News from April 2023
EPA Region 4 Announces 2023 Pollution Prevention Recognition Awards Program
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 4 announces the 2023 Pollution Prevention (P2) Recognition Awards Program.
Unified command responds to vessel fire in Tacoma, Washington
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
The Tacoma Fire Department, the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Washington Department of Ecology and other agencies are continuing their response to the fishing vessel, Kodiak Enterprise, that caught fire early Saturday morning while moored at Trident Seafoods in the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma.
EPA Fines Weiler Inc. in Iowa for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
Weiler Inc. in Knoxville, Iowa, will pay $54,488 in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
Los Angeles Businessman, Utah Fuel Plant Operators and Employees Sentenced to Prison for Billion-dollar Biofuel Tax Fraud Scheme
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
Five individuals were sentenced this week to prison for their roles in a $1 billion biofuel tax conspiracy:
EPA Settlement Improves Safety of Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center (DECC) will pay penalties totaling $118,195 to resolve alleged violations of federal requirements to report on the storage, use and releases of hazardous substances.
Northern Star (Pogo) LLC penalized $600,000 for hazardous waste management violations
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Northern Star (Pogo) L.L.C. was fined $600,000 for improper storage, treatment, and disposal of hazardous materials at its gold mine and laboratory in Delta Junction, Alaska.
EPA Proposes New Standards to Protect Public Health, Reduce Exposure to Ethylene Oxide Pollution
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing new health protections to reduce exposure to Ethylene Oxide (EtO), including more stringent air emissions standards and additional protections for workers who are exposed to the gas used to sterilize medical devices and certain spices
EPA Settles with Imperial Irrigation District for Safe Drinking Water Act Underground Injection Well Claims
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Imperial Irrigation District for violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) at its El Centro Generating Station site located in El Centro, California. The district will pay a $67,110 penalty and make facility improvements to ensure it complies with underground injection control program requirements.
Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Strongest-Ever Pollution Standards for Cars and Trucks to Accelerate Transition to a Clean-Transportation Future
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new proposed federal vehicle emissions standards that will accelerate the ongoing transition to a clean vehicles future and tackle the climate crisis.
EPA Seeking Public Nominations for Experts to Serve as Ad Hoc Reviewers for Analysis of Atrazine Ecological Risks
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public nominations of scientific and technical experts for consideration to serve as ad hoc reviewers assisting the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) with the review of the Agency’s analysis and assessment of ecological risk from atrazine use.
EPA Releases Final Biological Evaluation for Effects of Sulfoxaflor on Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species and Designated Critical Habitats
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its final biological evaluation (BE) and its response to comments received on the draft BE. Sulfoxaflor is an insecticide used on a variety of crops to target difficult pests such as aphids and tarnished plant bugs (lygus).
EPA Publishes Updated Registration Review Schedule
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing an updated registration review schedule for the next three years to provide a roadmap and advance notice of actions for stakeholders.
EPA Calls for Applications for the 2023 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now accepting applications for the 2023 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards.
Chairman Comer’s Statement on Transcribed Interview with Kathy Chung
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)
Mace, McClain, Sessions Probe Biden Admin’s Compliance with Outsourcing Law
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.)
Comer, Foxx, Wenstrup Investigate Misuse of COVID Education Funds on Left-Wing Agendas
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)
Wenstrup Invites American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten to Testify on Pandemic-Era School Closures
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) invited Ms. Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), to testify at a hearing titled “The Consequences of School Closures, Part 2:
Comer & Fallon: Biden Administration’s Depletion of Oil Reserves Jeopardizes American Energy Independence
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)
Comer Slams the Biden Administration’s Excuses for the Disastrous Afghanistan Withdrawal
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)
Comer: Ranking Member Raskin Playing Lawyer for the Biden Family Instead of Conducting Oversight
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)