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Companies Pay $7 Billion in EPA Enforcement Actions

In 2015, the EPA - through the record-setting hazardous waste, Clean Air Act, and Superfund settlements - have acquired more than $7 billion...

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Renewing Your Lead Safe Renovator Certification: A Breakdown of EPA and State Requirements

EPA's Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule ( RRP Rule ) requires that firms performing renovation, repair, and painting projects th...

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National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is October 19-25, 2014. Classically, "lead poisoning" or "lead intoxication" has...

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Hazardous Waste Suit Settles Between EPA and Yonkers Paint Company

Released by the Environmental Protection Agency on 08/07/2014 Contact Information: John Martin, (212) 637-3662, martin.johnj@epa.gov EPA and...

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Idaho Transportation Department Agrees To EPA Settlement Following Asbestos Mishandling

In April 2013, according to recent reports , Idaho Transportation Department hired St. Anthony Idaho Work Camp (Idaho Department of Correcti...

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EPA's Battle of the Buildings

For the past four years, the EPA has hosted the Battle of the Buildings, a nationwide competition that challenges participants to come up wi...

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Supreme Court Rules on EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

In the Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA case, the Supreme Court came to a final ruling in June which resulted, mostly, in a win for the ...

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Obama's Plan to Cut Carbon Pollution

A recent New York Times article discusses President Obama's new plan to fight climate change, which will rely on the individual states ...

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Fall River Water Department Faces Potential $213K EPA Fine

Fall River, MA -- A document generated from the office of the city’s corporation counsel indicates the Fall River water department could be ...

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Tyson to Pay EPA $305K Fine

Charlotte, N.C -- Tyson Foods agreed to pay a $305,000 federal fine resulting from a spill of rendered oily chicken byproducts from its faci...

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EPA Brownfields Program Grants $2M to Clean-Up Projects in NJ

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing a total of $2 million to communities in New Jersey to clean up abandoned and contamina...

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NY and NJ Facilities Found in Violation of Proper Hazardous Materials' Inventories

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in conjunction with state and local agencies, recently conducted inspections of 30 facilities in N...

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EPA Announces Record $14M Fine for PCB Contamination

Titanium Metals Corporation, or TIMET, which supplies nearly one-fifth of the world's titanium demand, faces a staggering $14 million fi...

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Lead Paint and Fall Hazards Result in $160K Fine

Fortune Painting Co. Inc., or Fortune Restoration of Illinois, a company that has a long history of safety violations now faces a new tab of...

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Delaware Administers New Lead Paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Program

Delaware has become the first state in the Mid-Atlantic Region to administer its own lead-based paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting Progr...

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Lowe's To Begin Compliance Program for RRP

Lowe's Home Centers is one of the largest home improvement retailers. Recently, they reported they implement a compliance program that w...

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The Life Cycle and Why It Matters

Yesterday, on April 22nd, the world celebrated Earth Day. The threat of climate change has become critical in recent years, and this year, w...

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EPA Announces Top 25 US Cities with Most Energy Star Buildings

This week, the Environmental Protection Agency released the sixth annual list of Top 25 US Metropolitan Areas with the most Energy Star buil...

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EPA To Strictly Enforce RRP Rule in Connecticut

New Haven, CT - The Environmental Protection Agency recently has contacted over 200 home renovation and painting contractors, property manag...

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EPA Settles Over Lead Dust Violations At Governor’s Mansion

(Casey Kelly/KTOO) Lead poisoning is nasty business. It can cause headaches and seizures, and result in miscarriages. If you’re a child, the...

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