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04/16/2008—EPA Regional Administrator Statement on 38th Annual Earth Day
04/01/2008—Web-based Environmental Compliance Tool Available for Colleges
03/31/2008—EPA Celebrates Earth Day Throughout April With New Web and Multimedia Features
03/31/2008—New Requirements to Protect Children from Lead-based Paint Hazards
02/21/2008—Latest Toxic Release Inventory Shows Small Decrease in Chemicals Released into Environment
02/19/2008—EPA Launches the Greening of Your Copy Machine
02/04/2008—EPA's FY 2009 Budget Focuses on Next Phase of Environmental Progress
02/04/2008—EPA Announces Substantial Decrease of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)
02/01/2008—U.S. EPA to Correct Portion of State Clean Air Plan
01/31/2008—EPA Achieves Highest Status in Government Under the President's Management Agenda
01/29/2008—EPA Rule Covers CRT Recycling In and Out of the United States
01/29/2008—EPA Recognizes Crown Cork and Seal for Its Environmental Leadership
01/28/2008—EPA Seeks Data About Nanoscale Materials
01/16/2008—EPA Reports on Clean Water Infrastructure Needs
12/04/2007—Frito-Lay, Lackland AFB Recognized by EPA as Water Efficiency Leaders
12/04/2007—Leading Corporations Cutting Greenhouse Gases
11/28/2007—EPA, Army Corps Extend Public Comment Period for Joint Rapanos Guidance
11/06/2007—New England Businesses and Organizations Step Up Clean Environment Commitments
11/01/2007—Virginia Companies Commit to Reduce Waste and Chemical Use
10/24/2007—EPA Recognizes Oil and Gas Industry Partners for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Efforts
10/22/2007—Who Said It’s Not Easy Being Green? EPA Recognizes Green Power Purchasing Leaders
10/11/2007—EPA To Develop Regulations for Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide
09/10/2007— EPA Releases List of High-Volume Chemicals
09/05/2007—New Fuel Economy Stickers to Help Consumers Make More Informed Decisions
09/05/2007—EPA Takes Innovative Approach to Clear the Air at the Nation's Ports
08/31/2007—EPA Continues Efforts to Understand Effects of Oxides of Nitrogen on Human Health - First NAAQS Scientific Support Document Prepared Under New Development Process
08/30/2007—RFS Program on Track; Begins Sept. 1
08/29/2007—EPA Evaluated Air Toxics Risks from Petroleum Refineries, Seeks Comment on Additional Emissions Reductions
08/29/2007—Flexible Air Permits Proposed to Prevent Pollution and Paperwork
08/24/2007—Great American Trucking Show Highlights First SmartWay Trucks to Use Renewable Fuels - Also Showcases Big- Rigs Reducing Fuel Consumption Up to 20 Percent
08/23/2007—U.S. EPA conducting asbestos sampling at Alviso Superfund site
08/23/2007—New Guidance on Watershed Permitting
08/21/2007—U.S. EPA conducting asbestos sampling at Alviso Superfund site
08/21/2007—U.S., Canada and Mexico Take Lead to Manage Industrial Chemicals
08/21/2007—154 Environmental Leaders Renew Membership in EPA's Performance Track
08/21/2007—EPA awards research grants worth $1 million to Ohio institutions
08/20/2007—EPA and the Fertilizer Institute Develop Guidance for Retail Anhydrous Ammonia Fertilizer Facilities
08/20/2007—EPA Region 2 Launches New Online Media Center; Offers Downloadable Public Service Announcements, Podcasts and Photos
08/20/2007—$13 Million to Flow to 16 Watershed Groups
08/16/2007—EPA Hearings Seek Public Input on Stronger Proposed Air Quality Standards
08/14/2007—EPA, India-Based Corporation Join Forces to Reduce Greenhouse Gas
08/13/2007—Public Meeting To Discuss Nanotechnology
08/10/2007—EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Rockaway Borough Wellfield Superfund Site
08/8/2007—EPA Releases Operator Training Guidelines for State Underground Storage Tank Programs
08/6/2007—Denver Water, City of Denver Become Long-Term Partners With U.S. EPA in WaterSense
08/3/2007—EPA Releases the Draft of 2007 Report on the Environment: Highlights of National Trends
08/2/2007—A New Era in Environmental Chemical Testing: ToxCast Phase I Chemicals Announced
08/1/2007—Cleanup Underway at the Gulf States Steel Site in Gadsden, Alabama
08/1/2007—EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Nepera Chemical Company, Inc. Superfund Site
04/16/2008—U.S. EPA Orders Rancho Cucamonga Chemical Products Firm to Remove Hazardous Waste
