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2002

December
12/30/2002   A&A Metal Finishing Corp. Settles Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations at Baltimore Plant
12/26/2002   EPA Releases a Draft Health Evaluation of the Effects from the Destruction of the World Trade Center
12/26/2002   EPA Fines Jelly Belly $200,000 for Air Violations
12/23/2002   EPA and General Electric Showcase Fuel Efficient Locomotive Engines Meeting Emission Standards Years Ahead of Schedule
12/23/2002   Most of First Phase of Soil Sampling in Palmerton Completed
12/23/2002   U.S. District Court Judge Finds in Favor of U.S. EPA, LARWQCB and Other Co-plaintiffs in Los Angeles Sewer Spill Case
12/23/2002   EPA Awards Pineapple Growers Association of Hawaii for Achievement in Pesticide Environmental Stewardship
12/20/2002   EPA Issues $175K Penalty to Energy Dept. for INEEL Waste Violations
12/20/2002   U.S. Files Complaint Against Guam Waterworks Authority
12/20/2002   Deadline to Sign Up for EPA Lower Manhattan Cleaning and Testing Program Draws Near
12/20/2002   Owner of Central Landfill Settles Clean Air Act Case with EPA and DOJ; Settlement Requires $5 million of Improvements to Curb Landfill Gas
12/20/2002   Owner of Central Landfill Settles Clean Air Act Case with EPA and DOJ; Settlement Requires $5 million of Improvements to Curb Landfill Gas
12/20/2002   EPA Proposes to Withdraw Unworkable 2000 TMDL Rule; Continues to Work with Stakeholders to Improve TMDL Implementation on a Watershed Basis
12/19/2002   EPA's Office of Civil Rights Director Named
12/19/2002   EPA Scientist Recieves Outstanding Risk Practitioner Award
12/19/2002   North Carolina Oil Refinery and Three Individuals Plead in Oil Pollution/ Tax Evasion Case
12/19/2002   Virginia Sewage Treatment Plant Owner Sentenced for Clean Water Act Violation
12/19/2002   Over $100 Million in Fines and Safety Improvements for Fatal Washington State Gasoline Pipeline Explosion
12/19/2002   EPA Files $137,500 Complaint Against Nautilus Foods for Illegal Waste Handling
12/19/2002   Oregon Sustainable Vinyard Program Receives Award for Environmental Stewardship
12/19/2002   Cambridge, Md. settles Clean Water Act violations
12/19/2002   Awards Given for Significant Achievements in Pesticide Environmental Stewardship
12/18/2002   Former Pennsylvania Businessman Pleads Guilty to Storing Hazardous Waste Without a Permit after Closing Textile Company
12/18/2002   U.S. EPA Orders Clean Earth and Solid Builders of Saipan to Clean Up Oil Spills
12/18/2002   EPA Fines Company that Played Role in Improper PCB Disposal at Model City Landfill
12/17/2002   Sunoco Settles Toxic Chemical Reporting Violations at Philadelphia and Rebersburg, Pa. Plants
12/17/2002   EPA seeks comment on revised Washington Aqueduct permit
12/16/2002   EPA and Agriculture Working Together to Improve America's Waters
12/15/2002   EPA To Announce New Cafo Rule to Better Protect Nation's Waters
12/13/2002   EPA Settles with Two Biotech Seed Production Companies
12/13/2002   Administrator Whitman to Commend the Real Estate Investment Industry for its Commitment to the Environment
12/12/2002   Owner of Virginia Sewage Treatment Plant Sentenced to Prison for Clean Water Act Felony
12/12/2002   EPA Administrator and San Juan Mayor Sign Agreement to Promote the Purchase of Energy Efficient Products throughout the City Government
12/12/2002   EPA Administrator Highlights Tens of Millions Given to Commonwealth for Drinking Water Improvements
12/12/2002   EPA Awards $500,000 to Launch Drinking-Water Security Pilot; Consortium on Security Formed
12/12/2002   Administrator Whitman to Commend the Real Estate Investment Industry for its Commitment to the Environment
12/11/2002   EPA Reaches $100 Million Agreement in Olympic - Shell Pipeline Case
12/11/2002   EPA Orders Chevron to Continue Investigation and Develop a Cleanup Plan for Chillum
12/11/2002   Whitman Visits San Juan Area School; Teaches Sun Safety to Puerto Rican Students
12/10/2002   EPA, State Health Department Approve $1.2 Million in Environmental Projects for Settlement with University of Hawai'i
12/10/2002   EPA Proposes $40,000 Fine Against Napa State Hospital for Oil Spill Violations
12/10/2002   EPA in Agreement with Oyster Bay Plan to Acquire Part of Federal Superfund Site in Farmingdale for Park Expansion; Public Comment Period Set
12/10/2002   EPA Proposes Sub-Surface Soil Cleanup for Contamination at D’Imperio Superfund Site in Hamilton Township
12/06/2002   Sunwise School Program Receives Award from Federal Council on Skin Cancer Prevention
12/06/2002   Philadelphia Prison Settles Alleged Violations of Hazardous Waste Storage and Oil Spill Prevention Regulations
12/06/2002   EPA upgrades environmental status of Presque Isle Bay
12/06/2002   EPA awards small business $99,993 to remove arsenic from drinking water
12/05/2002   EPA Approves Arizona Pollutant Discharge Permits Program
12/05/2002   Historic Buckley Field Arctic Training Center restored through cooperative effort in Echo Lake Mountain Park
12/05/2002   Asbestos Company's Accreditation Stripped by State; Oneida County Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Felony Charges
12/05/2002   EPA Awards $2.5 Million of Grants to Promote New Environmental Technologies; Three Massachusetts Companies Among the 27 Recipients
12/04/2002   Vehicle Exhaust Emission Standards Amendments Issued
12/04/2002   Contracts Awarded for Technologies to Remove Arsenic from Drinking Water
12/04/2002   Proposal Outlines Approach for Field Implementation of Pesticide- Related Endangered Species Protection Program
12/04/2002   Contracts Awarded for Homeland Security Decontamination Technologies
12/04/2002   US - Mexican Border Compliance Assistance Center
12/04/2002   El Centro de Asistencia para el Cumplimiento Fronterizo entre Estados Unidos y México
12/04/2002   EPA orders Scranton to address chronic sewer overflows
12/04/2002   Environmental Science Center at Ft. Meade Meets International Environmental Standard -- First Civilian Non-Industrial Federal Facility ISO 14001 Certified
12/04/2002   EPA honors Townsend for drinking water protection
12/04/2002   Shattuck Superfund site event
12/04/2002   EPA and States Sign Major Agreement to Clean Up Long Island Sound; EPA Provides $4 Million to Support Restoration Efforts
12/04/2002   EPA and States Sign Major Agreement to Clean Up Long Island Sound; EPA Provides $4 Million to Support Restoration Efforts
12/04/2002   EPA Releases 1999 Pollution Abatement Cost and Expenditures Data
12/04/2002   EPA Administrator Whitman to Convene National Academy of Sciences Workshop on the Differential Susceptibility of Older Persons to Environmental Hazards
12/03/2002   EPA Finalizes Superfund Site Cleanup Plan in South Gate, Calif.
12/03/2002   EPA Approves Eastern MA and Southern NH Plans for Complying With Air Pollution Standards
12/02/2002   EPA Administrator Christie Whitman Recognizes Philadelphia School District for Achieving Energy Star Designation in 11 Schools - The Philadelphia School District is the Only School District in Pennsylvania to Achieve Energy Efficiency in 11 School Buildings
12/02/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD FOR THE BURKE STREET LEAD REMOVAL SITE, JUNCTION CITY, KENTUCKY
12/02/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD FOR THE BURKE STREET LEAD REMOVAL SITE, JUNCTION CITY, KENTUCKY
12/02/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD FOR THE BURKE STREET LEAD REMOVAL SITE, JUNCTION CITY, KENTUCKY
12/02/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD FOR THE BURKE STREET LEAD REMOVAL SITE, JUNCTION CITY, KENTUCKY
12/02/2002   EPA and NH DES Fund Brownfields Assessment
12/02/2002   Franklin Facility to Pay $31,000 For Environmental Violations
12/02/2002   Chelsea Company Pays $46,000 For Hazardous Materials Violations
November
11/27/2002   Three West Virginia Residents Plead Guilty to Asbestos Crimes
11/27/2002   U.S. - Mexican Border Compliance Assitance Center
11/27/2002   EPA Orders Two Companies to Stop Marketing Ineffective Hospital Disinfectant Products
11/27/2002   Ohio Drum Cleaning Company Owner Pleads Sentenced for Clean Water Act Violation
11/27/2002   National Environmental Compliance Assistance Clearninghouse
11/27/2002   Former Textile Manufacturer Charged with Storing Hazardous Waste Without a Permit after Closing Textile Company
11/27/2002   EPA issues Administrative Penalty Order to Perdue Farms, Inc., For Water Pollution Violations at Va. Poultry Plant
11/27/2002   FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES COORDINATE STORM WATER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT
11/27/2002   Label Instructions Tightened on Flea & Tick Control Products for Pets
11/26/2002   EPA Grants NYC a New Waiver from Filtering Most of Its Drinking Water Supply; City to Expand Watershed Protections, Benefitting Upstate Environment and Economy
11/26/2002   Whitman Announces U.S.-Mexico Border Air Quality Strategy
11/25/2002   EPA Creates New Environmental Research & Training Fellowships
11/22/2002   EPA Announces Improvements to New Source Review Program
11/22/2002   EPA Proposing 10 Air Toxics Standards
11/22/2002   Whitman Recognizes Electronics Industry for Recycling Efforts
11/22/2002   EPA to Begin Cleanup of Dry Cleaners
11/21/2002   $3.75 Million Awarded for Regional Asessments of Climate Change
11/21/2002   EPA Scientist Named President of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
11/21/2002   Man Sentenced for CFC Tax Fraud Conspiracy
11/21/2002   Detroit Environmental Firm to Pay $5.5 Million for Illegal Hazardous Waste Transportation and Disposal
11/21/2002   EPA, Trident Seafoods Agree on Remedy for Fish Waste Problems
11/21/2002   First New Mexico Bi-national Sister City Plan Signed in Columbus
11/21/2002   Se firma en Columbus el primer plan binacional en Nuevo Mexico de ciudades hermanas
11/21/2002   National Conference Trains Emergency Planners/ Responders in Emergency Preparedness, Counter-Terrorism
11/21/2002   EPA Fine Against Pesticide Maker Upped from $50,000 to $132,000 for Selling Unregistered Pool Disinfectant
11/21/2002   EPA Seeks Comment on Pilot Online Tool to Access Facilities’ Environmental Compliance; Citizens, Industry Can Access Environmental Records on More than 800,000 Facilities
11/21/2002   Consumers and the Environment Score Big with Energy Star Products
11/21/2002   Joint U.S.-Canada Air Quality Progress Report Released
11/20/2002   Fitchburg Gas and Electric Agrees to $6,765 Fine for PCB Violations
11/20/2002   Local Environmentalists Win National Recognition
11/20/2002   EPA to Provide Update on Oak Street Buried Drum Removal: to Hold Public Information Meeting
11/19/2002   Top U.S. EPA Officials Tour Dow Wetlands Preserve
11/19/2002   EPA recognizes Breckenridge for Smart Growth achievements
11/19/2002   EPA and Syracuse University Sign Comprehensive Environmental Self-Audit Agreement; Syracuse First Private University in Nation to Sign On
11/19/2002   EPA Seeks Comment on Pilot Online Tool to Access Facilities' Environmental Compliance
11/19/2002   Report Highlights Continued Success of Acid Rain Emissions Trading Program, Basis of Proposed Clear Skies Act
11/18/2002   EPA Funds Energy Efficiency Program in Philadelphia School District Through $80,000 Grant
11/18/2002   EPA Announces Settlement with 415 Parties at Plaistow, N.H. Superfund Site
11/18/2002   Administrator Whitman Presents EPA National Awards for Smart Growth
11/15/2002   Galax, Va. sewage discharge settlement will reduce pollution in Chestnut Creek
11/15/2002   EPA Grant to Spur Nevada, Arizona Use of Recycled Paper
11/15/2002   EPA Gives Sacramento Organization $25,000 to Promote Recycling in Rural California
11/15/2002   EPA Honors Recycling Efforts in Pacific Islands for 'America Recycles Day'
11/15/2002   EPA PROPOSES WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR WATERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
11/15/2002   Whitman to Announce National Awards for Smart Growth
11/15/2002   Federal/DC Government and Host of Partners Team Up for America Recycles Day Encourage Employees and Residents to Recycle Electronics Presidential Proclamation Declares Friday America Recycles Day
11/14/2002   $3 Million Enforcement Settlement Will Improve Air Quality and the Environment in Boston
11/14/2002   EPA Accepting Proposals for Endocrine Disruptor Research
11/14/2002   Seven New Brownfields Projects Announced
11/14/2002   Georgia Man Convicted of Violating State Solid Waste Laws
11/14/2002   Four Companies Fined $5 Million for Ocean Oil Dumping Conspiracy
11/14/2002   Two New Brownfields Projects Announced in the Pacific Northwest
11/14/2002   Four Companies Fined $5 Million for Pacific Ocean Oil Dumping Conspiracy
11/14/2002   U.S. EPA Applauds Fresno Teachers and School District for Commitment to Indoor Air Quality in Schools
11/14/2002   EPA Awards $489,000 To Massachusetts for Drinking Water Security; Includes $115,000 to City of Worcester
11/14/2002   EPA Awards $489,000 To Massachusetts for Drinking Water Security; Includes $115,000 to City of Springfield
11/14/2002   Federal and DC Government and Host of Private Partners Team Up for America Recycles Day
11/14/2002   Whitman to Announce National Awards for Smart Growth
11/13/2002   EPA to Reclassify Washington, D.C. Nonattainment for Ground Level Ozone from Serious to Severe
11/13/2002   U.S. settles Clean Water Act violations at seven West Virginia sewage treatment plants
11/13/2002   EPA Issues Another Enforcement Order Against Pflueger on Kaua'i
11/13/2002   EPA TO HOLD PUBLIC AVAILABILITY SESSION REGARDING THE VC CHEMICAL SITE, AUGUSTA GEORGIA
11/13/2002   EPA Administrator Whitman Announces EPA and 21 Other Federal Agencies and Departments to Partner in effort to Revitalize Brownfields throughout the Country
11/12/2002   EPA, State Complete Emergency Cleanup of Sonoma Burn Dump
11/12/2002   BUTTS COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY IN JACKSON, GEORGIA WINS 2002 CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT EXCELLENCE AWARD
11/12/2002   EPA Administrator Whitman to Address Brownfields Conference Announce New Partnership Effort
11/08/2002   EPA Receives Champion Award From National Nursing Centers Consortium
11/08/2002   U.S. EPA Study on SCAQMD's RECLAIM Program Available on the Web
11/08/2002   EPA Awards NYC Parks $80K for Outdoor Classroom Program Reaching 50,000 Kids; EPA Regional Administrator and Parks Commissioner Net Wildlife in Central Park Pond as Part of Student Ecology Class
11/08/2002   Nine Massachusetts Groups Receive Environmental Education Grants
11/08/2002   Two Maine Groups Receive Environmental Education Grants
11/08/2002   Three New Hampshire Groups Receive Environmental Education Grants
11/08/2002   Three Vermont Groups Receive Environmental Education Grants
11/08/2002   Hartford and New Haven Groups Receive Environmental Education Grants
11/08/2002   Two Rhode Island Groups Receive Environmental Education Grants
11/08/2002   EPA Announces Environmental Justice Grants for New England Organizations;Two Grants for Maine Will Focus on Lead Poisoning and Penobscot River
11/08/2002   EPA Requests Proposals for Brownfields Grant Awards Proposals Due December 16, 2002
11/07/2002   Ship's Engineer Pleads Guilty in Oregon on Charges of Making False Statements Regarding Oil Discharge
11/07/2002   EPA Accepting Proposals for Watershed Classification Systems
11/07/2002   Vermont Man Arrested on Illegal Removal of Asbestos Charges
11/07/2002   Sediment Sampling in Bayou Lafourche In Preparation for Diversion Project
11/07/2002   EPA Grant Helps Livable Neighborhoods Thrive in Philadelphia
11/07/2002   EPA To Host Open House About Price Battery Lead Contamination
11/07/2002   EPA Files Complaints Against Three Universities for Hazardous Waste Violations: Columbia University, Long Island University, and New Jersey City University; Fines Total More than $1.1 Million
11/07/2002   EPA Soliciting Environmental Justice Small Grant Applications; Deadline for $15,000 to $20,000 Grants is Dec. 18
11/07/2002   U.S. EPA National Compliance Assistance Providers Forum 2002
11/06/2002   U.S. EPA Approves Nevada Request for Air Planning Change
11/06/2002   EPA Announces Additional $6.5 Million for New Bedford Harbor Cleanup
11/05/2002   Silver Spring Exterminating Company Sentenced for Improper Pesticide Disposal - Discharge Caused Significant Fish Kill in Rock Creek
11/05/2002   EPA announces grants to help communities clean up, revitalize abandoned properties
11/05/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF THE REMOVAL ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD FOR THE HUFF BATTERY SALVAGE SITE, BOWMAN, SOUTH CAROLINA
11/05/2002   EPA to Review Cleanup Progress at Keefe Environmental Services Superfund Site
11/04/2002   Speed Limits in Houston/Galveston Area May Be Increased
11/04/2002   News Advisory - EPA Grant to Help Livable Neighborhoods Thrive in Philadelphia
11/01/2002   EPA Administrator Whitman, Senator Chafee Tour Providence School and Announce Children Health Grants
October
10/31/2002   Border Enforcement Efforts Protect Public Health
10/31/2002   EPA Issues Complaint and Compliance Order Against Virgin Petroleum of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands; $82,087 Penalty Assessed on Underground Storage Tank Violations
10/31/2002   EPA and American Lung Association Announce Asthma Research Strategy
10/30/2002   Maryland awarded $8.9 million EPA grant to support drinking water programs
10/30/2002   Delaware awarded $7.8 million EPA grant to support drinking water programs
10/30/2002   EPA Issues Enforcement Order Against Hawai'i Department of Transportation for Kaua'i Project
10/30/2002   More than 100 Gather in Riverhead to Celebrate Plan to Preserve Long Island’s Peconic Bay
10/30/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR CHRISTIE WHITMAN PARTICIPATES IN WATER MONITORING EVENT WITH STUDENTS AT CONN GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS MAGNET SCHOOL IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
10/30/2002   EPA AND THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE SHOWCASE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS IN THE CHARLOTTE AREA AND KICK-OFF INNOVATIVE AIR QUALITY PROJECT
10/30/2002   EPA, Army Corps of Engineers and Massachusetts DEP to Hold Public Information Meeting on Shpack Landfill
10/30/2002   EPA AND AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCE NEW ASTHMA RESEARCH STRATEGY
10/30/2002   NATION’S LARGEST UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TESTING FIRM SENTENCED TO PAY $2.29 MILLION
10/29/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES NEW AGING INITIATIVE TO PROTECT OLDER PERSONS FROM ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH THREATS
10/29/2002   Cleanup to Begin at Delatte Metals Superfund Site Near Hammond, La.
