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EPA Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: Learn how to protect your home and family
Lead poisoning is the number one environmental health threat in the U.S. for children under the age of seven. The long-term effects of lead exposure to a child can be severe and may include learning disabilities, decreased growth, behavior problems, impaired hearing, and even brain damage. Pregnant women should avoid exposure to lead because lead can pass through a woman’s body into the unborn baby
PA Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is Oct. 25-31 – Learn How to Protect Your...
Lead poisoning is the number one environmental health threat in the U.S. for children ages 6 and younger. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has declared Oct. 25-31 Lead Poisoning Prevention Week to make families more aware of the hazards of lead and lead-based paint in the home and in childcare facilities. This year’s theme, “Lead-Free Kids for a Healthy Future,” will focus on ways to reduce a child's exposure to lead and prevent its serious health effects.
U.S. EPA Awards $42,201 to the American Samoa Power Authority to Replace a Power...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $42,201 to the American Samoa Power Authority to replace a diesel generator with an all-electric generator on the Island of Ofu in American Samoa. This project will reduce 75,000 gallons of diesel fuel annually.
EPA Recognizes Ahold USA as a Top Green Power Partner
As part of EPA’s Green Power Partnership, more than 1,300 organizations are purchasing billions of kilowatt-hours of green power annually, avoiding carbon pollution equal to that created by the electricity use of more than 2.5 million American homes
EPA Recognizes Saunders Hotel Group as a Top Green Power Partner
Saunders Hotel Group, based in Boston, was recognized by EPA as one of the nation’s top purchasers of Green Power. As part of EPA’s Green Power Partnership, more than 1,300 organizations are purchasing billions of kilowatt-hours of green power annually, avoiding carbon pollution equal to that created by the electricity use of more than 2.5 million American homes
U.S. EPA Honors 2015 Green Power Leader in Arizona
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its annual Green Power Leadership Awards. The Tucson Unified School District was among 25 businesses and organizations across 13 states that were recognized for their achievements in advancing the nation’s renewable energy market.
U.S. EPA Honors 2015 Green Power Leaders in California
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its annual Green Power Leadership Awards to seven businesses across California. The firms were among 25 businesses and organizations across 13 states recognized for their achievements in advancing the nation’s renewable energy market and reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change
A 44-year-old man and his wife were charged today with child abuse after Burbank...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Fort Lincoln Retail, LLC have reached a settlement over alleged violations of Clean Water Act regulations designed to protect America’s waterways from polluted stormwater runoff.
EPA Proposes New Rules to Reduce Potent Greenhouse Gas Emissions/The agency also recognizes 12...
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy joined private and public sector leaders for a second annual White House roundtable discussion about the progress made and new steps taken to curb emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potent greenhouse gases used in refrigeration and air conditioning. Administrator McCarthy announced several new actions the agency will take to help support a smooth transition to climate-friendly alternatives to HFCs.
EPA and Fort Lincoln Retail Reach Settlement for Clean Water Act Violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Fort Lincoln Retail, LLC have reached a settlement over alleged violations of Clean Water Act regulations designed to protect America’s waterways from polluted stormwater runoff.
EPA Reaches Settlement with Wayne County, Mo., Landowners for Clean Water Act Violations
EPA Region 7 has reached a proposed settlement that includes a $35,000 penalty to settle violations of the Clean Water Act associated with Wayne County, Mo., landowners Roger and Ken Williams. The property is located near Clubb, Mo
EPA Funding to Help Syracuse Small Business Develop New Green Technology; Advanced Recovery and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $100,000 to Advanced Recovery and Recycling, LLC of Onondaga County, New York to continue its development of an efficient technology that recycles circuit board components to reduce electronic waste from going to landfills and incinerators.
EPA Takes Steps to Improve Water Quality of Illinois River
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making available the Illinois River Watershed Modeling Program which resulted from several years of collaboration with local stakeholders, states and tribes in both Ark. and Okla. The Modeling Program will assist in the development of water pollution controls needed to meet water quality standards throughout the watershed and relies on two highly specialized computer models
EPA Announces National Limits to Reduce Toxic Pollutants Discharged into Waterways by Steam Electric...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today finalized a rule that will reduce the discharge of toxic pollutants into America’s waterways from steam electric power plants by 1.4 billion pounds annually, as well as reduce water withdrawal by 57 billion gallons per year, resulting in an estimated benefit of $463 million per year to Americans across the country. Toxic pollutants include mercury, arsenic, lead, and selenium, which can cause neurological damage in children, lead to cancer, and damage the circulatory system, kidneys, and liver.
EPA Finalizes Plan to Protect Drinking Water in Corozal, P.R.; $3 Million Spent to...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a plan to use natural processes along with the continued use of a system that EPA had already installed to treat contaminated groundwater at the Corozal Well Superfund Site in Corozal, Puerto Rico.
EPA, Pueblo of Cochiti Develop Green Infrastructure Projects
As different areas of the country become drier and hotter, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico, are developing green infrastructure projects that address water needs. The EPA initiative focuses resources from multiple federal agencies to help meet economic, environmental and community needs identified by tribal leaders. EPA is also providing assistance with drinking water sources and brownfields evaluation
EPA Finalizes Plan to Protect Drinking Water in Corozal, P.R.; $3 Million Spent to...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a plan to use natural processes along with the continued use of a system that EPA had already installed to treat contaminated groundwater at the Corozal Well Superfund Site in Corozal, Puerto Rico.
EPA Finalizes Rule to Modernize Clean Water Act Reporting
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule to modernize Clean Water Act reporting for municipalities, industries, and other facilities. The final rule will require regulated entities and state and federal regulators to use existing, available information technology to electronically report data required by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program instead of filing written paper reports
EPA Encourages Homeowners and Communities to Maintain Septic Systems During SepticSmart Week
“Proper septic maintenance can improve water quality across the nation,” said Ken Kopocis, Deputy Assistant Administrator in EPA’s Office of Water. “Maintenance can also prevent expensive malfunctions and save homeowners significant sums of money. It’s good for our environment and our economy.”
EPA Recognizes Three Communities for Smart Growth Achievement
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today recognized projects in three communities as winners of the 2015 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement. Winners include a new public park on a formerly contaminated site along the Passaic River in Newark, N.J. and new mixed-use developments that are spurring investment and revitalization in Jackson, Tenn. and Hamilton, OH.