04/15/2008—U.S. EPA Fines Merced Storage Drum Firm $9,412 for Hazardous Waste Violations
04/11/2008—EPA Settles With Fujifilm Graphic Systems on Hazardous Waste Violations; Sets $40,721 Penalty
03/25/2008—EPA Fines Pacific Marine and Industrial Corp. $20,000 for Used Oil Violations
03/24/2008—U.S. EPA Fines Anaheim Deli Meat Manufacturer $36,400 Over Ammonia Release Violation
03/20/2008—U.S. EPA Fines Chico, California, Company $6,000 for Oil Spill Prevention Violations
03/20/2008—U.S. EPA Orders Patmont Motor Werks of Minden, Nevada, to Comply With Federal Wastewater Laws
03/19/2008—Foxboro, Massachussets Landlord Faces $20,600 EPA Penalty for Non-Disclosure of Lead Risks in Residential Units
03/18/2008—U.S. EPA Files Complaint Against Ship Brokers for Violations of Toxic Substances Control Act
03/11/2008—Chemical Spill Reporting Violations: EPA Settles with Chemsol Products Corp., Cleveland
03/05/2008—U.S. EPA Fines Southern California Technology Company $208,000 for “Nano Coating” Pesticide Claims on Computer Peripherals
03/04/2008—EPA Fines University of Guam $10,000 for Hazardous Waste Violations
02/29/2008—EPA Reaches Agreement With Dow Corning on Clean-air Violations
02/28/2008—CHEMCENTRAL to Pay $400,000 for Fiery Explosion
02/28/2008—New Hampshire-based Manufacturing Company Faces $125K Fine for Environmental Violations in South Hadley, Massachussets
02/27/2008—Chiawana, Inc. Fined $58,000 for Clean Air Act Violations
02/27/2008—Failing to Provide Community Disclosure Information Yields Penalties for 11 Companies
02/26/2008—Home Depot Settles Storm Water Violations
02/26/2008—Two Connecticut Companies Fined for Hazardous Waste Violations
02/20/2008—Martha’s Vineyard Oil Company Pays Penalty to Settle Clean Water Violations
02/06/2008—EPA Settlement with GSA in Virgin Islands Sheds Light on Need to Recycle Fluorescent Bulbs
02/06/2008—Oil Spill Preparedness Project Eases Clean Water Act Penalty Paid by Derby, Vermont Company
02/06/2008—U.S. EPA Orders San Jose Company to Comply With Stormwater Discharge Requirements
01/31/2008—U.S. EPA Takes Further Action Against Greka
01/31/2008—Coluccio Construction Co. and Castle Family LLC Fined for Oahu Wetlands Violations
01/29/2008—U.S. EPA to Greka: Clean Up, or Pay Up
01/29/2008—New Haven, Connecticut Waste Oil Recycling Facility Fined for PCB Violations
01/29/2008—EPA Orders Bali Hai Villas Ltd. to Correct Stormwater Violations on Kauai
01/28/2008—EPA Enforcement Action to Protect Streams in Missouri
01/25/2008—Capitol Waste Services, Inc. Pays $107,300 for Excessive Idling
01/24/2008—Tamarack Resort Pays $185,000 Penalty to Settle Storm Water Violations
01/24/2008—U.S. EPA, ADEQ, Celebrate Phoenix-Goodyear Airport North Groundwater Treatment Facility: $1 Million Facility Benefits Thousands of Area Residents
01/17/2008—Massey Energy to Pay Largest Civil Penalty Ever for Water Permit Violations
01/16/2008—U.S. EPA fines Imperial County Contractor and Property Owner $9,030 for Federal Asbestos Violation
01/16/2008—Sinclair Oil Agrees to Improved Refinery Pollution Controls
01/15/2008—Maine Facility Faces EPA Fine for Failing to Comply with Oil Spill Prevention Requirements
01/15/2008—EPA Reaches Agreement with Everbrite on Clean-Air Violations
01/07/2008—U.S. EPA Fines AmeriGas Propane $19,432 for Chemical Reporting Violations: Arizona Facility Failed to Notify Emergency Agencies of Hazardous Chemicals
01/14/2008—Asbestos Supervisor Sentenced for Illegal Asbestos Removal at Ambler, Pa. School
01/09/2008—Underwear Insurer Agrees to Pay for Environmental Cleanup
01/09/2008—Energy Company Did Not Discover January 5th Oil Spill for 13 Hours
01/09/2008—Rhode Island Pool Supply Company Fined for Violating Pesticide Laws
01/07/2008—U.S. EPA Fines Admiral Transportation $15,000 for Hazardous Waste Violations
01/04/2008—Michigan Company Settles Underground Storage Tank Violations at West Virginia Facility
01/04/2008—EPA Terminates Negotiations with Dow Chemical on River Cleanups
12/21/2007—Battelle Energy Alliance and Wheeler Electric to Pay $61,000 EPA Penalty for Mishandling PCBs at Idaho National Laboratory
12/18/2007—Parkersburg Apartment Owner Settles Violations of Lead Paint Notification Rule
12/17/2007—Patriot Mining Company Settles Violations of 2004 Chemical Release at Squire’s Creek Mine in Arthurdale, W.Va.