10/29/2002   Western Butler County Authority Wastewater Treatment Plant Receives National Award for Environmental Performance
10/29/2002   EPA Announces Spanish Language Campaign to Promote Testing of Kids at Risk for Lead Poisoning; NHCAC Calls for Broader Testing of Children’s Homes
10/29/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR CHRISTIE WHITMAN TO VISIT LOCAL SCHOOL TO COMMEMORATE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT
10/29/2002   EPA AND THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE TO SHOWCASE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS AND KICK-OFF INNOVATIVE AIR QUALITY PROJECT IN THE CHARLOTTE AREA
10/29/2002   EPA Begins Archeological Survey at New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site
10/29/2002   EPA Determines Ashton Mill Property Not Part of Superfund Site
10/29/2002   EPA and U.S. Attorney Announce $3 Million Enforcement Settlement that will Improve Air Quality and the Environment in Boston
10/29/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN, REPRESENTATIVE MORELLA APPLAUD MARYLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR EXCELLENCE IN IMPROVING INDOOR AIR QUALITY
10/29/2002   EPA AND DOE ANNOUNCE FUEL ECONOMY LEADERS FOR 2003 MODEL YEAR CARS
10/28/2002   Children’s Health Grant to Reduce Childhood Asthma in Baltimore
10/28/2002   EPA Cleanup Decision For Wellington Oro Mine
10/25/2002   First Federal Facility "Ready for Reuse" Certificate Announced
10/25/2002   EPA Presents $30,000 Grant to City of Philadelphia to Help Spearhead a Voluntary Diesel Retrofit Program - Reducing Diesel Emissions Will Result in Significant Health Improvements
10/25/2002   EPA Settles with Two Biotech Seed Production Companies
10/24/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR AND ENERGY SECRETARY TO ANNOUNCE FUEL ECONOMY LEADERS FOR MODEL YEAR 2003
10/24/2002   1. EPA REQUESTS PROPOSALS FOR BROWNFIELDS GRANT AWARDS IN FY 2003, 2. EPA ADDS HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE IN LIBBY, MONTANA, TO SUPERFUND NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST, 3. NEW PROJECT LAUNCHED TO ASSESS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OF AMERICAN INDIANS, ALASKAN NATIVES, 4. FORMER LAB OWNER SENTENCED FOR FRAUD, FALSE STATEMENTS UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT
10/24/2002   Smelter Stack at Tex Tin Site Demolished
10/24/2002   Whitman Visits Honolulu School to Celebrate Children's Health Month
10/24/2002   U.S. EPA Announces Environmental Justice Small Grant Application Opportunities for 2003
10/24/2002   EPA Funds Connecticut Program to Control Pesticide Risks in Growing Pumpkins
10/24/2002   EPA Funds Program in Maine to Control Pesticide Risks in NH, VT and ME Schools
10/23/2002   UNITED STATES ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT FOR COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF PCB CONTAMINATION IN ANNISTON, ALABAMA
10/23/2002   EPA Awards $242,000 Sewer Project Grant to Ventura County
10/22/2002   NATIONAL LEAD POISONING PREVENTION WEEK STRESSES LEAD-SAFE LIVING
10/22/2002   EPA Celebrates Ten Years of Lead Poisoning Prevention Efforts
10/22/2002   First Data from EPA's WTC Cleaning and Testing Program Available on Web
10/22/2002   EPA REGION 4 ANNOUNCES 2002 CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT AWARDS
10/22/2002   EPA Gives Attleboro $10,000 for Secondhand Smoke Education
10/22/2002   EPA Seeks Comment on Fletcher's Paint Superfund Site Settlement
10/21/2002   EPA Wants Public Input on Point Thomson Gas Project
10/21/2002   New Website Launched for Schools and Daycare Centers to Encourage Testing for Lead in Drinking Water
10/21/2002   EPA TO PARTICIPATE IN A SAFE WATER SEMINAR ON THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER
10/18/2002   Water Monitoring Demonstration in Denton Part of Nation-wide Events
10/18/2002   Students, senior citizens join EPA in water monitoring to commemorate 30th Clean Water Act anniversary
10/18/2002   EPA Joins State Officials to Celebrate Clean Water Act Anniversary
10/18/2002   U.S. EPA and North American Development Bank Provide $18 Million to Tijuana Municipality
10/18/2002   EPA Honors Watershed Group, Students and Citizen Activist for Charles River Work
10/18/2002   LOCAL ACTIVITIES TO COMMEMORATE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF CLEAN WATER ACT
10/18/2002   EPA CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF CLEAN WATER ACT
10/17/2002   Malvern TCE Superfund Site Public Meeting
10/17/2002   U.S. EPA and Valley County Water District Break Ground on Public Water Supply Treatment Plant
10/17/2002   U.S. Settles Cases Against Los Angeles Landlords, More Than 4,500 Apartments to Become Lead Safe
10/17/2002   EPA Seeks $324K from New York Presbyterian Hospital for Violations of Lead Paint Requirements
10/17/2002   EPA Honors Merrimack River Watershed Council on National Water Monitoring Day
10/17/2002   1. EPA INITIATES PUBLIC DIALOGUE ON TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY, 2. RESEARCH STRATEGY COMPLETED TO MONITOR AND ASSESS WATERS, 3. NEW FOCUS ON GREENHOUSE GASES, ELECTRONICS BY EPA MUNICIPAL WASTE REDUCTION PROGRAM, 4. WHITMAN, ITALIAN MINISTER PLAN COOPERATIVE EFFORTS, 5. THREE CALIFORNIA MEN INDICTED FOR ILLEGAL HANDLING OF DRY CLEANING WASTES
10/17/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR, OFFICIALS AND LOCAL PARTNERS TO COMMEMORATE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT
10/16/2002   Hylebos Dredging Begins
10/16/2002   Discover the Rewards of Lead-Safe Living
10/16/2002   City of Philadelphia is Smart About Growth - City Joins Federal Agencies in Partnership Pledging Smart Urban Growth
10/16/2002   National Radon Week: October 20 - 26, 2002
10/16/2002   FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES PARTICIPATE IN WATER MONITORING TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL MONITORING DAY AND THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT
10/15/2002   WHITMAN VISITS PHOENIX-AREA SCHOOL TO CELEBRATE CHILDREN’S HEALTH MONTH, TEACHES SUN SAFETY TO STUDENTS
10/14/2002   EPA Joins Citizens in Preparing for National Water Monitoring Day
10/11/2002   EPA AND ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE FOR SENIOR INVOLVEMENT RENEW COMMITMENT TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
10/11/2002   EPA and Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement Renew Commitment to Protect the Environment
10/11/2002   Seeking Response to Soil Sampling Access Requests by Oct.15
10/11/2002   Montgomery County, Pa. Gets $110,000 for Brownfields Redevelopment
10/11/2002   EPA Funds White Mountain Apache Projects
10/11/2002   EPA Cites Six Municipal Facilities in New England for Oil Spill Prevention Deficiencies
10/10/2002   EPA to Recognizes metro area companies for efforts to cut air pollution and relieve traffic jams
10/10/2002   RIPTA Agrees to Reduce Bus Pollution by 90 Percent in Enforcement Case Settlement
10/10/2002   National Monitoring Project in Waterford, CT Hits Major Milestone
10/10/2002   EPA and NH DES Begin Joint Effort to Contain the Migration of Contaminants from the Troy Mills Landfill in Troy, NH
10/10/2002   EPA AND SEAWORLD PARTNER TO CELEBRATE CHILDREN’S HEALTH MONTH, EDUCATE ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS
10/10/2002   EPA AND ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE FOR SENIOR INVOLVEMENT RENEW COMMITMENT TO SENIOR INVOLVEMENT IN PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
10/10/2002   1. NEW YORK STATE CLEANS UP DIESEL ENGINES IN LOWER MANHATTAN , 2. $3.5 MILLION AWARDED FOR RESEARCH ON GLOBAL CHANGE, 3. EPA ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF FIRST REGIONAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND ELECTRONIC INDUSTRY TO ENCOURAGE TV, COMPUTER RECYCLING, 4. WHITMAN COMMEMORATES CLEAN WATER ACT ANNIVERSARY AT YOUTH WATERSHED SUMMIT, 5. EPA RELEASES GUIDE TO CLEAN UP MOLD IN HOMES, 6. FOUR MINNESOTA RESIDENTS CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL DRUG MANUFACTURING AND ILLEGAL HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL, 7. VIRGINIA ASBESTOS ABATEMENT COMPANY AND OPERATIONS MANAGER PLEAD GUILTY IN ASBESTOS CERTIFICATE SCHEME, 8. MAN FROM SAIPAN INDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY AND FALSE STATEMENTS, 9. NEW HAMPSHIRE MAN SENTENCED FOR ILLEGAL SEWAGE DISCHARGE, 10. FLORIDA WOMAN CONVICTED IN MICHIGAN ON HAZARDOUS WASTE CHARGES
10/09/2002   Hooker Furniture Corp. Settles Alleged Clean Air Act Violations at Martinsville, Va. Plant
10/09/2002   Electronics Recycling Expands in the Mid-Atlantic States
10/09/2002   Radio Messages for Children’s Health Month
10/09/2002   Phoenix Recycling Company to Pay ADEQ and EPA $268,000 for Hazardous Waste Violations
10/09/2002   Sandblasting Company Agrees to $5,000 Fine Over Lead Contamination at Fall River Dance Studio
10/09/2002   EPA Proposes Change in Cleanup Goals for Gilson Road Superfund Site in Nashua
10/09/2002   ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN ACCEPTS CHARLES H. PERCY AWARD FOR THE ENERGY STAR PROGRAM
10/09/2002   EPA AND SEAWORLD PARTNER TO CELEBRATE CHILDREN’S HEALTH MONTH, EDUCATE ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS
10/08/2002   WHITMAN COMMEMORATES 30th ANNIVERSARY OF CLEAN WATER ACT AT NATIONAL YOUTH WATERSHED SUMMIT
10/08/2002   ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN ACCEPTS PRESTIGIOUS CHARLES H. PERCY AWARD FOR THE ENERGY STAR PROGRAM
10/08/2002   ADMINISTRADORA DE LA EPA PRESENTA VIDEO EN ESPAÑOL SOBRE LA SALUD INFANTIL
10/08/2002   EPA Administrator Unveils Spanish Language Children's Health Video
10/08/2002   EPA to honor Front Range companies for commitment to reduce traffic and air pollution
10/08/2002   Public Comment Period on Proposed Rule for PCBs in Dredged Material Begins
10/08/2002   EPA Grants Waiver to Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Wastewater Treatment Plant
10/08/2002   EPA Cites Central Connecticut State University for Water and Waste Violations
10/08/2002   NH Business Recognized for Conserving and Protecting Local Drinking Water Supplies
10/08/2002   EPA Honors Four Municipal Sewer Systems Three in Maine, One in New Hampshire
10/07/2002   Adopt-A-School Bus Program Brings Cleaner Air to Dallas/Fort Worth Children
10/07/2002   EPA Fines Former Petaluma Company $35,000 for Waste Violations
10/04/2002   New Martinsville receives EPA grant for sewer separation
10/04/2002   Whitman and Capito visit local brownfields site
10/04/2002   Whitman participates in water monitoring activities during visit to West Virginia in celebration of Clean Water Act 30th anniversary
10/04/2002   U.S. EPA Announces Green Building Project on Kauai Brownfields Site
10/04/2002   Staybridge Hotel Suites owners ordered to restore damaged creek and wetlands
10/04/2002   EPA EXTENDS THE DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS ON ITS DRAFT REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING IN SCARBORO, TENNESSEE
10/04/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES 7TH ANNUAL BROWNFIELDS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 13-15, 2002
10/03/2002   Washington State Awarded Grant to Study Drinking Water Safety
10/03/2002   EPA Cites Cabot Corp. for Chemical Notification and Storage Violations
10/03/2002   EPA cites builders for Clean Water Act violations at Fairfax County residential developments
10/03/2002   EPA awards $1.9 million grant for Lincoln Township sewage treatment project
10/03/2002   EPA awards $435,500 grant for Sandy Township sewage treatment project
10/03/2002   EPA awards $873,000 grant to upgrade Alexandria sewers
10/03/2002   U.S. EPA Issues Sewer Order to Carpinteria
10/03/2002   U.S. EPA Finalizes Rule Requiring Air Permits
10/03/2002   U.S. EPA Fines Irvine Aerospace Company $29,324
10/03/2002   U.S. EPA Reduces Fine For Gallo Farms Self Reporting of Violations
10/03/2002   EPA Fines Insecticide Manufacturer $26,400 for Faulty Packaging
10/03/2002   Springfield Wins Green Building Grant
10/03/2002   EPA Selects a Cleanup Plan for The Pownal Tannery Superfund Site Lagoon Area
10/03/2002   EPA Announces Brownfields Grants for Communities: Hosts Information Sessions
10/03/2002   EPA Settles Lead Enforcement Case With Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, NH; Agreement Includes $22,000 Penalty and $103,000 of Lead Abatement Work
10/03/2002   1. EPA ISSUES INFORMATION QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DATA, 2. CHILDREN’S HEALTH MONTH, 3. $4.8 MILLION AWARDED FOR RESEARCH ON DRINKING WATER SAFETY, 4. $1.5 MILLION IN ASSETS FORFEITED BY INDIANA AUTO PARTS MANUFACTURER GIVEN TO INDIANA DNR FOR ENFORCEMENT, 5. CAPE COD MAN PLEADS TO ILLEGAL DISPOSAL OF MERCURY-CONTAINING WASTE
10/02/2002   EPA Cites Grand Hotel and 20th Filling Station For Underground Fuel Tank Violations in Saipan
10/02/2002   EPA Issues Order Against Sand Island Wastewater Treatment Plant
10/02/2002   U.S. EPA Issues Sewer Order to Laguna Beach
10/02/2002   EPA Acknowledges Orvis Shooting Preserve as a Model of Environmental Stewardship; Historic Millbrook Facility First in Nation to Submit Lead Management Plan
10/02/2002   EPA, FEMA and City Extend Deadline to Register for Downtown Cleanup and Testing Program
10/02/2002   EPA to Begin Work in Salem Neighborhood
10/02/2002   EPA Seeks $60,000 From Two Bus Companies for Excessive Idling at Logan
10/02/2002   UNITED STATES SETTLES WITH 12 MINNESOTA ETHANOL COMPANIES
10/02/2002   EPA ORDERS COMPANIES TO STOP MARKETING UNREGISTERED ANTHRAX DECONTAMINATION PRODUCTS
10/02/2002   PUBLIC WORKSHOPS ON IMPROVEMENTS TO GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING SCHEDULED
10/02/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES HOMELAND SECURITY STRATEGIC PLAN ONE OF MANY EFFORTS TO ENSURE AGENCY'S ABILITY TO PROTECT, RESPOND AND RECOVER
10/01/2002   Whitman Announces an Additional $61.2 Million for Superfund Cleanups in New Jersey; Fiscal Year Funding Totals $160 Million for the Garden State Chemical Insecticide, Burnt Fly Bog, Rocky Hill, and Montgomery Township Superfund Sites Get Latest Funds for New Cleanups
10/01/2002   At the Direction of Whitman, EPA Signs Proposed Rule to Set Standards for Dredged Material
10/01/2002   EPA TO HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING THE PROPOSED PLAN FOR SITE FT017 AT THE TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
10/01/2002   EPA's End-of-Season Ozone Data Show Increase in Smoggy Days in New England
10/01/2002   EPA Proposes Penalties Against Two N.H. Realtors For Lead Paint Disclosure Violations: Enforcement Cases Part of Regional Campaign to Protect Families from Lead Hazards
10/01/2002   Clean up Decision Made for West Site/Hows Corner
10/01/2002   EPA and Manchester Announce Funding and Actions to Curb Childhood Lead Poisoning
10/01/2002   EPA Awards $420,000 To New Hampshire for Drinking Water Security; Includes $115,000 to City of Manchester
10/01/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN TO UNVEIL EPA’S STRATEGIC PLAN FOR HOMELAND SECURITY
10/01/2002   CHANGE A LIGHT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
September
09/30/2002   Brotech Corp. Settles with U.S. and Philadelphia Over Alleged Clean Air Act Violations at North Philadelphia Plant
09/30/2002   EPA Issues Complaint Against West Coast Cleaning and Preservation for Used Oil Violations on Oahu
09/30/2002   EPA Orders BIA to Complete Cleanups on Navajo Nation
09/30/2002   EPA Orders BHP Copper to Apply for Stormwater Discharge Permits
09/30/2002   EPA and Price Pfister Settle Hazardous Materials Case
09/30/2002   Active Autumn at Centredale Manor Restoration Project in Rhode Island
09/30/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN CELEBRATES CLIMATE LEADERS SIXTH-MONTH ANNIVERSARY
09/30/2002   EPA REPORTS 2000 NATIONAL WATER QUALITY INVENTORY SHOWS LITTLE OR NO CHANGE IN NATION’S WATER QUALITY
09/30/2002   EPA RECOGNIZES GREEN POWER PURCHASERS
09/30/2002   EPA RELEASES WATER INFRASTRUCTURE GAP ANALYSIS, CALLS FOR NATIONAL FORUM WITH STAKEHOLDERS
09/27/2002   WHITMAN IN CHICAGO MONDAY TO DISCUSS WATER NEEDS AND AIR PARTNERSHIPS
09/27/2002   EPA Urges D.C. Protestors to Stop Setting Tire Fires - Wants to Prevent Possible Health Effects
09/27/2002   EPA Completes Review of Cleanup Progress at Auburn Road Landfill Superfund Site
09/27/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN TO CELEBRATE CLIMATE LEADERS SIXTH-MONTH ANNIVERSARY
09/27/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR PRESENTED WITH LETTER SUPPORTING CLEAR SKIES DURING VISIT TO JEA IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
09/26/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR TO BE PRESENTED WITH LETTER SUPPORTING CLEAR SKIES DURING VISIT TO JEA IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
09/26/2002   Cleanup at DuPont-Newport Superfund Site Completed
09/26/2002   Maryland gets $32.2 million EPA grant for water quality improvement projects
09/26/2002   EPA Awards $2,178,990 Grant to Navajo Nation
09/26/2002   EPA Funding Gives Green Light to Environmental Education Projects in New Jersey; Seven Projects in New Jersey Receive More than $52,000 in Funding from EPA
09/25/2002   Smart Growth and Smart Sites Are Smart for Baltimore - First City, State, Federal Partnership Agreement Signed Pledging Support for Smart Urban Growth
09/25/2002   EPA issues Clean Water Act Order to Perdue Farms, Inc., Citing Violations at Accomac, Va. Poultry Plants
09/25/2002   Mt. Airy receives regional award for environmental performance
09/25/2002   EPA Delegates Underground Storage Tank Program to Hawai'i
09/25/2002   ExxonMobil Resolves Santa Clara River Oil Spill Case with California and the Federal Government:
09/25/2002   Whitman Promotes Water Monitoring Activities in Celebration of Clean Water Act 30th Anniversary
09/25/2002   1. EPA TOOL IMPROVES SCREENING FOR PERSISTENT, BIOACCUMULATIVE AND TOXIC CHEMICALS, 2. EPA ANNOUNCES GREEN BUILDING PROJECTS ON BROWNFIELDS SITES IN EIGHT STATES, 3. COMMENT PERIOD EXTENDED ON PROPOSED U.S.-MEXICO BORDER ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN, 4. EX-PRESIDENT, FORMER EMPLOYEES OF LAB SENTENCED FOR FRAUD, 5. VIRGINIA SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OWNER PLEADS GUILTY
09/25/2002   WHITMAN PROMOTES WATER MONITORING ACTIVITIES IN CELEBRATION OF CLEAN WATER ACT 30TH ANNIVERSARY
09/24/2002   UNITED STATES AND EXXONMOBIL OIL SETTLE FOR $4.7 MILLION
09/24/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES HOMELAND SECURITY RESEARCH CENTER IN CINCINNATI
09/24/2002   Lancaster Area Sewer Authority receives regional award for environmental performance
09/24/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF ITS DRAFT REPORT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING IN SCARBORO, TENNESSEE
09/24/2002   Maine Laboratory Agrees to $12,500 Fine and Audits For Hazardous Waste Violations
09/23/2002   NUEVO PLAN DEL PROGRAMA FRONTERIZO XXI DE ESTADOS UNIDOS Y MÉXICO DISPONIBLE PARA COMENTARIOS PÚBLICOS
09/23/2002   EPA Announces $1.2 Million Drinking Water Grant to Hopi Tribe
09/23/2002   EPA Awards Garment Scrap Recycling Grant for $16,000 to CNMI
09/23/2002   EPA Announces $7.5 Million Plan to Strengthen Cleanup System at Carlstadt Superfund Site
09/23/2002   EPA to Review Cleanup Progress at Savage Municipal Water Supply Well Superfund Site
09/23/2002   EPA Administrator Whitman Announces Funding During Visits to Maine and NH Schools
09/23/2002   NEW U.S. - MEXICO BORDER ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN NOW AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
09/20/2002   Cashmere Middle School Students Prove that Solar is a SNAP!
