U.S. EPA approves State of California’s request to redesignate the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin to attainment EPA also approves commitment for monitoring in East Kern area
By U.S. EPA News | September 24, 2008 - 4:20 pm - Posted in Common
(9/25/2008 -- SAN FRANCISCO) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has redesignated the San Joaquin Valley air basin to attainment for the national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter (PM-10) – also approving the PM-10 maintenance plan for the area

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EPA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Changes to List of Impaired Waters for Missouri
By U.S. EPA News | - 3:05 pm - Posted in Common
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 24, 2008) - EPA has released its proposed decision on the remaining portions of Missouri's 2004/2006 list of impaired waters. EPA is approving Missouri's listing of 61 waters as impaired, and the delisting of 42 water bodies

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Agencies Selected to Receive Almost $5 Million in Diesel Emission Reduction Grants
By U.S. EPA News | - 2:54 pm - Posted in Common
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 24, 2008) - Region 7 organizations have been selected to receive in excess of $4.8 million in Clean Diesel Program funds to reduce diesel emissions in the region's four states under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA)

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Manchester, N.H. Landlords Face Fines for Failing to Warn Tenants about Lead Paint
By U.S. EPA News | - 12:55 pm - Posted in Common
(Boston, Mass. – September 24, 2008) – Several Manchester, N.H.-based landlords face fines for violations of federal lead paint disclosure laws. These violations potentially put tenants at risk of exposure to lead hazards

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U.S. EPA acts to protect public from Unelko Corporations’s unregistered pesticides
By U.S. EPA News | - 12:44 pm - Posted in Common
Scottsdale company facing over $50,000 penalty for selling antimicrobial products without registration SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S

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EPA Launches New Chemical Assessment and Management Efforts
By U.S. EPA News | - 11:47 am - Posted in Common
(Washington, D.C. - Sept

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U.S. EPA Awards $1.13 Million Grant to West Coast Non-profit to Help Truckers Save Fuel, Improve Air Quality
By U.S. EPA News | - 11:00 am - Posted in Common
Program will save $10 million in fuel costs, reduce 28,000 tons of carbon dioxide SAN FRANCISCO – Under the 2005 Energy Policy Act’s landmark clean diesel legislation, U.S

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Maine Company Fined for Clean Air and Emergency Right-to-Know Act Violations
By U.S. EPA News | - 10:27 am - Posted in Common
(Boston, Mass. – Sept. 24, 2008) - A Thomaston, Maine cement production company will pay a fine of $77, 470 and perform an additional project, resolving violations of the federal Clean Air Act and of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)

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Five New Performance Track Members Pledge to Improve the Environment with Goals that Surpass Environmental Regulations
By U.S. EPA News | - 9:24 am - Posted in Common
(Atlanta, Ga. – September 24, 2008) Five new facilities in the Southeast are among the 42 new members nationwide that have set goals that exceed environmental requirements as part of EPA’s National Environmental Performance Track Program

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Keep on Trucking - with Lower Emissions through EPA’s $50 Million Clean Diesel Funding
By U.S. EPA News | - 9:13 am - Posted in Common
(Washington, D.C. - Sept. 24, 2008) To improve air quality and protect public health, EPA today announced the first $3.4 million in funding for clean diesel projects under the $50 million Diesel Emission Reduction Program

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