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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 [...]
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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 [...]
Clean Water Continues to Be a Focus Point at EPA
The folks at the EPA are serious about enacting new legislation and enforcement relating to water pollution. They are asking for input from water professionals around the country. This is a chance for those who want things done right to have an impact on future regulation. Clean water is an important issue, but it can [...]
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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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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 [...]
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure
SPCC Plans questions? DES Consultants offers Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure consulting and plan development assistance. SPCC plans are required by federal regulation 40 CFR 112 which is implemented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA periodically performs on-site inspections to assure compliance with the SPCC Plan regulations.
The Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule includes [...]
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Administrator Jackson Tours Areas Potentially Impacted by BP Spill