EPA Statement on Jon Cannon
By U.S. EPA News | March 25, 2009 - 1:00 pm - Posted in Common
(Washington, D.C. – March 25, 2009) Jon Cannon, nominee for Deputy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, released the following statement: “Today I am voluntarily removing my name from consideration to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

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Clean Up Work Resumes at Alexsons Cleaners Site in Sanford, Maine
By U.S. EPA News | - 12:41 pm - Posted in Common
(Boston, Mass. – March 25, 2009) – Clean up work will resume next week at a Sanford, Maine site to address chemical contamination in the soil and groundwater. Last September, EPA began a “removal action” at the Alexsons Cleaners site, located at 46 High Street in Sanford

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EPA Seeks Comment on CAFO Permit
By U.S. EPA News | - 12:25 pm - Posted in Common
(Dallas, Texas – March 25, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 is proposing a general permit regulating concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) located on state lands in Oklahoma

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OSHA partners with contractors building pet food plant - Reliable Plant Magazine
By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 12:20 pm - Posted in Common

OSHA partners with contractors building pet food plant
Reliable Plant Magazine, OK
... the building of the new Hills Dry Pet Food facility in Emporia, Kan., is the goal of a site partnership between the project's contractors and the US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) area office in Wichita. ...

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Orlando’s Puerto Rican Parade takes place this Sunday - Orlando Sentinel
By OSHA - Google News | - 12:05 pm - Posted in Common

Orlando’s Puerto Rican Parade takes place this Sunday
Orlando Sentinel, FL
... Florida is hosting an “informational breakfast” on Sunday, March 30, from 9 am to 11 am at the Universal Studios Doubletree Hotel, of 5780 Major Blvd. This event is free of charge and will focus on “Effective OSHA Programs to Protect Your Business. ...

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Safety partners - Emporia Gazette
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Safety partners
Emporia Gazette, KS
The US Department of Labor said in a news release this week that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Kansas Department of Labor’s division of Industrial Safety and Health and contractors on the project are working with Hill’s toward ...

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EPA Announces Results of 17th Annual Acid Rain Auction
By U.S. EPA News | - 11:57 am - Posted in Common
EPA has posted the results of its annual acid rain auction, held on March 24

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R.I. Manufacturer to pay $98,500 for Clean Air Violations
By U.S. EPA News | - 11:24 am - Posted in Common
(Boston, Mass. – March 25, 2009) – A Rhode Island manufacturer of digital imaging materials has agreed to pay $98,500 for violations of the federal Clean Air Act at its former manufacturing plant in Fiskeville

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The Elaine Chao Legacy [Robert VerBruggen] - National Review Online Blogs
By OSHA - Google News | - 11:14 am - Posted in Common

The Elaine Chao Legacy [Robert VerBruggen]
National Review Online Blogs, NY
... tried to lock down or change important policies via executive order; she used her longevity at the department to pursue long-term goals (it can take three to five years to change OSHA regulations); she fought court battles whenever the need arose. ...

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Exxon avoids federal fine for not shutting down before Gustav landfall - WBXH
By OSHA - Google News | - 11:09 am - Posted in Common

Exxon avoids federal fine for not shutting down before Gustav landfall
WBXH, LA
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The Exxon plant in Baton Rouge will avoid a federal fine from OSHA for not shutting down the refinery during Hurricane Gustav by agreeing to review how it operates during the threat of a hurricane. OSHA says Exxon did not shut ...

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