Thursday, April 30, 2020

Former Fort Ord Army Base in California Recognized with EPA Superfund Site Reuse Award

SAN FRANCISCO — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized the former Fort Ord Army Base with a “National Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse” award.

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EPA Announces its 2020 Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Award Winners

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the winners of the third annual National Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse awards.

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EPA Provides Grant Funding to Support Environmental Justice Communities in Tennessee Impacted by COVID-19

TENNESSEE – The U.S.

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EPA Provides Grant Funding to Support Environmental Justice Communities in Kentucky Impacted by COVID-19

KENTUCKY – The U.S.

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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

EPA Provides $1 million Grant to Help South Carolina Address Leaking Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks

COLUMBIA, S.C. (April 28, 2020) – Today, the U.S.

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Mississippi approved for federal aid from Pearl River flood

President Donald Trump has approved federal aid for Mississippi counties affected by Pearl River flooding in February. The money is to help rebuild or repair public buildings, highways and roads. “It was just two months ago that our state experienced historic flooding, and Mississippians are still struggling to recover and rebuild their lives,” Gov. Tate ...

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Thursday, April 23, 2020

EPA Awards $420,000 in School Bus Rebates to school districts in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (April 23, 2020) - Today, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a total of $420,000 to replace 21 older diesel school buses in Florida.

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EPA Awards $320,000 in School Bus Rebates to school districts in Georgia

ATLANTA (April 23, 2020) - Today, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a total of $320,000 to replace 16 older diesel school buses in Georgia.

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EPA Awards $240,000 to Clean Up School Buses in Three Kentucky Schools Systems

KENTUCKY (April 23, 2020) - Today, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the U.S.

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EPA Awards $40,000 in School Bus Rebates to Bertie County Board of Education in North Carolina

WINDSOR, N.C. (April 23, 2020) - Today, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $40,000 to replace two older diesel school buses in Bertie County, North Carolina.

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EPA Awards $540,000 in School Bus Rebates to school districts in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. (April 23, 2020) - Today, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a total of $540,000 to replace 27 older diesel school buses in South Carolina.

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EPA Awards $265,000 to Clean Up School Buses in Two Tennessee Schools Systems

TENNESSEE (April 23, 2020) - Today, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the U.S.

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EPA Awards $80,000 in School Bus Rebates to Wilcox County Board of Education in Alabama

CAMDEN, Ala. (April 23, 2020) - Today, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $80,000 to replace four older diesel school buses in Wilcox County, Alabama.

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EPA Recognizes Food Recovery Challenge Award Winners

(WASHINGTON) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nationally recognizes the exceptional accomplishments of 15 businesses and organizations participating in EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge.

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EPA Celebrates 50th Earth Day At Home and Online

ATLANTA (April 23, 2020) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) marks the 50th anniversary celebration of Earth Day with a nation-wide effort, led by agency employees, to create window displays honoring the occasion.

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EPA Celebrates 50th Earth Day At Home and Online

ATLANTA (April 23, 2020) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) marks the 50th anniversary celebration of Earth Day with a nation-wide effort, led by agency employees, to create window displays honoring the occasion.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

EPA Celebrates 50th Earth Day at Home and Online

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EPA Announces Tentative Awardees for the Waterway Trash Reduction Grant in the Gulf

BILOXI, Miss. (April 22, 2020) – Today, the U.S.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

EPA Advances Superfund Cleanup Work at TechCity in Ulster County, New York

Ulster County, New York - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has demolished an asbestos-contaminated building and removed approximately 200 tons of contaminated debris at an industrial park in the Town of Ulster, Ulster County, New York.

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EPA Awards Tennessee $697,000 in Funding to Test for Lead in School Drinking Water

TENNESSEE (April 21, 2020) —Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awards $697,000 in grant funding to assist Tennessee with identifying sources of lead in drinking water in schools and childcare facilities.

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Friday, April 17, 2020

EPA Awards Florida $1,752,000 in Funding to Test for Lead in School Drinking Water

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (April 17, 2020) —Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awards $1,752,000 in grant funding to assist Florida with identifying sources of lead in drinking water in schools and child care facilities.

