| EPA Holds Public Listening Session for National Stormwater Program |
| (Boston, Mass. - March 9, 2010) - EPA New England will hold a public listening session on the proposed national rulemaking to strengthen the stormwater program on Thursday, March 11, 2010 in the John W McCormack building at 5 Post Office Square, Boston |
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| City, State and Federal Government Take Action for Cleaner Port of New York and New Jersey; Truckers Gain Access to Millions of Dollars to Slash Air Pollution |
| (Elizabeth, N.J.) Leading the way to cleaner air and healthier communities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) unveiled a comprehensive agreement that will cut harmful pollution from the east coast’s busiest port |
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| EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Speaks at National Press Club |
| 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 |
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| EPA Approves Ohio Surface Coal Mine |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
No. 10-OPA025 EPA review and coordination with company results in less environmental impacts CHICAGO (March 8, 2010) - The U.S |
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| EPA Submits Final Report on First Phase of Hudson River Dredging For Independent Scientific Review; 45-day Public Comment Period Begins Today |
| (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 |
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| Railroad Company to Pay $4 Million Penalty for 2005 Chlorine Spill in Graniteville, 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 |
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| TODAY: EPA Administrator Jackson to Address the National Press Club / Jackson to discuss EPA’s accomplishments and proposals for 2010 |
| WASHINGTON – TODAY, Monday, March 8, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will speak at the National Press Club |
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| EPA accepting comments on Team Completions request for waste injection well permit |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
No. 10-OPA22 Chicago (March 5, 2010) U.S |
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| EPA Extends Comment Period To Hear More From Floridians on Proposed Water Quality Standards |
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| TODAY: Conference Call with EPA Senior Officials on Proposed Nutrient Standards for Florida |
| WASHINGTON - Today, March 4, 2010, at 11:00 AM, senior EPA officials will host a press conference call with reporters to discuss the Agency’s proposed numeric standards to protect Florida’s waters. The call takes place following this morning's meeting between EPA Administrator Lisa P |
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| Settlement Resolves Chlorine Spills by Connecticut Power Plant |
| Boston, Mass |
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| EPA Requests Public Comments on Vessel Water Discharges Report |
| WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comments on a draft report that, when made final, will provide Congress with information it may use for the regulation of incidental discharges from certain vessels |
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| EPA Proposes Sections of the Black River to the Superfund List |
| (New York, NY) Today, the U.S |
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| EPA Adds Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal to the National Superfund List of Hazardous Waste Sites; Agency will Pursue Polluters to Pay for Comprehensive Cleanup |
| (New York, NY) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it has officially placed the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, NY on its Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s most hazardous waste sites |
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| Newtown, Conn. Wastewater Treatment Plant Recognized for Excellence |
| (Boston, Mass. - March 1, 2010) - The Newtown, Connecticut Wastewater Treatment Plant was recently selected by EPA for a Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Excellence Award |
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| EPA Administrator Jackson to Address the National Press Club / Jackson to discuss EPA’s accomplishments and proposals for 2010 |
| WASHINGTON – On Monday, March 8, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will speak at the National Press Club |
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| Recovery Act Jumpstarts Construction of Wastewater Treatment Plant in Port Wentworth, GA |
| (ATLANTA – February 26, 2010) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Deputy Regional Administrator Beverly Banister along with officials from the U.S |
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| EPA accepting comments on ArcelorMittal requests for hazardous waste injection well permits |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
No. 10-OPA18 (Chicago - Feb. 25, 2010) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 will accept public comments until April 7 on ArcelorMittal's requests to continue injecting hazardous waste deep underground at its Burns Harbor facility, 250 W. U.S. Highway 12 |
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| EPA, USDA, GEFA and the City of Port Wentworth Recognize Groundbreaking of $17.5 Million Recovery Act Wastewater Infrastructure Project |
| (ATLANTA – February 25, 2010) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Deputy Regional Administrator Beverly Banister will join officials from U.S |
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| EPA boosts funding for Guam, CNMI and American Samoa water projects / Funding to Pacific territories jumps from $3.2 million to $37.4 million |
| (02/23/10) HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today a historic increase of over $34.2 million in wastewater and drinking water infrastructure funding to Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa |
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| Feb. 25 public meeting to discuss St. Marys River cleanup |
| For Immediate Release
No. 10-OPA017 Chicago (Feb. 23, 2010) --The Binational Public Advisory Council for the St. Marys River will hold a public information meeting about the Great Lakes Legacy Act cleanup of the river near MCM Marine |
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| Administrator Jackson Unveils Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan |
| WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has released an action plan to guide the Obama Administration’s historic efforts to restore the Great Lakes |
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| Idaho’s Small Scale Placer Miners will need a General Discharge Permit under EPA’s Proposal to Protect Idaho’s Rivers and Streams |
| Informational Workshops Scheduled for Grangeville, Boise, Salmon and Idaho Falls (Seattle, Wash |
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| SUNDAY: EPA Administrator Jackson to Announce Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan: Jackson, Great Lakes Governors to discuss Obama Administration’s Great Lakes restoration plan |
| WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will unveil the Obama Administration’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan at a press conference on Sunday, February 21 |
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| Recovery Act Funding Jumpstarts Construction Phase of Green Infrastructure Project |
| (ATLANTA – February 18, 2010) On Thursday, February 18, 2010, The U.S |
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| Recovery Act Jumpstarts Construction of Wastewater Treatment Plant in Lula, GA |
| (ATLANTA – Feb. 17, 2010) On the one-year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the U.S |
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| EPA, State of Colorado recognize Recovery Act benefits at Brighton Drinking Water facility |
| On one-year anniversary of President Obama’s signing in Denver, Recovery Act delivering $62 M for critical water infrastructure, jobs in Colorado Contacts: Richard Mylott, USEPA, 303-312-6654
Mark Salley, CDPHE, 303-692-2013
Jodie Carroll, City of Brighton, 303-655-2061 (Denver, Colo |
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| One Year Later, EPA-Funded Recovery Act Projects Yielding Cleaner Air, Water and Land Across New York State; EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Visits Renewable Energy Installations in Syracuse |
| (New York, N.Y.) One year ago today, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and over the last year, projects funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have yielded cleaner air, water and land, and new jobs across the country |
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| THURSDAY: EPA Administrator Jackson Visits Columbus, Ohio for Recovery Act Announcement / Marking one-year milestone, Jackson to discuss recovery act job creation, community improvement |
| WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P |
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| EPA seeks public input on Black Mesa Mine wastewater permit |
| ** NEWS BRIEF ** SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold public hearings on February 23 and 24 to allow additional public participation and comment on the proposed wastewater permit renewal for the Peabody Western Coal Company Black Mesa / Kayenta Complex |
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