09/20/2002   Pennsylvania Awarded $151,702 EPA Beach Grant for Water Monitoring and Citizen Notification
09/20/2002   EPA Administrator Whitman Launches New Educational Web Site on Ground Level Ozone
09/20/2002   EPA Settles Enforcement Case With Cambridge Plating in Belmont
09/19/2002   LA EPA ESTÁ ACEPTANDO SOLICITUDES PARA SUS PROGRAMAS DE BECAS PARA LAS INSTITUCIONES ACADEMICAS MINORITARIAS
09/19/2002   Tulalip Landfill No Longer A Superfund SIte
09/19/2002   U.S. Appeals Court Upholds North East Borough’s Wastewater "Pretreatment" Program
09/19/2002   Delaware gets $6.5 million EPA grant for water quality improvement projects
09/19/2002   U.S. EPA Finds Valley Failed to Submit Air Quality Plan
09/19/2002   EPA Removes Crescent City, CA Site from Superund List
09/19/2002   EPA Announces Western Environmental Education Grants
09/19/2002   EPA SIGNS CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER WITH MICRO FLO, LLC TO SETTLE FIFRA VIOLATIONS
09/19/2002   EPA Awards Grant to New Bedford Community Group
09/19/2002   EPA Administrator to Visit Schools in Portland, ME and Portsmouth, NH Monday
09/19/2002   1. NEW, EASIER WEB ACCESS TO CLEAN AIR MARKETS EMISSIONS DATA, 2. NEW EPA LIBRARY FACILITIES OPEN IN WASHINGTON, D.C., 3. EPA ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR MINORITY ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS, 4. AGENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL MEET TO DISCUSS SUPERFUND, 5. EPA PROPOSES GRANTING TWO PETITIONS FOR EXEMPTIONS TO IMPORT FOR DISPOSAL, 6. LOUISIANA CORP., FORMER MANAGER PLEAD GUILTY, 7. WEST VIRGINIA MAN SENTENCED IN HAZARDOUS WASTE, DRUG CASE
09/18/2002   EPA Announces 5th Annual Cornell Pond Fishing Derby For Sept 28
09/18/2002   WHITMAN IN IOWA FOR LECTURE AT CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT CENTER FOR WOMEN AND POLITICS SERVING AS MARY LOUISE SMITH CHAIR IN WOMEN AND POLITICS FOR FALL 2002
09/17/2002   WHITMAN Y EL CONSEJO NACIONAL DE LA RAZA ANUNCIAN INICIATIVA PARA PROTEGER LOS NIÑOS HISPANOS DEL ENVENENAMIENTO DEL PLOMO
09/17/2002   EPA, HUD Y DOE FIRMAN UN ACUERDO CONJUNTO PARA PROMOVER ENERGY STAR EN LAS VIVIENDAS DE HUD
09/17/2002   Bensalem School District Recognized by EPA Region III for Outstanding Tools for Schools Program
09/17/2002   Owner of Benn’s Church, Va., Sewage Treatment Plant Pleads Guilty to Clean Water Act Felony
09/17/2002   U.S. EPA Awards Brownfield Grants in California: Includes Los Angeles and Long Beach
09/17/2002   U.S. EPA Awards Brownfields Grants in California: Includes San Francisco and Oakland
09/17/2002   EPA Regional Administrator Tours Housatonic River Cleanup in Pittsfield
09/17/2002   WHITMAN AND NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA ANNOUNCE INITIATIVE TO PROTECT HISPANIC CHILDREN FROM LEAD POISONING
09/17/2002   EPA, HUD and DOE Sign Joint Partnership to Promote ENERGY STAR in HUD Housing
09/17/2002   EPA CELEBRATES 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF INTERNATIONAL OZONE-PROTECTION TREATY
09/16/2002   EPA Asks Schools to Protect Kids, Stop Bus Idling
09/16/2002   EPA Will Address Contamination at Coastal Radiation Site in St. Gabriel, Louisiana
09/16/2002   Soil Sampling to Begin In Palmerton and Lower Towamensing Area
09/16/2002   EPA Earmarks Additional $10.7 Million for Ongoing Cleanup of Creosote-Contaminated Properties in Manville
09/16/2002   Contracts for EPA’s Downtown Residential Dust Cleanup Program Are Awarded
09/16/2002   EPA Funding Gives Green Light to Environmental Education Projects in New York; Sixteen Projects in New York Receive More than $113,000 in Funding from EPA
09/16/2002   EPA Announces New Funds for Kearsarge Metallurgical Corporation Superfund Site
09/16/2002   EPA, NCLR, AND EVS TO LAUNCH 2002 LEAD POISONING PREVENTION CAMPAIGN
09/13/2002   EPA FINALIZES PLANS TO REDUCE POLLUTION FROM NON-ROAD VEHICLES
09/13/2002   EPA’s Mid-atlantic Region Awards $3.9 Million In Water Security Grants to Large Water Systems
09/13/2002   EPA Administrator Christie Whitman in Philadelphia for Green Energy Contract at Liberty Bell Pavilion
09/13/2002   U.S. EPA Issues Wastewater Permit for San Diego
09/13/2002   EPA AWARDS BROWNFIELDS JOB TRAINING GRANT TO CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
09/13/2002   EPA AWARDS BROWNFIELDS JOB TRAINING GRANT TO CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
09/13/2002   EPA APPROVES SOUTH CAROLINA'S UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK (UST) PROGRAM
09/12/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF THE REMOVAL ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD FOR THE NORTHSIDE DRIVE AREA LEAD SITE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
09/12/2002   EPA Funds Environmental Job Training in Boston and New Bedford
09/11/2002   1. BROWNFIELDS COMMUNITIES GET $750,000 IN SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR JOB TRAINING, 2. GSA AND EPA AWARD MULTI-YEAR TASK ORDER TO DYNCORP SYSTEMS AND SOLUTIONS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, 3. EPA CREATES PARTNERSHIP TO BENEFIT DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, 4. EPA HAILS VOLUNTARY EFFORTS OF MEAT PROCESSING COMPANIES, 5. W. VA. COAL COMPANY SUBSIDIARIES CHARGED WITH WATER VIOLATIONS, 6. COLORADO PLATING COMPANY EXECUTIVE SENTENCED
09/10/2002   EPA Clarifies Security Concerns for Cancelled Blackbird Meeting
09/10/2002   Cushing, Okla. Refinery Cleanup to Resume Soon
09/10/2002   Jefferson, Md. auto salvage yard settles EPA Clean Water Act complaint
09/10/2002   EPA to Hold Information Session in Brooksville, ME
09/09/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN IN NEW JERSEY ON SEPT. 11 ANNIVERSARY TO REMEMBER AND HONOR VICTIMS AND HEROES
09/09/2002   University of Pittsburgh Settles Environmental Complaint
09/09/2002   Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. Settles EPA Complaint Over West Virginia Oil Spill
09/09/2002   Sunoco Settles Alleged Hazardous Waste Storage Violations at Philadelphia’s Girard Point Plant
09/09/2002   EPA Earmarks Additional $10 Million for Superfund Cleanup of More Radium-Contaminated Properties in Glen Ridge and Bloomfield
09/09/2002   Poor Air Quality Predicted in New England for Monday and Tuesday
09/09/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN IN NEW JERSEY ON SEPT. 11 ANNIVERSARY TO REMEMBER AND HONOR VICTIMS AND HEROES
09/09/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES CREATIVE APPROACHES FOR HELPING AMERICANS RECYCLE, RECOVER ENERGY, MINIMIZE WASTE AND REVITALIZE THE LANDSCAPE
09/06/2002   U.S. District Court Decision on U.S. V. Caterpillar, Inc. and U.S. V. Detroit Diesel Corporation Victory for Clean Air and Public Health
09/06/2002   Government Agencies Test Emergency Planning in Piedras Negras, Coahuila
09/06/2002   EPA Adds Roswell Site to Federal Cleanup Priorities List
09/06/2002   Takoma Park Middle School Earns Five Stars for Environmental Science Project
09/06/2002   Lackawanna River Corridor Association Earns Five Stars, $10,000 for Creek Restoration Project
09/06/2002   Wilderness Conservancy Earns Five Stars, $9,500 for Wetlands Restoration Project
09/06/2002   Shellfish Restoration Project To Improve Delaware Water Quality
09/06/2002   Williams/Transco Gas Company Earns Five Stars for Wetlands Enhancement Project
09/06/2002   Philadelphia Water Department Receives $9,000 Grant to Reduce Runoff and Improve Water Quality
09/06/2002   EPA Approves Army's Closure Plan for JACADS on Johnston Atoll
09/06/2002   Waterbury Settles Environmental Cases With $8 Million In Future Sewer Upgrades
09/06/2002   EPA Completes Review of Environmental Progress at Former Superfund Site
09/05/2002   EPA Proposes San Patricio County Site to Federal Cleanup Priorities List
09/05/2002   EPA Adds Patrick Bayou Site to Federal Cleanup Priorities List
09/05/2002   EPA Adds Corpus Christi Site to Federal Cleanup Priorities List
09/05/2002   EPA Proposes Freeport Site to Federal Cleanup Priorities List
09/05/2002   EPA Adds Los Angeles Site to Federal Superfund List
09/05/2002   THREE SITES IN THE SOUTHEAST PROPOSED/FINALIZED FOR INCLUSION ON EPA'S SUPERFUND LIST
09/04/2002   Agee Construction Company Faces $55,000 Penalty for Discharge of Fill to North Umpqua River
09/04/2002   Curtis Bay Coast Guard Yard Added to Superfund Hazardous Site List
09/04/2002   Franklin Slag Pile Added to Superfund Hazardous Site List
09/04/2002   Eureka Mills Added to Superfund List
09/04/2002   EPA Places Three Sites on the Final Superfund National Priorities List in New Jersey
09/04/2002   EPA Places Three New York Sites on the Final Superfund National Priorities List
09/04/2002   EPA Proposes Contaminated Site in Manati for the Federal Superfund National Priorities List
09/04/2002   Callahan Mine Added to National Priorities List (Superfund)
09/04/2002   Hatheway and Patterson Site Added to National Priorities List (Superfund)
09/04/2002   1. EPA RELEASES DIESEL EXHAUST HEALTH ASSESSMENT, 2. AIR QUALITY REPORT CONFIRMS CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT AND REMAINING CHALLENGES, 3. EPA ADDS 19 FINAL, SEVEN PROPOSED SITES TO SUPERFUND NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST
09/03/2002   EPA Proposes $30,000 Penalty for Alterations to the South Fork Little Butte Creek
09/03/2002   EPA Cites Stone Cutters for Clean Water Act Violations
09/03/2002   Criminal Hazardous Waste Prosecution Results in Collection of 249 Tons of Household Hazardous Waste in Roanoke, Va. Area
09/03/2002   EPA recognizes environmental leaders in Montana
August
08/30/2002   North Laurel Street Road Work Changes School Bus Route
08/30/2002   EPA says, "Go in for a Swim, the Water’s Clean"
08/30/2002   U.S. Charges Massey Subsidiaries with Clean Water Act Misdemeanors
08/30/2002   EPA Completes Cleanup in Newhall Street Neighborhood
08/29/2002   Executives Charged and Corporations Plead Guilty to Pollution Conspiracy to Hide Oil Discharges at Sea
08/29/2002   EPA Urges New Yorkers to Reduce Their Water Use
08/29/2002   EPA Urges New Jerseyans to Reduce Their Water Use
08/29/2002   EPA Begins Waterline Extension Project in Bennington, VT
08/28/2002   1. KOPPERS INDUSTRIES PLEADS GUILTY TO CLEAN AIR ACT AND CLEAN WATER ACT CRIMES, 2. OHIO DRUM CLEANING COMPANY OWNER PLEADS GUILTY TO CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION, 3. EXECUTIVES CHARGED AND CORPORATIONS PLEAD GUILTY TO POLLUTION CONSPIRACY TO HIDE OIL DISCHARGES AT SEA, 4. HOUSTON BARGE CLEANING COMPANY SENTENCED FOR CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION, 5. TEXAS CHEMICAL PLANT MANAGERS SENTENCED FOR VIOLATING THE CLEAN AIR ACT, 6. CONNECTICUT MAN PLEADS TO CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION, 7. CONNECTICUT MAN PLEADS TO CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION
08/28/2002   UNITED STATES AND OHIO REACH CLEAN WATER ACT SETTLEMENT WITH CITY OF TOLEDO, OHIO
08/28/2002   EPA EXTENDS FALLON DEADLINE TO REMOVE ARSENIC FROM TAP WATER
08/28/2002   EPA to Review Cleanup Progress at Auburn Road Landfill Superfund Site in Londonderry, NH
08/28/2002   EPA Plans to Remove Washburn, Maine Site From Superfund List
08/27/2002   Delaware Receives a $211,339 EPA Beach Grant for Water Monitoring and Citizen Notification
08/27/2002   U.S. Settles Suit Against Occidental Chemical Corp. For Cleanup of Centre County Kepone Superfund Site
08/27/2002   U.S. EPA Selects 23 New Members for Participation in National Environmental Performance Track Program; Hempstead Resource Recovery Facility Added
08/27/2002   United States Files Suit Against Joseph Macchia, Jr., Lorenzo Macchia, and Five of Their Corporations for Violating Federal Leak Prevention Requirements at Five Gas Stations in Brooklyn and Queens
08/27/2002   U.S. EPA Selects 23 New Members for Participation in National Environmental Performance Track Program; Two PGandE Facilities in New Jersey Added
08/27/2002   EPA TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING THE SIGMON'S SEPTIC TANK SITE IN STATESVILLE, IREDELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
08/27/2002   EPA and NH DES Fund Purchase of Wetlands in Merrimack, NH
08/27/2002   EPA Announces Initiative To Improve Water Quality at Salem Beaches
08/26/2002   EPA Issues Draft Discharge Permits and Proposed Variances for Three Silver Valley Wastewater Treatment Plants
08/26/2002   EPA Honors Three Barnstable County Workers for Pollution Training
08/23/2002   US EPA Recognizes Environmental Partners; Welcomes Tustin, Calif. Company to National Performance Track
08/23/2002   EPA SELECTS 23 NEW MEMBERS FOR PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE TRACK PROGRAM; PROPOSES RULE TO PROVIDE MORE INCENTIVES
08/23/2002   1. EPA IMPROVES TRANSPORTATION REGULATION, 2. EPA DETAILS WEST NILE VIRUS RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC
08/22/2002   EPA ISSUES ORDER FOR REMOVAL ACTION AT THE HOWARD WHITE #1 CRUDE OIL FIRE AND SPILL SITE IN WARTBURG, MORGAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE
08/21/2002   Boise Tile Maker Earns Major EPA Award
08/21/2002   Judge Rules for EPA in Clean Air Case Against Danbury Company, Orders $280,000 Fine
08/21/2002   Rhode Island Company Agrees to Pay $134,000 For Hazardous Waste Violations
08/21/2002   EPA Eliminates Construction of 17-acre Confined Disposal Facility
08/21/2002   WHITMAN ASKS GOVERNORS, TRIBAL LEADERS TO NOMINATE WATERSHED PROPOSALS FOR $21 MILLION GRANT PROGRAM
08/20/2002   EPA GIVES $1.6 MILLION TO BAY AREA WATER AGENCIES
08/20/2002   AMERICUS WATER WORKS IN AMERICUS, GEORGIA WINS 2002 SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT EXCELLENCE AWARD
08/20/2002   DUCK RIVER UTILITY COMMISSION IN TULLAHOMA, TENNESSEE WINS 2002 SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT EXCELLENCE AWARD
08/20/2002   EPA Research Ship Open for Public Tours in New London on August 24
08/19/2002   TNRCC Selected to Help Local Governments Meet Environmental Goals
08/19/2002   EPA Cites Owner of Birdsboro, Pa., Landfill for Clean Air Act Violations
08/19/2002   CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH RECEIVES $873,000 FROM U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
08/19/2002   EPA Announces Plans for Energy-Efficient, Environmentally Sound Facility at the San Juan Landfill
08/19/2002   EPA Announces Plan to Preserve and Protect Open Space and Marshland in the Catano Area
08/19/2002   EPA Provides Funds to Educate Teachers and Students About Puerto Rico's Bioluminescent Bays and Lagoons
08/19/2002   EPA TO HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING THE PROPOSED PLAN AT THE TENNESSEE PRODUCTS SUPERFUND SITE IN CHATTANOOGA, HAMILTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE
08/18/2002   EPA Charges Two Massachusetts Developers With Stormwater Runoff Violations; Penalty Actions Part of Larger Initiative to Improve Compliance by Developers
08/16/2002   Howmet Corp. settles alleged Hazardous Waste Violations at Hampton, Va. Plant
08/16/2002   Asbestos Testing to Start Immediately; Deadline for Assistance Requests Extended
08/16/2002   Poor Air Quality for Southern New England Expected to Continue through the Weekend
08/15/2002   College of William and Mary Awarded EPA Environmental Education Grant
08/15/2002   Perry County’s Shermans Creek Conservation Association Awarded Environmental Education Grant
08/15/2002   EPA Funds Philadelphia-area Environmental Education Programs
08/15/2002   Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania Awarded EPA Environmental Education Grant
08/15/2002   Shade Creek Watershed Association Awarded EPA Environmental Education Grant
08/15/2002   Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Awarded EPA Environmental Education Grant
08/15/2002   EPA Awards Environmental Education Grant in Johnstown
08/15/2002   University of Virginia Awarded EPA Environmental Education Grant
08/15/2002   U.S. EPA RELEASES CLARK COUNTY RECYCLING STUDY
08/15/2002   EPA Will Complete Cleanup of Remaining Contamination at Federal Superfund Site in Jobstown, Burlington County
08/15/2002   WHITMAN STRESSES WATER CONSERVATION SUGGESTS WAYS TO CUT WATER USE
08/14/2002   EPA Announces Environmental Education Funding in Delaware
08/14/2002   Owner of Benn’s Church, Va., Sewage Treatment Plant Indicted for Clean Water Act Felony
08/14/2002   Luzerne County Awarded Environmental Education Grant
08/14/2002   EPA Announces Environmental Education Funding in D.C.