12/17/2007—U.S. EPA Settles With The Clorox Company for $95,000 for Distributing Export-only Pesticides in Southern California
12/12/2007—U.S. EPA Fines Nevada Developer $43,000 Over Injection Well Violations
12/06/2007—EPA Orders Lamb Creek Wetlands to be Restored
12/05/2007—U.S. EPA Settles With Arizona Mine for $28,950 for Toxic Chemical Reporting Violations
12/05/2007—10 California Companies Disclose Environmental Violations
11/29/2007—Neglected Oil Spill Nets Pocatello Quarry Owner a $9,250 EPA Penalty
11/21/2007—EPA Orders Clean Up at Tyndall Air Force Base
11/20/2007—EPA Oversees Methane Gas Investigation Near Hanover Park Landfill
11/09/2007—EPA Notifies Dow of Clean-Air and Hazardous Waste Violations
11/07/2007—EPA Issues Compliance Order to PSC Industrial Outsourcing, Inc. of Houston
11/06/2007—EPA Issues Complaint to Concorde Garment Manufacturing, Inc., for Hazardous Waste Management Violations
11/05/2007—New Hampshire Construction Company Faces Fines for Storm Water Violations
11/05/2007—EPA Reaches Agreement With Magellan Pipeline on Clean-Air Violations
11/05/2007—EPA Reaches Agreement With Azimow and Culbertson on Clean-Air Violations
11/01/2007—Fluor-Hanford and Twin City Metals Agree to Pay EPA Nearly $85,000 to Resolve Federal PCB Violations
11/01/2007—East Boston Sandblasting Company Faces Penalties for Hazardous Waste Violations
11/01/2007—EPA Reaches Agreement With Tate and Lyle North America on Clean-Air Violations
10/31/2007—EPA Fines Contractor, Arizona Deptartment of Transportation $36,410 Over Asbestos Violations
10/30/2007—U.S. EPA Fines Emeryville, Calif. Company $36,000 for Stormwater Violations
10/29/2007—Bruneau Cattle Company Agrees to Pay $40,000 to Resolve Clean Water Act Violations
10/29/2007—EPA Reaches Agreement With Sturgis Iron and Metal on Clean-Air Violations
10/29/2007—EPA Reaches Agreement With Products Chemical on Clean-Air Violations
10/29/2007—EPA Reaches Agreement With Greif Brothers on Clean-Air Violations
10/26/2007—EPA Reaches Agreement with Spectro Alloys on Clean-Air Violations
10/25/2007—BP to Pay Largest Criminal Fine Ever for Air Violations
10/25/2007—EPA Reaches Storm Water Settlement with Sagewood, LLC
10/24/2007—Derby, Vermont Company Faces Fine for Oil Spill Prevention Violations
10/18/2007—EPA settles with Tolleson, Ariz. company for failing to notify authorities after chemical release
10/11/2007—Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary Settles with EPA
10/10/2007—Submarine Base in Groton, Conn. Faces Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations
10/02/2007—U.S. EPA announces $5 million Clean Air Act Settlement With Northern
California Pulp Mill
10/02/2007—U.S. EPA Orders Two Arizona Water Companies to Monitor Drinking Water for
Disinfection Byproducts
10/02/2007—U.S. EPA Fines Bay Area Auto Dealer for Air Violations
10/01/2007—Oregon Developer and Construction Firm Agree to Pay Over $37,000 to
Resolve Clean Air Act Violations
10/01/2007—U.S. EPA Settles With Carrier Guam for $63,922 for Illegal Importation of
Ozone-Depleting Substances
10/01/2007—U.S. EPA Fines Frozen Vegetable Supplier $31,434 Over Ammonia Release
Violations Pictsweet Failed to Notify Authorities after Chemical Release
10/01/2007—U.S. EPA Settles Hazardous Waste Case with Amgen Inc.
