Federal agencies win largest bankruptcy settlement in U.S. history and plan to use funds to clean and restore sites contaminated by ASARCO mining operations in 19 states.
- By L.K. Williams, EPonline
The TRI database contains information on chemical releases into the air, land and water, as well as waste management and pollution prevention activities.
EPA assessed a penalty for the U.S. Navy's failure to consider the full range of cleanup options for discarded military munitions within the Jackson Park Housing Complex Superfund Site in Washington.
Cleanup project gets $25 million in stimulus to speed remediation of contaminated soil.
The Friends of the Capt. John Smith Chesapeake Trail, the Environmental Law Institute, and the National Geographic Society recommend the development of a bold and coordinated strategy for conserving the Chesapeake’s treasured landscapes and call for more federal investment in land conservation.
EPA has ordered Carney Products Co., B.J. Carney & Co., and the City of St. Maries, Idaho to remediate the site using thermal treatment and excavation.
Amendments to the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure rule clarify exclusions and exemptions.
New Jersey, Utah, and Virginia sites contain lead, polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins, and hexachlorobenzene, according to assessments.
Dennis Beetham and D.B. Western will be liable for the cleanup of hazardous waste at the ranch ─ whether he does it or the feds do, EPA says.
U.S. Department of the Interior describes company program as a "model for others."
The Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward without an evidentiary hearing to implement the agency's May 2009 final rule revoking tolerances, or residue limits, for the pesticide carbofuran.
Blacksmith Institute report highlights top 12 cleanups and successes from around the world.
As a precaution, EPA alerted West Virginia and Ohio officials of its concerns related to the Philip Sporn facility.
The Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response is reconsidering the remediation goals based on the latest science.
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control is distributing funds to help clean up lead contaminated property, creating jobs in the process.