Clean Up Work to Begin at Contaminated Site in Warren, R.I.
By U.S. EPA News | August 14, 2008 - 1:35 pm - Posted in Common
(Boston, Mass. – Aug. 14, 2008) – Next week EPA will begin work on a clean up project at the Birch Swamp Road Site in Warren, Rhode Island, to remove surface soils containing hazardous substances such as lead and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

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EPA Approves Kansas Water Quality Standards
By U.S. EPA News | - 12:37 pm - Posted in Common
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., August 14, 2008) - EPA has approved the revised Kansas water quality standards adopted by the state May 9, 2008. This action designates more than 2,097 miles of Kansas waters for recreational and aquatic life uses

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Eco Friendly Advice for Healthy Lawns and Greenscapes
By U.S. EPA News | - 12:03 pm - Posted in Common
PHILADELPHIA (August 13, 2008) -- Lush beautiful lawns are a part of summer, but they require time and money. The average lawn requires up to 40 hours of work and costs about $700 each year to maintain

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Mountain States Petroleum Corp. fined $42,500 for violating Safe Drinking Water Act Failed to plug abandoned underground injection wells
By U.S. EPA News | - 11:55 am - Posted in Common
(8/14/2008 -- SAN FRANCISCO) A Dallas, Texas-based petroleum company operating on Navajo lands in Apache County, Ariz., has agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $42,500 to settle violations of federal underground injection well regulations

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Roy Farms, Inc. Agrees to Pay EPA over $29,000 for Emergency Planning and Release Prevention Violations
By U.S. EPA News | - 11:38 am - Posted in Common
Company agrees to spend over $84,000 to purchase new communications and safety equipment for Yakima County Fire District #4 (Seattle, Wash. – August 14, 2008) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Roy Farms, Inc

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California, Southwest facilities renew beyond-compliance environmental goals through EPA’s Performance Track program Pledge reductions in greenhouse gases, waste, and use of water, materials and energy
By U.S. EPA News | - 9:55 am - Posted in Common
(08/14/08) LOS ANGELES – A dozen Calif., Ariz. and Nev. facilities, including three owned by Fortune 500 companies, renewed their membership in the U.S

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East Boston Sandblaster Fined $30K for Hazardous Waste Violations
By U.S. EPA News | - 9:26 am - Posted in Common
(Boston, Mass. – Aug. 14, 2008) - Amex Inc., an East Boston, Mass. sandblaster of tanks, bridges and barges, has paid a fine and will donate emergency response equipment, totaling $30,000, under the terms of a settlement with EPA regarding hazardous waste violations

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EPA cites Wolf Paving for clean-air violations
By U.S. EPA News | - 7:29 am - Posted in Common
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 08-OPA130 CHICAGO (Aug. 14, 2008) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has filed an administrative complaint against Wolf Paving Co. Inc., 612 N

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Lafarge Aggregates SE Receives EPA Award for Environmental Excellence
By U.S. EPA News | - 7:25 am - Posted in Common
(Atlanta, GA – August 14, 2008) Today, EPA Regional Administrator Jimmy Palmer recognized Lafarge Aggregates SE, Douglasville Quarry in Douglasville, Georgia as a recipient of the 2008 Performance Track Environmental Performance Award

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Workshop to provide information on chat sales
By U.S. EPA News | - 6:57 am - Posted in Common
(Dallas, Texas – August 14, 2008) Chat owners and buyers can learn more about buying, selling and using chat from the Tar Creek area at a workshop scheduled for August 19, from 5-8 p.m. at the Miami Convention Center, in Miami, Oklahoma

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