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Monday: EPA To Hold Community Meeting on Enbridge Oil Spill (MI)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-OPA87 July 31, 2010 MARSHALL, MICH

Today: EPA, State and Local Officials Hold Media Briefing on Enbridge Oil Spill (MI)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-OPA86 July 31, 2010 MARSHALL, MICH

MEDIA BRIEFING NEW TIME: EPA Administrator to Travel to Michigan to Oversee Oil Spill Response (MI)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA86 Governor Granholm, Senator Stabenow to accompany Administrator *PLEASE NOTE: New Time for Media Briefing* Marshall, Mich. – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P

TODAY: EPA Administrator to Travel to Michigan to Oversee Oil Spill Response (MI)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA85 Governor Granholm, Senator Stabenow to accompany Administrator Marshall, Mich. – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P

EPA to Hold Public Meeting on Air Regulations for the Oil and Gas Industry (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)

(Dallas, Texas - July 30, 2010) On Monday, August 2, 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting to provide an update on the Agency's review of several air regulations covering the oil and gas industry and to solicit public comments from the public

TODAY: EPA, State and Local Officials Hold Media Briefing on Enbridge Oil Spill (MI)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-OPA84 July 30, 2010 MARSHALL, MICH

Order Issued to HPI Products, Inc., of St. Joseph, Mo., to Stop Sale and Distribution of Tainted Warthog 2 EC Herbicide (KS, MO)

Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., July 30, 2010) - EPA Region 7 has issued an order to HPI Products, Inc., of St

TODAY: EPA Administrator to Travel to Michigan (MI)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA83 Marshall, Mich. – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will travel to Michigan today, July 30, to personally oversee the ongoing response to the Enbridge spill in the Kalamazoo River

TODAY: EPA Administrator to Travel to Michigan (MI)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA83 Marshall, Mich. – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will travel to Michigan today, July 30, to personally oversee the ongoing response to the Enbridge spill in the Kalamazoo River

EPA Report: 22 Million Cataract Cases Will Be Prevented by Stronger Ozone Layer Protection (HQ)

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency marked the beginning of Cataract Awareness Month by announcing a new peer-reviewed report predicting that more than 22 million additional cataract cases will be avoided for Americans born between 1985 and 2100 due to the Montreal Protocol

U.S. EPA Announces $1.4 Million to Help Clean Up Contaminated Properties, Communities in California (CA)

SAN FRANCISCO –  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that $1.4 million is being awarded for cleanup efforts at contaminated California sites known as brownfields

EPA To Hold Listening Sessions on Potential Revisions to Water Quality Standards Regulation (HQ)

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold two public listening sessions on potential changes to the water quality standards regulation before proposing a national rule

EPA Proposes One Year Compliance Date Extension on Spill Prevention Rule for Certain Facilities / Offshore drilling, production, workover, and certain onshore facilities are not eligible for extension (HQ)

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to extend the compliance date by one year for certain facilities subject to recent amendments to the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule

LA area polystyrene manufacturer Lifoam Industries pays $450,000 over violations of federal, state clean-air laws (CA)

(07/29/10) LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice and the South Coast Air Quality Management District announced that Lifoam Industries, Inc

CALL IN CORRECTION: EPA, State and Local Officials Hold Media Briefing on Enbridge Oil Spill (MI)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA81 MARSHALL, MICH

Milford, N.H. Gas Station to Pay Nearly $50K for Oil Spill Violations (NH)

(Boston, Mass. - July 29, 2010) – The owner and the operator of a gas station in Milford, N.H., have agreed to pay $49,000 to settle EPA claims that they violated federal Clean Water laws regulating preparedness for oil spills, under the terms of a settlement with EPA

North Providence Fined, Will Take Action on Sewer Overflows (RI)

(Boston, Mass. – July 29, 2010) – The Town of North Providence, R.I. will pay a $15,000 penalty and spend an additional $86,000to install a municipal sewer line and to replace faulty private sewers in the Warren Street neighbourhood

EPA Grant to Children’s Hospital to Train Healthcare Workers About Reducing Asthma Triggers (PA)

PHILADELPHIA (July 29, 2010) - - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s mid-Atlantic region today awarded a $100,000 grant to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to train 70 health care professionals and 100 families how to manage asthma to reduce asthma attacks

EPA Rejects Claims of Flawed Climate Science (HQ)

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today denied 10 petitions challenging its 2009 determination that climate change is real, is occurring due to emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities, and threatens human health and the environment

EPA provides Missoula $850,000 to advance revitalization efforts (MT)

(Denver, Colo. – July 29, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing the City of Missoula with $850,000 in supplemental funding for cleanup efforts at contaminated sites known as brownfields