Monday, March 30, 2020

U.S. EPA Honors 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (March 30, 2020) —Today– The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 4 and the U.S. Department of Energy are honoring four ENERGY STAR partners for their outstanding contributions to public health and the environment.

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U.S. EPA Honors 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year in Georgia

ATLANTA (March 30, 2020) —Today– The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 4 and the U.S. Department of Energy are honoring nine ENERGY STAR partners for their outstanding contributions to public health and the environment.

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U.S. EPA Honors 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year in North Carolina

RALEIGH (March 30, 2020) —Today– The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 4 and the U.S. Department of Energy are honoring six ENERGY STAR partners for their outstanding contributions to public health and the environment.

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U.S. EPA Honors 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year in Kentucky

LEXINGTON, KY. (March 30, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Southeast region and the U.S. Department of Energy are honoring two winners in Kentucky as ENERGY STAR partners for their outstanding contributions to public health and the environment.

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U.S. EPA Honors 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 30, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Southeast region and the U.S. Department of Energy are honoring three winners in Tennessee as ENERGY STAR partners for their outstanding contributions to public health and the environment.

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Friday, March 27, 2020

EPA Successfully Wraps Up Activities at Tonawanda Coke Facility

Buffalo, N.Y.  – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has successfully completed response work at the Tonawanda Coke Corporation (TCC) property in the Town of Tonawanda.

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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

EPA amends cleanup plan for former West Calumet Housing Complex in Zone 1 of USS Lead Superfund Site, East Chicago, Indiana

For Immediate Release No. 20-OPA-023 EPA amends cleanup plan for former West Calumet Housing Complex in Zone 1 of USS Lead Superfund Site, East Chicago, Indiana Action taken to accommodate local plans for land reuse

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Monday, March 16, 2020

Mississippi wildlife agency: Nearly 100 turkeys poached

At least four people were arrested following an 11-month investigation that determined nearly 100 turkeys had been poached, according to wildlife officials in Mississippi. The group was believed to have trespassed on 15 properties in Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties, according to a news release from the state Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. About ...

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Friday, March 13, 2020

EPA Begins Reviews of Three Connecticut Superfund Site Cleanups This Year

BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of previously-completed cleanup work at three National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund sites in Connecticut this year.

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EPA Begins Reviews of Nine Massachusetts Superfund Site Cleanups This Year

BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of previously-completed cleanup work at nine National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund sites in Massachusetts this year.

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EPA Begins Review of Woodford, Vermont Superfund Site Cleanup

BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct a comprehensive review of previously completed site cleanup work at the Burgess Brothers Landfill in Woodford this year.

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EPA Reviews Three New Hampshire Superfund Site Cleanups This Year

BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun comprehensive "Five-Year Reviews" of two previously-completed cleanup National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund sites in New Hampshire.

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EPA Begins Reviews of Three Rhode Island Superfund Site Cleanups This Year

BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of previously-completed cleanup work at three National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund sites in Rhode Island this year.

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EPA Begins Reviews of Five Maine Superfund Site Cleanups This Year

BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of previously-completed cleanup work at five National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund sites in Maine this year.

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Thursday, March 12, 2020

Regions Foundation announces $25,000 grant for Mississippi flood recovery

The Regions Foundation on Thursday announced a $25,000 flood-recovery grant to help people in Hinds, Madison and Rankin Counties affected by the recent Pearl River floods. Additionally, Regions Bank announced disaster-recovery financial services, including loan payment assistance, to help people and businesses during the recovery. “While several communities were spared the worst of the flooding, ...

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EPA Region 4 to Hold Information Session on the Southside Chattanooga Lead Site

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (March 11, 2020) — On Thursday, March 12, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 will hold a public information session in Chattanooga concerning the Chattanooga Southside Lead Superfund Site.  

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EPA Region 4 to Hold Information Session on the Southside Chattanooga Lead Site

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (March 11, 2020) — On Thursday, March 12, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 will hold a public information session in Chattanooga concerning the Chattanooga Southside Lead Superfund Site.  

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Wednesday, March 11, 2020

MEETING POSTPONED: EPA Public Availability on March 12 to Discuss the Westside Lead Cleanup in Atlanta, Georgia Postponed

ATLANTA (March 11, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is postponing the public availability for the Westside Lead Cleanup in Atlanta on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

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MEETING POSTPONED: EPA Public Availability on March 12 to Discuss the Westside Lead Cleanup in Atlanta, Georgia Postponed

ATLANTA (March 11, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is postponing the public availability for the Westside Lead Cleanup in Atlanta on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

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Portland Harbor Superfund Site Update on Signed Agreements for Remedial Design



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Monday, March 9, 2020

McLouth Superfund Site Community Advisory Group to Meet on March 12 in Trenton, Mich.

For Immediate Release: No. 20-OPA-016

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EPA begins hazardous waste cleanup at Battery and Electronics Recycling Inc. in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin

For Immediate Release: No. 20-OPA-017

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EPA Public Availability on March 12 to Discuss the Westside Lead Cleanup in Atlanta, Georgia

ATLANTA (March 9, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a public availability for the Westside Lead Cleanup in Atlanta on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

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EPA Public Availability on March 12 to Discuss the Westside Lead Cleanup in Atlanta, Georgia

ATLANTA (March 9, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a public availability for the Westside Lead Cleanup in Atlanta on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

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EPA Plans Newton County Mine Tailings Superfund Site Open Houses March 9-11 in Granby, Neosho and Wentworth, Missouri

Environmental News  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Thursday, March 5, 2020

EPA completes Factory Street Lead Removal in Honolulu

HONOLULU – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is paving part of Factory Street as the last activity in the removal of lead-contaminated soil in the Kalihi-Palama neighborhood of Honolulu.

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EPA Awards Mississippi State University Extension Service $618,000 in Funding to Test for Lead in School Drinking Water

STARKVILLE, Miss. (March 5, 2020) —Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awards $618,000 in grant funding to assist the Mississippi State University (MSU) Extension Service with identifying sources of lead in drinking water in schools or childcare facilities.

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EPA Announces the Redesignation of the Hillsborough County and the Hillsborough-Polk Areas for the 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Standard

TAMPA, Fla. (March 5, 2020) – Today, the U.S.

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