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US EPA Chief, Mexico Environment Minister to Sign Agreement Addressing Border Region Environmental Concerns (CA)
LOS ANGELES— On Wednesday, August 8th, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will join Mexico Environment Minister Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada, Governor of Baja California Jos_ Guadalupe Osuna Mill_n , Tijuana Mayor Carlos Bustamante and other federal, state, and tribal officials in Tijuana to sign the Border 2020: U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program final framework agreement
Mon, 6 Aug 2012 00:00:01 -0400
EPA Extends Public Comment Period for Visibility rule at three Ariz. Power Plants (AZ)
Proposed rule would improve visibility at 18 National Parks and Wilderness Areas SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency extended the public comment period for a rule proposed earlier this month that would require additional pollution controls for nitrogen oxide at three power plants in eastern Ariz. The rule would improve visibility and human health at 18 national parks and wilderness areas, including the Grand Canyon, Saguaro National Park and the Petrified Forest
Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:01 -0400
EPA Fines Yuba City Power Plant $13,500 Following Illegal Arsenic Release (CA)
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined Calpine Corporation, owner of a 500-megawatt natural-gas fired power plant, $13,500 for the improper management of hazardous waste at its Yuba City, Calif. facility. A July 2009 inspection by EPA at the Sutter Energy Center, a subsidiary of Calpine, discovered a violation of federal requirements pertaining to the management of hazardous waste
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:01 -0400
EPA Reaches $14.6 Million Settlement for Groundwater Cleanup at Torrance Superfund Sites (CA)
Plant will Treat a Million Gallons per Day, Prevent Spread of Contamination LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a $14.6 million settlement with four companies for the construction of a groundwater treatment system at the Montrose and Del Amo Superfund sites in Torrance, Calif. Construction of the treatment system is the first step in the cleanup of groundwater contaminated by chemicals used to manufacture DDT and synthetic rubber over three decades
Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:01 -0400
Visibility to Improve at 18 National Parks and Wilderness Areas (AZ)
More than 11 million Arizona park visitors will benefit annually SAN FRANCISCO – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to approve Arizona’s air quality plan to control sulfur dioxide and soot at three power plants in the state. EPA is also proposing additional pollution controls for nitrogen oxide at those plants
Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:01 -0400
