EPA Awards Georgia $1,102,000 in Funding to Test for Lead in School Drinking Water

ATLANTA (January 30, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awards $964,000 in grant funding to assist Georgia with identifying sources of lead in drinking water in schools or child care facilities.

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EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan to Address Groundwater Contamination at the Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund Site in New Jersey

RINGWOOD, N.J. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a cleanup plan to address groundwater and mine water contamination at the Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund Site in Ringwood, New Jersey.

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EPA Announces Grant Opportunity for Pollution Prevention Technical Assistance

ATLANTA  – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking grant applications from states and tribes to promote pollution prevention (P2) in businesses across the country.

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EPA and Army Deliver on President Trump’s Promise to Issue the Navigable Waters Protection Rule – A New Definition of WOTUS

ATLANTA (January 28, 2020) – Today, at an event at the Georgia Department of Agriculture in Atlanta, EPA Region 4 Administrator Mary S. Walker, Major General Diana Holland, Commander of the U.S.

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EPA Issues Administrative Order Requiring Start of Gowanus Canal Superfund Site Cleanup

NEW YORK - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the issuance of an administrative order requiring the start of the cleanup of the Gowanus Canal Superfund site in Brooklyn, New York. This is a major milestone in the cleanup of the site.

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EPA begins public comment period on cleanup plan for part of Ellsworth Industrial Park site in Downers Grove, Illinois

For Immediate Release: No. 20-OPA004

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EPA Region 4 and the Army to Hold Event on Navigable Waters Protection Rule – A New Definition of WOTUS

ATLANTA (Jan. 27, 2020) — Tomorrow, January 28, 2020, U.S.

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EPA’s Southwest Jefferson County Mining NPL Superfund Site Experts Available During Open House at County Fairgrounds in Hillsboro, Missouri, on Jan. 23

Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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EPA Public Meeting on January 23 to Discuss the Westside Lead Cleanup in Atlanta, Georgia

ATLANTA (January 21, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a public meeting to discuss the cleanup of lead contaminated soil at approximately 66 properties in Atlanta’s westside. Who:                U.S. EPA Region 4

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EPA Public Meeting on January 23 to Discuss the Westside Lead Cleanup in Atlanta, Georgia

ATLANTA (January 21, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a public meeting to discuss the cleanup of lead contaminated soil at approximately 66 properties in Atlanta’s westside. Who:                U.S. EPA Region 4

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EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed Plan Related to Combined Sewer Overflow Impacts on the Newtown Creek Superfund Site in New York City

NEW YORK  – The U.S.

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EPA Region 4 Jumpstarts Cleaner Trucks Initiative

ATLANTA (Jan. 16, 2020) — Today, at the Georgia Motor Trucking Association (GMTA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Administrator Mary S.

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Pressure building on rural north Mississippi dam

A rain-swollen lake in rural north Mississippi rose at least a foot overnight amid forecasts of additional downpours, keeping heavy pressure on a dam Wednesday that officials said was in danger of failing. An inspection of the earthen dam at Oktibbeha County on Tuesday led to warnings that it was in danger of failing and ...

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Mississippi board denies controversial landfill permit

Mississippi’s Department of Environmental Quality has denied a permit request that would have placed a third landfill inside a county where the project faces opposition. The permit board voted 5-2 on Tuesday against NCL Waste’s request to establish a new trash dumping site in Madison County. If this latest landfill had been approved, Madison County ...

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ADVISORY: EPA Region 4 to Jumpstart Cleaner Trucks Initiative in the Southeast

ATLANTA (Jan. 14, 2020) — On Thursday, January 16, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Administrator Mary S.

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Vicksburg implements energy saving measures to cut costs

A Mississippi city is implementing energy efficiency measures that are estimated to save it more than $60,000 a year on utility bills. The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a $2.4 million contract with Jackson-based Path Co. LLC this month to look into ways the city could improve its energy efficiency, The Vicksburg posted reported on ...

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EPA, NCDEQ and Multistate Trust to Hold Public Meeting about Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp Superfund Site in Navassa, North Carolina, Jan. 14

NAVASSA, N.C. (Jan. 13, 2020) – Federal and state officials together with Multistate Trust representatives will hold a public meeting regarding the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Navassa Superfund site on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020.

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EPA, NCDEQ and Multistate Trust to Hold Public Meeting about Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp Superfund Site in Navassa, North Carolina, Jan. 14

NAVASSA, N.C. (Jan. 13, 2020) – Federal and state officials together with Multistate Trust representatives will hold a public meeting regarding the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Navassa Superfund site on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020.

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EPA to Begin Factory Street Lead Removal Project in Honolulu this Month

HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to begin the removal of lead-contaminated soil under Factory Street in the Kalihi-Palama neighborhood of Honolulu the week of January 20, 2020.

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EPA Proposes Groundwater Cleanup Plan for the Nyanza Waste Dump Superfund Site in Ashland, Massachusetts

BOSTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a cleanup plan for groundwater at the Nyanza Waste Dump Superfund Site in Ashland, Massachusetts. EPA will host a Public Information Session on Jan. 23 at 6:30 p.m.

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Severe storms, twisters will be possible across the South

Severe storms including tornadoes are possible from eastern Texas across the Deep South later this week, putting millions of people at risk, forecasters said Wednesday. More than 9 million people live in parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana where there is an enhanced risk of severe weather on Friday, according to the Storm Prediction ...

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Executive Director Rikard to leave MDEQ January 13

Gary C. Rikard, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), announced that he is leaving the agency January 13, 2020. Rikard has served as Executive Director since appointed by Governor Phil Bryant in September 2014. He previously worked at the agency as an Environmental Engineer and a Senior Attorney in the 1990s ...

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