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EPA RELEASES NEW DATA FOR COMMENT ON COAL REMINING
07/27/2001

EPA AWARDS $2 MILLION IN ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION GRANTS
08/12/2003

EPA Signs Research Agreements to Develop Early
Warning Detection Devices for U.S. Water Systems
05/19/2004
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANTS AWARDED TO 11 STATES
10/04/2001
NEW PARTNERSHIP PROMOTES ENERGY-SAVING ALTERNATIVE TO CONVENTIONAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION10/15/2001
11 New Hazardous Waste Sites Proposed to the Superfund National Priorities List03/08/2004
16 INDICTED IN KENTUCKY03/26/2001
1. ‘TEXAS TIN’ SUPERFUND SITE READY FOR PRODUCTIVE REUSE,2. COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF WIDELY-USED INSECTICIDE CARBARYL COMPLETED,
3. NEW ASSESSMENT FACTORS ENHANCE EPA SCIENCE,4. EPA INCREASES CIVIL PENALTIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS,5. TYSON FOODS TO PAY $7.5 MILLION
FOR FEDERAL AND STATE CLEAN WATER VIOLATIONS
07/03/2003
1. ADMINISTRATOR WHITMAN WILL HONOR CITIZEN, INDUSTRY, AND GOVERNMENT GROUPS FOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY, 2. EPA TO SPONSOR SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH WORKSHOPS,
3. NATIONAL POISON PREVENTION WEEK STRESSES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
03/12/2003
1. AWARDS GIVEN FOR SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS IN PESTICIDE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, 2. EPA’S OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS DIRECTOR NAMED, 3. EPA SCIENTIST RECEIVES OUTSTANDING RISK PRACTITIONER AWARD, 4. VIRGINIA SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OWNER SENTENCED FOR CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION, 5. NORTH CAROLINA OIL REFINERY AND THREE INDIVIDUALS PLEAD IN OIL POLLUTION/TAX EVASION CASE, 6. OVER $100 MILLION IN FINES AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS FOR FATAL WASHINGTON STATE GASOLINE PIPELINE EXPLOSION12/19/2002
1. BOOST FOR "E-CYCLING" AT COLLECTION EVENTS HELD NATIONWIDE DURING EARTH WEEK,2. EPA LEADS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON THE ROLE OF SCIENCE IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,3. PILOT PROGRAM EXAMINES MODIFICATIONS FOR PESTICIDE EMERGENCY EXEMPTIONS,4. FORMER WATER SUPERINTENDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO FALSE STATEMENTS AND ILLEGAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGE,5. TAIWANESE COMPANY AND SHIP ENGINEER PLEAD GUILTY IN OCEAN DUMPING CASE,6. TRANSPORT COMPANY SENTENCED FOR ILLEGAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER DUMPING IN LOUISIANA04/24/2003
1. BROWNFIELDS COMMUNITIES GET $750,000 IN
SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR JOB TRAINING, 2. GSA AND EPA AWARD MULTI-YEAR TASK ORDER TO DYNCORP SYSTEMS AND SOLUTIONS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, 3. EPA CREATES PARTNERSHIP TO BENEFIT DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, 4. EPA HAILS VOLUNTARY EFFORTS OF MEAT PROCESSING COMPANIES, 5. W. VA. COAL COMPANY SUBSIDIARIES CHARGED WITH WATER VIOLATIONS, 6. COLORADO PLATING COMPANY EXECUTIVE SENTENCED
09/11/2002
1. BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT PRIORITY AT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SITES, 2. FRAMEWORK FOR CUMULATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT RELEASED, 3. EPA SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY METALS AS POSSIBLE AIR POLLUTION
COMPONENTS THAT EXACERBATE ASTHMA, 4. PESTICIDE SCIENCE PANEL WILL REVIEW KEY INFORMATION ON
HERBICIDE ATRAZINE, POSSIBLE AMPHIBIAN EFFECTS,
5. CONNECTICUT MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION
05/29/2003
