2003
	December
		12/23/2003	New Standards for Highway Motorcycles Contribute to Air Quality Improvements
		12/23/2003	EPA Press Advisory: 1. Finalized Revised Policy Regarding Submetered Properties, 2. Hydraulic Fracturing Industry Reduces Use of Diesel Fuel, 3. EPA Grants Jump Start Clean Diesel Retrofits, 4. Ships’ Engineers Indicted for Conspiring to Illegally Discharge Oil at Sea, 5. New Jersey Iron Pipe Manufacturer Indicted on Environmental and Worker Safety Charges
		12/17/2003	Air Quality Proposal to Deeply Cut Power Plant Emissions is Signed
		12/17/2003	EPA Press Advisory: 1. Proposals Requested for Particulate Matter Research, 2. EPA Aging Initiative Listserv Invites More Participation, 3. Missouri Septic Company Owner Sentenced for Illegal Discharge of Sewage into River Tributary, 4. California Woman Pleads Guilty to Environmental Testing Fraud, 5. Two Wisconsin Men Charged with Illegal Asbestos Removal , 6. Washington Feed Company Fined for Illegally Dumping Diesel Fuel
		12/16/2003	EPA and Army Corps Issue Wetlands Decision
		12/15/2003	Clean Air Proposals Promise Sharp Power Plant Pollution Reductions
		12/11/2003	Pollution Reduction Enforcement Numbers More Than Double; Agency Using Better Data to Guide Enforcement Initiatives
		12/11/2003	EPA Press Advisory: 1. 33 Community Smog Reduction Agreements to Offer Head Start in Meeting More Protective New Standards; 2. National Student Competition for Sustainability Designs; 3. $2.7 Million in Grants Awarded to Study Hazardous Substance Clean Up at Superfund Sites; 4. Collaboration on "Green Suppliers Network" Underscores the Manufacturing Industry’s Environmental Commitment; 5. Industrial Cleaning Proposal to Protect Public Health by Increasing Solvent Recycling; 6. New Report Shows 17 Percent Increase in Underground Storage Tank Cleanup; 7. California Company Executive Sentenced to 37 Months for Hazardous Waste Offenses; 8. Missouri Trucking Company; Owner and Employee Indicted; 9. Virginia Company Owner Indicted in False Certificate Case; 10. California Manufacturer Sentenced for Clean Air Act Violation; 11. Canadian Shipping Company Fined for Dumping Oil in the Ocean
		12/08/2003	Holiday Shoppers: Look for the ENERGY STAR on Home Electronics
		12/04/2003	States and Tribes Notified of Areas with Unhealthy Air
		12/04/2003	New Power Plant Rule to Achieve Largest Emission Reductions in a Decade
		12/03/2003	U.S. REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH CITY OF CINCINNATI AND HAMILTON COUNTY RESOLVING MAJOR SEWER SYSTEM VIOLATIONS - Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati Expected to Spend More than a Billion Dollars to Bring Its Aging Sewer System into Compliance with the Clean Water Act
		12/02/2003	Administrator Leavitt Outlines Plans and Aspirations for the Agency - Speech highlights common sense approach; previews 500-day air-quality action plan
		12/01/2003	EPA Administrator Leavitt to Address EPA Employees - First public speech will preview clean air plan
	November
		11/25/2003	EPA Press Advisory: 1. Consumers Urged to E-Cycle Unwanted Cell Phones; 2. 50th Climate Leaders Partner Commits to Voluntary Reductions of Greenhouse Gas Emissions; 3. Online Permitting System Aids Stormwater Compliance for Construction Sites; 4. Proposals for Biomarker Research Requested; 5. Indiana Plant Operator Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison; 6. Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty to Clean Water Act Violation; 7. Arkansas Man Charged with Conspiracy in Cleanup Fraud Case
		11/21/2003	G. Tracy Mehan III, Assistant Administrator for Water, Tenders Resignation
		11/20/2003	EPA Press Advisory: 1. Science Inventory Launched for Public Use, 2. Former Garbage Dump Provides Athletic Field, Heat, Electricity for Illinois High School Under Superfund Program, 3. New Greenscapes Alliance Seeks Waste Reduction in Roadside Landscaping, Other Large Land Use Activities, 4. Environmental Injustice Toolkit Released, Comments Solicited, 5. Tenth Anniversary of the Indian Environmental Program Highlighted at the 60th Session of the National Congress of American Indians, 6. Public Comment Sought to Improve ‘Low-Activity’ Radioactive Waste Management and Disposal
		11/19/2003	EPA’s ECHO Resonates with Public One Million Searches Recorded in First Year of Enforcement/Compliance Web Database
		11/19/2003	Balancing Growth and Quality of Life: National Smart Growth Achievement Award Recipients Announced
		11/19/2003	U.S. FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST BUCKEYE EGG FARM OF OHIO
		11/18/2003	Smart Growth Reaps Rewards National Winners Announced
		11/14/2003	7th Annual Kick-off for America Recycles Day
		11/13/2003	Voluntary Programs Report Big Environmental Gains in 2002
		11/13/2003	Don’t Trash Your Old Electronic Equipment--Recycle It!
		11/13/2003	EPA Press Advisory: 1. Draft Assessment on CCA-Treated Wood Released for Scientific Peer Review, 2. Public Dialogue Initiated on Toxics Release Inventory, 3. States to Test Innovative Approaches to Environmental Permitting, 4. Three State Projects to Help Children “Catch their Breath”, 5. Geography Awareness Week and Geographical Information Systems Day, 6. Minnesota Company Sentenced for Violating the Clean Water Act
		11/10/2003	EPA Administrator Leavitt Announces Staff Additions: Key positions of senior counselor and press secretary filled
		11/06/2003	Mike Leavitt Sworn in as EPA Administrator