08/14/2002   Poor Air Quality for New England Expected to Continue on Thursday, August 15
08/13/2002   Whitman Commits EPA to Partnership for Historic Clean-up Agreement
08/13/2002   EPA Announces Environmental Education Funding in Maryland
08/13/2002   EPA Proposes Fine for Sandblasting Company over Lead Contamination at Fall River Dance Studio
08/13/2002   NECCO Settles Clean Air Complaint for Cambridge Plant
08/13/2002   Poor Air Quality for New England Expected to Continue on Wednesday, August 14
08/12/2002   Austin School District Receives Award from EPA for Indoor Air Efforts
08/12/2002   Plano School District Receives Award from EPA for Indoor Air Efforts
08/12/2002   EPA ORDERS AEROJET TO CLEAN UP SITE TO PREVENT FURTHER DRINKING WATER LOSSES
08/12/2002   Poor Air Quality Predicted in New England for Monday and Tuesday
08/09/2002   Colo. Gov. Owens, EPA Administrator Whitman Recognize Historic Air Quality Achievement
08/09/2002   EPA AWARDS NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE NETWORK GRANTS TO SIX STATES IN THE SOUTHEAST
08/08/2002   Ship's Chief Engineer Sentenced for False Waste Oil Records
08/08/2002   Northwest Schools Honored at National Symposium For Indoor Environment Improvements
08/08/2002   EPA Removes Part of Federal Superfund Site in Sparta from the National Priorities List of Hazardous Waste Sites
08/08/2002   JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY) RECEIVES U.S. EPA INDOOR AIR QUALITY EXCELLENCE AWARD
08/08/2002   REINK IMAGING TO RECYCLE INK JET CARTRIDGES AS A SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT
08/08/2002   WILLIAMSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE) RECEIVES EPA INDOOR AIR QUALITY EXCELLENCE AWARD
08/08/2002   BUIST ACADEMY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES (CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA) RECEIVES EPA INDOOR AIR QUALITY SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
08/08/2002   1. SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HONORED AT NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FOR INDOOR ENVIRONMENT IMPROVEMENTS, 2. EPA PARTICIPATES IN FIRST ANNUAL INTER-AMERICAN AIR QUALITY DAY, 3. ATRAZINE EVALUATION DEADLINE EXTENSION, 4. NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE PLEADS GUILTY TO ATLANTIC OIL DUMPING, 5. SHIP’S CHIEF ENGINEER SENTENCED FOR FALSE WASTE OIL RECORDS
08/07/2002   UNITED STATES FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST GUAM FOR CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS AT ORDOT DUMP
08/07/2002   Whitman to announce grant awardees for environmental data integration
08/07/2002   EPA Cites 11 Bus Fleet Operators For Idling Violations at Logan
08/07/2002   Cleanup Complete at St. Germain Drum Site
08/06/2002   PAM Management, Inc. Settles Alleged Underground Storage Tank Violations
08/06/2002   EPA URGES EVERYONE TO USE WATER EFFICIENTLY
08/06/2002   EPA SETTLES WITH TRI-STATE PLANT FOOD, INC. FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT AND THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT
08/06/2002   New Bedford Receives $115,000 For Drinking Water Security
08/06/2002   EPA Settles with Estate for Cleanup Costs
08/06/2002   SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON PESTICIDE TOLERANCE EVALUATIONS
08/05/2002   WHITMAN TO OPEN CONFERENCE FOCUSING ON IMPROVING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES
08/02/2002   EPA SETTLES PENDING ACTION AGAINST KERR-MCGEE CHEMICAL LLC IN HAMILTON, MISSISSIPPI FOR ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT
08/02/2002   Waterbury Company Settles Chemical Reporting Case With EPA
08/02/2002   EPA MEETS PESTICIDE TOLERANCE REASSESSMENT GOAL
08/02/2002   SENATE CONFIRMS SUAREZ TO BE EPA ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
08/01/2002   Fugitive Sentenced in Seattle for Failing to Appear for Trial
08/01/2002   Community Update Planned on Exide Environmental Cleanup
08/01/2002   EPA Awards $873,000 Grant to Upgrade Titusville Sewers
08/01/2002   Underground storage tank operator agrees to perform work, pay fine
08/01/2002   EPA Opens Its Hudson River Field Office in Fort Edward
08/01/2002   1. EPA FINALIZES NON-CONFORMANCE PENALTIES RULE FOR DIESEL MANUFACTURERS, 2. PESTICIDE INFORMATION CAMPAIGN BEGINS IN D.C.-BASED METRO SYSTEM, 3. SCHOOLS AWARDED FOR EXCELLENCE IN IMPROVING INDOOR ENVIRONMENT, 4. COMPLEX IMPORTATION SCHEME IN CONNECTICUT RESULTS IN SENTENCING, 5. KANSAS COMPANY CO-OWNER, MANAGER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS, 6. TENNESSEE MAN ARRESTED, INDICTED FOR PESTICIDE POISONING OF BIRDS, 7. FUGITIVE SENTENCED IN SEATTLE FOR FAILING TO APPEAR FOR TRIAL
July
07/31/2002   EPA SETTLES ACTION AGAINST OAKWOOD HOMES CORPORATION FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT
07/31/2002   EPA SETTLES ACTION AGAINST OAKWOOD HOMES CORPORATION FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT
07/31/2002   EPA SETTLES ACTION AGAINST OAKWOOD HOMES CORPORATION FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT
07/31/2002   EPA Announces Regional Beach Initiative at Warwick's Goddard Park; Kick Off Includes $214,000 Beach Monitoring Grant for Ocean State
07/31/2002   EPA Provides $230,000 for Drinking Water Security to Providence and Pawtucket Water Supply Boards
07/30/2002   Storm Water Management Workshops Offered for Idaho Construction Industry
07/30/2002   EPA Files $303,787 Complaint Against Poole Oil for Petroleum Storage Violations
07/30/2002   EPA SETTLES ACTION AGAINST OAKWOOD HOMES CORPORATION FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT
07/29/2002   EL PROYECTO DE LEGISLACION DE CIELOS CLAROS INTRODUCIDO EN EL CONGRESO CONTRIBUIRÁ A MEJORAR LA CALIDAD DEL AIRE Y A PREVENIR MUERTES PREMATURAS Y ENFERMEDADES
07/29/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR FIVE SUPERFUND PILOT SITES IN THE SOUTHEASTTO RETURN CONTAMINATED PROPERTIES TO PRODUCTIVE USE
07/29/2002   EPA Announces $745,000 of Smart Growth and Brownfield Funds for Rhode Island
07/29/2002   Poor Air Quality Predicted in Southern New England for Monday and Tuesday
07/29/2002   CLEAR SKIES LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS PROPOSAL WILL IMPROVE AIR QUALITY, PREVENT PREMATURE DEATHS, ILLNESSES
07/27/2002   SPARTANBURG, S.C. NATIVE RECEIVES U.S. EPA NATIONAL AWARD
07/26/2002   EPA PROPOSES TO MAKE NEW HIGHWAY MOTORCYCLES CLEANER
07/26/2002   EPA Acts on Baton Rouge Area Air Quality Plans
07/26/2002   EPA to Fund Redevelopment Pilot at Vertac Superfund Site in Jacksonville, Ark.
07/26/2002   EPA TO BEGIN PHASE II ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION IN RICHTON, PERRY COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
07/26/2002   EPA TO BEGIN PHASE II ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION IN RICHTON, PERRY COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
07/26/2002   Cumberland and Lincoln Receive $100,000 from EPA Administrator Whitman for Reuse of Peterson/Puritan Superfund Site
07/26/2002   Whitman Provides Funds to Connecticut for Beach Water Monitoring
07/26/2002   1. EPA NATIONAL ACTION PLAN TO FIND SUBSTITUTES FOR ALKYL-LEAD IN AVIATION AND RACE CAR FUELS, 2. EPA AWARDS $5 MILLION FOR RESEARCH ON POLLUTION PREVENTION, 3. EPA REGULATES RECYCLING OF FERTILIZERS CONTAINING ZINC, 4. PROPOSAL TO UPDATE FEES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND ENGINES, 5. NEW GRANT PROGRAM ANNOUNCED TO REDUCE IDLING FROM TRUCKS AND LOCOMOTIVES, 6. CLEAN SWEEP REPORT DETAILS STATE, LOCAL EFFORTS TO DISPOSE OF PESTICIDES, 7. WHITMAN APPOINTS PLACIDO DOS SANTOS AS THE NEW GOOD NEIGHBOR ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD CHAIR, 8. THREE NEW YORK MEN PLEAD GUILTY IN ASBESTOS CASE, 9. SIXTH OF NINE DEFENDANTS PLEAS GUILTY IN NEW YORK ASBESTOS CASE, 10 FORMER VIRGINIA TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR SENTENCED TO PRISON
07/25/2002   Clean Air Plans for Houston/Galveston and Dallas/Fort Worth Areas Threatened
07/25/2002   EPA Loan Approved to Clean Up Abandoned Philadelphia Brownfield - $300,000 to pave way for new business and new jobs
07/25/2002   EPA’s Ocean Survey Vessels Open for Tours on Monday, July 29 at Penns Landing
07/25/2002   EPA Provides $345,000 for Drinking Water Security to Three Connecticut Utilities
07/24/2002   EPA Regulates Recycling of Fertilizers Containing Zinc
07/24/2002   Baltimore Wins Federal Grant to Develop Smart Sites
07/24/2002   EPA Lauds Walkersville for Drinking Water Protection
07/24/2002   Maine Turnpike Authority Settles with EPA Over Hazardous Materials Violations
07/24/2002   EPA Awards $545,000 for the TeleCom City Redevelopment Project North of Boston
07/24/2002   UNITED STATES SECURES PLEAS TO 10 FELONY COUNTS IN UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK CASE
07/24/2002   EPA AWARDS $405,000 TO COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY TO SUPPORT BROWNFIELDS REVITALIZATION AND SMART GROWTH
07/23/2002   U.S. EPA PROPOSES RULE REQUIRING AGENCY TO ISSUE AIR PERMITS
07/23/2002   EPA and General Electric Reach Agreement on Plan to Sample Hudson River Sediment; Administrative Order on Consent Signed; Negotiations to Proceed on Remainder of Project Design
07/23/2002   Poor Air Quality Predicted to Continue for New England on Tuesday, July 23, 2002
07/23/2002   UMass Agrees to $40,000 Fine and $128,000 in Environmental Projects To Settle Clean Air Violations
07/23/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR IN TWIN CITIES JULY 24 TO PRESENT WATER SECURITY GRANTS
07/23/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES FIRST "SMART GROWTH" GRANTS
07/22/2002   EPA TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING THE PROPOSED PLAN FOR THE ARKWRIGHT DUMP SITE IN SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA
07/22/2002   Poor Air Quality Predicted for New England for Monday, July 22, 2002
07/22/2002   EPA and MA DEP Issue New Draft Permit to Reduce Environmental Damage to Mount Hope Bay from Brayton Point Power Plant
07/19/2002   Community Invited to Discuss Superfund Technical Assistance Grant
07/19/2002   U.S. EPA Files $111,199 Complaint Against Manhattan College for Hazardous Waste Violations
07/19/2002   EPA to Tour Baldwinville, MA Site
07/18/2002   SAMPLING SHOWS LOW TRITIUM LEVELS AT LAWRENCE BERKELEY LAB
07/18/2002   EPA TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING THE ADMIRAL HOME APPLIANCES SITE IN WILLISTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
07/18/2002   EPA TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING THE ADMIRAL HOME APPLIANCES SITE IN WILLISTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
07/18/2002   EPA to Discuss Testing Results from Hatheway and Patterson Site, Mansfield, MA PUBLIC MEETING: July 25, 2002
07/18/2002   EPA WILL HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MEET ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS
07/16/2002   U.S. EPA FINALIZES CLEAN AIR ACTION IN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
07/15/2002   UNITED STATES AND DELAWARE FILE SUIT AGAINST MOTIVA ENTERPRISES
07/15/2002   EPA Cites Delaware State University for Environmental Violations
07/15/2002   EPA Cites University of Maryland Medical Systems for Environmental Violations
07/15/2002   EPA REGION 4 ANNOUNCES 2002 SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT EXCELLENCE AWARDS
07/15/2002   Vermont Company Agrees to $20,815 Penalty for Chemical Reporting Violations
07/12/2002   VB/I-70
07/12/2002   EPA’s Whitman Provides Funds for Water Safety
07/12/2002   EPA Releases New Data for Woonasquatucket River: Most Findings are Below Dioxin Standard
07/11/2002   NOW HEAR THIS! EPA TO HOLD LISTENING SESSION ON NEW SUPERFUND LIABILITY RULES
07/11/2002   Are fish safe to eat?
07/11/2002   EPA, Marine Industry Associations, States of New York and Vermont Announce Initiative for Cleaner Outboard Motorboat Engines
07/11/2002   EPA Announces Proposed Cleanup Plan for the Pownal Tannery Superfund Site Lagoon Area
07/11/2002   EPA, Marine Industry Associations, States of New York and Vermont Announce Initiative for Cleaner Outboard Motorboat Engines
07/11/2002   WHITMAN TO ANNOUNCE WATER SECURITY AND SAFETY GRANTS DURING VISIT TO MAINE
07/11/2002   1. EPA AND OKLAHOMA TAKE IMPORTANT FIRST STEP IN PROMOTING REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF CONTAMINATED INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES NATIONWIDE, 2. EPA FUNDS NEW LABORATORY TO DEVELOP CLEAN-COAL TECHNOLOGIES, 3. EPA, ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS COMMIT TO RESTORING DEGRADED URBAN RIVERS, 4. LOUISIANA COMPANY FINED FOR WETLANDS DESTRUCTION, 5. COLORADO MAN SENTENCED TO 17-YEARS IMPRISONMENT, $100,000 FINE, 6. FORMER KANSAS LAB OWNER PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD, FALSEHOODS
07/10/2002   EPA and Central Oil and Supply, Corp. of Monroe, Louisiana, Settle Case
07/10/2002   Federal Government Files Suit Against ARCO for EPA's Past Cleanup Costs at Superfund Site in Wellsville, New York
07/10/2002   Roche Vitamins to Pay More than $200,000 for Air Violations
07/10/2002   EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Contaminated Groundwater at the Eastland Woolen Mill Superfund Site in Corinna, Maine
07/09/2002   Hot Tips for a Cool Summer - A New EPA Website
07/09/2002   LARGE CHEMICAL MANUFACTURER FAILS TO PROVIDE HAZARDOUS WASTE INFORMATION
07/09/2002   EPA SETTLES ASBESTOS CASE WITH FORT SHAFTER
07/09/2002   U.S. EPA FINES PARAMOUNT PETROLEUM $105,000
07/09/2002   EPA TO HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING THE PROPOSED PLAN AT THE DURACELL/BATTERY TECH SUPERFUND SITE IN LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
07/09/2002   THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC MEETING AND A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE CALHOUN PARK SUPERFUND SITE
07/09/2002   EPA, Army Corps of Engineers and Massachusetts DEP to Hold "Open House" on Shpack Landfill
07/08/2002   LOS ANGELES RWQCB AND U.S. EPA CITE 20 LA COMPANIES FOR STORM WATER VIOLATIONS
07/08/2002   EPA Administrator Whitman Visits Central New York, Tours Onondaga Lake, and Views Cleanup Progress; Awards Water Security Grant to Syracuse, N.Y.