1. EMISSION STANDARDS FINALIZED FOR OCEAN-GOING VESSELS, 2. EPA AND NIEHS TO FUND RESEARCH CENTERS ON CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 3. AIR CONDITIONING REPAIRMEN IN N.C. PLED GUILTY TO VENTING OZONE-DEPLETING REFRIGERANTS01/31/2003
1. EPA,NOAA SIGN BROWNFIELDS AGREEMENT LAYING
GROUNDWORK FOR REVITALIZING AGING PORT CITIES,
2. ASHLAND INC.,SENTENCED FOR REFINERY FIRE IN MINNESOTA AND WILL PAY APPROXIMATELY $13.1 MILLION IN FINES,RESTITUTION AND UPGRADES ,3. CONTRACTING COMPANY SENTENCED FOR ILLEGAL ASBESTOS REMOVAL IN CONNECTICUT,4. LOUISIANA TRANSPORT COMPANY PLEADS TO ILLEGAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER DUMPING,5. TWO MARITIME COMPANIES AND SHIP’S ENGINEER PLEAD
GUILTY IN WASHINGTON STATE OIL SPILL CASE,6. NORTH CAROLINA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR SENTENCED FOR ILLEGAL DISCHARGE,7. CAPE COD MAN SENTENCED FOR ILLEGAL DISPOSAL OF MERCURY-CONTAINING WASTE,8. TENNESSEE METAL TREATING COMPANY AND PRESIDENT SENTENCED
01/15/2003
1. EPA AND OKLAHOMA TAKE IMPORTANT FIRST STEP IN PROMOTING REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF CONTAMINATED INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES NATIONWIDE, 2. EPA FUNDS NEW LABORATORY TO DEVELOP CLEAN-COAL TECHNOLOGIES, 3. EPA, ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS COMMIT TO RESTORING DEGRADED URBAN RIVERS, 4. LOUISIANA COMPANY FINED FOR WETLANDS DESTRUCTION, 5. COLORADO MAN SENTENCED TO 17-YEARS IMPRISONMENT, $100,000 FINE, 6. FORMER KANSAS LAB OWNER PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD, FALSEHOODS07/11/2002
1. EPA ANNOUNCES PROGRAM TO FUND WATER SECURITY TRAINING FOR MEDIUM-SIZED COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS, 2. WHITMAN APPOINTS NEW MEMBERS TO THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY (NACEPT), 3. WISCONSIN MAN SENTENCED FOR ILLEGAL CHEMICAL WEAPON POSSESSION, 4. INDIANA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR INDICTED, 5. FLORIDA WOMAN SENTENCED IN MICHIGAN ON HAZARDOUS WASTE CHARGES, 6. FLORIDA MAN INDICTED FOR FALSIFYING ENGINE EMISSIONS TESTS,
7. FORMER DEMOLITION CREW LEADER CONVICTED OF DUMPING ASBESTOS INTO THE SEA
03/26/2003
1. EPA ANNOUNCES RULE TO REDUCE DIESEL EMISSIONS ON FARMS, 2. LOUISIANA ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP COMPANY AND ITS PRESIDENT
INDICTED ON THREE COUNTS OF MAIL FRAUD, 3. COLORADO RADIATOR SHOP OWNER CHARGED WITH
VIOLATING STATE HAZARDOUS WASTE LAWS, 4. LOUISIANA CORPORATION SENTENCED TO LARGEST CLEAN AIR FINE IN LOUISIANA HISTORY, 5. COLORADO MAN SENTENCED TO 33 MONTHS IN PRISON AFTER VIOLATING PROBATION FOR CLEAN WATER ACT SENTENCE
04/10/2003
1. EPA AWARDS WATER SECURITY TRAINING GRANTS, 2. EPA STRENGTHENS REGIONAL HAZE PROVISIONS FOR WESTERN STATES AND ELIGIBLE INDIAN TRIBES; EFFORT WILL IMPROVE VISIBILITY IN WESTERN U.S., 3. PROPOSAL TO DELIST METHYL ETHYL KETONE AS REGULATED TOXIC AIR POLLUTANT, 4. ALABAMA MAN ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF SELLING COUNTERFEIT AND ADULTERATED PESTICIDES, 5. MISSOURI HOG FARM OWNER ADMITS TO NEGLIGENT SEWAGE DISCHARGE05/22/2003
1. EPA ESTABLISHES ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS CENTER, 2. WHITMAN AWARDS LARGEST TRIBAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH GRANT06/06/2002
1. EPA FINALIZES METAL PRODUCTS AND MACHINERY CLEAN WATER RULE,2. CLEAN WATER VIOLATIONS COMMITTED BY SOUTH CAROLINA COMPANY AND GOLDMAN,3. VERMONT MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGALLY REMOVING ASBESTOS IN CONNECTICUT,4. TWO MEN CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL ASBESTOS REMOVAL IN ST. THOMAS02/14/2003
1. EPA FINALIZES VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION OF VIRTUALLY ALL RESIDENTIAL USES OF CCA-TREATED WOOD, 2. EPA WORKING TO FIND SOLUTIONS ON PERCHLORATE, 3. EPA LAUNCHES 1-866-EPA-AGED TO PROMOTE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN AGING INITIATIVE, 4. BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION PLAN PROPOSED; COMMENTS SOLICITED, 5. EPA ANNOUNCES ELECTRONICS RECYCLING DROP-OFF EVENT FOR MID-ATLANTIC GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, 6. UTAH MEDICAL WASTE FIRM OWNER CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL DISCHARGE TO CITY SEWERS03/20/2003
