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U.S. EPA Air News

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:39:58 -0400

Start the School Year with EPA’s Energy Star

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging students and their parents to support the environment by shopping for back-to-school clothes and supplies at retail stores that have earned the Energy Star label

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:01 -0400

EPA Awards Nearly $2 Million to Chelsea Collaborative to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs

(Boston, Mass. – Sept. 1, 2010) – Significant funding from the Recovery Act will help the Chelsea Produce Market to dramatically reduce diesel emissions, improving air quality in a busy urban shipping center, protecting health for thousands of Boston-area residents

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 16:53:46 -0400

EPA Releases Final Report on Air Toxics Near St. Josaphat School, No Unsafe Levels of Hexavalent Chromium, Lead or Other Toxic Metals Detected

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA099 Chicago (Sept. 1, 2010) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 announced today that the final report based on the school air toxics monitoring data from St

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 13:32:30 -0400

U.S. EPA funds over $2 million for Kern County clean air projects

SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced more than $2 million in funding for air quality improvement projects in Kern County

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:30:43 -0400

EPA Releases Final Results from Cupertino School Air Monitoring Initiative/ No Unsafe Levels of Hexavalent Chromium Detected

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced final findings from school air monitoring tests conducted at Stevens Creek Elementary School in Cupertino, California

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:56:22 -0400

EPA Disapproves Components of TCEQ’s Air Permitting Program

(DALLAS – Aug. 31, 2010) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disapproved aspects of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s (TCEQ) clean-air permitting program that do not meet federal Clean Air Act requirements

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:48:49 -0400

Poor Air Quality Predicted for Southern and Eastern New England for Wednesday and Thursday

(Boston, Mass. – August 31, 2010) – Unhealthy air quality is predicted for most of Connecticut, all Rhode Island, southeastern and central into northeastern Massachusetts, southeastern New Hampshire, and coastal Maine on Wednesday, Sept. 1 due to ground-level ozone

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:17:48 -0400

EPA, DOT Propose New Fuel Economy Labels/Agencies seek public comment on the most dramatic overhaul in the label’s 30-year history

WASHINGTON – As a new generation of cars and light trucks start appearing on the market, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:36:34 -0400

EPA awards $630,500 Clean Diesel grant to South Shore Clean Cities Inc.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA098 Chicago (Aug. 25, 2010) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5's Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative awarded a $630,500 grant to South Shore Clean Cities Inc

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:01 -0400

Air Toxics at Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School Below Levels of Concern

(DALLAS – Aug. 24, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that the results of air monitoring data found no health risk from short-term or long-term exposures to hexavalent chromium or other air toxics at Eden Gardens Elementary School in Shreveport, La

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:39:34 -0400

EPA To Hold Public Hearing on the Proposed Rule to Reduce Interstate Transport of Ozone and Fine Particle Pollution

WASHINGTON (August 24, 2010) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold one of its three public hearings on its proposed “transport rule” this week in Philadelphia

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:01 -0400

New England Schools Get Ready for School Year – and Big Energy Savings

(Boston, Mass. - Aug. 19, 2010) – As more New England communities seek cost savings in a tight economy, many are looking to expand energy efficiency in schools and other municipal buildings, saving money and helping the environment

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:40:17 -0400

Get Your Students Back to School – While Saving Money and Helping the Environment

(Boston, Mass. - Aug. 17, 2010) – Even in a tight economy, parents and students still need a back-to-school shopping trip for clothes, backpacks, computers and school supplies

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:12:13 -0400

U.S. Files Amended Complaint against Owners and Operators of Massachusetts Plant That Exploded in 2006

(Boston, Mass. – Aug. 17, 2010) – The United States has filed an action in U.S. District Court against the operators and owners of an inks and paint products manufacturing facility in Danversport, Mass., that exploded and burned the day before Thanksgiving, 2006

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:03:38 -0400

EPA To Hold Public Hearings on Proposed Rule to Reduce Interstate Transport of Ozone and Fine Particle Pollution

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold three public hearings on its proposed “transport rule,” which would cut power plant pollution that drifts across the borders of 31 eastern states and the District of Columbia

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:37:43 -0400

EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks Available to Conduct Interviews at Iowa State Fair

Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., August 12, 2010) - EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks will attend the annual Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Aug. 16

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:03:01 -0400

EPA Proposes Rules on Clean Air Act Permitting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing two rules to ensure that businesses planning to build new, large facilities or make major expansions to existing ones will be able to obtain Clean Air Act permits that address their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:54:19 -0400

State of Illinois, Chicago Public Schools and Harris Make List of Top Purchasers of Green Power

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA094 CHICAGO (Aug. 11, 2010) — The state of Illinois, Chicago Public Schools and Harris N.A. have made the list of the nation’s top 50 green power partners using the most renewable electricity, U.S

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:55:20 -0400

EPA POSTPONES SYRACUSE MEETING ON HYDRAULIC FRACTURING STUDY, NEW DATES COMING SOON

(NEW YORK, NY) After months of work organizing the New York Hydraulic Fracturing public meetings, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that the Syracuse meeting, originally scheduled for this Thursday, August 12th at the Oncenter Complex Convention Center, has been cancelled

Fri, 6 Aug 2010 00:00:01 -0400

Six Groups in Region 7 to Receive More than $5M to Cut Diesel Emissions

Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., August 6, 2010) - More than $5.1 million in Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) funds have been granted to six organizations to aid in diesel emissions reductions in EPA Region 7

Fri, 6 Aug 2010 16:10:04 -0400

ODEQ and EPA Release Preliminary Air Monitoring Results from Tulsa Landfill Fire

(Dallas, Texas – August 8, 2010) The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that preliminary results from air quality monitoring in the Tulsa area indicate no toxics in smoke coming from the North Tulsa Sanitary Landfill

Fri, 6 Aug 2010 12:03:32 -0400

San Francisco Bay Area Municipalities Get Thumbs up from the Federal Government for Fighting Climate Change

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Northern California based Marin Energy Authority will for the first time appear on EPA’s Top 20 list of the largest local government green power purchasers nationwide (ranked as No. 13)

Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:09:47 -0400

Mississippi State University Receives $1 Million Clean Diesel Grant Award

(ATLANTA – August 5, 2010) — As part of its ongoing efforts in the National Clean Diesel Campaign and the Southeast Diesel Collaborative, the U.S

Wed, 4 Aug 2010 14:40:28 -0400

MBTA to Spend Millions to Reduce Commuter Train Emissions in Clean Air Act Settlement

Joint News Release U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, New England Regional Office Department of Justice (Boston, Mass. – Aug

Tue, 3 Aug 2010 00:00:01 -0400

Puerto Rico Ferries Go Green with Environmental Protection Agency Diesel Reduction Grant

(San Juan, P.R.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $517,000 to Puerto Rico’s Metropolitan Maritime Transportation Authority (La Autoridad de Transporte Maritimo) to reduce diesel pollution, a major contributor to urban air pollution

Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:01 -0400

D.C. Makes Top 20 List of Local Government Green Power Purchasers

(PHILADELPHIA – August 2, 2010) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the District of Columbia for the first time appears as No. 3 on EPA's Top 20 Local Government list of the largest green power purchasers