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EPA Increases Transparency on Chemical Risk Information
As part of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s commitment to strengthen and reform chemical management, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a new policy to increase the public’s access to information on chemicals. Starting today, EPA has announced its intention to reject a certain type of confidentiality claim, known as Confidential Business Information (CBI), [...]
Continue reading...EPA Strengthens Smog Standard
Thursday, January 14, 2010
The United States Environmental Protection Agency today proposed the strictest health standards to date for smog. Smog, also known as ground-level ozone, is linked to a number of serious health problems, ranging from aggravation of asthma to increased risk of premature death in people with heart or lung disease. Ozone can even harm healthy people [...]
Continue reading...EPA Releases First-Ever Baseline Study of U.S. Lakes
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its most comprehensive study of the nation’s lakes to date. The draft study, which rated the condition of 56 percent of the lakes in the United States as good and the remainder as fair or poor, marked the first time EPA and its partners used a nationally consistent approach [...]
Continue reading...Are You Ready for RecycleMania 2010?
Friday, December 4, 2009
Last year 4.7 million students and 1.1 million faculty and staff from 510 participating campuses collectively recycled or composted just over 69.4 million pounds of waste during the 10-week RecycleMania competition. This “friendly” competition pits colleges and universities in a contest with cross town rivals and schools across the nation to see who can reduce, [...]
Continue reading...EPA Proposes Stronger Air Quality Standards for Sulfur Dioxide
Friday, November 20, 2009
For the first time in nearly 40 years, EPA is proposing to strengthen the nation’s sulfur dioxide (SO2) air quality standard to protect public health. Power plants and other industrial facilities emit SO2 directly into the air. Exposure to SO2 can aggravate asthma, cause respiratory difficulties, and result in emergency room visits and hospitalization. People [...]
Continue reading...Don’t Mess With Mercury
Thursday, October 8, 2009
As part of Children’s Health month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry today launched its “Don’t Mess with Mercury” video in an effort to protect children from the dangers of mercury. The EPA responds to numerous mercury spills every year that are primarily caused by children [...]
Continue reading...$7 Million in Funds to Train Workers to Clean Contaminated Sites
Thursday, August 13, 2009
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that workers across America will have the opportunity to receive job training to help protect human health and the environment. More than $6.8 million provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will be invested to train workers to clean up “brownfields” sites, which may be [...]
Continue reading...EPA Proposes Stringent Standards for Large Ships
Saturday, July 4, 2009
The Environmental Protection Agency today announced the next steps in a coordinated strategy to slash harmful emissions from ocean-going vessels. EPA is proposing a rule under the Clean Air Act that sets tough engine and fuel standards for U.S. flagged ships that would harmonize with international standards and lead to significant air quality improvements throughout [...]
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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