07/08/2002   Unhealthy Air Quality Will Persist in New England Today due to Smoke from Wildfires
07/08/2002   EPA Proposes $5,000 Fine to Belchertown Development For Failure to Provide Information on Stormwater Compliance
07/08/2002   EPA Issues Violation Notice to MBTA for Idling Violations at Four Bus Stations
07/08/2002   Poor Air Quality Predicted for Southern New England for Tuesday, July 9
07/05/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR CHRISTIE WHITMAN WILL VISIT SYRACUSE, NY; WILL TOUR LAKE ONONDAGA WITH CONGRESSMAN WALSH, PRESENT CITY WITH WATER SECURITY GRANT
07/03/2002   EPA, CZM, CRWA, and Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Promote Clean Boating on the Charles River During the Fourth of July Celebration
07/03/2002   EPA TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS CLEANUP PLANS FOR THE HOWS CORNER SUPERFUND SITE IN PLYMOUTH, MAINE
07/03/2002   Poor Air Quality Predicted for Coastal Areas of Southern New England for Thursday, July 4
07/02/2002   Diazinon Found in Boise Wastewater
07/02/2002   First "Ready for Reuse" Certificate Announced
07/02/2002   Maryland Awarded $276, 000 EPA Beach Grant for Water Monitoring and Citizen Notification
07/02/2002   APPLICANT WITHDRAWS REQUEST FOR CARBON DIOXIDE RESEARCH PERMIT
07/02/2002   U.S. EPA FINES HARO' S METAL FINISHING $7,150
07/02/2002   EPA’s Surveillance Helicopter Coming Soon to a Beach Near You
07/02/2002   EPA Highlights Smog Reduction Activities; Releases Data on Health Benefits of Clear Skies Proposal
07/02/2002   EPA Targets Gas Station Cleanups in New Hampshire and Maine
07/02/2002   EPA Proposes Fining New Hampshire Manufacturer for Hazardous Waste Violations
07/02/2002   Poor Air Quality Predicted for New England for Wednesday, July 3, 2002
07/01/2002   $100,000 EPA Grant Spurs Rosalia Efforts to Reclaim Former Service Stations
07/01/2002   $100,000 EPA Grant Spurs Tacoma Efforts to Reclaim Former Service Stations
07/01/2002   EPA Grant Spurs Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Project in Metlakatla Indian Community
07/01/2002   $100,000 EPA Grant Spurs Smelterville Efforts to Reclaim Former Service Stations
07/01/2002   $100,000 EPA Grant Spurs Seattle Efforts to Reclaim Former Service Stations
07/01/2002   New EPA Data Shows Dramatic Air Quality Improvements from Clear Skies Initiative
07/01/2002   Grants Awarded to Clean Up Pollution from Underground Storage Tanks and Revitalize Neighborhoods
07/01/2002   NEW EPA DATA SHOWS DRAMATIC AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS NATIONALLY FROM CLEAR SKIES INITIATIVE
07/01/2002   EPA to fund underground tank cleanups in area
07/01/2002   EPA to fund underground tank cleanups in metro area
07/01/2002   Clear Skies Initiative Data for Region 8 Unveiled
07/01/2002   New EPA Data Shows Dramatic Air Quality Improvements from Clear Skies Initiative; Regional Modeling Information Finds Striking Benefits in New York and New Jersey
07/01/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES $3.8 MILLION TO CLEAN UP PETROLEUM FROM UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SITES AT GAS STATIONS IN 26 STATES
07/01/2002   NEW EPA DATA SHOW DRAMATIC AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS FROM CLEAR SKIES INITIATIVE
June
06/28/2002   Seattle Proprietor, Fugitive in Mexico, Pleads Guilty
06/28/2002   DOH, EPA TAKE ACTION AGAINST PFLUEGER ON KAUAI
06/28/2002   EPA TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING THE BANKRUPTCY SETTLEMENT AT THE NORTH HOLLYWOOD DUMP SITE IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
06/28/2002   1. NEW EPA RESOURCE ENCOURAGES INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT FOR SAFER SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, 2. GRANT AWARDED FOR RESEARCH ON CHILDHOOD ASTHMA, 3. EPA TO RECOGNIZE SMART GROWTH ACHIEVEMENT, 4. NEW WEB SITE PROVIDES RESOURCE TOOLS TO SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL AIR QUALITY ACTIVITIES, 5. EPA LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE, "HOT TIPS FOR A COOL SUMMER", 6. SEATTLE PROPRIETOR, FUGITIVE IN MEXICO, PLEADS GUILTY, 7. FORMER NEW JERSEY TESTING FIRM MANAGER PLEADS GUILTY
06/28/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN TO DETAIL REGIONAL BENEFITS DATA FOR PRESIDENT’S CLEAR SKIES INITIATIVE DURING VISIT TO GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK IN TENNESSEE WITH U.S. SENATOR FRIST
06/27/2002   EPA to Remove Superfund Site in Plumstead from the National Priorities List of Hazardous Waste Sites
06/27/2002   SPARTANBURG, S.C. NATIVE RECEIVES U.S. EPA NATIONAL AWARD
06/27/2002   EPA Launches New England Beach Initiative at Quincy’s Wollaston Beach; Kick Off Includes $260,000 Beach Monitoring Grant for Bay State
06/27/2002   EPA Announces New England Beach Initiative in New Hampshire; Kick Off Includes $205,00 Beach Monitoring Grant for Granite State
06/26/2002   EPA lauds James City for protecting drinking water sources
06/26/2002   Poor Air Quality Predicted for portions of New England for Thursday, June 27, 2002
06/26/2002   EPA, NH DES to Announce Initiative For Reducing Beach Closures in New Hampshire
06/26/2002   EPA, MDC, DPH to Announce Initiative For Reducing Beach Closures in Massachusetts
06/26/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF METEOROLOGISTS IN SHARING ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION WITH PUBLIC
06/25/2002   EPA supports environmental education projects in SD
06/25/2002   EPA supports environmental education project in WY
06/25/2002   EPA supports environmental education projects in CO
06/25/2002   EPA supports environmental education projects in UT
06/25/2002   EPA supports Environmental Education projects in ND
06/25/2002   EPA supports environmental education projects in MT
06/25/2002   EPA Settles Enforcement Case with Cumberland Farms; Agreement Includes $2 Million Project to Improve Air Quality
06/25/2002   EPA’S WHITMAN SAYS STATES INCREASE PUBLIC HEALTH NOTIFICATIONS OF NONCOMMERCIAL FISH
06/25/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN TO HIGHLIGHT KEY ROLE METEOROLOGISTS CAN PLAY IN PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION TO AUDIENCE, TOUR WILLIAM AND MARY’S KECK LAB
06/24/2002   U.S. EPA BRINGS AIR ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AGAINST 8 LA AREA BUSINESSES
06/24/2002   COURT APPROVES $2.5 MILLION IN MONTROSE SUPERFUND CASE
06/24/2002   EPA TO HOLD PUBLIC AVAILABILITY SESSION REGARDING THE NORTHEAST CHEMICAL SITE IN WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
06/21/2002   Owner of Former Ship Repair Company Given Jail Term
06/21/2002   Ship's Captain, Chief Engineers Plead Guilty to Alaska Violations
06/21/2002   Alaska Man Pleads Guilty to Concealing Environmental Crime
06/21/2002   Mystic Region To Hold Mass Transit Terrorism Simulation in Malden and Melrose
06/21/2002   Poor Air Quality Predicted For Southern New England This Weekend
06/21/2002   1. PROGRESS REPORT RELEASED ON THE CLEAN DIESEL PROGRAM, 2. CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER POSITION ESTABLISHED IN AGENCY, 3. TENNESSEE PHYSICIAN SENTENCED FOR CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION, 4. OWNER OF FORMER OREGON SHIP REPAIR COMPANY GIVEN JAIL TERM, 5. SHIPS’ CAPTAIN, CHIEF ENGINEERS PLEAD GUILTY TO ALASKA VIOLATIONS, 6. ALASKA MAN PLEADS TO CONCEALING ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME
06/20/2002   EPA Provides $1 Million to Gauge Vulnerability of Local Water Supplies
06/20/2002   EPA Recognizes BellSouth, Grubb and Ellis, and Hines for Energy Efficiency
06/20/2002   Bellingham Awarded $100,000 EPA Brownfields Assessment
06/20/2002   Foxborough Awarded $100,000 EPA Brownfields Assessment
06/20/2002   Essex Museum Awarded $50,000 EPA Brownfields Assessment
06/20/2002   Poor Air Quality Predicted for portions of Massachusetts and Connecticut for Friday, June 21
06/19/2002   PHOENIX TO PAY $198,532 IN FINES, SPEND $401,468 TO SETTLE WITH EPA FOR CHEMICAL SPILL
06/19/2002   EPA Begins Work on Pilot WTC Dust Cleaning Study
06/19/2002   EPA Reaches Settlement with CWM for Violation of PCB Rules at Facility in Model City
06/19/2002   EPA Files Complaint Seeking Penalties From Belmont Electroplating Company
06/19/2002   EPA Files Complaint Seeking Penalties From Belmont Electroplating Company
06/19/2002   EPA and Town of Foxborough to Announce Redevelopment Grant
06/19/2002   EPA and Town of Bellingham to Announce Redevelopment Grant
06/18/2002   EPA Completes Cleanup at Whitmoyer Superfund Site - Former toxic waste site transformed into community asset
06/18/2002   EPA Announces Plan to Fine Connecticut Oil Delivery Company
06/17/2002   U.S. and Pa. settle Clean Water Act case against Indiana; Municipality to upgrade sewers, end unlawful discharges
06/17/2002   EPA Awards Mount Sinai $150,000 for Asthma Education
06/17/2002   EPA Proposes $48 Million Cleanup Plan for the Beede Waste Oil Superfund Site in Plaistow N.H.
06/17/2002   EPA Orders Maine Microwave Antenna Company to Comply with Environmental Laws
06/17/2002   EPA Awards $200,000 in Brownfields Grants to Three Connecticut Towns
06/14/2002   Ship's Chief Engineer Pleads Guilty to Oil Pollution in Alaska Waters
06/14/2002   EPA, ADEQ FINE OUTDOOR FURNITURE MAKER $200,000
06/14/2002   Rules aim to protect drinking water from vehicle wastes
06/14/2002   EPA Completes Cleanup at Morses Pond Culvert in Wellesley
06/14/2002   1. STOP SALE ORDER ISSUED TO MISSOURI DISINFECTANT COMPANY, 2. FLORIDA MAN, VIRGINIA REAL ESTATE FIRM PLEAD GUILTY, 3. SHIP’S CHIEF ENGINEER PLEADS GUILTY TO OIL POLLUTION IN ALASKA WATERS, 4. TWO MEN SENTENCED IN LAS VEGAS FOR ILLEGAL WASTE DISCHARGE
06/13/2002   EPA Completes Superfund Removal of Buried WWII Ordinance in Undeveloped Area of Little Valley in Washington Township
06/13/2002   EPA OK’s New York State Ban On Sewage Discharge in Peconic Estuary
06/13/2002   EPA to Review Cleanup Progress at Kellogg-Deering Superfund Site
06/13/2002   EPA to Host Public Meeting to Discuss Holtra-Chem
06/13/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES STEPS TO INCREASE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENCOURAGE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
06/13/2002   WHITMAN TO OUTLINE NEW SOURCE REVIEW REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
06/12/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES NEW ENERGY STAR RATING TOOL FOR HOTELS
06/11/2002   WHITMAN TO ANNOUNCE ENERGY STAR RATING TOOL FOR HOTEL
06/10/2002   EPA, Marine Industry Associations and Maine DEP Announce Initiative for Cleaner Outboard Motorboat Engines
06/10/2002   REVISED CUMULATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT FOR ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDES RELEASED FOR REVIEW; PUBLIC MEETINGS SCHEDULED
06/07/2002   EPA Administrator Christie Whitman Kicks off A New Environmental Education Partnership
06/07/2002   EPA Administer Whitman presents water security grant to Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
06/07/2002   EPA GIVES WATER DISTRICT IN GRANITE BAY, CALIF. $115,000
06/07/2002   U.S. EPA FLIPS THE SWITCH AT WHITTIER NARROWS TREATMENT PLANT
06/07/2002   Orlando Utilities Commission Selected to Receive First Nationwide Water Security Grant
06/07/2002   EPA AND OMB WORKING TO SPEED THE REDUCTION OF POLLUTION FROM NONROAD DIESEL ENGINES
06/07/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN AWARDS FIRST NATIONWIDE WATER SECURITY GRANTS AS PART OF $53 MILLION FOR LARGE DRINKING WATER UTILITIES
06/06/2002   EPA HONORS 35 WESTERN ENVIRONMENTAL HEROES
06/06/2002   EPA and the New England Patriots Cheerleaders Present Awards to Students
06/06/2002   1. EPA ESTABLISHES ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS CENTER, 2. WHITMAN AWARDS LARGEST TRIBAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH GRANT
06/06/2002   STATEMENT BY EPA ADMINISTRATOR CHRISTIE WHITMAN ON PRESIDENT’S CREATION OF DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
06/06/2002   WHITMAN TO ANNOUNCE FIRST WATER SECURITY GRANTS
06/05/2002   Whitman Awards Largest Ever Tribal Research Grant to Swinomish
06/05/2002   Court Issues $300,000 Penalty Against Buy Rite of Brooklyn, NY for Violating EPA Underground Storage Tank Regs
06/04/2002   Complaint Filed Against Former Owner of Plummer Idaho Gas Station
06/04/2002   U.S. EPA TAKING OVER CLEANUP OF HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE
06/04/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF THE REMOVAL ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD FOR THE BAXLEY COMPLIANT SITE IN BAXLEY, APPLING COUNTY, GEORGIA
06/04/2002   EPA, Marine Industry Associations and CT DEP Announce Initiative for Cleaner Outboard Motorboat Engines
06/04/2002   EPA to Hold the First Public Information Meeting on the Callahan Mine Proposed Superfund Site in Brooksville, Maine
06/03/2002   FEDERAL APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS LANDMARK CLEAN WATER DECISION
06/03/2002   National Air Toxics Assessment (1996 Data)
06/03/2002   EPA Launches Lower Manhattan Cleaning Hotline
06/03/2002   More than 75 Maine Students Get Art and Poetry Awards from EPA
06/03/2002   EPA, CT DEP and Marine Industry To Announce Initiative For Reducing Motorboat Pollution in Connecticut
06/03/2002   EPA Takes Major Step to Fund Cleanup of Beede Superfund Site in N.H.
May
05/31/2002   EPA Holds Public Meeting for Wellington-Oro Mine
05/31/2002   EPA Gets Set to Take Cleanup and Testing Requests from Lower Manhattan Residents
05/31/2002   EPA Shifts Focus to Indoor Air
05/31/2002   EPA FINES GARY SEYMOUR $23,100 FOR PESTICIDE MISUSE
05/31/2002   Administrator Christie Whitman Visits Wyeth BioPharma in Andover to Celebrate EPA's Commuter Choice Leadership Initiative
05/31/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN TO GIVE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS, RECEIVE HONORARY DEGREE AT LEHIGH UNIVERSITY ON JUNE 2
05/31/2002   1. EPA RELEASES RISK ESTIMATES FOR 33-TOXIC AIR POLLUTANTS , 2. EPA, AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL TO COORDINATE RESEARCH ON EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS ON DEVELOPING IMMUNE SYSTEMS IN HUMANS AND WILDLIFE
05/31/2002   EPA Administrator To Visit New Hampshire and Massachusetts on Friday
05/30/2002   EPA Cites Dry Asbestos Removal at WVU Coliseum
05/30/2002   EPA Proposes $28,000 Fine for Vermont Company Over Toxic Chemical Reporting Violations
05/30/2002   U.S. FILES SUIT AGAINST OIL COMPANIES FOR GASOLINE DISCHARGE PIPELINE BLAST THAT KILLED THREE PEOPLE, TWO OF THEM CHILDREN
05/30/2002   EPA FORMS ADVISORY PANEL TO PROMOTE NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON SUPERFUND
05/29/2002   EPA Invites Environmentally-Responsible Companies to Step Up to the Plate; Agency to Hold Half-Day Workshop for Potential Environmental Performance Track Members
05/29/2002   EPA AND U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCE $1.3 MILLION ENFORCEMENT SETTLEMENT FOR CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS
05/29/2002   EPA Administrator Whitman Dedicates New EPA Campus in Research Triangle Park
05/29/2002   EPA PROPOSES EASING BARRIERS TO ENCOURAGE RECYCLING OF COMPUTERS, TELEVISIONS AND MERCURY-CONTAINING EQUIPMENT
05/28/2002   EPA provides $470,500 grant for Big Beaver sewers
05/28/2002   EPA provides drinking water funds for Virginia
05/28/2002   EPA awards $470,500 to upgrade York sewer plant
05/28/2002   Summer environmental protection: Enjoying the sun safely
05/28/2002   EPA Region 2 Administrator Jane M. Kenny Honors Environmental Achievements in Puerto Rico
05/28/2002   EPA to Hold Public Information Meeting on Eastland Woolen Mill Superfund Site in Corinna, Maine
05/28/2002   More than 50 Vermont Students to Receive Awards from EPA
05/28/2002   EPA Administrator Whitman to Give Keynote Address at Dedication of New EPA Campus in Research Triangle Park on May 29
05/24/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN TO DELIVER ADDRESS AT THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF HAMILTON COLLEGE IN CLINTON, NY
05/24/2002   EPA proposes change to Denver area's air quality status for airborne particles
05/24/2002   CLEANUP COMPLETED AT JFD ELECTRONICS/CHANNEL MASTER SUPERFUND SITE IN OXFORD, GRANVILLE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
05/24/2002   EPA Awards $290,000 to Micmac Tribe for Real-Time Air Monitoring Project
05/24/2002   1. WHITMAN APPOINTS SCIENCE ADVISOR, 2. EPA PROPOSES STORM WATER RUNOFF RULE FOR CONSTRUCTION SITES, 3. EPA AND STATE OF VERACRUZ, MEXICO, AGREE TO ASSESS CONDITION OF COASTAL RESOURCES, 4. ASHLAND INC. TO PAY $10.7 MILLION IN MINNESOTA REFINERY FIRE CASE, 5. FORMER ILLINOIS REFINERY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER SENTENCED, 6. WASHINGTON STATE OIL RECYCLING COMPANY SENTENCED, 7. HOUSTON BARGE COMPANY PLEADS GUILTY TO WATER LAW VIOLATION
05/24/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN PRESENTS FIRST 2002 BEACH GRANT TO NEW JERSEY AS PART OF $10 MILLION WATER MONITORING AND PUBLIC NOTIFICATION PROGRAM
05/23/2002   EPA Issues New Toxics Report -- States Make Progress in Decreasing Emissions
05/23/2002   EPA Celebrates Nature’s Nurseries – Wetlands...By Assisting in Morris Arboretum Wetlands Restoration Project on May 24
05/23/2002   Mid-Atlantic Highlights from National EPA’s Toxics Report;Fifty percent reduction in chemicals originally reported
05/23/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES YEAR 2000 TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE INVENTORY FOR ARIZONA
05/23/2002   FACILITIES REPORT TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASES FOR YEAR 2000
05/23/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES YEAR 2000 TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE INVENTORY FOR CALIFORNIA
05/23/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES YEAR 2000 TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE INVENTORY FOR NEVADA
05/23/2002   EPA issues Colorado toxic chemical release report for 2000
05/23/2002   EPA issues South Dakota toxic chemical release report for 2000
05/23/2002   EPA issues North Dakota toxic chemical release report for 2000
05/23/2002   Questions and Answers about TRI
05/23/2002   EPA issues Wyoming toxic chemical release report for 2000
05/23/2002   EPA issues Montana toxic chemical release report for 2000
05/23/2002   EPA issues Utah toxic chemical release report for 2000
05/23/2002   EPA Proposes to Allow NYC to Continue to Avoid Filtering Catskill/Delaware Water
05/23/2002   EPA Reports on Toxic Releases to Air, Water, and Land in New Jersey in 2000
05/23/2002   EPA Reports on Toxic Releases to Air, Water, and Land in New York in 2000
05/23/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF THE REMOVAL ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD FOR THE CARDINAL CHEMICAL SITE IN COLUMBIA, RICHLAND COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
05/23/2002   EPA Announces Toxic Release Data for Year 2000; Lists Ten Largest Emitters in Rhode Island
05/23/2002   EPA Announces Toxic Release Data for Year 2000; Lists Ten Largest Emitters in Connecticut
05/23/2002   EPA Announces Toxic Release Data for Year 2000; Lists Ten Largest Emitters in Vermont
05/23/2002   EPA Announces Toxic Release Data for Year 2000; Lists Ten Largest Pollution Emitters in Massachusetts
05/23/2002   EPA Announces Toxic Release Data for Year 2000; Lists Ten Largest Emitters in New Hampshire
05/23/2002   EPA Announces Toxic Release Data for Year 2000; Lists Ten Largest Pollution Emitters in Maine
05/23/2002   WHITMAN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF LATEST TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY; INCLUDES NEW "PBT" DATA
05/23/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN ANNOUNCES GRANT FOR NEW JERSEY BEACHES
05/22/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
05/21/2002   EPA AWARDS BROWNFIELDS GRANTS IN THE SOUTHEAST
05/21/2002   EPA Awards Rhode Island Students for Environmental Art and Poetry
05/20/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN ANNOUNCES $14.6 MILLION IN GRANTS TO HELP 80 COMMUNITIES REVITALIZE ABANDONED PROPERTIES
05/20/2002   Whitman anuncia $14.6 millones en Subvenciones para Evaluar la Contaminación de las Propiedades Abandonadas y Contaminadas ("Brownfields") en 80 comunidades en todo el País
05/20/2002   EPA Awards $1.3 Million to Mid-Atlantic Redevelopment Projects
05/20/2002   EPA AWARDS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY $200,000 FOR BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT
05/20/2002   EPA AWARDS HUMBOLDT COUNTY $200,000 FOR BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT
05/20/2002   EPA AWARDS NACO $150,000 FOR BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT
05/20/2002   EPA AWARDS GARDENA, WEST HOLLYWOOD $350,000 FOR BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT
05/20/2002   EPA Selects City of Lackawanna and Broome County, New York for National Brownfields Grants; Niagara and Ulster Counties Will Get $150,000 to Boost Site Assessment Efforts
05/20/2002   EPA Selects Lakewood Township in New Jersey for $200,000 Brownfields Development Grant
05/20/2002   New Milford Receives EPA Funding for Continued Brownfield Cleanup Project; Money Awarded Today is Part of Grants Handed out Nationwide
05/20/2002   Northampton to Receive $200,000 for Brownfields Project; Part of Grants for 80 Communities Nationwide
05/20/2002   Marlborough Receives $150,000 from EPA for Brownfields Project; Part of 80 Give by Agency to Communities Nationwide
05/20/2002   Holyoke to Receive EPA Fund for Brownfields Redevelopment; Part of 80 Grants by Agency Nationwide
05/20/2002   EPA Awards Two Brownfields Grants in Vermont; Part of 80 Grants Handed out Nationwide
05/20/2002   EPA Awards Claremont, N.H. $200,000 for Brownfield Redevelopment Project; Part of More than $2 million Given to Communities in New England
05/20/2002   EPA Awards Nashua, N.H. $100,000 for Brownfield Redevelopment; Part of More Than $ 2 million give to communities in New England
05/20/2002   EPA Awards Brownfields Redevelopment Grants to Three in New Hampshire; Part of 80 Grants Nationwide
05/20/2002   EPA Announces Brownfields Grants for Five Massachusetts Communities; Part of Grants to 80 Communities Nationwide
05/20/2002   EPA Awards Brownfields Grant to Lewiston; Part of 80 Grants Nationwide
05/20/2002   EPA Awards Brownfield Redevelopment Money to Two Connecticut Communities; Part of 80 Grants Nationwide
05/20/2002   EPA Award Brownfield Grants to New England Communities; Part of $14 Million in 80 Communities Nationwide
05/17/2002   Two Washington Photographers Receive National Honors for Wetland Photos
05/17/2002   EPA and DNREC Okay $3.9 Million To Stabilize Metachem
05/17/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN TO ANNOUNCE GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR BROWNFIELD ASSESSMENTS DURING VISIT TO BUCKS COUNTY, PA.
