Latest United States Environmental Protection Agency Stories

Cooperative concedes no violations of law, all claims released LA CROSSE, Wis., June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dairyland Power Cooperative has reached a joint settlement agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Sierra Club concluding litigation regarding alleged violations of the New Source Review (NSR)* provisions of the Clean Air Act. In doing so, Dairyland admits no violations of law, and all claims against Dairyland based on facility...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Even though the number of contamination-related closing and advisory days at beaches in the United States decreased 3% from last year, pollution levels at these summer getaway spots were still at their third highest level over the past 22 years, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) claims in a new report. The "Testing the Waters" study, which was released on Wednesday, analyzed data from 3,000 beaches nationwide and...

VANCOUVER, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. ("Northern Dynasty" or the "Company") (TSX: NDM) (NYSE Amex: NAK) has responded to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) call for public comment on the draft charge it has provided to peer reviewers assembled to assess the quality and sufficiency of scientific information presented in the federal agency's recently published draft Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment (BBWA) report - entitled An Assessment...

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) announced the launch of "The Lorax Pledge Drive," based on Universal Pictures' Dr. Seuss' The Lorax movie, to engage Club members in helping their friends, families and communities save energy, money, and make a difference for the environment. "The Lorax Pledge Drive" is part of BGCA's participation in EPA's Team ENERGY STAR®( )initiative to educate American youth about the benefits of...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com A federal appeals court this week upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability to limit greenhouse gas emissions and to set the 2012-16 fuel efficiency standards for automobiles. In a rebuke to the states and major industry players who challenged the new regulations, the court noted that greenhouse gases may "reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare." The group that brought the lawsuit, which included coal, oil and...

WALTHAM, Mass., June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Holcim (US) Inc. (www.holcim.us), one of the nation's leading manufacturers and suppliers of cement and mineral components today responded in support of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to issue a new proposal of the Portland Cement National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) rule. "We are encouraged with EPA's decision to issue a new NESHAP proposal," said Bernard Terver, president and chief...

Mercury Pollution Impacts Indigenous Peoples PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by IPEN: Non-government organizations from around the world voiced concerns today that international treaty negotiations on mercury currently underway are likely to fall short of goals and have the potential to increase - not reduce - mercury emissions. Delegates from more than 120 countries are meeting in Uruguay at the Intergovernmental...

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today signed into law extensions of two important programs that enable the Department of Environmental Protection to prevent and clean up contamination due to abandoned or leaking underground storage tanks. The programs, which were set to expire June 30, are extended through June 30, 2017. "In addition to carrying out cleanups that protect public health and the environment from leaking fuel tanks, these...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyle is providing environmental research, analysis, and engineering services to the U.S. Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment under a $20 million contract in support of the Center's mission to optimize Air Force environmental planning and promote the sustainability of Air Force installations. Wyle technical services include noise and air quality model prototyping and development, training, interoperability studies and...

First Session at 7 p.m. on June 27 HARRISBURG, Pa., June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection announced today that it will launch a series of free quarterly webinars, called DEP@Home, on Wednesday, June 27, at 7 p.m. The series will run in the evenings, in order to teach families how to make their homes safer and more energy-efficient. "Environmental protection starts at home," DEP Secretary Mike Krancer said. "Providing these webinars is...