EPA disapproved the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's air permitting exemption program, which allows companies to avoid certain requirements; TCEQ says it has tried to address federal concerns.
Emergency responders are better served by taking time to carefully consider the weight and maneuverability, material, fit, and maintenance of the suit that could save their lives. This is not a split-second decision.
The grants will be used to demonstrate innovative integrated pest management practices, technologies, outreach and education.
The agency says the project would bury more than 7 miles of headwater streams, impact 2,278 acres of forestland, and degrade stream water quality
The New York City petition would have restricted use and increased cost, according to the Consumer Specialty Products Association trade group.
EPA Region 7 issues compliance order and notice of noncompliance related to a 2005-2006 prison dormitory renovation project in Topeka.
Binghamton University researcher Omowunmi Sadik will test sensors for monitoring engineered nanoparticles using a grant from EPA.
The laboratory will test provide analyses for gamma spectroscopy, gross alpha/beta, strontium-89/90, tritium, and iodine-131 in milk, air particulate, charcoal cartridges, soil, fish, vegetation, and aquatic sediment.
The agency will require clearer labeling and more stringent testing on the flea and tick control products used on pets.
EPA seeks comment on the company's request to dispose of leachate in a Michigan underground injection well.
The agency used stimulus funds to speed cleanup at 51 sites in FY2009 and oversaw more than 368 emergency response and removal actions.
Norfolk Southern Railway allegedly violated CWA and CERCLA, and the incident resulted in nine deaths in Graniteville, S.C.
A general contractor offers three tips to help homeowners regain control of their "hostage" situation.
The four-year Hazardcheck campaign unveiled on March 1 builds on the Government of Canada's Chemicals Management Plan and Clean Air Agenda.
European Chemical Industry Council and International Life Sciences Institute are funding the work with a total of $120,000.
Florida and Illinois each have two hazardous waste sites that have been added to the National Priorities List.
EPA says it plans to grant the request but is seeking public comment on the matter until April 7.
American Water's zero discharge wastewater treatment plant provides irrigation water to schools, parks, and greenbelt areas in Fillmore, Calif.
After two contractors quit the cleanup job, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Caribbean Petroleum Refinery to take care of the problem caused by the October 2009 explosion and fire at its petroleum tank farm in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
EPA alleged the property management company in Meriden, Conn., failed to tell at least 20 tenants about lead paint and provide hazard information.