Toxic chemicals

Guam reports overall decreases, among the lowest in total releases

02/21/08, HONOLULU – Seven facilities in Guam reported a 13 percent decrease in toxic chemicals released into the air, land and water in 2006 according to new data released today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.    » read more »

Three percent reduction overall in Hawaii toxic releases, toxic releases to water also reduced

02/21/08, HONOLULU -- For the third year in a row, industries operating in Hawaii have reduced toxic releases. According to the latest data available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, there was a 2.8 percent reduction of toxic releases in 2006 compared to 2005.    » read more »

02/21/2008, SAN FRANCISCO - - Industries operating in Nevada showed an overall decrease in toxic releases of 33 percent in 2006 compared to 2005, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This reduction is due to a decrease in reported on-site land releases.    » read more »

American Samoa reports the least amount of toxic releases of any state or territory in the nation

02/21/08, HONOLULU – A facility in American Samoa reported a total of five pounds of toxic chemicals released into the air in 2006, according to new data released today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.    » read more »

02/21/2008, New York, N.Y. -- The latest Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) report, issued today in record time by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), shows a decrease in releases to the air and water in New Jersey. Total releases to air, water and land by industry in the state decreased by nearly 10% between 2005 and 2006, from 20.2 million pounds to 18.2 million. Electric utilities reported the largest reduction, from 8.7 million pounds in 2005 to 7.5 million in 2006, which represents a 14% cut.    » read more »

SAN FRANCISCO, 02/21/2008 -- According to the latest data released today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, industries operating in Arizona report an overall increase of 52 percent of toxic releases in 2006 compared to 2005. This increase was due primarily to on-site land disposal in the metal mining industry. Phelps Dodge Miami, a copper mine, reported a 33 million pound increase in on-site land disposal in 2006.    » read more »

New England continues trend of lower releases to air, land and water

Boston, Mass., Feb. 21, 2008 – EPA’s most recent Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data is now available for the reporting year of 2006. This year, due to continued increases in electronic reporting by industry, TRI data is available earlier than ever for both local communities and national analysis.    » read more »

New England continues trend of lower releases to air, land and water

Boston, Mass., Feb. 21, 2008 – EPA’s most recent Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data is now available for the reporting year of 2006. This year, due to continued increases in electronic reporting by industry, TRI data is available earlier than ever for both local communities and national analysis.    » read more »

New England continues trend of lower releases to air, land and water

Boston, Mass., Feb. 21, 2008 – EPA’s most recent Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data is now available for the reporting year of 2006. This year, due to continued increases in electronic reporting by industry, TRI data is available earlier than ever for both local communities and national analysis.    » read more »

02/21/2008, New York, N.Y. -- The amount of toxic chemicals released into the air, water and land in Puerto Rico fell by over 700,000 pounds, from 7.1 million pounds in 2005 to 6.4 million in 2006, according to data in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report issued today in record time.    » read more »

02/21/2008, New York, N.Y. -- The latest Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data was released today for chemical releases into the air, water and land by facilities in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) in record time by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The report, which covers releases in 2006, shows a decrease of approximately 24,000 pounds of sulfuric acid mist from the Hovensa oil refinery in Kings Hill, St. Croix due to the processing of crude oil with lower sulfur content.    » read more »

02/21/2008, New York, N.Y. -- The latest Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data continues to show a general downward trend for chemical releases by facilities in New York State, according to the annual TRI report issued today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) in record time. Total releases to air, water and land by industry in the state decreased by more than 10% between 2005 and 2006, from 32.9 million pounds to 29.1 million.    » read more »

New England continues trend of lower releases to air, land and water

Boston, Mass., Feb. 21, 2008 – EPA’s most recent Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data is now available for the reporting year of 2006. This year, due to continued increases in electronic reporting by industry, TRI data is available earlier than ever for both local communities and national analysis.    » read more »

New England continues trend of lower releases to air, land and water

Boston, Mass., Feb. 21, 2008 – EPA’s most recent Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data is now available for the reporting year of 2006. This year, due to continued increases in electronic reporting by industry, TRI data is available earlier than ever for both local communities and national analysis.    » read more »

New England continues trend of lower releases to air, land and water

Boston, Mass., Feb. 21, 2008 – EPA’s most recent Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data is now available for the reporting year of 2006. This year, due to continued increases in electronic reporting by industry, TRI data is available earlier than ever for both local communities and national analysis.    » read more »