05/17/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN TO DELIVER COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AND RECEIVE HONORARY DEGREE AT WIDENER UNIVERSITY
05/16/2002   Army Settles Fuel Tank Issues At Walter Reed Medical Center
05/16/2002   AGREEMENT REACHED TO ADDRESS CONTAMINATION AT THE WHITEHOUSE OIL PITS SUPERFUND SITE IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
05/16/2002   EPA to Review Cleanup Progress at Peterson/Puritan Superfund Site
05/16/2002   1. EPA PROMOTES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, 2. TWO DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION STANDARDS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, 3. COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED TO OVERSEE THE PROGRESS OF THE 2007 DIESEL RULE, 4. INNOVATIVE RESEARCH TOOL DEMONSTRATES VALUE OF WATERSHED CONSERVATION, 5. EPA SPONSORS SIXTH NATIONAL TRIBAL CONFERENCE, 6. FORENSICS LABORATORY IN DENVER WINS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARD, 7. EPA SELECTS WETLANDS PHOTO WINNERS, 8. VIRGINIA RESIDENT SENTENCED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE FRAUD CASE, 9. OWNER OF DEFUNCT MICHIGAN LAB SENTENCED FOR FRAUD, 10. EMPLOYEE OF NORTH CAROLINA BUSINESS SENTENCED, 11. THREE NEW YORK RESIDENTS PLEAD GUILTY, 12. NEW JERSEY COMPANY, THREE INDIVIDUALS PLEAD GUILTY, 13. GREEK SHIPPING COMPANY, CHIEF ENGINEER PLEAD GUILTY
05/15/2002   U.S. EPA Files $301,000 Complaint Against the Pratt Institute for Hazardous Waste Violations
05/15/2002   EPA, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE SIGN COMMITMENT TO ACCELERATE CLEANUP AT OAK RIDGE
05/15/2002   EPA PROPOSES ENHANCED APPROACH TO CLEANING UP AMERICA’S WATERS
05/14/2002   LA ADMINISTRADORA WHITMAN CELEBRARA LA INICIATIVA NACIONAL SOBRE RESPONSABILIDAD AMBIENTAL PARA OPCIONES PARA EL TRANSPORTE COTIDIANO
05/14/2002   Puget Sound Energy To Treat Contaminated Water at Tar Pits Site
05/14/2002   EPA SIGNS SETTLEMENT OVER CALIFORNIA'S CLEAN AIR ACT OPERATING PERMITS PROGRAM; EPA TO IDENTIFY WORKABLE SOLUTIONS
05/14/2002   EPA SUPERFUND REMOVAL TO BEGIN AT THE FERNANDEZ MINK OIL SITE LOCATED IN TUPELO (LEE COUNTY) MISSISSIPPI
05/14/2002   EPA SIGNS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT OVER CALIFORNIA’S CLEAN AIR ACT OPERATING PERMITS PROGRAM; EPA TO IDENTIFY WORKABLE SOLUTIONS
05/14/2002   ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN CELEBRATES NATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE COMMUTING
05/13/2002   WHITMAN LAUNCHES NATIONAL PROGRAM PROMOTING GREEN TRANSPORTATION
05/11/2002   Hourly Smog Updates Now Available for Oregon and Washington
05/10/2002   Ship's Engineers Charged in Oregon with Fraudulent Oil Logs
05/10/2002   Federal, State Agency Leaders Commit to Helping Children with Asthma
05/10/2002   EPA Proposes Final Cleanup Plan for PECO’s Chester Waterfront Site
05/10/2002   EPA Expands Clean-up Activities in Libby
05/10/2002   1. EPA EXPANDS LOCALIZED SMOG FORECASTS TO 39 STATES AND OVER 160 CITIES, 2. COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE CENTERS HELP REGULATED COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND REGULATIONS, 3. INFORMATION QUALITY GUIDELINES DEVELOPED; PUBLIC MEETING TO BE HELD, 4. $4.5 MILLION AWARDED FOR RESEARCH ON CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND CHEMICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT, 5. $3.4 MILLION SETTLEMENT REACHED WITH BOSTON TRASH HAULER, 6. FORMER CHRYSLER OFFICIALS SENTENCED IN INDIANA, 7. SHIP’S ENGINEERS CHARGED IN OREGON WITH FRAUDULENT OIL LOGS
05/09/2002   Idaho Transportation Department, Contractor Charged with Polluting Mica Creek
05/09/2002   City of El Paso to Receive $1 Million Brownfield Grant from EPA to Revitalize Contaminated Properties
05/09/2002   Massachusetts Businesses and Educators Recognized for Conserving and Protecting Drinking Water
05/09/2002   ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN TO RECEIVE AWARD FOR EPA’S COMMITMENT TO ASTHMA PREVENTION
05/08/2002   EPA Lauds Philadelphia for Source Water Protection
05/08/2002   EPA and City Outline Comprehensive Plan to Address the Concerns of Lower Manhattan Residents About the Impacts of the World Trade Center Collapse on Indoor Air Quality
05/08/2002   ADMINISTRATOR CHRISTIE WHITMAN TO ATTEND CAIRF BENEFIT GALA IN NEW YORK
05/07/2002   EPA's Stormwater Construction General Permit for Barton Springs Watershed Receives "No Jeopardy" Biological Opinion from US Fish and Wildlife Service
05/07/2002   Plymouth Environmental Co. to Pay $13,200 Penalty for Faulty Notification of Asbestos Removal Projects
05/07/2002   EPA AWARDS BROWNFIELDS GRANTS TO STATES IN THE SOUTHEAST
05/07/2002   EPA APPROVES GEORGIA'S STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE ATLANTA ONE-HOUR OZONE NON-ATTAINMENT AREA
05/07/2002   EPA Settles with Connecticut Company in Hazardous Waste Management Case
05/07/2002   New Bedford Plant Pays $49,000 for Clean Air Act Case
05/07/2002   EPA Awards $1 Million for Pascoag MTBE Cleanup
05/07/2002   EPA MARKS WORLD ASTHMA DAY AND ASTHMA PUBLIC AWARENESS MONTH
05/03/2002   EPA Awards $1 Million to Montgomery County Redevelopment Efforts
05/03/2002   EPA AWARDS HAWAI'I $2 MILLION FOR BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT
05/03/2002   EPA AWARDS SANTA ROSA $1 MILLION FOR BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT
05/03/2002   EPA AWARDS MADERA COUNTY $1 MILLION FOR BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT
05/03/2002   Air Quality in New York Metropolitan Area Improving; EPA Puts New York City Portion of Metropolitan Area on List of Areas Meeting Carbon Monoxide Standard
05/03/2002   Worcester is Awarded $1 Million for Brownfields Loan Fund
05/03/2002   South Windsor County (Vermont) Awarded $1 Million Brownfields grant
05/03/2002   CORPS AND EPA CLARIFY CLEAN WATER ACT DEFINITION; NEW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS ALSO TO BE MADE IN APPALACHIAN MINING RULES
05/03/2002   FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT GIVES EPA THE GO-AHEAD TO MAKE DIESEL TRUCKS RUN CLEANER
05/03/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN ANNOUNCES $21.5 MILLION TO REVITALIZE BLIGHTED COMMUNITIES IN 17 STATES
05/02/2002   EPA TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROPOSED OCEAN RESEARCH PERMIT FOR CARBON DIOXIDE TEST OFF KAUAI
05/02/2002   U.S. EPA PENALIZES LOCKHEED MORE THAN $1.3 MILLION
05/02/2002   EPA ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO TAKE THE SMOKE FREE HOME PLEDGE
05/02/2002   Charles River Earns a "B" Grade for Water Quality; Stormwater Pollution and Individual Action Priorities for Future Improvement
05/02/2002   1. EPA PROPOSES TO REDUCE POLLUTION FROM NEW LARGE MARINE DIESEL ENGINES, 2. COUNCIL OF THE COMMISSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION INITIATES SEARCH FOR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 3. EPA CELEBRATES AMERICAN WETLANDS MONTH
05/02/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN TO MAKE BROWNFIELDS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT IN OAKLAND COUNTY, MAY 3, 12:30 P.M.
05/01/2002   EPA Helps Remove Mercury from Border Schools
05/01/2002   Searle Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Settles with EPA on Charges It Violated Regs to Prevent Air Releases
05/01/2002   EPA Presents Environmental Merit Awards to Four in Maine
05/01/2002   EPA Presents Environmental Merit Awards to Seven in New Hampshire
05/01/2002   EPA Presents Environmental Merit Awards to Two in Vermont
05/01/2002   EPA Presents Environmental Merit Awards to Eighteen in Massachusetts
05/01/2002   EPA Presents Environmental Merit Awards to Four in Rhode Island
05/01/2002   EPA Presents Environmental Merit Awards to Six in Connecticut
05/01/2002   Summer Smog Season Begins Today
05/01/2002   WHITMAN TO ADDRESS THE HEAVY DUTY CLEAN VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
April
04/30/2002   EPA RENEWS HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT FOR AIR FORCE ON JOHNSTON ATOLL
04/30/2002   EPA Region 2 Administrator Jane M. Kenny Honors Environmental Achievements in New Jersey
04/30/2002   EPA Region 2 Administrator Jane M. Kenny Honors Environmental Achievements in New York
04/30/2002   EPA Region 2 Administrator Jane M. Kenny Honors Environmental Achievements in U.S. Virgin Islands
04/30/2002   EPA Region 2 Administrator Jane M. Kenny Honors Environmental Achievements in Puerto Rico
04/30/2002   WHITMAN TO DISCUSS NEED FOR STRONG SCIENCE IN EPA REGULATORY PROCESS AT “SCIENCE FORUM 2002" KEYNOTE ADDRESS
04/29/2002   LUKE AIR FORCE BASE COMPLETES CLEANUP
04/29/2002   EPA Grants Waiver for Carolina Wastewater Treatment Plant
04/29/2002   JCI Jones Chemicals Inc. to Clean Up Superfund Site in Caledonia, New York Under Court Settlement
04/29/2002   EPA BEGINS LEAD REMOVAL IN ANNISTON, ALABAMA
04/26/2002   United States and Maryland Reach Agreement With Baltimore to Overhaul Sewer System, Stop Sewage Overflows
04/26/2002   EPA ISSUES EMERGENCY PERMIT FOR DETONATION OF MUNITIONS IN CNMI
04/26/2002   EPA APPROVES MOBILE BAY NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN
04/26/2002   Hundreds of Municipal Facilities Participating in EPA-NE Environmental Audit Program - Vermont
04/26/2002   Hundreds of Municipal Facilities Participating in EPA-NE Environmental Audit Program - Rhode Island
04/26/2002   Hundreds of Municipal Facilities Participating in EPA-NE Environmental Audit Program - Maine
04/26/2002   Hundreds of Municipal Facilities Participating in EPA-NE Environmental Audit Program - Massachusetts
04/26/2002   Hundreds of Municipal Facilities Participating in EPA-NE Environmental Audit Program - New Hampshire
04/26/2002   Hundreds of Municipal Facilities Participating in EPA-NE Environmental Audit Program - Connecticut
04/26/2002   EPA AND U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCE $3.375 MILLION ENFORCEMENT SETTLEMENT THAT WILL IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN BOSTON
04/26/2002   UNITED STATES AND MARYLAND REACH AGREEMENT WITH BALTIMORE TO OVERHAUL SEWER SYSTEM, STOP SEWAGE OVERFLOWS
04/25/2002   Oregon Radiator Repair Company, Former Manager Sentenced
04/25/2002   Environmental Fugitive From Seattle Taken into Custody
04/25/2002   Ciccone Excavating Inc. Settles EPA Complaint Alleging Wetlands Violations in Palmyra
04/25/2002   EPA Waives $539,653 in Penalties After Six Companies in Pennsylvania and Virginia Self-Disclose Environmental Violations
04/25/2002   EPA Administrator Focuses on Asthma Education and Prevention During Visit to Local School
04/25/2002   WHITMAN APPLAUDS EFFORTS OF WESTERN STATES AND TRIBES TO IMPROVE SCENIC VISTAS IN NATIONAL PARKS
04/25/2002   1. PUBLIC FORUM NEXT WEEK WILL HIGHLIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 2. NEARLY $4 MILLION IN GRANTS AWARDED FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH, 3. CARNIVAL CORP. TO PAY $18 MILLION FOR OIL POLLUTION AT SEA, 4. FORMER NEW JERSEY COMPANY OFFICIAL INDICTED IN TESTING SCHEME, 5. CONNECTICUT MAN, COMPANY CHARGED ON THREE ASBESTOS COUNTS, 6. CORPORATION, OWNER SENTENCED IN FLORIDA CAR IMPORT CASE, 7. ENVIRONMENTAL FUGITIVE FROM SEATTLE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, 8. OREGON RADIATOR REPAIR COMPANY, FORMER MANAGER SENTENCED
04/24/2002   EPA GRANT HELPS NON-PROFIT REDUCE 3,800 TONS OF LANDFILL WASTE
04/24/2002   EPA Administrator Christie Whitman to Visit Local School to Discuss Asthma Program
04/24/2002   EPA Administrator Christie Whitman to Speak at WGA’s 2nd Environmental Summit
04/24/2002   EPA Regional Administrator Celebrates Earth Day Teaching Kids About the Importance of Water Conservation
04/24/2002   EPA Administrator Recognizes Top Environmental Performers, including 33 from New England
04/24/2002   EPA Administrator Christie Whitman to Speak at WGA’s 2nd Environmental Summit
04/24/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR KICKS OFF PERFORMANCE TRACK EVENT, ANNOUNCES KEY ACTIONS TO SUPPORT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR OUTSTANDING FACILITIES
04/23/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN TO SPEAK AT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL OF STATES RECEPTION
04/23/2002   EPA Administrator Christie Whitman to Visit Local School to Discuss Asthma Program
04/23/2002   Salisbury Settles Clean Water Act Case with EPA
04/23/2002   16 New England Companies/Organizations Join EPA's Commuter Choice Program; Purdue Pharma in Stamford Among 5 Participants from Connecticut
04/23/2002   16 New England Companies/Organizations Join EPA's Commuter Choice Program; Harvard University Among 8 Participants from Massachusetts
04/23/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN TO RECOGNIZE TOP PERFORMERS AT 2002 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE TRACK MEMBERS EVENT
04/23/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN TO TOUR UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL ASTHMA UNIT
04/22/2002   EPA Regional Administrator Celebrates Earth Day Teaching Kids About the Importance of Water Conservation
04/22/2002   The United States' Intent to Lodge Settlement for Comprehensive Study of PCB Contamination in Anniston, Alabama
04/19/2002   Pennsylvania Middle School Environmental Club Recognized for Environmental Excellence
04/19/2002   EPA Announces Grant Opportunity
04/19/2002   DC CIRCUIT UPHOLDS WATER POLLUTION DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS FOR PULP AND PAPER MILLS
04/19/2002   1. EPA COMPLETES SIX-YEAR REVIEW OF EXISTING DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS, 2. REGIONAL GRANT FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR STATES AND TRIBES TO DEVELOP PESTICIDE RISK REDUCTION PROGRAM, 3. TWO NEW JERSEY MEN INDICTED IN DEATH OF RECYCLING WORKER, 4. TWO NEW YORK MEN INDICTED ON ASBESTOS CHARGES
04/18/2002   El Presidente Bush y la Administradora Whitman ofrecen Homenaje en la Casa Blanca a Jóvenes Defensores del Medio Ambiente
04/18/2002   President's Environmental Youth Award Winners Announced -- Lubbock Youth Wins National Recognition
04/18/2002   Earth Day 2002 - How are you celebrating the protection of our earth?
