Monthly Archives: June 2023

WASHINGTON — Today, during National Pollinator Week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is continuing its work to protect pollinators by proposing geographically-specific protections that would limit the use of pesticides in the habitat of 27 endangered and threatened (listed) species, including some pollinators. The Agency is releasing for public comment a draft white paper that

LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 13, 2023) – Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will host a Community Meeting on Tuesday, June 20, at Weeks Middle School in Des Moines, Iowa. EPA is proposing to add the Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site in Des Moines to the National Priorities List (NPL) to

WASHINGTON – As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to protect communities from childhood lead exposure and advance environmental justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a series of free educational sessions on the dangers of lead and ways to reduce and prevent lead exposure. These sessions are based on the Lead Awareness Curriculum,

NEW BEDFORD, MASS. – In a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Northern Pelagic Group, LLC  (NorPel) has agreed to pay a $220,000 penalty to settle EPA's claims that the company violated the chemical accident prevention requirements of the federal Clean Air Act and the hazardous chemical reporting requirements under the Emergency Planning

S. PORTLAND, MAINE – A company that made media for growing plants in South Portland, Maine, has agreed to pay a $137,294 penalty to settle charges by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that it violated the Clean Air Act's chemical accident prevention rules. In the action, EPA alleged that Quick Plug N.A. failed to

BOSTON – Four New England facilities have reported publicly on their use of certain chemicals, creating a safer environment for the public, as a result of investigations and enforcement actions taken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). All four facilities quickly corrected their non-reporting when notified of their oversight. Companies and facilities are required

SEATTLE --The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Univar Solutions USA, Inc. of Portland, Oregon will pay a $165,000 penalty for violating federal pesticide laws when it failed to properly label its “Woodlife 111” pesticide which is used as a wood preservative. EPA cited the company for 33 violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,

N. SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Under a recent settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), N&D Transportation Company, Inc. has corrected alleged violations of chemical safety regulations and will pay a settlement penalty of $314,658 to settle claims that the company violated chemical accident prevention laws at its facility in North Smithfield, Rhode Island. The

Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., April 22, 2021) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 announced the launch of the 2021 “See a Bloom, Give It Room” Video Challenge. The theme for this year’s competition is urban waters located in the Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area. This competition is supported by

WASHINGTON - (April 27, 2021) To help deliver on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) mission to protect human health and the environment, today Administrator Michael S. Regan issued a memorandum to EPA's senior leadership calling for the creation of a new "EPA Council on PFAS" that is charged with building on the agency's ongoing