Latest United States Environmental Protection Agency Stories

LITTLE RIVER, S.C., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. ("IET" or the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: IEVM), announced today that it has completed a series of tests on its Excelyte® disinfecting solution at an independent EPA approved laboratory. Excelyte® was successful in eliminating three hospital acquired pathogens, C. difficile spores, K. pneumonia and Vacomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE). In addition, Excelyte® eliminated the...

Bulk of Problem Takes Place at Natural Gas Plant Operations; Pattern of "Neglect" Seen As Pollution Sometimes Drags on for Weeks or Even Months. WASHINGTON, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Accidents" and other non-routine events at Texas oil and gas facilities, refineries and petrochemical plants released almost 100,000 tons of pollution from 2009-2011, according to a new report from the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) based on data gathered from a Texas Commission on...

DOWNEY, Calif., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeanne-Marie Bruno, Park Water Company (Park) General Manager, has been invited to serve as an advisor to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC), a strategic committee devoted to safe drinking water. Bruno, a civil and environmental engineer with over 30 years of experience in the water industry, will serve a three-year term on the prestigious NDWAC, which selects distinguished...

Visits to Key Congressional Leaders Will Follow in Afternoon WASHINGTON, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Federation of Government Employees National Council 238 of EPA Locals will host its annual congressional breakfast in Washington, D.C., on Wed., July 18, to hear from lawmakers and update them on issues important to its members and the American people. The breakfast will be in the Senate Visitor's Center, SVC Room 215, from 8-11:30 a.m. Of particular concern...

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast a code Orange air quality action day for ozone for Tuesday, July 17, in the Pittsburgh, Liberty-Clairton, Philadelphia, and Susquehanna Valley regions. On air quality action days, young children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems, such as asthma, emphysema and bronchitis, are especially vulnerable to the effects of...

Congressional Hearing highlights Virginia's frustration with the Obama Administration's regulations WASHINGTON, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Alpha Natural Resources President Paul Vining, testifying at a congressional hearing today in Abingdon, Va., said, "While there is no question that our industry is being detrimentally impacted, I would respectfully assert that this is not just a war on coal. What we are experiencing is a war on affordable electricity, a significant...

TOPEKA, Kansas, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new blend of motor vehicle fuel containing 15 percent ethanol - known as E15 - now available in Kansas could damage vehicle engines, the Kansas Petroleum Council warned consumers today. "We need to press the pause button on EPA's rush to allow higher amounts of ethanol in our gasoline," said Ken Peterson, director of the Kansas Petroleum Council. "The new fuel could lead to engine damage in more than 5 million vehicles on the...

WASHINGTON, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President Charles T. Drevna testified today before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on renewable identification number (RIN) fraud and efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure market integrity in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120125/MM41823LOGO) Drevna said that although...

BATON ROUGE, La., July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a letter to Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) today offered its support of the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to finalize its proposed actions on Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Such action will ensure that decaBDE will not be imported into the United States after December 31, 2013. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111129/MM14279LOGO ) In the letter, Dr. David Clary,...

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast a code Orange air quality action day for ozone for Saturday, July 7, in the Lehigh Valley, Pittsburgh, Liberty-Clairton, Philadelphia, and Susquehanna Valley regions. On air quality action days, young children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems, such as asthma, emphysema and bronchitis, are especially vulnerable to...