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| February 2004 Press Releases |
| (02/27/2004) EPA Settlement Will Bring Puerto Rico Schools into Compliance With Asbestos Regulations - San Juan, P.R. -- To ensure that Puerto Rico schools comply with federal asbestos-management requirements for schools, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached an agreement with the Government of Puerto Rico that requires the Commonwealth to spend at least $5.6 million to identify and fix asbestos problems in the schools. |
| (02/27/2004) EPA fines Tucson company $12,995 for failing to report storage of a hazardous chemical - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined a Tucson company $12,995 for failing to report to the appropriate authorities on the amount the facility was storing of a hazardous chemical, a violation of federal emergency planning and community-right-to-know laws. |
| (02/25/2004) EPA fines 22 California companies for failing to file hazardous waste reports - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently fined 22 California companies a collective $48,000 for not filing biennial hazardous waste reports with the agency. |
| (02/24/2004) EPA Signs Environmental Self-Audit Agreements With Four New York Healthcare Institutions - New York, N.Y. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entered intoagreements with Mount Sinai Hospital and School of Medicine, Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association (NorMet), Samaritan Medical Center, Staten Island University Hospital to conduct comprehensive environmental audits of their facilities. |
| (02/24/2004) EPA Signs Environmental Self-Audit Agreements With Two New Jersey Healthcare Institutions - New York, N.Y. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entered intoagreements with Saint Barnabas Health Care System and Saint Clare''s Hospital to conductcomprehensive environmental audits of their facilities. |
| (02/23/2004) EPA Action Brings Better Lead-Based Paint Information to Tenants of 1,800 Apartments - New York, N. Y. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement for $4,290 with Kriegman & Smith, Inc. (K&S;) of Roseland, New Jersey. |
| (02/23/2004) US Sues Dry Cleaners to Enforce EPA Orders - New York, N.Y. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Attorney''s office for the Southern District of New York announced today that they have filed a complaint against Splendid Enterprises Limited of New York City for failing to pay a penalty assessed by an EPA Administrative Law Judge for hazardous waste violations. |
| (02/19/2004) EPA settles case against Phoenix company for toxic chemical reporting violations - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today reached an $8,840 settlement with a Phoenix company for failing to report the amount of toxic chemicals it was processing at its facility, a violation of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. |
| (02/19/2004) Office of Environmental Justice Hazardous Substance Research Small Grants Program - Application Guidance - The Office of Environmental Justice is seeking grant applications for projects intended to examine issues related to a community?s exposure to multiple environmental harms and risks. Applications must be date stamped by courier service or postmarked by the U. S. Postal Service by midnight, Friday, April 30, 2004. |
| (02/18/2004) A Federal Register Notice, published February 18, 2004, announces the availability of STAG funds - This Notice highlights the eligibility criteria, describes the funding area, explains the process of applying for funds, and includes a suggested outline for submitting electronic proposals. This grant funding will support state/tribal efforts to procure technical assistance and technical expertise to ensure that they will be able to accurately transmit water enforcement and compliance data to OECA modernized systems. Applicants have until April 12, 2004 to submit hard copy or electronic proposals. [For more information] |
| (02/17/2004) Alaska General Seafoods Agrees to Fix Fish Waste Problems - The Northwest regional office of the Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Alaska General Seafoods (AGS) has agreed to fix water pollution problems at the company''s seafood processing facility in Ketchikan, Alaska. The proposed settlement requires the company to pay $110,000 in penalties for violations of the federal Clean Water Act and prevent discharges of seafood processing waste into Tongass Narrows during the 2004 and 2005 processing seasons. |
| (02/17/2004) US EPA demands that Seven-Up correct stormwater runoff - LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is ordering the Seven-Up/RC Bottling Company of Southern California, Inc. to immediately comply with the federal Clean Water Act at two plants near Los Angeles. |
| (02/12/2004) EPA Comments on Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) - February 2004 - The weekly Federal Register publication of EPA's Comments on EISs for February 2004 has been updated. |
| (02/12/2004) Issuance of Revised Model Administrative Order on Consent for Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (1/21/04) (PDF, 304 KB) - Transmittal memorandum and model guidance for use when drafting and negotiating agreements to perform an RI/FS. This model supersedes the July 2, 1991 model document (OSWER Directive 9835.3-2A). |
| (02/12/2004) J.R. Simplot agrees to pay EPA $525,000 to resolve Clean Air Act violations - SAN FRANCISCO -- The J.R. Simplot Company agreed today to pay the EPA $525,000 and install $2 million in air pollution control equipment to resolve violations of the federal Clean Air Act at its silica sand mining facility in Overton, Nev. |
| (02/12/2004) National Environmental Assistance Summit: An Alliance to Prevent Pollution, Achieve Compliance, and Innovate for Environmental Results - Three U.S. EPA Offices -- Compliance, Pollution Prevention and Toxics and the National Center for Environmental Innovation are partnering with the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable to sponsor the National Environmental Assistance Summit from April 19 to April 22, 2004, in Baltimore, Md. This Summit will convene individuals who work in the environmental assistance arena for sessions that will focus on pollution prevention, compliance assistance, environmental policy innovations, environmental management systems, sustainability and best practices. Industry, small business and trade association representatives are encouraged to attend and to provide their perspectives on environmental assistance. The goal of the Summit is to enable members of the environmental assistance community -- those who create, fund, deliver and receive it -- to learn from each other how to provide more effective assistance to improve environmental performance. [For more information] |
| (02/12/2004) The State of Federal Facilities: An Overview of Environmental Compliance at Federal Facilities, FY 2001-2002 - Federal facilities, like all other regulated facilities, are responsible for complying with environmental requirements, and federal agencies, like private organizations, are accountable to the public for their general environmental stewardship. |
| (02/11/2004) U.S. EPA settles lead paint case with Newport Beach management company - LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has settled a case involving violations of the federal Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act with a Newport Beach, Calif. property management company. |
| (02/09/2004) EPA fines radiator manufacturer $7,806 for toxic chemical release reporting violations - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined a South Phoenix radiator manufacturer $7,806 for allegedly failing to report the amount of toxic chemicals released at its facility, a violation of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. |
| (02/09/2004) EPA settles asbestos case with Pacific Rim Partners, LLC., Company to pay $104,425 - HONOLULU --The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently settled its case against Pacific Rim Partners, LLC, former owner of the Islander on the Beach Hotel on Kauai, that requires the company to pay $104,425 for alleged asbestos removal violations at the hotel in 1999. |
| (02/06/2004) Current Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) - February 2004 - Current Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) has been updated. |
| (02/02/2004) San Diego businessman pays EPA $5,000 for cleanup costs of chemicals abandoned in Chula Vista in 1998 - LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered a Southern California businessman to pay an additional $5,000 for costs incurred by the agency while removing toxic chemicals left in a trailer in Chula Vista, Calif. in 1998. |
| (02/01/2004) "CleanupNews," Issue #15S (February 2004) - Suarez resigns as Assistant Administrator, significant FY2003 successes announced, EPA pursues Teck Cominco for Columbia River pollution, ecological soil screening level guidance released, H.O.D Landfill designated ready for reuse, and more. |