04/18/2002   CORPS, EPA SET REQUIREMENTS FOR RESTART OF TANAPAG PCB TREATMENT
04/18/2002   MESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD WINNER
04/18/2002   EPA FINES CALNEV $204,396 FOR AIR POLLUTION VIOLATIONS
04/18/2002   Pawcatuck, CT School Receives Presidential Environmental Youth Award
04/18/2002   EPA Administrator Christie Whitman to Tour Asthma Unit at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
04/18/2002   PRESIDENT BUSH, WHITMAN HONOR YOUNG ENVIRONMENTALISTS AT WHITE HOUSE
04/17/2002   PRESIDENT BUSH AND EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN TO RECOGNIZE YOUNG ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS AT WHITE HOUSE CEREMONY
04/16/2002   EPA SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED CLEANUP PLAN AT THE MACALLOY CORPORATION SUPERFUND SITE IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
04/16/2002   EPA Settles Clean Air Act Case with Martha's Vineyard Company
04/15/2002   EPA FINES CHEVRON $65,000 FOR POLLUTING WATER AT HONOLULU HARBOR
04/15/2002   EPA Announces Energy Efficiency Program for New England Building Owners
04/12/2002   EPA and Danbury, Conn. Settle Clean Air Act Case
04/12/2002   WHITMAN PLEASED WITH JUDGE’S DISMISSAL RELOCATION PROCEEDS, ALLOWING FOR GREATER INDEPENDENCE OF OMBUDSMAN
04/11/2002   U.S. EPA SETTLES WITH TWO PARTIES FOR $1.6 MILLION CASH IN BALDWIN PARK CLEANUP
04/11/2002   FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS EIGHT MONTEREY COUNTY WATER COMPANIES INTO RECEIVERSHIP
04/11/2002   EPA and New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Complete Wetlands Restoration at Ottati and Goss / Kingston Steel Drum Superfund Site
04/11/2002   PRESS ADVISORY - EPA's LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
04/11/2002   PRESIDENT BUSH SENDS THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS TO SENATE FOR RATIFICATION; SUBMITS LEGISLATION TO CONGRESS TO IMPLEMENT TREATY
04/10/2002   WHITMAN AND ROCK TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE ON POPS TREATY AND IMPLEMENTATION
04/09/2002   Most public water systems in compliance
04/09/2002   Jeffco Open School receives the 2001 President's Environmental Youth Award
04/09/2002   EPA Chooses Fort Edward as Home for New Hudson River Field Office; Office Will Serve as Base for Upper Hudson Community Involvement Activities
04/09/2002   EPA RETURNS TO NEWHALL STREET NEIGHBORHOOD IN HAMDEN, CT
04/09/2002   EPA TO CLEAN SHIP GRAVEYARD AREA
04/08/2002   Skykomish High Students Win President’s Environmental Youth Award For Skykomish River Video Project
04/08/2002   Developer to restore wetland, pay fine
04/05/2002   In Settlement of Environmental Charges, Queens, N.Y. Dry Cleaner to Pay Penalty and Install "Cleaner" Technology
04/05/2002   EPA to Begin Site Work Preparation at Ithaca Gun Company Site
04/05/2002   COMMENT PERIOD BEGINS FOR THE PROPOSED CONSENT DECREE BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PHARMACIA CORPORATION AND SOLUTIA, INC.
04/05/2002   NEPA ANNOUNCES A CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING BROWNFIELDS CONFERENCE IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
04/05/2002   SENIOR OFFICIAL ASSUMES POST FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
04/05/2002   FLORIDA CFC IMPORTER PLEADS GUILTY; TWO OTHERS SENTENCED
04/05/2002   NEW HAMPSHIRE COMPANY, MANAGER SENTENCED IN FATAL LEAD EXPOSURE CASE
04/05/2002   EPA ACCEPTING SMALL BUSINESS PROPOSALS FOR FUNDING OF BIOTERRORISM DETECTION AND DECONTAMINATION TECHNOLOGIES
04/05/2002   GSA AND EPA SELECT COMPUTER SCIENCE CORPORATION TO MANAGE EPA CENTRAL DATA EXCHANGE
04/05/2002   PUBLIC BRIEFING SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS RISK ASSESSMENT OF PESTICIDE ATRAZINE
04/05/2002   NEW REPORT VERIFIES SUCCESS OF NITROGEN OXIDE EMISSION TRADING PROGRAM IN NORTHEASTERN STATES
04/04/2002   $94K Penalty for School District, Principal for A "Flagrant "PCBs Violations
04/04/2002   EPA Awards $4.7 Million to Support Pa.’s Drinking Water Program
04/04/2002   EPA ORDERS TUBA CITY GAS STATIONS TO CONTINUE CLEANUP
04/04/2002   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice Settle Hazardous Waste Case with Rhode Island Company
04/04/2002   EPA Concludes Action Against New Hampshire Company Over Hazardous Waste Violations
04/04/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR CHRISTIE WHITMAN VISITS SUNY ALBANY’S ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES RESEARCH CENTER
04/03/2002   Wilmington Gas Station’s Underground Storage Tank Case Settled
04/03/2002   U.S. EPA ORDERS PVC MANUFACTURER TO COMPLY OR CEASE OPERATIONS
04/03/2002   EPA Completes Federal Superfund Cleanup of Perry Builders Hazardous Waste Site in Bainbridge, New York
04/03/2002   EPA Files Complaint Against Maine Laboratory for Hazardous Waste Violations
04/03/2002   Pratt and Whitney Sponsors Industry-EPA Pollution Reduction Initiative
04/01/2002   EPA Cleanup Plan Will Help Part of Federal Superfund Site in Farmingdale Become Park Land and Recreation Area
04/01/2002   EPA, SUNY Reach Environmental Audit Agreement
04/01/2002   UNITED STATES AND STATE OF ILLINOIS SETTLE CASE WITH PREMCOR REFINING GROUP, INC.
March
03/29/2002   PIPELINE OPERATOR COMPLETES REQUIRED PCB CLEANUP WORK
03/29/2002   SHIP CAPTAIN, ENGINEERS OF TWO SHIPS ARRESTED IN ALASKA
03/29/2002   CALIFORNIA RANCH, OWNER, FOREMAN SENTENCED
03/29/2002   NORTH CAROLINA COMPANY PLEADS TO POLLUTING CONSPIRACY
03/29/2002   MICHIGAN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CFC SMUGGLING
03/29/2002   GEORGIA MAN SENTENCED IN PLATING WASTE CASE
03/29/2002   CALIFORNIA COMPANY, PRESIDENT, SUPERVISOR SENTENCED
03/29/2002   ILLEGAL FLORIDA IMPORTER, TWO MEN SENTENCED IN FLORIDA
03/29/2002   WIGGINS HEADS LIAISON, COORDINATION WITH 10 AGENCY REGIONS
03/29/2002   EPA RELEASES ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT CARD ON COASTAL WATERS
03/29/2002   EPA RELEASES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WATER SECURITY GRANTS
03/29/2002   IRRIGATED AGRICULTURAL HERBICIDE USES CONTINUE TO BE REGULATED UNDER EXISTING PESTICIDE LAW
03/28/2002   Companies to pay U.S. $1.1 million for cleanup of Berks Landfill
03/28/2002   EPA Cites Environmental Violations at Philadelphia and Smyrna, Del. Prisons
03/28/2002   EPA Region III Appoints Rebecca Hanmer as New Director of Chesapeake Bay Program
03/28/2002   EPA Administrator Introduces New Asthma Alert System for the City of Philadelphia - Discusses Benefits of President’s Clear Skies Plan for Public Health
03/28/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF ACID RAIN REDUCTION AUCTION
03/27/2002   Billings/Laurel Sulfur Dioxide Air Quality Plan
03/27/2002   EPA takes action on Billings/Laurel air quality plan
03/27/2002   EPA SUPERFUND REMOVAL TO BEGIN AT THE EARL RANSOM PROPERTY SITE IN CAPSHAW (LIMESTONE COUNTY), ALABAMA
03/27/2002   EPA, Marine Industry Associations and MA EOEA Announce Initiative for Cleaner Outboard Motorboat Engines
03/27/2002   EPA Recognizes Danvers, Mass. Company as an Energy Star Leader
03/27/2002   EPA Recognizes Regional New England Energy Non Profit as Energy Star Leader for 2001
03/27/2002   EPA Recognizes Natick, Mass. Company as Energy Star Leader
03/27/2002   EPA Recognizes Vermont Non Profit as Energy Star Leader
03/27/2002   EPA and National Marine Industry Associations Celebrate New Hampshire Initiative for Cleaner Small Boat Engines
03/26/2002   EPA SETTLES WITH TEXACO FOR $848,622
03/26/2002   EPA to Take Public Comment on Proposed Ban on Boat Sewage in Peconic Bay
03/26/2002   EPA Settles Administrative Pesticide Case Against Massachusetts Company; Penalty is Largest Ever in New England
03/26/2002   EPA, MASS EOEA and Marine Industry To Announce Initiative For Reducing Motorboat Pollution in Massachusetts
03/26/2002   D.C. CIRCUIT COURT UPHOLDS CLEAN AIR STANDARDS
03/26/2002   WHITMAN RECOGNIZES 36 ORGANIZATIONS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
03/25/2002   UNITED STATES AND MONTANA REACH AGREEMENT WITH MINING COMPANIES TO CLEAN UP BERKELEY PIT
03/25/2002   Federal, State, and City Agencies Announce Actions for Lower Manhattan Air Quality
03/25/2002   New Hampshire Aluminum Parts Company and EPA Reach Agreement in Hazardous Waste Violations Case
03/25/2002   48 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS HONORED FOR LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION IN PROTECTING THE CLIMATE AND STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
03/25/2002   EPA PROPOSES RECYCLED WASTE AS ENERGY SOURCE FOR GAS PRODUCTION AND POWER GENERATION
03/25/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN TO PRESENT ENERGY STAR AWARDS TO 36 ORGANIZATIONS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
03/22/2002   EPA Invites Environmentally Responsible Companies to Step Up to the Plate; Agency to Hold Half-Day Workshop for Potential Environmental Performance Track Members
03/22/2002   The United States' Intent to Lodge Settlement for Comprehensive Study of PCB Contamination in Anniston, Alabama
03/22/2002   EPA TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING THE JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. GLOBE BATTERY DIVISION SITE IN WALKERTOWN, NORTH CAROLINA
03/22/2002   UNITED STATES ANNOUNCES INTENT TO LODGE SETTLEMENT FOR COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF PCB CONTAMINATION IN ANNISTON, ALABAMA
03/22/2002   EPA SCIENTIST ELECTED TO LEADERSHIP POSITION FOR SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY
03/22/2002   MAINE CONCRETE COMPANY, PRESIDENT SENTENCED
03/22/2002   LANDLORD SENTENCED FOR LYING ABOUT LEAD PAINT HAZARDS
03/21/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN ANNOUNCES 729 OF THE NATION’S TOP ENERGY PERFORMING BUILDINGS
03/20/2002   EPA Denies Petition to Withdraw Idaho’s Hazardous Waste Program
03/20/2002   Allegheny County Cited for Asbestos Violations at Pittsburgh Airport
03/20/2002   U.S. EPA GIVES CONDITIONAL APPROVAL TO VALLEY DUST RULES
03/19/2002   New Rules Proposed Providing Basic Air Quality Framework on Tribal Lands in the Northwest
03/19/2002   OAKLAND METAL PLATER TO PAY $385,000 FOR WASTEWATER VIOLATIONS
03/19/2002   EPA Announces $1.1 Million for New England States to Monitor Beaches
03/19/2002   WHITMAN ADDRESSES WATER ISSUES AT AMERICAN METROPOLITAN WATER AGENCIES ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY CONFERENCE DETAILS $90 MILLION EPA IS MAKING AVAILABLE FOR WATER SECURITY EFFORT
03/18/2002   EPA TO BEGIN WORK CLEANUP IN DANBURY, CT
03/18/2002   GOVERNMENT AND FERRO CORPORATION SETTLE CLEAN AIR ACT CLAIMS
03/18/2002   EPA’S WHITMAN ANNOUNCES $10 MILLION FOR STATES TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AT BEACHES
03/14/2002   Landlord Sentenced to Two Years in Jail for Lying About Lead Paint Hazards - First Criminal Prosecution in U.S. for Lead Hazard Warnings Rule
03/14/2002   Innovative Workshops on Wetlands and Dredging Issues
03/14/2002   EPA IS REQUESTED TO ISSUE OCEAN RESEARCH PERMIT FOR CARBON DIOXIDE TEST OFF KAUAI
03/14/2002   EPA Settles with New Hampshire Company Over Environmental Violations
03/14/2002   EPA Settles Case with R.I. Electroplating Shop
03/14/2002   TWO NEW YORK MEN ARRESTED ON ASBESTOS REMOVAL CHARGES
03/14/2002   WEST VIRGINIA MAN CHARGED IN HAZARDOUS WASTE, DRUG CASE
03/14/2002   FOUR MEN PLEAD GUILTY IN CONNECTICUT IN COMPLEX CFC SCHEME
03/14/2002   FEES FOR PROCESSING PESTICIDE EVALUATIONS IN FOOD AND FEED INCREASED
03/13/2002   Let’s Clear the Air and Make a Good Program Even Better
03/13/2002   EPA NAMES NEW ST. JOHNS RIVER NAVIGATOR
03/13/2002   U.S. AND BOISE CASCADE REACH CLEAN AIR ACT SETTLEMENT; WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY NEW SOURCE REVIEW CASE SETTLED
03/12/2002   EPA Reaches Consent Agreement with DuPont on Plan to Supply Drinking Water
03/11/2002   NEW MEXICO JURY CONVICTS FORMER ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICIAL
03/11/2002   PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY PRESIDENT PLEAD GUILTY
03/11/2002   OHIO MAN SENTENCED FOR IMPROPER ASBESTOS DISPOSAL
03/11/2002   FORMER MISSOURI HOG FARM COMPANY MANAGER ARRESTED
03/11/2002   RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED TO STUDY ABILITY OF PLANTS TO TREAT POLLUTION; JOINT EFFORT WITH NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
03/11/2002   RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH NATIONAL POISON PREVENTION WEEK
03/08/2002   EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for the Elizabeth Mine Superfund Site in Strafford and Thetford, Vermont
03/07/2002   SOLUTIA, INC. TO BEGIN SECOND REMOVAL IN ANNISTON, ALABAMA
03/07/2002   EPA Holds Public Hearing on New Bedford Harbor Cleanup
03/06/2002   EPA Wins Award for Exhibit at Philadelphia Flower Show
03/06/2002   Roberts appointed administrator for the EPA western region
03/06/2002   EPA Orders Air Quality Improvements at Mystic Station Power Plant in Everett
03/06/2002   Mass. DEP and EPA Respond to Lexington Oil Spill; Fuel From Truck Spilled in Traffic Accident
03/06/2002   ROBERTS APPOINTED ADMINISTRATOR IN EPA WESTERN REGION
03/05/2002   EPA Orders Asarco To Continue Clean-Up
03/05/2002   Stormwater Control Training Series Available for Idaho Construction Trade
03/05/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN HONORS 47 CITIZEN, INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT GROUPS FOR INNOVATIVE EFFORTS TO CLEAN AIR
03/05/2002   UNITED STATES AND OHIO REACH SETTLEMENT WITH CITY OF YOUNGSTOWN TO HALT YEARS OF SEWER OVERFLOWS
03/05/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR SIGNS PROPOSED REGULATION DEALING WITH COOLING WATER INTAKE STRUCTURES
03/04/2002   SCIENTIFIC PEER REVIEW HELD FOR U.S. EPA PERCHLORATE DOCUMENT
03/04/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN HONORS 47 CITIZEN, INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT GROUPS FOR INNOVATIVE EFFORTS TO CLEAN AIR
03/01/2002   CORRECTION: CASE INVOLVING NORTH CAROLINA COMPANY STILL PENDING
February
02/28/2002   U.S. EPA TAKES CLEAN AIR ACTION IN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
02/28/2002   MIAMI MAN SENTENCED FOR ILLEGAL AUTOMOBILE IMPORTATION
02/28/2002   ALABAMA MAN CHARGED WITH FALSIFYING CLEAN WATER ACT REPORTS
02/28/2002   MISSOURI COMPANY TO PAY OVER $1.5 MILLION IN FINES, COSTS, RESTITUTION
02/28/2002   NEW COMMUTER CHOICE WEBSITE LAUNCHED
02/28/2002   EPA PROMOTES WATER EFFICIENCY IN THE HOME
02/28/2002   EPA PROPOSES NEW HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES IN LIBBY, MONTANA, AND OMAHA FOR SUPERFUND NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST
02/27/2002   EPA’s "Flower Show" Website Ready for Visitors
02/27/2002   EPA Plans to Recognize Revisions in the Hazardous Waste Program in Delaware
02/27/2002   EPA FINES CENTRAL VALLEY MIRROR MAKER $365,000 FOR WATER VIOLATIONS
02/27/2002   Fact Sheet: EPA settlement with Airport Inn and Suites for CFC violations
02/27/2002   EPA settles with Utah hotel owners over CFC air releases
02/27/2002   PRESIDENT BUSH INTENDS TO NOMINATE SUAREZ TO BE EPA ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
02/27/2002   SHIMBERG APPOINTED EPA ASSOCIATE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
02/26/2002   Pittsburgh Company Settles EPA Pesticide Complaint
02/26/2002   EPA Deletes the White Bridge Road Property in Morris County from the National Priorities List of Hazardous Waste Sites
02/25/2002   COURT IMPOSES SECOND HIGHEST CLEAN WATER ACT PENALTY EVER AWARDED TO THE UNITED STATES AFTER TRIAL
02/25/2002   COURT IMPOSES SECOND HIGHEST CLEAN WATER ACT PENALTY EVER AWARDED TO THE UNITED STATES AFTER TRIAL - Allegheny Ludlum to pay $8.24 million for Clean Water Act violations
02/25/2002   Meeting on Shaffer Landfill Set for Tuesday, Feb. 26 in Billerica
02/25/2002   Meeting on New Bedford Harbor Superfund Cleanup Set for March 6; Focus is on Changes to Existing Cleanup Proposal
02/22/2002   Federal and State Officials Encourage Environmentally Friendly Computer Recycling
02/22/2002   EPA Administrator Discusses Administration’s Commitment to Brownfields in Visit to Wexford, Pennsylvania
02/22/2002   EPA Cracks Down on Dozens of Area Dry Cleaners; Agency Cites 11 Dry Cleaners in New Jersey Seeking More than $17,000 in Fines
02/22/2002   EPA Cracks Down On Dozens of Area Dry Cleaners; Agency Cites 9 Dry Cleaners in New York City Seeking More than $14,000 in Fines
02/22/2002   EPA Cracks Down on Dozens of Area Dry Cleaners; Agency Cites 5 Dry Cleaners on Long Island Seeking More than $7,000 in Fines
02/22/2002   NEW MEXICO COURT SENTENCES TWO MEN FOR ILLEGAL WASTE DUMPING
02/22/2002   ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY FINED $9 MILLION IN FRAUD CASE
02/22/2002   NEW YORK CONTRACTING FIRM, NINE ASSOCIATES CHARGED WITH ORGANIZED CRIME, FRAUD AND TAX VIOLATIONS
02/22/2002   KANSAS CITY PROPRIETOR PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGAL WASTE STORAGE
02/21/2002   Innovative Cleanup of St. Croix Alumina Contamination Begin
02/21/2002   EPA Issues Aquaculture Permit for Maine Fish Farm
02/20/2002   Simplot Settles Emergency Notification Case
02/20/2002   EPA FINES BRISBANE JANITORIAL SUPPLY COMPANY $130,000
02/20/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR LAUNCHES CLIMATE LEADERS PROGRAM CHARTER MEMBERS COMMIT TO GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION TARGETS
02/19/2002   EPA Working with State, County and Local Governments To Correct Sewer Problems in Allegheny County
02/19/2002   EPA, RI DEM and Marine Industry Associations Announce Initiative for Cleaner Small Boat Engines
02/19/2002   EPA Settles Toxic Chemical Reporting Violations Case With Connecticut Company; $14,000 Penalty to be Paid
02/19/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR TO LAUNCH NEW CLIMATE LEADERS PROGRAM
02/15/2002   PAVING COMPANY TO PAY $12,000 TO SETTLE AIR POLLUTION VIOLATIONS
02/15/2002   UNITED STATES REACHES $6.95 MILLION SETTLEMENT ON CALIFORNIA SUPERFUND SITE "CASMALIA"
02/15/2002   Gilt Edge Meeting Announcement
02/15/2002   EPA, RI DEM and Marine Industry Associations To Announce Initiative for Cleaner Small Boat Engines
02/15/2002   EPA Seeks New Technologies for Tackling CSOs, Arsenic and Other Pollution Problems
02/15/2002   EPA / ARMY COMPLETE CLEANUP, DELETE SITE FROM SUPERFUND: CREATE WILDLIFE REFUGE
02/15/2002   UNITED STATES REACHES $6.95 MILLION SETTLEMENT ON CALIFORNIA SUPERFUND SITE “CASMALIA”
02/15/2002   UNITED STATES AND OHIO REACH SETTLEMENT WITH CINCINNATI AND HAMILTON COUNTY TO END YEARS OF SEWER OVERFLOWS
02/15/2002   SENATE CONFIRMS LINDA COMBS TO BE EPA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
02/15/2002   SENATE CONFIRMS MORRIS X. WINN AS EPA ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR ADMINISTRATION AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
02/15/2002   EPA ENSURES SMOOTHER REFORMULATED GASOLINE SEASONAL TRANSITION
02/15/2002   FLORIDA MAN INDICTED IN SAILOR’S DEATH FROM TOXIC CHEMICALS
02/15/2002   TEXAS COMPANY, FORMER PRESIDENT SENTENCED FOR WASTE VIOLATION
02/15/2002   TELEPHONES CAN NOW EARN ENERGY STAR LABEL
02/15/2002   EPA PROPOSES TWO RULES TO REDUCE SMOG IN EASTERN U.S.
