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| December |
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| | 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
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| | 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 | |