Environmental protection

CHICAGO (Sept. 25, 2007) - Experts will discuss Lake Michigan and Great Lakes beaches at concurrent conferences in Traverse City, Mich., Oct. 3 to 5. Scientists and beach managers will present the latest research on sustainability and environmental issues affecting the lake, Grand Traverse Bay and Great Lakes beaches.    » read more »

Compliance with the law sought by agency in Colorado, Utah

Denver, Colo., Sept. 26, 2007 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to assess civil penalties against five landlords in Colorado and one in Utah for violations of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act and the Toxic Substances Control Act.    » read more »

City wastewater treatment plant to receive recognition

Denver, Colo., Sept. 26, 2007 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will present a wastewater management award to the city of Dubois on Sept. 26.

EPA Region 8 Assistant Administrator Steve Tuber said, “This EPA award recognizes innovative processes and practices at wastewater treatment facilities. Well-managed facilities such as this one help ensure a clean environment and protect the public’s health.”    » read more »

City wastewater treatment plant to receive recognition

Denver, Colo., Sept. 26, 2007 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will present a wastewater management award to the city of Kalispell on Monday, Oct. 1.

EPA Region 8 Assistant Administrator Steve Tuber said, “This EPA award recognizes innovative processes and practices at wastewater treatment facilities. Well-managed facilities such as this one help ensure a clean environment and protect the public’s health.”    » read more »

9/26/07 -- In 2006, EPA's climate protection programs prevented 70 million metric tons of carbon equivalent greenhouse gas emissions - up from 63 million in 2005, according to a new report released today.    » read more »

(New York, N.Y.) 09/26/2007 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved New Jersey’s revised plan to reduce certain air pollutants in the Garden State. The plan enables the state to carry out the provisions of EPA’s Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), which will permanently cap emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the eastern United States.    » read more »

(Salem, Oregon - Sept. 26, 2007) -- For failing to report the release of approximately 725 lbs of xylene (paint thinner) from their Salem, Oregon facility, Ennis Paint, Inc. (Ennis) (1675 Commercial St. NE) will pay a $4,257.00 U.S. Environmental Protection agency (EPA) fine. The facility produces paint products used to mark streets and highways.    » read more »

(Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 26, 2007) - EPA Region 7 will deploy the Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer (TAGA) mobile laboratory to Mead, Neb., for one week beginning Oct.1. The TAGA will be used to evaluate potential indoor air contamination related to contaminated ground water at the Former Nebraska Ordnance Plant Superfund site.    » read more »

Pacoima company will also donate equipment to City of Burbank fire department

(09/26/07) SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined a Southern California conveyor equipment manufacturer $83,926 for failure to submit required toxic chemical reports, a violation of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.

SDI Industries, located at 13000 Pierce Street in Pacoima, Calif., failed to submit timely, complete, and correct reports detailing the amounts of lead processed at its facility from 2002-2005.    » read more »

"Legislation represents future of conservation in America"

September 21, 2007 -- Statement by John Kostyack, director of Wildlife Conservation Campaigns at the National Wildlife Federation, regarding the successful committee passage of S. 700, which creates new tax incentives to encourage private landowners to protect endangered species on their lands:    » read more »

September 13, 2007 -- Washington, DC – The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of 2007, which was introduced last week by Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE) and U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar (R-IN), the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The legislation extends an initiative to protect tropical forests worldwide and broadens the initiative’s mandate to include coral reefs.    » read more »

17 September 2007 -- Conservationists have started a campaign to urge the Australian government to formally protect the Coral Sea, one of the country's last tropical marine wildernesses. A coalition, led by the World Wildlife Fund, has declared it a 'predator diversity hotspot' for its abundant shark populations. The environmental groups are concerned the area could be damaged by a variety of man-made threats. Phil Mercer reports from Sydney.

Conservationists describe the Coral Sea as "a stunning blue-water highway, full of oceanic predators."    » read more »

37 Grants Will Preserve Coastal Resources, Fuel Economic Growth

Sept. 13, 2007 -- HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell said today that Pennsylvania is making a major investment to improve and maintain its coastal zones by reducing shoreline erosion and non-source pollution that can stem from development and educating residents, as well as expanding the public’s access to these areas.    » read more »

September 14, 2007 -- ST. PETERSBURG — Florida Governor Charlie Crist today met with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, commending members for postponing until December the vote to reclassify the Florida manatee from endangered to threatened. Earlier this week, the Governor sent a letter to Chairman Rodney Barreto requesting that the vote be postponed until newly appointed members of the commission had the opportunity to adequately access the best course of action for the Florida manatee.    » read more »

Substantial Environmental Safeguards Built into Agreement on $400 Million Project

September 5, 2007 -- New York Governor Eliot Spitzer today announced an agreement on a major new resort complex in the Catskills – the largest and most environmentally advanced development project in the region in generations – and the protection of over 1,400 acres of land.    » read more »