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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine Removed from EPA Superfund List
BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is deleting the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, located in Kittery, Maine, from the National Priorities List (NPL), commonly referred to as Superfund. While EPA has determined that site cleanup work at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard site is complete, with no further site remediation activity…
EPA Fines Clean Harbors for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations at Kimball, Nebraska, Facility
LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 14, 2024) – Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. will pay $270,412 in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Nebraska regulations governing hazardous waste management, and the terms of its Hazardous Waste Management Facility Permits. According to the U.S….
EPA Fines Owens Corning for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations at Kansas City, Kansas, Facility
LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 12, 2024) – Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC will pay $115,302 in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and Kansas hazardous waste management regulations. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the company generates hazardous wastes at…
EPA and New England Aquarium spotlight the sunken treasure of Blue Carbon in climate resilience
BOSTON (Feb. 8, 2024) – Yesterday, leaders from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New England Aquarium gathered together to shine a spotlight on the critical carbon-capturing environments of seagrass meadows and salt marshes, known as Blue Carbon, in sequestering and storing carbon. The largest quantities of sequestered carbon…
EPA finalizes stronger standards for harmful soot pollution, significantly increasing health and clean air protections for families, workers, and communities
WASHINGTON — The Biden-Harris Administration on Wednesday finalized a significantly stronger air quality standard that will better protect America’s families, workers, and communities from the dangerous and costly health effects of fine particle pollution, also known as soot. By strengthening the annual health-based national ambient air quality standard for fine…
EPA Issues Explanation of Significant Differences for PCE Southeast Contamination Superfund Site in York, Nebraska
LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 2, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 has issued an Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) for Operable Unit (OU) 1 of the PCE Southeast Contamination Superfund Site in York, Nebraska. Per the ESD, EPA Region 7 plans to demolish a vacant building…
EPA Administrator Regan Wraps up Successful Mission to Africa, Reaffirms Commitment to Partnerships in Mozambique and Ghana
WASHINGTON — EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan returned from Africa this week after completing a successful mission to Mozambique and Ghana, where he reinforced EPA’s commitment to partnering with leaders, young people, and advocates to develop shared solutions to environmental challenges. Administrator Regan participated in a range of activities, from meetings…
EPA Region 7 Presents $458K Check to Cornerstones of Care for Brownfields Job Training Grant in KCMO
EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister (right) presents a $458,358 check to Cornerstones of Care President and CEO Merideth Rose and Build Trybe Director Theo Bunch during a ceremony in Kansas City, Missouri, on Feb. 1, 2024. (Photo by U.S. EPA)LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 1, 2024) – Today,…
EPA Region 7 Invites Public to Attend Virtual Environmental Justice Community Stakeholder Meeting
LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 31, 2024) – EPA Region 7’s Environmental Justice (EJ) Program invites the public to join a new quarterly Community Stakeholder Meeting that is open to all community members in Region 7, which includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and nine tribal nations. EPA will hold the virtual…
EPA Region 7 Presents $1.7M Check to City of Lincoln, Nebraska, for Recycling Education and Outreach Grant
Leirion Gaylor Baird, mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska (left), accepts a $1,727,800 ceremonial check for a Recycling Education and Outreach Grant from EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister on Jan. 25, 2024. (Photo by U.S. EPA)LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 25, 2024) – Today, EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister…