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07/19/11 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will step in to remove hazardous asbestos from the burned remains of the former Emge meat packing plant in Fort Branch, Ind., after the owner declined to do it.
07/17/11 FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- The Interior Department is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to delay its decision on pollution controls for a northern Arizona coal plant while it studies the benefits of the plant and impacts of a potential shutdown. The Bureau of Reclamation under Interior is the majority owner of the Navajo Generating Station near Page. The EPA is considering whether to ...
07/13/11 The Bush White House played a role in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's controversial 2008 decision not to regulate the drinking water contaminant perchlorate, according to a congressional watchdog agency. In a report released Tuesday, the U.S. Government Accountability Office...
07/13/11 TALLAHASSEE -- Pointing to a long-running fight in Florida, the U.S. House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would restrict the Environmental Protection Agency's power to require tougher water-quality standards. U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, was a sponsor of the measure, which passed 239-184. Mica and other supporters said the EPA has overstepped its authority in Clean Water ...
07/13/11 KEY ACTION Authorized bidding for the water treatment plant chlorine room expansion. DISCUSSION The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency recently reviewed the plant and gave the go-ahead for the expansion.
07/12/11 (DALLAS ? July 12, 2011) The City of Texarkana is receiving $300,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The project will provide environmental job training and workforce development to poverty stricken areas in Northeast Texas
07/12/11 Emery Harriston works with computers for the Environmental Protection Agency.
07/11/11 (07/11/11) (New York, N.Y. - July 11, 2011) ? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed plan to cleanup the Crown Vantage Landfill Superfund site in Alexandria Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
07/11/11 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking Exxon Mobil to make changes in its plan to clean up the Yellowstone River after an oil pipeline spill. The EPA said the company provided insufficient information on oil recovery and containment and cleanup for impacted areas downstream and for the area around the spill site.
07/11/11 Spectra Energy Corp , in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and 11 national, state and local organizations, has been distinguished with the Coastal America Partnership Award, a prestigious national award from Coastal America, a public/ private-sector partnership dedicated to the protection of America's coasts.
07/11/11 (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced an agreement with six entities to begin the first phase of the Superfund cleanup of Newtown Creek in New York City
07/11/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press WASHINGTON An environmental organization is calling on D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray to file a special petition with the Environmental Protection Agency that would put a power plant in Alexandria, Va., on track to close. The Sierra Club recently met with residents in southeast Washington to warn them about the dangers of the sulfur dioxide being blown across ...
07/10/11 This Saturday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released an official department update on the Exxon Mobil oil spill that occurred a week ago. The oil spill happened after an oil pipe running underneath the Yellowstone River near Billings, Montana ruptured for unknown reasons.
07/10/11 HBO's "Mann v. Ford," a documentary of an environmental fight between the Ramapough Indians of northern New Jersey and Ford, will debut at 9 p.m. July 18. The film examines a small community's battle against both the automaker and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which failed to ensure that Ford cleaned paint sludge and other waste from land near its now shuttered Mahwah, N.J., assembly ...
07/09/11 The Chesapeake Bay Foundation recently received an environmental success award from the Environmental Protection Agency for its efforts to improve water quality and farm viability on 43 Pennsylvania farms.
07/09/11 Vermont's top environmental official on Friday hailed a new rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency that she says will cut emissions from coal-fired power plants and help Vermont and other northeastern states avoid violating air quality standards.
07/08/11 Power companies in 27 states must sharply cut air pollutants that waft into neighboring states, a move that could prevent nearly 1,000 deaths a year in South Carolina, the Environmental Protection Agency said.
07/08/11 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced a new air pollution rule aimed at curbing two pollutants that migrate easily from region to region. read more
07/08/11 Vermont's top environmental official is hailing a new rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency that she says will cut emissions from coal-fired power plants and help Vermont and other northeastern states avoid violating air quality standards.
07/08/11 In an effort to curb air pollution in downwind states, the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday ordered utilities to either clean up or shut down older coal-fired power plants in 27 states in the eastern half of the U.S.
07/08/11 PHILADELPHIA (July 8, 2011) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the selection of Nicholas DiPasquale of Harrington, Del. as the new Director of EPA?s Chesapeake Bay Program | 
