City of Lebanon Meets EPA Consent Decree Requirements by Eliminating CSO Outfalls
EPA Terminates Consent Decree After City of Lebanon Completes Project to Modernize Water Infrastructure and Eliminate CSO Outfalls January 18, 2022 BOSTON (Jan. 18, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing Lebanon, N.H. for completely eliminating all of its Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) outfalls, therefore eliminating the need for the Consent Decree […]
EPA to Evaluate Whether Lead Emissions from Piston-Engine Aircraft Endanger Human Health and Welfare
January 12, 2022 WASHINGTON (Jan. 12, 2022) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it will evaluate whether emissions from piston-engine aircraft operating on leaded fuel contribute to air pollution that endangers public health and welfare. The agency plans to issue a proposal for public review and comment in 2022 and take […]
West Penn Power to pay $610,00 penalty in Federal-State settlement over discharge violations at coal ash landfills
PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 12, 2022) – West Penn Power of Greensburg, Pennsylvania will pay a $610,000 penalty under a settlement to resolve water discharge violations at two coal ash impoundment landfills in southwestern Pennsylvania, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) announced today. “This settlement reaffirms that compliance with the Clean […]
미 환경보호국, 석탄재로 인한 지하수 오염 방지를 위한 주요 조치를 시행
January 12, 2022 워싱턴(2022년 1월 11일) – 금일 미 EPA(환경보호국)가 지역사회를 보호하고 수십 여년간 석탄재를 폐기하면서 발생한 오염을 통제 및 제거하고자 폐기물 시설에 책임을 묻는 몇 가지 조치를 취했습니다. 석탄 연소 잔류물(CCR 또는 석탄재)은 화석발전소에서 석탄을 가열하는 과정에서 생긴 부산물로, 수은, 카드뮴, 비소 등 적절하게 관리하지 않을 시 수로, 지하수, 식수 및 공기를 오염시킬 수 […]
EPA proposes to disapprove revisions to Wyoming’s 2014 regional haze plan as inconsistent with the Clean Air Act
Wyoming’s revised plan for Jim Bridger power plant does not justify reversal of current approved plan to reduce 3,000+ tons per year of emissions and protect regional air quality January 12, 2022 Cheyenne, Wyo. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed to disapprove the State of Wyoming’s revised regional haze State Implementation Plan to […]
Агентство EPA предпринимает ключевые шаги для защиты грунтовых вод от загрязнения угольной золой
January 12, 2022 ВАШИНГТОН (11 января 2022 г.) В настоящее время агентство США по охране окружающей среды (EPA) предпринимает ряд действий для защиты сообществ и привлечения объектов инфраструктуры к ответственности для контроля загрязнения угольной золой и ликвидации последствий ее влияния, которое имело место в течение десятков лет. Золошлаковые отходы (ЗШО или угольная зола), которые образуются при […]
وكالة حماية البيئة الأمريكية تتخذ خطوات رئيسية لحماية المياه الجوفية من التلوث بمخلفات احتراق الفحم
January 12, 2022 Contact Information المكتب الصحفي لوكالة حماية البيئة ([email protected]) واشنطن (11 يناير، 2022) – تتخذ وكالة حماية البيئة الأمريكية (EPA) اليوم العديد من الإجراءات لحماية المجتمعات وإخضاع المرافق للمساءلة عن مراقبة وإزالة التلوث الناشئ عن تصريف مخلفات احتراق الفحم على مدار عقود. وتحتوي مخلفات احتراق الفحم (CCR أو رماد الفحم)، التي تُعد الناتج الثانوي […]
This January, Save Lives by Testing Your Homes for Radon
January 4, 2022 WASHINGTON (Jan. 4, 2022) — January marks the beginning of National Radon Action Month, a time of year when EPA encourages everyone to test their home for radon. Radon is an odorless, colorless, radioactive gas that, when left untreated, can build up inside a home. Over time, exposure to radon can cause […]
Este mes de enero, salven vidas realizando la prueba en sus hogares en busca de radón
January 5, 2022 WASHINGTON (5 de enero de 2022) — Enero marca el inicio del Mes Nacional de la Acción contra el Radón, un momento del año en que la EPA incentiva a todos para someter a prueba su hogar en busca de radón. El radón es un gas radiactivo inodoro e incoloro, el cual cuando […]
EPA to Review Amended Pennsylvania Plan to Help Restore Chesapeake Bay, Local Waters
PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 5, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today said it will fully evaluate Pennsylvania’s amended plan to help restore the Chesapeake Bay. Pennsylvania submitted an amended Phase III Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) to EPA on Dec. 30, 2021, intended to close a 9.8-million-pound gap in planned nitrogen pollution reductions needed […]