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Thursday, April 16, 2020

EPA at 50: EPA Reflects on 50 Years of Earth Day

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EPA Removes Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Site from Administrator’s Superfund Emphasis List

For Immediate Release No. 20-OPA-028 EPA Removes Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Site from Administrator’s Superfund Emphasis List

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US engineers examine impact of Yazoo pump project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday that it will re-examine the potential environmental impact of a proposal for massive pumps to drain floodwaters from parts of rural Mississippi, drawing immediate criticism from conservation groups that say the project would be harmful and expensive. Prominent Mississippi politicians have been pushing the Trump administration to ...

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EPA Removes New Mexico’s San Mateo Creek Basin Site from Administrator’s Superfund Emphasis List

DALLAS – (April 16, 2020) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the eighth update to the Administrator’s Emphasis List of Superfund Sites Targeted for Immediate, Intense Action.

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EPA Accelerates Cleanup at DePue Superfund Site in Illinois; Updates Administrator’s Superfund Emphasis List

For Immediate Release No. 20-OPA-031 EPA Accelerates Cleanup at DePue Superfund Site in Illinois; Updates Administrator’s Superfund Emphasis List

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

EPA Releases Eighth Update to the Administrator’s Superfund Emphasis List, Navajo Abandoned Uranium Mines added

WASHINGTON (April 15, 2020) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the eighth update to the Administrator’s Emphasis List of Superfund Sites Targeted for Immediate, Intense Action.

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EPA Releases Eighth Update to the Administrator’s Superfund Emphasis List, Continuing the Commitment to Help Accelerate Progress at Sites Across the Country

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the eighth update to the Administrator’s Emphasis List of Superfund Sites Targeted for Immediate, Intense Action.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Homeowners turning to gardening during lock-down

By JACK WEATHERLY ‘Dig into the soil, delve into the soul.’ – Ray Bradbury ‘Dandelion Wine’ Mississippians stuck at home during the corona virus lock-down are turning to gardening for food and therapy. Plant nurseries across the metro Jackson area are reporting record sales in some cases. “Business has increased exponentially,” said Graham Neeld, assistant manager ...

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EPA Modifies Cleanup Plan at Grasse River Superfund Site in Massena, New York



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Monday, April 13, 2020

EPA Announces Record of Decision for Hastings Superfund Site, Operable Unit 1, in Hastings, Nebraska

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EPA Reaches Settlement Agreement with Peco Foods, Inc.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - (April 13, 2020) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached an administrative settlement agreement with Peco Foods, Inc.

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Thursday, April 9, 2020

EPA’s Southeast Region Transfers Personal Protective Equipment to the Georgia National Guard

ATLANTA (April 9, 2020) -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Southeast regional office announced that it has transferred more than 15,000 pieces of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Georgia National Guard, including gloves, hoods, and shield covers.

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Wednesday, April 8, 2020

EPA Awards South Carolina $519,000 in Funding to Test for Lead in School Drinking Water

COLUMBIA, S.C. - (April 8, 2020) —Today, the U.S.

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EPA Proposes Plan to Protect Residents at Arsenic Mine Superfund Site in Kent, New York

Kent, N.Y. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a cleanup plan for the Arsenic Mine Superfund Site in Kent, N.Y.

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Friday, April 3, 2020

Spillway opening Friday to safeguard New Orleans levees

The Mississippi River is so high that a spillway north of New Orleans must be opened to safeguard the city’s levees, an Army Corps of Engineers official announced Thursday. That will make an unprecedented third straight year, and the sixth time this decade, that the Bonnet Carré Spillway has been opened. It was used twice last year ...

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Thursday, April 2, 2020

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed Cleanup Plan to Address Groundwater Contamination at the Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund Site in New Jersey

RINGWOOD, N.J. – The U.S.

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Louisiana spillway may open for record 3rd consecutive year

A major flood control structure on the Mississippi River may have to soon be opened up to ease pressure on New Orleans levees, federal authorities said Tuesday. The river is expected to crest above 17 feet (5.2 meters) at a key New Orleans gauge as early as Friday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said ...

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