EPA approves permit for Beeland Group
CONTACT: Phillippa Cannon, 312 353-6218, cannon.phillippa@epa.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 08 - OPA015 CHICAGO (Feb. 7, 2008) -U.S

Cowiche Growers in Washington State fined over $17,000 for Clean Air Act violations
Company agrees to provide over $43,000 to purchase new equipment to safely store their ammonia as well as communications equipment for Yakima Fire District #1. (Cowiche, Wash. – Feb. 7, 2008) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Cowiche Growers, Inc

EPA Recognizes Stop and Shop and Giant Food; Only Supermarkets Receiving 2007 ENERGY STAR Leaders Recognition
(Quincy, Mass. – Feb. 7, 2008) – The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, LLC, which includes Stop & Shop stores in New England, New York and New Jersey, and Giant Food stores in the Mid-Atlantic, is now recognized as an Energy Star Leader

Stop and Shop Enters Partnership to Help Fight Climate Change
(Quincy, Mass. – Feb. 7, 2008) –The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company of Quincy, Mass

Atlantic Richfield Company agrees to pay $187M for Montana Superfund Cleanup
Joint Press Release with the United States Department of Justice {Butte, Mont

U.S. EPA and Hawaii Department of Health host inaugural meeting of the Pacific Basin Brownfields Response Team
(02/07/08) HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawaii Department of Health are hosting a meeting of environmental officials from the Pacific Territories to improve Pacific Island environmental response programs

EPA Calculator Puts Greenhouse Gas Savings in Everyday Terms
(2/7/08) Can you picture what it means to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 1 million metric tons? News stories are packed with measurements of greenhouse gas reductions, but it can be difficult to understand them until now

U.S. EPA, Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe, host public event


U.S. EPA orders San Jose company to comply with stormwater discharge requirements
(San Francisco, Calif. -- 02/06/2008) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today ordered a San Jose, Calif. scrap material company to immediately comply with the Clean Water Act at two of its facilities. The EPA inspected American Metal and Iron’s 11665 Berryessa Rd. facility on Oct

Oil Spill Preparedness Project Eases Clean Water Act Penalty Paid by Derby, Vt. Company
(Boston, Mass. – Feb. 6, 2008) - Fred’s Plumbing & Heating, Inc., a petroleum storage and distribution facility in Derby, Vt., will pay $21,250 in penalties and provide $14,000 for local oil spill equipment and response training following Clean Water Act Violations discovered by both the U.S

EPA Settlement with GSA in USVI Sheds Light on Need to Recycle Fluorescent Bulbs
(St. Thomas, V.I.) Most of us don’t think twice about the fluorescent lights over our heads at work, but the issue of how the bulbs are thrown out and how they can be recycled took center stage in the recent resolution of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) complaint against the U.S

Gulf Guardian Awards Program Now Accepting Applications
(Dallas, Texas – February 6, 2008) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Gulf of Mexico Program is currently soliciting entries for the 2008 Gulf Guardian Awards Program. The entry deadline is May 1, 2008

Virginia Joins Federal Clean Energy Program
(Washington, D.C. - Feb. 6, 2008) This week Virginia joined 15 other states as part of EPA's Clean Energy-Environment State Partnership to help address climate change

EPA gives $117,747 to Mich. Inter-Tribal Council to raise awareness of environmental health risks to women
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 08-OPA014 CHICAGO (Feb. 4, 2008) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given $117,747 to the Michigan Inter-Tribal Council, Sault Ste. Marie, to educate health care providers and women of child-bearing age on environmental health risks

EPA gives $97,204 to Ohio to raise awareness of environmental health risks to women
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 08-OPA013 CHICAGO (Feb. 1, 2008) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given $97,204 to the Ohio Department of Health to educate health care providers and women of child-bearing age on environmental health risks

U.S. EPA reaches milestone at one of the most contaminated sites in the nation, cleaning up more than 11 tons of toxins
For Immediate Release: February 5, 2008 Contact: Mary Simms, 415-947-4270, simms.mary@epa.gov U.S. EPA reaches milestone at one of the most contaminated sites in the nation, cleaning up more than 11 tons of toxins SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S

Televisions Must Meet New Requirements to Earn Energy Star
(Washington, D.C. - Feb. 5, 2008) Today EPA is announcing a revised Energy Star specification for televisions. Effective Nov. 1, 2008, TVs that carry the Energy Star label will be up to 30 percent more efficient than conventional models and will save energy while they are on and when they are off

New England Water Utilities Can Reduce Costs with Improved Energy Management
(Boston, Mass. – February 4, 2008) – Reducing climate impacts, saving money, and saving water – these are the goals of projects and programs being developed by EPA and state partners at the nexus between energy use and water use

EPA's FY 2009 Budget Focuses on Next Phase of Environmental Progress
(Washington, D.C. - Feb. 4, 2008) Building on 37 years of progress in protecting human health and the environment, EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson today released his agency's $7.14 billion fiscal year 2009 budget