EPA Recognizes Suffield, Connecticut Wastewater Facility Operator for Outstanding Service
January 26, 2023 BOSTON (Jan. 26, 2023) – Jamie Kreller, of Suffield, Connecticut., was recently honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New England Office for his work maintaining the Suffield Water Pollution Control Facility. The EPA Regional Wastewater Awards Program recognizes personnel in the wastewater field who have provided invaluable public service managing […]
La EPA alienta a los residentes de las regiones de las Montañas Rocosas y las Grandes Llanuras a “probar su hogar” y reducir los niveles de radón en el hogar
Colorado, Montana, Dakota del Norte, Dakota del Sur, Utah y Wyoming entre los estados de mayor riesgo de cáncer de pulmón por gas radón January 25, 2023 DENVER – Enero es el Mes Nacional de Acción contra el Radón y la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) está trabajando […]
New Hampshire Wastewater Treatment Entities Recognized by EPA for Excellence in Service to their Communities
January 26, 2023 BOSTON (Jan. 26, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New England Office recently awarded four 2022 Regional Wastewater Treatment Awards to New Hampshire wastewater facilities and individuals to recognize them for their commitment to improving water quality. The EPA Regional Wastewater Awards Program recognizes personnel in the wastewater field who […]
EPA Recognizes Rhode Island Wastewater Treatment Entities for Excellence
January 26, 2023 BOSTON (Jan. 26, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New England Office recently awarded three 2022 Regional Wastewater Treatment Awards to Rhode Island wastewater facilities and individuals to recognize them for their commitment to improving water quality. The EPA Regional Wastewater Awards Program recognizes personnel in the wastewater field who […]
EPA encourages Rocky Mountain and Great Plains region residents to “Test Your Nest” and reduce home radon levels
Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming among highest-risk states for lung cancer from radon gas January 25, 2023 DENVER – January is National Radon Action Month and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working with our partners to spread the word about radon health risks in homes, the importance of testing, and […]
EPA Announces Latest Actions to Protect Groundwater and Communities from Coal Ash Contamination
Agency issues six proposed determinations to deny facilities’ requests to continue unsafe coal ash disposal January 25, 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the latest action to protect communities and hold facilities accountable for controlling and cleaning up the contamination created by coal ash disposal. The Agency issued six proposed determinations […]
EPA Fines Turbocharged Performance LLC in Sibley, Iowa, for Alleged Automobile ‘Defeat Device’ Violations
January 24, 2023 LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 24, 2023) – Sibley, Iowa, auto repair shop Turbocharged Performance LLC will pay a $30,000 civil penalty for allegedly tampering with car engines to render emissions controls inoperative, in violation of the federal Clean Air Act. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the company sold or installed so-called […]
EPA Announces Plans for Wastewater Regulations and Studies, Including Limits for PFAS, New Study for Nutrients
January 20, 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15 (Plan 15), which lays out how the Agency will work to protect the nation’s waterways by following the science and the Clean Water Act to develop technology-based pollution limits and studies on wastewater discharges from industrial sources. This […]
EPA to Host February Virtual Community Meeting for Zelienople Residents
January 19, 2023 PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 19, 2023) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a virtual community meeting for residents of Zelienople, Pennsylvania, to share information about health risks from the chemical, ethylene oxide or EtO. The community meeting will take place virtually on February 2 at 6 p.m. During the meeting, EPA staff […]
EPA Fines Newton, Kansas, Landowner for Illegal Dumping in Streams
January 19, 2023 LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 19, 2023) – Newton, Kansas, landowner Stan Jost will pay a $50,000 civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Jost placed felled trees and other debris in approximately 4,155 feet of Mud Creek and approximately 1,800 feet […]