10/01/2007—U.S. EPA Fines Reno Personal Care Products Distributor $11,200
9/28/2007—U.S. EPA Fines Winery $11,687 over Ammonia Release Violations. Firm Failed to
Notify Authorities After Chemical Release
9/28/2007—Hunt Refining Settles Federal Air Pollution Case for $49 Million
9/28/2007—EPA Settles With Target on Pesticide Violations
9/27/2007—U.S. EPA Fines Romic Environmental Technologies Corp. $97,000 for Hazardous Waste Violations
9/27/2007—U.S. EPA Files Complaint for $76,402 Against JWS Refrigeration for Illegal
Importation of Ozone-Depleting Substances
9/27/2007—U.S. EPA Settles with Modesto Equipment Manufacturer for $45,150 for Toxic
Chemical Reporting Violations
9/27/2007—U.S. EPA Fines Torrance Telecommunications Firm $21,400
9/27/2007—U.S. EPA Settles with Los Angeles and Vernon, California Wholesalers for
Pesticide Violations
9/27/2007—U.S. EPA Settles with Senior Aerospace SSP for $39,800
9/27/2007—U.S. EPA Fines Romic Environmental Technologies Corp. $97,000 for Hazardous
Waste Violations
9/27/2007—Westminster, Mass. Facility Fined for Clean Water and Community Right-to-Know Violations
9/26/2007—U.S. EPA Fines Conveyor Equipment Manufacturer $83,926 for Toxic Chemical
Reporting Violations Pacoima Company will also Donate Equipment to City of Burbank Fire
Department
9/26/2007—EPA Fines Ennis Paint, Inc., Over $4,200 for Failure to Properly Report the
Release of Xylene into the Environment
9/25/2007—Three Rivers Timber, Inc. Agrees to Pay $6,500 EPA Settlement to Resolve Clean Air Act Violation
9/24/2007—EPA Seeks $44,190 from Firestone Pacific Foods, Inc. for Failure to File Inventory of Hazardous Chemicals Report
9/24/2007—Phoenix Home Builder Fined $155,000 to Settle Dust Violations
9/20/2007—U.S. Imposes Highest Acid Rain Fine Ever
9/6/2007—Fujicolor Processing Pleads Guilty to Environmental Crime
9/5/2007—Pipeline Co. Pleads Guilt, Pays $1 Million for Fish Kill in Kansas
9/5/2007—US EPA Settles With New Mexico Pest Exterminator for $1,170
9/4/2007—U.S. EPA settles with Chino polystyrene manufacturer $326,000 over Clean Air Act violations
8/29/2007—US EPA Fines San Leandro Pesticide Manufacturere $5,200
8/28/2007—Connecticut Company Faces Up To $157,500 in Clean Water Act Violations
8/27/2007— EPA Issues Cleanup Order to Army at Fort Meade
8/24/2007—Owner of Massachusetts' Largest Asbestos Training School Indicted
8/21/2007—Oklahoma Officials Found Guilty of Environmental Crimes - Elk City officials used prisoners to remove asbestos without proper protection
8/20/2007—EPA, DOJ, Maricopa County fine Phoenix company $175,000 for emitting VOCs into air
8/17/2007—Texas Man Sentenced to Five Months in Prison for Hazardous Waste Transport Crimes
8/17/2007—
Home Depot Agrees to Pay $9.9 Million for Hazardous Waste Violations
8/16/2007—TEPPCO Agrees to Over $2.8 Million Settleemtn for Clean Water Violations
8/16/2007—Valero Energy Agrees to $232 Million in Clean Air Act Pollution Controls
8/16/2007—Former St. Louis-Area City Councilman Gets Prison for Illegally Removing Asbestos
8/14/2007—EPA reaches agreement with Stroh Die Casting on clean-air violations
8/10/2007—Six Rhode Island Communities Ordered to Address Sewage Overflows // EPA continues effort to improve water quality in R.I. waters
8/10/2007—EPA Reaches Agreement With BASF Construction Chemicals on Clean-Air Violations
8/10/2007—EPA orders public water supply systems in northeast Louisiana into complianc
8/6/2007—EPA fines seven Tucson charter school operators $67,240 for asbestos violations
8/2/2007—Two Massachusetts Towns Fined for Clean Water Violations
8/2/2007—Contractor for Groton, Conn. Submarine Base Faces EPA Fine for Clean Water Violations
8/1/2007—Virginia Man Goes to Jail for Using Homeless for Improper Asbestos Removal
8/1/2007—Man Receives Jail Time for Illegal Asbestos Removal