News from April 2023
EPA Settlement with Arctic Glacier USA Resolves Chemical Emergency Release Notification Violations at Grayling, Michigan Facility
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO (April 25, 2023) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Arctic Glacier USA Inc. will pay penalties totaling $232,593 to resolve alleged violations of federal requirements to report on the releases of hazardous substances. The settlement follows a release of ammonia resulting from a pipe failure at the company’s ice manufacturing facility in Grayling, Michigan.
Eni US Operating Company pays $113K penalty for Beaufort Sea waste injection violations
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Eni US Operating Company paid a $113,000 penalty for failing to comply with Safe Drinking Water Act requirements at its Spy Island Drill Site, a man-made island in the Beaufort Sea approximately 40 miles north of Prudhoe Bay.
EPA takes first-ever federal Clean Water Act enforcement action to address PFAS discharges at Washington Works facility near Parkersburg, W. Va.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the Chemours Company to take corrective measures to address pollution from per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in stormwater and effluent discharges from the Washington Works facility near Parkersburg. The order on consent also directs Chemours to characterize the extent of PFAS contamination from discharges.
EPA Will Hold Virtual Community "Coffee and Chat" Sessions on the Olin Chemical Superfund Site in Wilmington, Mass.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold two virtual community events - "Coffee and Chat" sessions - for the Olin Chemical Superfund Site. The informal discussions are an opportunity for community members to interact with project staff and ask questions about the site from representatives from EPA and Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection (MassDEP).
EPA Names 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR-Certified Buildings
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (APRIL 26, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its annual “Top Cities” list, spotlighting the cities with the greatest number of ENERGY STAR-certified and multifamily buildings in 2022.
EPA Names Two North Carolina Cities Among 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: RALEIGH, NC (April 26, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its annual “Top Cities” list, spotlighting the cities with the greatest number of ENERGY STAR certified commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022. Two cities in North Carolina made the top lists, with ...
EPA Rates Minneapolis as a ‘Top City’ for ENERGY STAR Buildings
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today congratulates Minneapolis for ranking 16th on the annual ENERGY STAR ‘Top Cities’ list. Minneapolis earned its spot with 156 certified ENERGY STAR commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022.
Environment Subcommittee Chair Johnson Exposes Risks of Biden’s Rush-to-Green Agenda
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled: “Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights, and National Security Risks of the Biden Administration’s Rush to Green Policies."
EPA Names Four Florida Cities Among 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (April 26, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its annual “Top Cities” list, spotlighting the cities with the greatest number of ENERGY STAR certified commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022. Four Florida cities made the top lists, with Tampa ...
Notice published by Environmental Protection Agency on April 26
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
EPA Announces Public Hearing on Proposal to Strengthen Standards for Chemical and Polymers Plants
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a virtual public hearing on its proposal to significantly reduce hazardous air pollutants from chemical plants, including the highly toxic chemicals ethylene oxide (EtO) and chloroprene. The reductions would dramatically reduce the ...
Milwaukee Ranks #8 in EPA’s ‘Top Mid-Sized Cities’ for ENERGY STAR Buildings
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today congratulates Milwaukee for ranking eighth among mid-sized cities on the annual ENERGY STAR ‘Top Cities” list. Milwaukee earned its spot with 31 certified ENERGY STAR commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022.
Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement on Lowering Costs with Transparency and Competition
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Lowering Unaffordable Costs: Legislative Solutions to Increase Transparency and Competition in Health Care."
EPA Celebrates Three California Winners of the Presidential Environmental Youth Award
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), is pleased to recognize three California recipients of the 2023 President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA).
Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval; Missouri; Revision to Sulfur Dioxide Control Requirements for Lake Road Generating Facility on April 26
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page proposed rule on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Chair Rodgers on Lowering Health Care Costs: This Bipartisan Work is the Right Thing for Patients
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Lowering Unaffordable Costs: Legislative Solutions to Increase Transparency and Competition in Health Care."
EPA New England Announces the 2023 President's Environmental Youth Awards Winners from Massachusetts
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: BOSTON (April 26, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality announced the 2023 recipients of the President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) in New England. Two students from Mass. were chosen to receive awards for their work to solve local and global environmental problems.
Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement on Lowering Costs with Transparency and Competition
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Lowering Unaffordable Costs: Legislative Solutions to Increase Transparency and Competition in Health Care."
DuPont and former employee sentenced for plant explosion that killed four
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON — E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Inc. (DuPont) pleaded guilty and has been sentenced for criminal negligence in connection with a 2014 accident that left four company employees dead, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Chair Rodgers on Lowering Health Care Costs: This Bipartisan Work is the Right Thing for Patients
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Lowering Unaffordable Costs: Legislative Solutions to Increase Transparency and Competition in Health Care."