All Entries in the "Toxic Injury" Category
EPA Seeks Public Comment on the 15th Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory (HQ)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on the annual Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2008 draft report. This report will be open for public comment for 30 days after the Federal Register notice is published
Mid-Atlantic Region Gets First Certified Electronics Recycler (PA)
PHILADELPHIA (March 9, 2010) — Through a brand new electronics recycling certification program, the U.S
New Research Could Help Provide Answers To Mesothelioma, England
The British Lung Foundation is working with the June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund to support new research which could lead to better treatments for mesothelioma, an incurable asbestos-related cancer that affects the tissues lining the outside of the lung and the chest wall (pleura)…
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Speaks at National Press Club (HQ)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson discussed the agency’s seven key priorities and the strong connection between environmental protection and economic prosperity in a speech at the National Press Club today
City of Springfield, Mass. Receives Nearly $500,000 in Climate Showcase Community Grant Money (MA)
(Boston – March 8, 2010) Today EPA awarded the City of Springfield, Mass. a $491,067 Climate Showcase Community grant for projects that will combat climate change. The funds will help Springfield increase energy efficiency, saving consumers money and reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions
Town of Fairhaven, Mass. Receives $7.9 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Improve Green Infrastructure (MA)
(Boston, Mass. – March 8, 2010) Today, EPA Deputy Regional Administrator Ira Leighton along with state and local officials and the town of Fairhaven broke ground on a wastewater treatment facility in Fairhaven, Mass
Railroad Company to Pay $4 Million Penalty for 2005 Chlorine Spill in Graniteville, SC (SC)
(ATLANTA – March 8, 2010) Norfolk Southern Railway Company has agreed to pay $4 million penalty to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and hazardous materials laws for a 2005 chlorine spill in Graniteville, S.C., the Justice Department and U.S
Composite Aquatic Innovations, Inc. Fined Over $4,000 for Chemical Reporting Violations (WA)
(Seattle, Wash. – March 8, 2010) Composite Aquatic Innovations, Inc. has settled with the Environmental Protection Agency and agreed to pay a $4,480 penalty for alleged violation of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
EPA Submits Final Report on First Phase of Hudson River Dredging For Independent Scientific Review; 45-day Public Comment Period Begins Today (NY)
(New York, N.Y.) After completing the first phase of dredging PCB-contaminated sediment in the upper Hudson River, EPA today released a detailed technical assessment of the work to a panel of independent scientific experts for review
EPA Approves Ohio Surface Coal Mine (OH)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
No. 10-OPA025 EPA review and coordination with company results in less environmental impacts CHICAGO (March 8, 2010) – The U.S
Be a part of West Virginia’s growing environmental education community (WV)
WHEELING, W.Va. (March 8, 2010) — The U.S