EPA Newswire Report News
Anheuser-Busch, LLC Required to Improve Safety at Eleven Breweries
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Anheuser-Busch, LLC resolving violations of the Clean Air Act’s chemical accident prevention requirements and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.
EPA and Congresswoman Kathy Castor Highlight $1 Million in Brownfields Job Training Funds for Florida Organizations
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Yesterday in Tampa, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackman and Congresswoman Kathy Castor recognized two Florida-based organizations’ receipt of $1 million in Brownfields job training funds and highlighted the availability of approximately $12 million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda for new environmental job training grants.
EPA releases proposed cleanup plan for Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Superfund site in Montana
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a proposed cleanup plan detailing its preferred cleanup option for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company (CFAC) Superfund site in Flathead County, Montana.
EPA, Oklahoma Officials Celebrate Agriculture Community’s Contributions to Public Health and Environmental Protection
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Earthea Nance joined officials from the Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC) and Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts (OACD) to tour several agricultural sites that contribute to the well-being of the state’s residents and environment.
EPA Finalizes Consent Order for Safe Defueling and Closure of Navy’s Red Hill Fuel Facility
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized an Administrative Consent Order with the U.S. Department of the Navy and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) that requires steps to ensure the safe defueling and closure of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
Greenwich, Connecticut High School Student Wins EPA’s Patrick H. Hurd Sustainability Award at International Science and Engineering Fair for Research Project that Tackles Environmental Issues
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Naomi Park, an eleventh grader at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Connecticut, as the winner of EPA’s 2023 Patrick H. Hurd Award at the 2023 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in Dallas, Texas.
EPA begins sediment cleanup at Little Scioto River Superfund site in Marion Township, Ohio
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will contact affected property owners as part of the first phase of cleaning up contaminated sediment in a 3.25-mile section of the Little Scioto River Superfund site in Marion Township, Ohio.
EPA Finalizes Rule to Increase Transparency, Modernize Reporting under Toxic Substance Control Act
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule to update confidential business information (CBI) requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that increases transparency, modernizes the reporting and review procedures for CBI, and aligns with the 2016 amendments to TSCA.
Registration Open for National Brownfields Training Conference, August 8-11 in Detroit
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) today announced that registration is open for the National Brownfields Training Conference, which will be August 8-11 in Detroit.
EPA seeks public comment on proposed cleanup plan for the Matthiessen & Hegeler Zinc Co. Superfund site in LaSalle, Illinois
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began a 30-day public comment period on its proposal to amend the 2017 cleanup plan for the Matthiessen & Hegeler Zinc Co. Superfund site in LaSalle, Illinois.
EPA Funding to Provide New All-Electric Buses to Six School Districts NY State
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) is transforming how children get to school, accelerating the transition to zero-emission vehicles, and producing cleaner air for our communities.
Comments Sought on Proposed Interim Groundwater Cleanup Plan at New Hampshire Plating Company Superfund Site, Merrimack, N.H.
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a Proposed Plan for an interim remedy for the cleanup of groundwater at the New Hampshire Plating Company Superfund Site located on Wright Avenue in Merrimack New Hampshire.
Poor Air Quality Expected for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire on June 1, 2023
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
New England state air quality forecasters are predicting air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups, due to elevated ground-level ozone, commonly referred to as "smog."
Canadian Wildfires Spark Air Quality Advisory for parts of New England on May 31, 2023
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
New England state air quality forecasters are predicting elevated concentrations of fine particle air pollution due to wildfires in central and southern Nova Scotia. Areas predicted to reach the Moderate 24-hour particle pollution level concentrations on May 31 are:
EPA Announces Stronger Standards to Improve Oil Spill Responses
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized stronger standards to improve response efforts to oil spills and hazardous substance releases into waters of the United States and adjoining shorelines under the federal government’s National Contingency Plan (NCP).
EPA Regional Administrator Meg McCollister Launches EPA Region 7 Brownfields Investing in America Tour to Missouri and Iowa
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
On Monday, June 5, EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister will begin a four-day tour through Missouri and Iowa to celebrate recent Brownfields grant selections with the communities and coalitions that will benefit from this Investing in America funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
EPA Proposes Updated Protection for Boston Coastal Waters in New Draft Permit for MWRA Deer Island Facility and 43 Contributing Communities
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) has issued an updated draft permit under the Clean Water Act for the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) Deer Island Treatment Plant and several effluent outfalls associated with the system.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500K Cleanup Grant for Polluted Brownfields Site in Rhode Island
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $500,000 from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to expedite the cleanup of a brownfields site in Rhode Island while advancing environmental justice.
Environmental Compliance History Database Continues Upgrades Through Introduction of Clean Air Tracking Tool
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the ECHO Clean Air Tracking Tool (ECATT), which serves as an interface and repository for Clean Air Act data that can be used to evaluate emissions at stationary sources of air pollution and analyze general air quality for the United States.
St. Louis Chemical Company Agrees to Pay Penalty for Failure to Report Toxic Chemical Releases
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will collect a $49,953 penalty from TransChemical Inc., which owns and operates a chemical distribution facility in St. Louis, Missouri, to resolve alleged violations of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). According to EPA, the company failed to submit required annual reports listing toxic chemicals at the facility.