Oregon?s Bear Creek Cleaner Thanks to Watershed-Wide Projects (OR)
Posted on December 5, 2010
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Local groups, armed with a protection plan and $5.4 million in state & federal
funding dramatically improve water quality in Bear Creek
(Seattle – Nov. 18, 2010) After years of hard work by local groups and $5.4
million in state and federal investment, areas of Bear Creek watershed are
sho…
Source:Oregon?s Bear Creek Cleaner Thanks to Watershed-Wide Projects (OR)
Heartland Plating Co., of Bettendorf, Iowa, Ordered to Address Hazardous Waste Issues at Metal Electroplating Facility (IA)
Posted on December 4, 2010
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Environmental NewsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 24, 2010) - EPA Region 7 has ordered Heartland Plating Co., of Bettendorf, Iowa, and its owners to immediately address a series of issues related to the improper storage and management of hazardous wastes at the metal electroplating f…
Oregon?s Bear Creek Cleaner Thanks to Watershed-Wide Projects (OR)
Posted on December 2, 2010
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Local groups, armed with a protection plan and $5.4 million in state & federal
funding dramatically improve water quality in Bear Creek
(Seattle – Nov. 18, 2010) After years of hard work by local groups and $5.4
million in state and federal investment, areas of Bear Creek watershed are
sho…
Source:Oregon?s Bear Creek Cleaner Thanks to Watershed-Wide Projects (OR)
EPA Screens 1,000 Chemicals Using ToxCast (HQ)
Posted on December 1, 2010
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WASHINGTON— The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ToxCast screening
program has entered a new phase, screening 1,000 chemicals for potential
toxicity to people and the environment. ToxCast is designed to determine how
chemical exposures impact the human body and how the chemicals mo…
Source:EPA Screens 1,000 Chemicals Using ToxCast (HQ)
City of Ketchikan fined nearly $3,000 for improper disposal of PCBs (AK)
Posted on November 30, 2010
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(Seattle – Sept. 13, 2010) The City of Ketchikan, Alaska has reached a $2,900 settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency to resolve alleged federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) violations related to the improper disposal of polychlorinated bi-phenyl (PCB) waste.
In August 2007, Ke…
Source:City of Ketchikan fined nearly $3,000 for improper disposal of PCBs (AK)
EPA Awards Grants for Students to Design Sustainable Technologies to Help Environment and Economy (HQ)
Posted on November 12, 2010
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded 55 grants to
teams of college and university students across the country who will design
creative solutions to sustainability challenges in the developed and developing
world. The People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) Phase I …
Pesticide distributors in Washington State fined over $35,000 for illegal imports and mislabeled products (WA)
Posted on November 11, 2010
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(Seattle—Nov. 2, 2010) Three pesticide distributors working in Washington State
will be fined over $35,000 for mislabeling products and importing illegal
pesticides, according to EPA orders.
Skyline Chemical, LLC, Axss USA and Pace International will pay penalties for
violations of the Fed…