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<item><title>EPA and Arkansas Take Action on Air Toxics  (AR)</title><link>http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2E1EFD1A6786F4A285257E9F00655CB2</link><description><![CDATA[DALLAS &#150; &#40;Aug. 12&#44; 2015&#41; The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency &#40;EPA&#41; recently awarded &#36;503&#44;071 to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality &#40;ADEQ&#41; to administer the state&#146;s pollution prevention and control program. 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This STAR &#40;Science to Achieve Results&#41; grant is part of EPA&#146;s Chemical Safety for Sustainability...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2015 18:04:35 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E8B7C7C1CFB7A0D985257E9E00790091</guid><georss:where><gml:Point><gml:pos> </gml:pos></gml:Point></georss:where></item><item><title>EPA Awards Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grant to Clarkson University for Monitoring Pollutants in Fish (NY)</title><link>http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/76C317771C25E0C585257E9E00760870</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO &#45;&#45; The U.S Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Clarkson University in Potsdam&#44; New York&#44; has received a &#36;6.5 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant to monitor pollutants in Great Lakes fish over the next five years. This EPA grant continues funding for the universi...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2015 17:30:29 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/76C317771C25E0C585257E9E00760870</guid><georss:where><gml:Point><gml:pos> </gml:pos></gml:Point></georss:where></item><item><title>Texas Tech Awarded EPA Grant   to Research Chemical Contaminants (TX)</title><link>http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/4A44A7C133FD619D85257E9E00660464</link><description><![CDATA[DALLAS &#150; &#40;Aug. 11&#44; 2015&#41; The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency &#40;EPA&#41; is awarding &#36;374&#44;510 to Texas Tech University through EPA&#146;s Science to Achieve Results &#40;STAR&#41; program. 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The initial EPA team arrived on&#45;...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 8 Aug 2015 12:54:36 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D6426E2EF06F547885257E9B005C66F1</guid><georss:where><gml:Point><gml:pos> </gml:pos></gml:Point></georss:where></item><item><title>EPA Inspectors to Focus on Lead Paint Safety in St. Louis (MO)</title><link>http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D6D6DA33BFE077D385257E9A006D37E5</link><description><![CDATA[Environmental NewsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE&#40;Lenexa&#44; Kan.&#44; Aug. 7&#44; 2015&#41; &#45; St. Louis&#44; as the nation&#146;s &#147;Gateway to the West&#44;&#148; is a city known worldwide for its rich history. 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