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EPA Regional Administrator and Congressmember Frank Pallone Tour Superfund Sites in Central New Jersey; EPA Finishes Cleanup of Soil at Imperial Oil Superfund Site in Morganville using $33 million in ARRA funds; Uses $5 million in ARRA funds to complete soil work at Horseshoe Road in Sayreville

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

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(New York, N.Y.) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck and Congressmember Frank Pallone were in Morganville, N.J. today to announce the completion of a $50 million contaminated soil cleanup, which clears the way for the redevelopment of the property. The site received $33 million in new funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to accelerate the hazardous waste cleanup already underway

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Providence Facility Faces EPA Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

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(Boston, Mass. – April 17, 2012) – The owner and operator of a hazardous waste management facility in Providence, R.I. face an EPA penalty for violating federal and state hazardous waste laws

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EPA Provides $100,000 to Help Assess Need for Children’s Health Center in Puerto Rico; EPA Regional Administrator to Participate in Children’s Health Conference

Friday, April 13th, 2012

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(San Juan, Puerto Rico) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced $100,000 in funding to assess the need for a new, independent Children’s Environmental Health Center in Puerto Rico. The news was announced by EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck at a meeting of public health and medical professionals at the University of Puerto Rico’s Medical Sciences Campus in San Juan. In addition, Ms

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Northeast Diesel Collaborative Honors Groups for Reducing Air Pollution

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

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(New York, N.Y.) The Northeast Diesel Collaborative – a partnership between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, state agencies, and private and nonprofit groups – today recognized four organizations for their outstanding leadership and efforts in reducing diesel emissions. The collaborative honored several agencies and organizations from Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Vermont as part of its second annual Northeast Diesel Collaborative Breathe Easy Leadership Awards Program

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Conn. And Mass. Based Landlords Face Fines for Failing to Notify Tenants about Lead Paint

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

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(Boston, Mass. – April 11, 2012) The owners of rental properties in Bridgeport, Conn. as well as South Boston, Roxbury, and Dorchester, Mass., face EPA penalties for violating federal lead paint disclosure rules. In both cases, these violations potentially put tenants at risk of exposure to lead hazards

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EPA to hold a Public Meeting for the Sonford Products Site in Flowood, MS

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

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(ATLANTA – April 6, 2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Superfund Division will host a Remedial Action Kick-off Meeting on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at the Flowood Pavillion located at 3951 Underwood Drive, Flowood, MS 39232. This meeting is scheduled to discuss the plans for implementing Phase I of the remedial action at the Sonford Products Superfund Site located 3506 Payne Drive, Flowood, Rankin County, Mississippi

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EPA to Conduct First Five-Year Review of Hudson River PCB Cleanup

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

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(Fort Edward, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is currently conducting a five-year review of the cleanup that has been conducted so far on the Hudson River PCBs Superfund site, which extends from Hudson Falls, New York, to New York City. The cleanup work is being performed in the Upper Hudson River north of Troy, New York

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Idaho hazardous waste disposal site failed to disclose chemical releases

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

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(Seattle—March 22, 2012) US Ecology Idaho, Inc., a hazardous waste disposal site in Grand View, Idaho, failed to report the on-site disposal of thousands of pounds of chemicals at its facility, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The company has corrected the violations of the Toxics Release Inventory Program and will pay a fine

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U.S. EPA applauds wildlife habitat project on Guam

Monday, March 19th, 2012

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Effort was started 25 years ago via ponds created for waste management (03/19/12) HONOLULU - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has received the management plan for Tristar Terminal Guam’s project to protect valuable habitat for the Mariana common moorhen, an endangered species of marsh bird. “EPA appreciates Tristar’s voluntary actions as good environmental stewards,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest

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EPA Orders Buffalo Sewer Authority to Reduce Water Pollution in Niagara River; Four Billion Gallons of Sewage and Wastewater Pollutes Niagara River and Tributaries Every Year

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

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(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the Buffalo Sewer Authority in Buffalo, New York to comply with federal Clean Water Act requirements for combined sewer systems to protect people’s health and water quality. Combined sewer systems carry domestic sewage, stormwater runoff and industrial wastewater in the same pipes. During periods of heavy rain, they can overflow and send untreated sewage and toxic materials into local waters

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