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EPA Food Recovery How-to Workshop for Grocery, Retail, Food Bank, Composting and Government Agencies Staff (PA)

PHILADELPHIA (November 29, 2011) — On November 30, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance will hold a Food Recovery Workshop at the Capital Union Building on Penn State University’s Harrisburg Campus. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m

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OREGON CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER EXCEEDS FEDERAL AIR POLLUTION LIMITS, PAYS EPA PENALTY (OR)

EUGENE, Ore. – Johnson Crushers International, a construction equipment manufacturer based in Eugene, Oregon, released air pollutants into the environment in excess of federal limits, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice

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EPA Releases Formerly Confidential Chemical Information (HQ)

WASHINGTON – As part of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s commitment to enhance the U.S

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Construction Workers And Electricians At High Risk Of Asbestos Exposure

Asbestos exposure is known to cause : Mesothelioma Lung cancer Asbestosis Statistics show it is particularly prevalent amongst construction workers and electricians due to their constant contact with construction materials and dust, some of which is likely to include asbestos, no matter how careful they are…

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Eldo W.R.M.S., Inc., to Pay $23,900 Civil Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations at Salvage Goods Facility in Grandview, Mo. (MO)

Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Nov

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U.S. Settles Clean Water Act Violations with Koehler-Bright Star Inc. (PA)

(PHILADELPHIA – Nov. 22, 2011) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement of a Clean Water Act case against Koehler-Bright Star Inc. (KBS) , a battery manufacturer in Hanover Township, Luzerne County

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Tips for Environmentally Friendly Gifts this Holiday Season (HQ)

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering holiday gift-giving tips that will help support a healthy environment this season and all year long

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Danbury Conn. Reaches Settlement for Clean Water Violations (CT)

(Boston, Mass. – November 18, 2011) – The City of Danbury, Conn

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EPA Proposes Plan to Remove Contaminated Sediment from Bottom of Pompton Lake; Public Hearing Slated for January 5 (NJ)

(New York, N.Y.) The U.S

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EPA and U.S. Department of Energy to Develop Renewable Energy on the Price’s Pit Landfill (NJ)

(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory are evaluating the feasibility of developing solar power production on the Price’s Pit Landfill in Pleasantville and Egg Harbor, New Jersey

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Douglas Products and Packaging of Liberty, Mo., to Pay $6,237 Civil Penalty for Failure to File Notice of Imported Pesticide (MO)

Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Nov