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EPA Establishes Web site on BP Oil Spill
EPA launches site to inform the public about health, environmental impacts of spill
WASHINGTON – As part of the ongoing federal response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, EPA today established a website to inform the public about the spill’s impact on the environment and the health of nearby residents. The website [...]
EPA to Cut Mercury, Other Toxic Emissions from Boilers, Solid Waste Incinerators
Cost-effective proposals would reduce harmful air pollution in communities across the United States
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing proposals that would cut U.S. mercury emissions by more than half and would significantly cut other pollutants from boilers, process heaters and solid waste incinerators. These pollutants include several air toxics which are known [...]
EPA Requires Contractors to Become Lead-Safe Certified
Agency expects more than 125,000 contractors to be trained by April 22 deadline
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it expects more than 125,000 renovation and remodeling contractors to be trained in lead-safe work practices by April 22, the effective date for a rule requiring such training. The agency is on target to [...]
EPA Announces Environmental Justice Video Contest: Faces of the Grassroots
The following was announced March 1st in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Daily Digest Bulletin:
“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is sponsoring an environmental justice video contest that challenges professional or aspiring filmmakers to create videos that capture the faces of the environmental justice movement. The Faces of the Grassroots contest is an opportunity to publicly [...]
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Responds to Senators Regarding Greenhouse Gases
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has issued a response to a request by eight U.S. Senators about the Agency’s plans for 2010. The letter addresses the time frame for addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the impact of Senator Lisa Murkowski’s resolution of disapproval of EPA’s endangerment finding on the light-duty vehicle standard and the [...]
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Will Algae Solve the Pentagon’s Jet Fuel Problem?
The latest news on the biofuel front is that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) claims that algae is going to solve the Pentagon’s jet fuel problem. Darpa says it is just months away from producing a jet fuel from algae for the same cost as its fossil-fuel equivalent. While researchers have been able to [...]
Proposed National Rulemaking to Strengthen the Stormwater Program
EPA is announcing plans to initiate national rulemaking to establish a program to reduce stormwater discharges from new development and redevelopment and make other regulatory improvements to strengthen its stormwater program. This affects owners, operators, developers, and contractors of new development and redevelopment as well as the owners and operators of MS4s.
EPA has issued a [...]
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Fayette headquartered company offers required erosion control training and certification
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DES Consultants, Inc. Announces Upcoming Erosion Control and Training Certification Classes
DES Consultants, Inc. (DES, Inc.), a leading provider of environmental training and consulting services to builders, developers, and contractors throughout the United States, today announced their upcoming course schedule for Erosion Control Training & Certification in the Metro Atlanta area.
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Administrator Jackson Tours Areas Potentially Impacted by BP Spill