy Center. The city plans to add equipment and capacity at the facility’s…
By Nat Keohane (This post originally appeared on EDF Voices ) My forecast had been for a Climate Week “on steroids” and that’s exactly what we got. Image source: Jane Kratochvil We saw the largest climate rally in history draw 400,000 people – up from the 250,000 we had initially…
(New York, NY) TOMORROW, October 1, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck will join Marc Matsil of the Trust for Public Land and Richard Nicotra of the Nicotra Group to highlight the importance of wetlands in protecting communities from the dangers of severe…
(New York, NY) TOMORROW, October 1, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck will join Marc Matsil of the Trust for Public Land and Richard Nicotra of the Nicotra Group to highlight the importance of wetlands in protecting communities from the dangers of severe…
September 30, 2014
ATLANTA – United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced yesterday in federal court, before Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox, that David Wayne Luther, 63, of Surf City, North Carolina, entered a guilty plea to violating the Clean Water Act and the Rivers and Harbors Act.…
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its fourth year of Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program data, detailing greenhouse gas pollution trends and emissions broken down by industrial sector, geographic region and individual facilities. In 2013, reported emissions…
BOSTON – EPA is releasing for public comment draft general permit for small “Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems” (MS4) located in Mass. The new permits, when finalized, will update efforts in up to 260 municipalities, better protecting rivers, streams, ponds, lakes and wetlands across…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its cleanup plan to address contaminated groundwater and soil at the Mattiace Petrochemical Co., Inc. Superfund site in Glen Cove, New York. The groundwater and soil are contaminated with volatile organic compounds as a result…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its cleanup plan to address contaminated groundwater and soil at the Mattiace Petrochemical Co., Inc. Superfund site in Glen Cove, New York. The groundwater and soil are contaminated with volatile organic compounds as a result…
DALLAS (Sept. 30, 2014) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $2,543,528 to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to support management of nonpoint-source water pollution. The funding will be used for a variety of projects designed to improve water…
Judge reconsiders ruling as oil spill workers await fate By David Hammer, WWL-TV (New Orleans). Sept. 29, 2014. "Mark Mead and two buddies were fishing less than 20 miles away when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig burst into flames and lit up the night sky…" ( read more )
By Nat Keohane My forecast had been for a Climate Week “on steroids” and that’s exactly what we got. (Image: Jane Kratochvil) We saw the largest climate rally in history draw 400,000 people – up from the 250,000 we had initially hoped for – and then the United Nations Climate Summit,…
By Lauren Faber This is the fifth in a series of posts about leading women in the power, environmental science, advocacy, policy, and business sectors. To see previous installments, please use the ‘Search’ field in the left sidebar to search for ‘Women in Power.’ Working out the…
BOSTON – EPA’s Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) held a workgroup meeting recently in Worcester, Mass. to provide input and feedback EPA’s proposed rule clarifying Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction. The public meeting gave local officials and stakeholders the opportunity to express…
By EDF Blogs By: Qiao Feng, Clean Energy Research Intern, and Peter Sopher, Clean Energy Policy Analyst Last week, amidst the U.N. Climate Summit and historic climate march, governments, investors, and financial institutions took the opportunity to make big announcements about their investment in…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., Sept. 29, 2014) - EPA Region 7 has reached an agreement with Griffin Pipe Products, LLC, to settle violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and Clean Water Act (CWA) at its Council Bluffs, Iowa, facility that will require Griffin Pipe to lower…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., Sept. 29, 2014) - EPA Region 7 has reached an agreement with Griffin Pipe Products, LLC, to settle violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and Clean Water Act (CWA) at its Council Bluffs, Iowa, facility that will require Griffin Pipe to lower…