News from 2023
Rule published on April 28 by Environmental Protection Agency
By EPA Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
EPA New England Announces the 2023 President's Environmental Youth Awards Winners from Massachusetts
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 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.
Atlanta Ranks 3rd Among EPA’s 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 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.
EPA Names Los Angeles as 2023 Top City for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its annual ENERGY STAR “Top Cities” list, spotlighting the cities with the greatest number of ENERGY STAR certified commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022.
Denver among 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 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 commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022.
EPA New England Announces recipients of the 2023 President's Environmental Youth Awards and Presidential Innovation Awards for Environmental Educators
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 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) and Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE).
EPA Celebrates the 2023 Winners of the Presidential Environmental Youth and Educator Awards in Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), announced the 2023 recipients of the Presidential Innovation Awards for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) and the President’s Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA).
Two Rhode Island teachers receive EPA's 2023 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), have announced the 2023 recipients of the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE).
Chicago Ranks #8 in EPA’s ‘Top Cities’ for ENERGY STAR Buildings
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today congratulates Chicago for ranking eighth on the annual ENERGY STAR ‘Top Cities” list. Chicago earned its spot with 221 certified ENERGY STAR commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022.
EPA Rates Cincinnati as a ‘Top City’ for ENERGY STAR Buildings
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today congratulates Cincinnati for ranking 25th on the annual ENERGY STAR ‘Top Cities’ list.
Eni US Operating Company pays $113K penalty for Beaufort Sea waste injection violations
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
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 Names Four Florida Cities Among 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 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.
EPA Announces Public Hearing on Proposal to Strengthen Standards for Chemical and Polymers Plants
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
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.
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 Report | Apr 29, 2023
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.
EPA Names 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 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 commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022.
EPA Names Four Kentucky Cities Among 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 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.
Tesoro to Pay $27.5 Million For Violating Previous Court Order Requiring Them to Reduce Air Pollution at Their Martinez, Calif. Refinery
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice today announced that Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company will pay a $27.5 million penalty for violating a 2016 consent decree ordering the company to reduce air pollution at its petroleum refinery in Martinez, Calif.
EPA Invests $41 million in New Technical Assistance to Help Communities Address Wastewater Challenges
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $41 million in new technical assistance funding under America’s Water Infrastructure Act to help communities address urgent wastewater challenges.
Tesoro to Pay $27.5 Million For Violating Previous Court Order Requiring Them to Reduce Air Pollution at Their Martinez, Calif. Refinery
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice today announced that Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company will pay a $27.5 million penalty for violating a 2016 consent decree ordering the company to reduce air pollution at its petroleum refinery in Martinez, Calif.
EPA Proposes Draft Determination to Protect Cape Cod's Sole Source of Drinking Water; Seeks Public Input on Groundwater Impacts from Proposed Machine Gun Range Project
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a draft determination under the Safe Drinking Water Act that a Multi-Purpose Machine Gun Range proposed to be constructed by the Massachusetts Army National Guard may contaminate the Cape Cod Aquifer, thereby creating a significant public health hazard.