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<item><title>EPA Funds Project to Support Sustainability in New York City Restaurants&#59; Information Also to Be Shared with Restaurants in Puerto Rico (NY, PR)</title><link>http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6AAF788FA18FCCAD85257F07005DB437</link><description><![CDATA[&#40;New York&#44; N.Y.&#41; The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded &#36;69&#44;500 to the New York State Restaurant Association Educational Foundation to help New York City restaurants support sustainable practices and prepare for the impacts of climate change&#44; such as storm surges. &#147;Pollution prevention...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 12:06:19 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6AAF788FA18FCCAD85257F07005DB437</guid><georss:where><gml:Point><gml:pos> </gml:pos></gml:Point></georss:where></item><item><title>EPA Funds Project to Prevent Pollution from Grocery Stores and Dairy Farms (NJ, NY)</title><link>http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8FF75E21538D222985257F07005D3A53</link><description><![CDATA[&#40;New York&#44; N.Y.&#41; The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded &#36;80&#44;000 to the nonprofit environmental organization Manomet for its program to help grocery stores and dairy farms in New Jersey and New York conserve energy and reduce the amount of hazardous materials they handle. 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EPA completed its rigorous scientific review of toxicity values and a draft risk assessment in Decembe...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:35:33 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2FF08F06A48CA5C385257F0300766670</guid><georss:where><gml:Point><gml:pos> </gml:pos></gml:Point></georss:where></item><item><title>EPA Marks Major Progress in St. Louis River  Area of Concern on Lake Superior  (IL)</title><link>http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/F141262097A3937E85257F03006F5C9F</link><description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENo. 15&#45;OPA169 DULUTH &#40;Nov. 20&#44; 2015&#41; &#150;U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Susan Hedman today announced the completion of a major habitat restoration project and additional funding for another habitat project in the St. Louis River Area of Co...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2015 15:19:21 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/F141262097A3937E85257F03006F5C9F</guid><georss:where><gml:Point><gml:pos> </gml:pos></gml:Point></georss:where></item><item><title>EPA Honors 17 Environmental Job Training Program Graduates in Columbus&#44; Miss. 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