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EPA's 2011 Budget Proposal Slightly Less than 2010 Funding

Agency would apply funds to its core priorities of cleaning the air, land and water while growing the green economy and strengthening enforcement.

University, CH2M Hill Create Sustainable Road Design Specs

Greenroads rating system seeks to recognize companies using sustainable methods and provide a catalog of ideas for greener practices.

EPA Financial Assurance

Latest Financial Assurance Proposal May be Costly

EPA has added chemical, petroleum and coal, and electric power facilities to its list of industries that are responsible for assuring their financial ability to take care of cleanups.

Researchers Use Fungus to Decompose Plastic Containing BPA

Researchers pretreated polycarbonate with ultraviolet light and heat and exposed it to fungi, which broke down the plastic without releasing bisphenol A.

USDA Outlines Potential for Dairy-based Packaging

Strong, biodegradable dairy-based films are said to be better oxygen barriers than their petrochemical-based counterparts.

TVA Fly Ash Spill Evaluation, Cost Analysis Ready for Comment

EPA's engineering evaluation addresses cleanup, stabilization, and closure of the Swan Pond embayment area.



Florida Salutes Solid Waste Industry for Achievements

Governor proclaims Champions of the Environment Day for those who work in the solid waste industry.

Asbestos Violations at Newport Naval Station Result in Fines

Goel Services, A.A. Asbestos Abatement and the Naval Station allegedly violated the Clean Air Act and the National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for asbestos.

Order Spurs Hazmat Flood Risk Reduction in Kent, Washington

All American Metal Finishing has agreed to complete cleanup of hazardous chemicals at its former metal finishing business.

USDA Seeks Comment on Transport of Garbage from Hawaii

Agency will assess environmental impacts related to a revised petition from Hawaiian Waste Systems LLC to move garbage destined for a landfill in Washington.

Heart of Camden to Use Grant for Environmental Hazards Database

A $20,000 environmental justice grant will help build an online tool to broaden community awareness of contaminated sites and pollution sources in Waterfront South and South-Central Camden, N.J.

Mississippi Landowner Fills Wetlands, Pays $100,000

Rodney O. Corr discharged fill material into approximately 14 acres of wetlands to clear a site for commercial development without applying for a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit.

EPA, MDEQ Agree to Dioxin Assessment Order for Dow Chemical

With supportive public comments, the agency says it plans to involve the community as Dow proceeds with its Superfund work in two Michigan waterways and continues to comply with its Resource Conservation and Recovery Act license.

Agency Targets Stormwater, CAFOs for Chesapeake Bay Watershed

EPA has set a timetable to deliver ruelmakings on offsets, confined animal feeding operations, and stormwater to strengthen controls on major sources of pollutants to the bay.

Contractors Take Out Tanks at Pennsylvania Gas Station Site

State environmental agency will determine the presence of contamination using about $75,000 in stimulus funds.

EPA to Assess Hazwaste Recycling Rule Impact on Disadvantaged

The agency has scheduled meetings on Jan. 28, Feb. 23, and Feb. 25 to gain input on the draft methodology.

Low Oxygen, Nutrients Slow Exxon Valdez Oil Degradation

A Temple University professor found that the nutrient concentration in the beaches was 10 times lower than what is required for optimal aerobic biodegradation of oil.

Your Comments

This week, EPonline visitors had a lot to say about climate change related to the American Farm Bureau's position and a National Center for Policy Analysis report on nuclear power. Here's a sampling of the eight climate change comments posted so far: