All Entries in the "Toxic Injury" Category
EPA Seeks Nominations for New Science Advisory Board Committee (HQ)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it is requesting public nominations of scientific experts for appointment to EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee
EPA Awards 45 Universities with Grants to Help Design Sustainable Technologies (PA)
Drexel University students to design project for the environment, economy PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 18, 2011) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded the People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Phase I grants for the 2011-2012 school year
EPA Awards 45 Universities with Grants to Help Design Sustainable Technologies (DE)
University of Delaware students to design project for the environment, economy PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 18, 2011) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded the People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Phase I grants for the 2011-2012 school year
EPA and U.S. Department of Energy to Develop Renewable Energy on Previously Contaminated Sites; Two Sites in Buffalo Area Among Those to be Assessed for Renewable Energy Projects (NY)
(Lackawanna, New York) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory are evaluating the feasibility of developing wind or solar power production on three previously contaminated sites in New York State
EPA Awards 45 Universities with Grants to Help Design Sustainable Technologies (VA)
James Madison University students to design project for the environment, economy PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 18, 2011) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded the People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Phase I grants for the 2011-2012 school year
EPA Awards 45 Universities with Grants to Help Design Sustainable Technologies (PA)
Gannon University students to design project for the environment, economy PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 18, 2011) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded the People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Phase I grants for the 2011-2012 school year
Columbus Steel Castings to Pay $825,000 and Install Monitoring Equipment as Sentence for Violating Clean Air Act (HQ, OH)
WASHINGTON – Columbus Steel Castings Company, Inc., located on the south side of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced today to pay $825,000 and install additional devices to prevent air pollution after pleading guilty on July 28, 2011 to six counts of violating the Clean Air Act
EPA Releases Guidelines to Ensure Healthy Indoor Air during Home Energy Upgrades/ New protocols protect indoor air quality while enhancing home energy efficiency (HQ)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Healthy Indoor Environment Protocols for Home Energy Upgrades to better integrate health protections into energy efficiency programs
EPA and GSA Team Up to Promote Energy Efficiency in Federal Facilities in Boston and New England (MA)
(Boston, Mass. – Nov. 17, 2011) – The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the General Services Administration (GSA) have joined forces to promote the Federal Green Challenge Initiative in New England federal facilities
Federal Partners Unite to Help Rural Communities with Environmental and Economic Goals (HQ, AZ, AR, IA, KS, KY, ME, MT, NC, OR, SD, TN, WV)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Deputy Administrator Robert Perciasepe and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan spent the day in rural North Carolina discussing the Obama Administration’s work to strengthen rural economies
What Is Mesothelioma? Cancer From Asbestos
Mesothelioma, more precisely known as malignant mesothelioma is a rare cancer of the mesothelial cells, most commonly those in the lining that covers the lungs (pleura). Mesothelial cells exist in the lining (membrane) that covers the outer surface of our body organs. The majority of people with mesothelioma have been exposed to asbestos at some [...]
