U.S. EPA News U.S. EPA News http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/RSSRecentNews!open en-us Gold King Mine Release – New Mexico Response Activities (NM)http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D6426E2EF06F547885257E9B005C66F1Sat, 8 Aug 2015 12:54:36 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D6426E2EF06F547885257E9B005C66F1 EPA Inspectors to Focus on Lead Paint Safety in St. Louis (MO)http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D6D6DA33BFE077D385257E9A006D37E5Fri, 7 Aug 2015 16:05:16 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D6D6DA33BFE077D385257E9A006D37E5 Scituate R.I. High School Teacher Recognized by President Obama and EPA; Yarmouth, Maine teacher received honorable mention (ME, RI)http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A2C308C6C7B6EC4285257E9900704E8BThu, 6 Aug 2015 16:28:18 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A2C308C6C7B6EC4285257E9900704E8B Lincoln-Sudbury (Mass.) High Schoolers Recognized by President Obama and EPA (MA)http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/964E59C8DAB7D90B85257E99006FDB5FThu, 6 Aug 2015 16:23:17 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/964E59C8DAB7D90B85257E99006FDB5F EPA to Improve Wastewater Infrastructure in Cabot, Ark. (AR)http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/12C202A36D297EDD85257E9900658F6FThu, 6 Aug 2015 14:31:22 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/12C202A36D297EDD85257E9900658F6F Arch Coal Subsidiaries to Make System-Wide Upgrades to Reduce Pollution Entering U.S. Waters (HQ)http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E9AB785E70F8CB4785257E99005652AEThu, 6 Aug 2015 14:21:47 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E9AB785E70F8CB4785257E99005652AE Arch Coal Subsidiaries to Make System-Wide Upgrades to Reduce Pollution Entering U.S. Waters (PA, WV)http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/79947E745D72422285257E9900612F9CThu, 6 Aug 2015 13:45:07 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/79947E745D72422285257E9900612F9C EPA Grant Helps Protect and Restore Louisiana Coast (LA)http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6D1C97ACEFDB036985257E990058931CThu, 6 Aug 2015 12:09:15 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6D1C97ACEFDB036985257E990058931C U.S EPA requires California companies to improve oil spill prevention plans (CA)http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/9A0B8270C102374585257E9800831F12Wed, 5 Aug 2015 19:54:56 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/9A0B8270C102374585257E9800831F12 EPA Proposes Stronger Standards for People Applying the Pesticides with the Greatest Risk/ Improved training and minimum age requirements for certified applicators will help protect people and the environment. (HQ)http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/9D60709BDFDBFA0E85257E98006E9A2AWed, 5 Aug 2015 16:08:04 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/9D60709BDFDBFA0E85257E98006E9A2A Connecticut Company Settles with EPA for Chemical Reporting Lapses at Manchester N.H. Facility (CT, NH)http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B6936A33C36D785B85257E980065D28CWed, 5 Aug 2015 14:33:32 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B6936A33C36D785B85257E980065D28C Vermont Receives over $2 million EPA Brownfields Funding and Announces State BERA Program winners (VT)http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/748C353B141536AD85257E98005FBBD1Wed, 5 Aug 2015 13:27:45 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/748C353B141536AD85257E98005FBBD1 Obama Administration Takes Historic Action on Climate Change/Clean Power Plan to protect public health, spur clean energy investments and strengthen U.S. leadership (HQ)http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C5DF9981993C6DF785257E96004D4F14Mon, 3 Aug 2015 16:20:13 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C5DF9981993C6DF785257E96004D4F14 The Final Clean Power Plan: More Ambitious, More Achievable for States (HQ)http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/83C663876301123885257E96005F3617Radiation
Today, President Obama announced EPA’s historic Clean Power Plan, a
first-of-its-kind step to cut the harmful carbon pollution fueling climate
change from our nation’s power plants. Climate change threatens ...]]>Mon, 3 Aug 2015 15:40:06 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/83C663876301123885257E96005F3617 6 Things Every American Should Know About the Clean Power Plan (HQ)http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0C8016E140B49CBE85257E96003BC4CFMon, 3 Aug 2015 07:00:13 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0C8016E140B49CBE85257E96003BC4CF FACT SHEET: PRESIDENT OBAMA TO ANNOUNCE HISTORIC CARBON POLLUTION STANDARDS FOR POWER PLANTS (HQ)http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5EC4F387A996F5F485257E96003B00D2Mon, 3 Aug 2015 06:52:32 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5EC4F387A996F5F485257E96003B00D2 U.S. EPA settles with Caltrans and general contractor for polluting Shasta Lake (CA)http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5A4CDD3425D2B49A85257E93006D456DFri, 31 Jul 2015 15:56:03 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5A4CDD3425D2B49A85257E93006D456D EPA Protects Arkansas Children, Citizens from Lead (OK)http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5A311F6B69B6FADA85257E930066BD20Fri, 31 Jul 2015 14:42:10 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5A311F6B69B6FADA85257E930066BD20 North Slope Borough Settles With EPA for Hazardous Waste Violations (AK)http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/11E5D80CFB0F8AC485257E92008186B5Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:47:07 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/11E5D80CFB0F8AC485257E92008186B5 Under EPA Settlement, Chicopee, Mass. Cold Storage Warehouse Company Improves Public Protections (MA)http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/21E44F600792A1BF85257E920072A5BBThu, 30 Jul 2015 16:53:36 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/21E44F600792A1BF85257E920072A5BB