News from March 2023
EPA Analysis Shows 2021 increase of Toxic Chemical Releases in Rhode Island
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON (March 16, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are ...
EPA Directs Ameren to Submit Draft Focused Feasibility Study for Huster Road Substation in St. Charles, Missouri, by June 30
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (MARCH 16, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) directed Ameren to submit a draft Focused Feasibility Study (FFS) to the Agency by June 30, 2023. EPA required Ameren to conduct additional work in February, after field work conducted by EPA in January identified Ameren’s Huster Road Substation as a source of the new contamination in the Elm Point Wellfield in St. Charles, Missouri.
EPA issues Toxics Release Inventory 2021 report on chemical releases and waste management in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) 2021 National Analysis, which summarizes TRI activities reported during calendar year 2021. The TRI contains data on toxic chemicals that are manufactured, processed, or managed at thousands of facilities in the ...
EPA and DOJ File Clean Air Act Complaint Against Diesel Spec Inc. for the Sale of Vehicle Emission “Defeat Devices”
By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO (March 17, 2023) Today, the Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, filed a complaint against Diesel Spec Inc. (DSI), a Canadian company based just outside of Montreal, for violating Section 203(a) of the Clean Air Act. The alleged violations include manufacturing, ...
Environmental Protection Agency discusses Availability of the Protocol for the Naphthalene IRIS Assessment on March 17
By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability discussed on March 17 by Environmental Protection Agency
By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Aerial Application to Restore Vegetation at Superfund Site Occuring on Blue Mountain
By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: PHILADELPHIA (March 17, 2023) – As part of the Palmerton Zinc Pile Superfund Site remediation which includes the revegetation of Blue Mountain, airplanes will be applying native seed and soil amendments onto areas of Blue Mountain south of Palmerton, Pennsylvania, between March 20 and April 7.
Rule published on March 17 by Environmental Protection Agency
By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page rule on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
In the Pacific Southwest, Toxic Chemical Releases Decreased Slightly in 2021 According to EPA Data
By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities nationwide covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are ...
Chairs Rodgers, Duncan: Vague CEQ Guidance Cannot be an Excuse to Abandon FERC’s Core Mission
By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) sent a letter yesterday to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Acting Chairman and Commissioners demanding to know how they plan to incorporate guidance from the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) in a way that does not jeopardize American energy security.
Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Pens Op-Ed in Washington Examiner on Price Transparency
By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) published an opinion piece in the Washington Examination ahead of a March 28th hearing where Members will explore how transparency and competition can lower health care costs for Americans.
La EPA se une al gobernador Polis en la escuela primaria de Denver para anunciar $3 millones destinados a proyectos innovadores de contaminación climática en todo el estado
By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: DENVER (17 de marzo de 2023) – Hoy, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció que Colorado recibirá hasta $3 millones para desarrollar estrategias innovadoras destinadas a reducir la contaminación climática y construir economías de energía limpia en todo el estado.
Chairs Rodgers, Duncan: Vague CEQ Guidance Cannot be an Excuse to Abandon FERC’s Core Mission
By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) sent a letter yesterday to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Acting Chairman and Commissioners demanding to know how they plan to incorporate guidance from the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) in a way that does not jeopardize American energy security.
E&C Health Subcommittee Calls HHS Secretary to Testify on President’s Outrageous Budget Request
By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra will testify at a hearing to discuss President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Budget Request.
What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on March 17?
By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page proposed rule on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Pens Op-Ed in Washington Examiner on Price Transparency
By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) published an opinion piece in the Washington Examination ahead of a March 28th hearing where Members will explore how transparency and competition can lower health care costs for Americans.
Wondering about your community’s air quality? EPA offers air monitors for loan to groups in Mid-Atlantic Region
By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: PHILADELPHIA (March 17, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is making it easy to monitor air quality by allowing organizations in the Mid-Atlantic Region to borrow low-cost, portable air monitoring equipment. The Mid-Atlantic Region includes Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia and seven Tribal partners.
Environmental Protection Agency publishes notice on March 17
By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
EPA joins Governor Polis at Denver elementary school to announce $3 million for innovative Climate Pollution projects across the state
By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: DENVER (March 17, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Colorado will be receiving up to $3 million to develop innovative strategies to cut climate pollution and build clean energy economies across the state.
Week ending March 11: Environmental Protection Agency publishes 8 notices
By EPA Newswire | Mar 19, 2023
There were eight notices published by the Environmental Protection Agency in week ending March 11, according to the Federal Register.