02/15/2002   NEW PROGRAM LAUNCHED TO HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN POLLUTION PREVENTION EFFORTS
02/15/2002   INTERIM AIR TOXIC STANDARDS SET FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE COMBUSTION
02/14/2002   Bridge Painting Company and its President Plead Guilty to Federal Crimes Relating to the Dumping of Lead Waste
02/14/2002   EPA OFFERS CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION WORKSHOP IN RIO RICO
02/14/2002   U.S. EPA FINDS TRANSPORTATION BUDGET ADEQUATE FOR CLEAN AIR PLAN
02/14/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN TO DISCUSS THE ADMINISTRATION’S ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS AND CLEAR SKIES INITIATIVE
02/13/2002   LA ADMINISTRADORA DE LA AGENCIA DE PROTECCIÓN AMBIENTAL ANUNCIA PROGRAMA DE RECUPERACIÓN DE TERRENOS ABANDONADOS PREVIAMENTE UTILIZADOS PARA USOS INDUSTRIALES O COMERCIAL (”Brownfields”) EN COLABORACIÓN CON HABITAT POR HUMANITY INTERNACIONAL
02/13/2002   EPA Study Shows Economic Boost From Recycling
02/13/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCES BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL
02/12/2002   U.S. EPA COMPLETES DDT CLEANUP AT RESIDENCES
02/12/2002   EPA ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN TO HELP BUILD HABITAT HOUSE; ANNOUNCES COOPERATIVE EFFORT FOR BUILDING HOUSING ON FORMER BROWNFIELDS
02/12/2002   WHITMAN ANNOUNCES TRANSITION FROM CONSUMER USE OF TREATED WOOD CONTAINING ARSENIC
02/11/2002   EPA Selects Garyville Facility For Participation in National Environmental Performance Track, Recognizes Top Environmental Performers
02/11/2002   EPA Selects Pine Bluff Facility For Participation in National Environmental Performance Track, Recognizes Top Environmental Performers
02/11/2002   EPA Selects Two Texas Facilities For Participation in National Environmental Performance Track, Recognizes Top Environmental Performers
02/11/2002   EPA Recognizes DuPont’s Virginia Facility As One of 280 Top Environmental Performers in the U.S.
02/11/2002   EPA Recognizes Pennsylvania’s PPG Industries As One of 280 Top Environmental Performers in the U.S.
02/11/2002   U.S. EPA SELECTS TWO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BUSINESSES AMONG 32 NATIONWIDE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE TRACK PROGRAM
02/11/2002   EPA, CALIFORNIA JOINTLY ISSUE DRAFT SAN DIEGO SEWAGE PERMIT
02/11/2002   EPA SELECTS 10 NEW MEMBERS FROM THE SOUTHEAST FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE TRACK PROGRAM
02/11/2002   FARM ADVOCATE APPOINTED TO KEY POSITION IN EPA PESTICIDE AND TOXICS OFFICE
02/11/2002   U.S. EPA SELECTS 32 NEW MEMBERS FOR PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE TRACK, RECOGNIZES TOP ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMERS
02/11/2002   MISSISSIPPI FACILITY, CORPORATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES PLEAD GUILTY IN ILLEGAL DUMPING CASE
02/11/2002   MICHIGAN LABORATORY, OWNER ADMIT FALSIFYING TEST RESULTS
02/11/2002   FORMER ILLINOIS REFINERY MANAGER CONVICTED OF WATER VIOLATIONS
02/11/2002   EX-VIRGINIA PLANT OWNER CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL SEWAGE DISCHARGE
02/11/2002   KANSAS CITY COMPANY OWNER ADMITS LYING ABOUT HAZARDOUS WASTE
02/11/2002   GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE IN PITTSBURGH CONVICTED OF FRAUD
02/11/2002   COMPLIANCE INCENTIVE OFFERED TO BAKING COMPANIES
02/11/2002   GRANTS AWARDED FOR ECONOMICS AND DECISION SCIENCES RESEARCH
02/11/2002   NEW $25 MILLION STATE AND TRIBAL GRANT PROGRAM LAUNCHED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE
02/10/2002   New EPA Representative Arrives in Pocatello
02/08/2002   Area Hospitals Join Campaign to Eliminate Mercury
02/08/2002   Stockbridge, MA Wastewater Treatment Facility is EPA Award Winner
02/08/2002   Cheshire, CT Wastewater Treatment Facility is EPA Award Winner
02/08/2002   Rollinsford, NH Wastewater Treatment Facility Wins EPA Award
02/08/2002   Hopkinton, NH Wastewater Treatment Facility is EPA Award Winner
02/06/2002   EPA Offers Free Workshop to Small Businesses on How to Get Technology Funds
02/06/2002   Pelham, N.H. Junkyard Owners Agree to Pay for Part of Cleanup Costs at Contaminated Site
02/05/2002   EPA Issues Clean Air Act Notice of Violation to Rhode Island Company
02/04/2002   Innovative Agreement between EPA and Colville Tribe Spurs Cleanup on Contaminated Reservation Property
02/04/2002   U.S. EPA ADOPTS NEVADA POWER PLANT REQUIREMENTS INTO FEDERAL PLAN
02/04/2002   EPA and Williams Companies settle CAA lawsuit
02/04/2002   PRESIDENT’S REQUEST FOSTERS ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERSHIPS
02/01/2002   EPA Signs Final Cleanup Plan for Hudson River; Makes Public Involvement a Top Priority; Agency to Hold Public Meetings in Saratoga Springs and Poughkeepsie
02/01/2002   EPA New England Joins National Commuter Choice Leadership Initiative
02/01/2002   EPA SIGNS FINAL CLEANUP PLAN FOR HUDSON RIVER; MAKES PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT A TOP PRIORITY
02/01/2002   UNITED STATES SETTLES CASE WITH NATURAL GAS PIPELINE COMPANY
02/01/2002   OWNER OF NORTH CAROLINA BUSINESS PLEADS GUILTY
02/01/2002   TEXAS COMPANY, FORMER PRESIDENT CHARGED WITH WASTE VIOLATIONS
02/01/2002   NEW HAMPSHIRE MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN RECYCLING FRAUD
02/01/2002   GRANTS AWARDED FOR PARTICULATE MATTER RESEARCH
02/01/2002   SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH CONFERENCES ANNOUNCED
02/01/2002   ADMINISTRATOR CHRISTIE WHITMAN TO ANNOUNCE PRESIDENT BUSH’s FY 2003 BUDGET FOR EPA
January
01/31/2002   EPA and Shop Rite, Inc. Settle Case Involving Underground Storage Tanks
01/31/2002   EPA to hold listening session on coalbed methane produced waters
01/31/2002   EPA Achieves Significant Compliance and Enforcement Progress in 2001
01/30/2002   EPA PROPOSES HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT RENEWAL FOR AIR FORCE ON JOHNSTON ATOLL
01/30/2002   Framingham Hazardous Waste Facility Agrees to $62,000 Fine
01/29/2002   HISTORIC WATER AGREEMENT FORGED IN SAN GABRIEL
01/29/2002   EPA and PITTSFIELD STEP TOWARDS REDEVELOPMENT OF FORMER GE FACILITY
01/28/2002   EPA Cites Wetlands Violations at Pa. Residence
01/25/2002   PRESIDENT BUSH TO COMMIT MORE THAN $20 MILLION FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION
01/25/2002   MISSOURI RESTAURANT, TWO INDIVIDUALS SENTENCED FOR DUMPING
01/25/2002   FLORIDA MAN, FIRM CONVICTED OF CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION
01/25/2002   FORMER IDAHO REPAIR SHOP MANAGER PLEADS GUILTY
01/25/2002   OWNER OF WASHINGTON STATE BUSINESS SENTENCED
01/25/2002   FLORIDA MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO ILLEGAL CFC IMPORTATION
01/25/2002   OREGON EX-PROPRIETOR PLEADS GUILTY
01/25/2002   EPA, DOT ESTABLISH THE COMMUTER CHOICE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
01/25/2002   FINAL MOBILE6 EMISSIONS MODEL IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
01/24/2002   EPA Grant Will Help Ensure Safe Drinking Water in West Virginia
01/24/2002   DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
01/24/2002   EPA AND ENTERPRISE, ALABAMA POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATE ALLEGED MISUSE OF PESTICIDE
01/24/2002   EPA Announces Urban Environmental Grants for Rhode Island; Releases 5 Year Report on Urban Initiatives in New England
01/24/2002   MOBILE SEWER BOARD IN ALABAMA TO IMPROVE WASTEWATER UTILITY, PAY PENALTIES FOR CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS
01/24/2002   MURPHY OIL REQUIRED TO SPEND OVER $12 MILLION TO REDUCE POLLUTION AND PAY $5.5 MILLION IN CIVIL PENALTIES
01/24/2002   UNITED STATES AND NEW JERSEY ANNOUNCE CLEAN AIR ACT COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT SETTLEMENT WITH PSEG FOSSIL LLC
01/23/2002   Environmental Laboratories, Inc. and Termarid LLC Settle Pesticide Violations
01/23/2002   EPA Changes in Cleanup Plans Pave Way for Future Community Reuse and Historic Preservation at Superfund Site in Saratoga Springs, New York
01/23/2002   EPA FINES PETMED EXPRESS, INC., INTERNET PET SUPPLY COMPANY, $100,000 FOR SELLING ALLEGEDLY MISBRANDED PET PRODUCTS
01/23/2002   EPA Settles With Connecticut Manufacturing Company for Violations of Federal "Right to Know" Regulations
01/18/2002   AGENCIES HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON BKK LANDFILL ACTIVITIES
01/18/2002   PHOENIX RECYCLING FACILITY REQUIRED TO CLEAN UP PCBS
01/18/2002   SOUTH DAKOTA FACILITY PLEADS TO CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION
01/18/2002   NORTH CAROLINA MAN CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL MERCURY DISPOSAL
01/18/2002   SOUTH CAROLINA TANK TESTER SENTENCED TO PRISON
01/18/2002   GUILTY PLEAS MADE IN FLORIDA ILLEGAL IMPORT CASE
01/18/2002   CONSUMER PESTICIDE HOTLINE CHANGES NAME; SERVICE CONTINUES
01/18/2002   EPA AWARDS $200,000 TO BROWNFIELDS COMMUNITIES IN CINCINNATI, OHIO AND GARY, IND. FOR JOB TRAINING
01/18/2002   NEW CHAIR NAMED FOR NACEPT
01/18/2002   NON-CONFORMANCE PENALTIES PROPOSED FOR 2004 HIGHWAY HEAVY DUTY DIESEL ENGINES
01/18/2002   DRAFT PERCHLORATE RISK ASSESSMENT RELEASED FOR REVIEW; PEER REVIEW MEETING SCHEDULED
01/17/2002   Philip Services to Accelerate Closure of Georgetown Hazardous Waste Facility
01/17/2002   EPA Grant Will Supply Safe Drinking Water to Khedive Residents n Greene County, Pa.
01/17/2002   EPA URGES HOME TESTING FOR RADON, SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF LUNG CANCER
01/16/2002   EPA Y HUD ANUNCIAN IMPORTANTE ARREGLO SOBRE DIVULGACIÓN DE INFORMACIÓN SOBRE EL PLOMO; SE BENEFICIARÁN MÁS DE 130,000 FAMILIAS EN 47 ESTADOS Y EN WASHINGTON, D.C.
01/16/2002   EPA, BF Goodrich Settle Pollution Complaint
01/16/2002   Westvaco Corp. Pays $118,000 for Air Pollution Violations at Springfield Plant
01/16/2002   EPA AND HUD ANNOUNCE LANDMARK LEAD DISCLOSURE SETTLEMENT; MORE THAN 130,000 FAMILIES IN 47 STATES AND D.C. WILL BENEFIT
01/15/2002   Greenwich, Conn. to Pay Penalty in Sewer Overflow Case; Town Ordered to Study and Make Repairs to Sewer System
01/14/2002   EPA Cites Elk Run Coal Co. For Alleged Wetlands Violations in Boone County
01/11/2002   Midvale Community Forum
01/11/2002   FORMER LOUISIANA LABORATORY OFFICE MANAGER SENTENCED
01/11/2002   ATOFINA RESOLVES VIOLATIONS IN ALABAMA, KENTUCKY, TEXAS
01/11/2002   VOLKSWAGEN RECALLS 1999, 2000 and 2001 MODEL YEAR GOLF, JETTA AND BEETLE
01/11/2002   EPA ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF PROGRESS REPORT ON U.S.-MEXICO BORDER XXI PROGRAM
01/11/2002   CRYPTOSPORIDIUM STANDARDS STREGNTHENED FOR SMALL DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS
01/11/2002   AMENDED REGULATIONS TO REDUCE RUN-OFF FROM ABANDONED COAL MINES
01/10/2002   Clearwater Diesel Spill ADVISORY - UPDATE #1
01/10/2002   EPA to Host Environmental Workshops for Truck, Car Repair Shops
01/10/2002   U.S. EPA APPROVES ARIZONA'S PLAN TO REDUCE PARTICULATE MATTER POLLUTION IN PHOENIX
01/09/2002   NAVY'S PUBLIC WORKS CENTER IN GUAM SETTLES CASE WITH EPA
01/09/2002   EPA Seeks Nominations for Annual Environmental Merit Awards
01/08/2002   EPA Settles Administrative Enforcement Case in Millbury
01/07/2002   New Jersey Superfund Site Becomes Wildlife Preserve: EPA Administrator Christie Whitman and Regional Administrator Jane Kenny Join Representative Frelinghuysen and NJDEP Commissioner Bob Shinn for Celebratory Event
01/07/2002   Providence Wins $200,000 Brownfields Job Training Grant
01/04/2002   EPA Cites Underground Storage Tank Violations at White Haven, Pa. Truck Plaza
01/04/2002   EPA Cites University of Pittsburgh for PCB Violations
01/04/2002   EPA Begins Cleanup of Abandoned Metal Plating Shop in Bridgeport
01/04/2002   FLORIDA IMPORTER PLEADS GUILTY TO CLEAN AIR ACT VIOLATION
01/04/2002   CALIFORNIAN SENTENCED FOR ILLEGAL ASBESTOS REMOVAL
01/04/2002   WORLD TRADE CENTER CLEANUP A HIGHLIGHT OF RCRA NATIONAL MEETING IN WASHINGTON THIS MONTH
01/03/2002   Lincoln Park Superfund Site Record of Decision
01/02/2002   EPA AND DOJ SETTLE TEXACO ENVIRONMENTAL CASE FOR $295,000 IN UTAH

 

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