ATLANTA – As hurricane season approaches, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a Hazardous Weather Release Prevention and Reporting alert to remind facility operators of certain regulations that require minimization of chemical releases during process shutdown operations. This alert is designed to increase awareness among facility operators about their obligation to operate facilities safely and report chemical releases in a timely manner

(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a legal agreement with D.S.C. of Newark Enterprises, Inc. to obtain $1.6 million spent by the EPA to clean up the Friction Division Products site in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The site was formerly home to Friction Division Products Inc. and was abandoned by the company when it shut down the business. Friction Division Products filed for bankruptcy and D.S.C. of Newark Enterprises was the owner of the site

(DALLAS—April 13, 2013) Pursuant to Section 308 of the Clean Water Act, EPA has requested information from ExxonMobil regarding the oil released from the Pegasus pipeline disaster in Mayflower, Arkansas. EPA, along with other federal, state and local agencies, are on location to monitor the responsible party, ExxonMobil Pipeline Company's work in addressing the spill impacts. In response to EPA's information request, Exxon has provided additional information

WASHINGTON – Due to technical difficulties on the 2 p.m. call, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is scheduling another call for credentialed reporters to ask questions about President’s proposed Fiscal Year 2014 budget for EPA, at 3:15 p.m. EST today, Wednesday. Members of the media interested in participating should dial in ten minutes prior to the beginning of the call at (877) 317-0679 and give the conference ID number 35962514

WASHINGTON – Today the Obama Administration proposed a Fiscal Year 2014 (FY 2014) budget of $8.153 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This request is $296 million below the EPA’s budget for Fiscal Year 2012

(DALLAS—April 4, 2013) The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality is posting air quality monitoring data from the site of the March 29 ExxonMobil pipeline spill in Mayflower on the agency’s public website. Continuous air quality monitoring is being conducted by both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and ExxonMobil. The air monitoring data from both EPA and ExxonMobil have been reviewed by the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH)

(Seattle – April 1, 2013) Tyree Oil Inc., Carson Oil Co., and Ferrell’s Fuel Network will pay fines and invest in facility upgrades for violating federal oil spill prevention and response rules at their Oregon facilities, according to separate settlements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

(Boston, Mass. – Mar. 28, 2013) – A Fairfield, Conn. company that develops and produces specialty metal and chemical products will pay a $13,250 penalty, and in addition will purchase at least $47,900 worth of equipment for the Fairfield fire department to settle EPA claims that it violated environmental right-to-know requirements. According to a recent settlement with EPA, 5N Plus Inc

For Immediate Release No. 12-OPA008 CHICAGO (March 14, 2013) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued an administrative order that requires Enbridge to do additional dredging in Michigan’s Kalamazoo River to clean up oil from the company’s July 2010 pipeline spill. EPA’s order requires dredging in sections of the river above Ceresco Dam, upstream of Battle Creek, and in the Morrow Lake Delta

EPA, BLM provide guidance to recreationists for ongoing fuel sheen from West Creek Tanker Spill Agencies say to expect ongoing visible sheen through spring and summer when walking through West Creek Contacts: EPA: Craig Myers, 303-312-7067, myers.craig@epa.gov BLM: David Boyd, 970-876-9008, dboyd@blm.gov (Denver, Colo. – March 14, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S

PHILADELPHIA (March 13, 2013) – Bank of America has agreed to reimburse the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $80,398 for its portion of the emergency response costs incurred by EPA at the Rehrig-United International Superfund Site in Chesterfield County, Va. Rehrig was a manufacturer of shopping carts and baskets. When Rehrig filed a petition for bankruptcy reorganization in September 2008, Bank of America provided financing to manage and operate this business during the reorganization

(1/24/13) SAN FRANCISCO: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced progress on a coordinated five-year federal investment of more than $100 million to address health risks posed by pervasive uranium contamination on the Navajo Nation. EPA joined five other federal agencies in releasing a report today outlining the results of their Five-Year Plan. Since 2008, EPA has spent more than $50 million to clean up mines, provide safe drinking water, and demolish and replace contaminated homes

(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection has removed mercury that contaminated several homes and schools in the Parcelas La Cordillera community of Ciales, Puerto Rico and completed the cleanup of the affected homes and schools. The EPA continues to work with the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, Emergency Management Agency, Department of Health, Public Buildings Authority and the Department of Education on the extensive investigation and cleanup

(ATLANTA – January 10, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emergency response personnel along with representatives from the Agency for Toxics Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at 6 p.m. at the J. Craig Smith Community Center in Sylacauga, AL to discuss next steps in addressing environmental concerns at the REEF LLC Facility

WASHINGTON -- I want to thank President Obama for the honor he bestowed on me and the confidence he placed in me four years ago this month when he announced my nomination as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week will begin excavating areas of perchlorate-contaminated soil on and around a residential property on Poplar Street in Barstow, CA. The residence had been occupied by the former owner of Mojave Pyrotechnics, Inc., a defunct pyrotechnics manufacturing company that operated in the 1980’s. EPA will remove approximately 1100 tons of contaminated soil, down three feet into the ground—the equivalent of 50 truckloads

(Boston, Mass. – Nov. 30, 2012) – EPA has reached a settlement with two related companies for reimbursement of EPA’s past costs for the remediation of contamination at the Whitman Cistern Site, located in Whitman, Mass.  The settlement, recently lodged in U.S. District Court, requires Brown Shoe Co. Inc. and Brown Group Retail, Inc. to pay $450,000

(Boston, Mass. – Nov. 26, 2012) – The Miller Company, Inc. of Meriden, Conn

(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Nassau County are continuing to collect and properly dispose of potentially hazardous common household products from flood-damaged homes in Nassau County

Final phase of program providing equipment, training to Nogales and Agua Prieta (11/07/2012) SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Defense U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) are providing emergency response equipment to local fire departments in the Mexican border cities of Nogales, Sonora and Agua Prieta, Sonora to further build capacity to respond to hazardous material incidents along the border