1. EPA HALTS SALE OF UNREGISTERED "SARS" PESTICIDE PRODUCT,2. FIVE WINNERS RECEIVE THE 2003 PRESIDENTIAL GREEN CHEMISTRY CHALLENGE AWARDS,
3. NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BLACK MAYORS AND EPA SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING,4. REPORT VERIFIES DEEP REDUCTIONS IN EMISSIONS OF NITROGEN OXIDE DUE TO NORTHEASTERN PROGRAM,5. NATIONAL CORRECTIVE ACTION CONFERENCE STRESSES MARKET FORCES IN CLEANING UP HAZARDOUS WASTE,
6. TWO COMPANIES,THREE FORMER EMPLOYEES SENTENCED IN FATAL WASHINGTON STATE GASOLINE PIPELINE EXPLOSION,Court orders $112 million in fines and safety improvements,7. TEXAS PLATING COMPANY SENTENCED FOR ILLEGAL DISPOSAL OF CYANIDE SOLUTION,8. TWO MEN AND REAL ESTATE PARTNERSHIP SENTENCED FOR ASBESTOS CRIMES IN VIRGINIA,9. LOUISIANA MAN CONVICTED OF FAILING TO REPORT
OIL SPILL AND MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS
06/27/2003
1. EPA IMPROVES AVAILABILITY OF SERVICE AND REPAIR INFORMATION FOR VEHICLES WITH ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC (OBD) SYSTEMS, 2. MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS SOLICITED ON ENVIRONMENT AND AGING AGENDA; DEADLINE EXTENDED, 3. NASA HONORS EPA ADMINISTRATOR, REGIONAL EMPLOYEES FOR RECOVERY WORK ON COLUMBIA SPACE SHUTTLE CRASH, 4. NORTH CAROLINA OIL REFINERY PRESIDENT SENTENCED IN OIL POLLUTION/TAX EVASION CASE, 5. ALABAMA GASOLINE REFINER FALSIFIES CLEAN AIR REPORT, 6. OHIO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SUPERINTENDENT PLEADS GUILTY06/05/2003
1. EPA IMPROVES TRANSPORTATION REGULATION, 2. EPA DETAILS WEST NILE VIRUS RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC08/23/2002
1. EPA INITIATES PUBLIC DIALOGUE ON TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY, 2. RESEARCH STRATEGY COMPLETED TO MONITOR AND ASSESS WATERS, 3. NEW FOCUS ON GREENHOUSE GASES, ELECTRONICS BY EPA MUNICIPAL WASTE REDUCTION PROGRAM, 4. WHITMAN, ITALIAN MINISTER PLAN COOPERATIVE EFFORTS, 5. THREE CALIFORNIA MEN INDICTED FOR ILLEGAL HANDLING OF DRY CLEANING WASTES10/17/2002
1. EPA ISSUES GUIDELINES FOR WATER UTILITIES ON GUARDING AGAINST TERRORIST AND SECURITY THREATS, 2. OHIO MAN AND HIS COMPANY SENTENCED FOR WATER VIOLATIONS04/04/2003
1. EPA ISSUES INFORMATION QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DATA, 2. CHILDREN’S HEALTH MONTH,
3. $4.8 MILLION AWARDED FOR RESEARCH ON DRINKING WATER SAFETY, 4. $1.5 MILLION IN ASSETS FORFEITED BY INDIANA AUTO PARTS MANUFACTURER GIVEN TO INDIANA DNR FOR ENFORCEMENT, 5. CAPE COD MAN PLEADS TO ILLEGAL DISPOSAL OF MERCURY-CONTAINING WASTE
10/03/2002
1. EPA ISSUES LATEST IN SERIES OF STOP-SALE ORDERS TO COMPANIES SELLING PRODUCTS WITH UNPROVEN ANTHRAX, TUBERCULOCIDAL CLAIMS, 2. KOPPERS INDUSTRIES INC., SENTENCED TO PAY $3M, SERVE PROBATION, 3. N.J. MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN PENNSYLVANIA HAZARDOUS WASTE CASE, 4. SUBSIDIARIES OF W.VA. COMPANY PLEAD TO CLEAN WATER VIOLATIONS01/08/2003
1. EPA LAUDS PITTSBURGH-AREA COMPANY FOR REDUCING LEAD-CONTAINING WASTE BY 95 PERCENT,
2. EPA RELEASES BUTADIENE HEALTH ASSESSMENT, 3. U.S. EPA NATIONAL COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS FORUM 2002, 4. EPA, TEXAS, AIR FORCE PROMOTE REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF CONTAMINATED INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES NATIONWIDE AS PART OF ADMINISTRATION'S ONGOING EFFORTS TO REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES, 5. RECYCLING COMPANY PRESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO VIOLATING CLEAN WATER ACT
10/31/2002

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