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NOAA, BOEM: Historic, 19th century shipwreck discovered in northern Gulf of Mexico

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

While most of the ship's wood has long since disintegrated, copper that sheathed the hull beneath the waterline as a protection against marine-boring organisms remains, leaving a copper shell retaining the form of the ship. The coppe...

E.P.A. Adds South Gate Industrial Facilities to List of Nation's Worst Toxic Sites

Wed, 09 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Superfund investigation begins at Louisiana Co. Southern Avenue Industrial Area and Jervis B. Webb Co. LOS ANGELES - The E.P.A. is adding 2 new sites to the Superfund National Priorities List in Los Angeles County, California Southern Avenue Industrial Area location and Jervis B. Webb Co. are former industrial facilities located in South Gate. Last year, E.P.A. suggested to add both sites to the list due to soil and groundwater c...

Inhofe: Obama EPA's Outline Permitting Guidance for Diesel Fuel the 2nd Attempt Today to Target ...

Fri, 04 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Contact: Matt Dempsey Matt_Dempsey@epw.senate.gov (202) 224-9797 Katie Brown Katie_Brown@epw.senate.gov (202) 224-2160 Inhofe: Obama EPA's Outline Permitting Guidance for Diesel Fuel the 2nd Attempt Today to Target Hydraulic Fracturing Washington, D.C. - Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commit...

N.O.A.A. delivers final management project for Flower Garden Banks Sanctuary

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

A scuba diver swims amid a school of fish at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Hi...

Rise in Asian Tiger Shrimp sightings prompts scientific look at invasion concerns

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Asian tiger shrimp. (Credit / with permission from: Ryan Werner.) The recent rise in sightings of non-native Asian tiger shrimp off the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts has gove...

U.S. Declares Innovative Clean Air Arrangement For Industrial Flares With Marathon Petroleum Company

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - The E.P.A. (EPA) and the Department of Justice today announced an innovative environmental arrangement with Ohio-based Marathon Petroleum Company that already has significantly reduced air pollution from all 6 of the company's petroleum refineries. In a 1st for the refining industry, Marathon has agreed to state-of-the-art controls on combustion devices known as flares and to a cap on the volume of waste gas it will send to its flares. When fully implemented, the arrange...

FOX News Special Report: House panel clears way for administration subpoenas on drilling, coal ...

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON, D.C. , March 29, 2012 - House panel clears way for administration subpoenas on drilling, coal reg probes Published March 28, 2012 FoxNews.com A House Committee voted...

E.P.A. and Louisiana Water Board Set Strict New Pollution Reduction Projects for 175 Waterways ...

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

LOS ANGELES - The E.P.A. and the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board today announced the latest in a series of pollution reduction projects designed to restore 175 water bodies in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. The pollution targets set by these projects will enhance water quality, restore ecosystems, and protect the public by eliminating beach closures due to bacteria and improving the health of fish used for consumption. "EPA and our partners have achiev...

E.P.A. Orders Foster Poultry Farms to Stop Discharging Pollutants Into Louisiana Waters

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

On January 26, 2012, the E.P.A. inspected the hatchery and found unauthorized discharges of pollutants from its process wastewater lagoon to an unnamed tributary of Leatherman Creek. Leatherman Creek drains into Black Creek Bayou and it in turn drains into the Red River. "A chicken hatchery should be raising chickens not pollution levels in nearby rivers," said E.P.A. Regional Administrator Al Armendariz. "We expect poultry farms to comply with laws that protect water quality....

E.P.A. Orders Kevin Basham Farm to Stop Discharging Pollutants Into Louisiana Waters

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

(DALLAS - March 16, 2012) The E.P.A. (EPA) has issued a cease and desist administrative order to the Kevin Basham Farm in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, for unauthorized discharges of chicken litter into a tributary of the Dugdemona River. The Kevin Basham Farm chicken broiler facility is a concentrated animal feeding operation located approximately 5 miles east of Arcadia on the south side of U.S. Hwy. 80 in Lincoln Parish. The facility has been ordered to immediately stop all dischar...

E.P.A. Suggests to Add Acadia Parish Facility

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

(DALLAS - March 13, 2012) The E.P.A. (EPA) today announced the EVR-Wood Treating/Evangeline Refining Company site, near Jennings, Louisiana, has been suggested to be added to the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites, a list of sites that pose risks to people's health and the environment. Superfund is the federal plan that investigates and cleans up the most complex, uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites in the country. The site, off Hwy. 97 and one mile north...

New E.P.A. Position to Enhance Community Involvement on Saint Croix

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

(New York, NY) The E.P.A. today announced that it will for the 1st time station a community involvement coordinator for the U.S. Virgin Islands on Saint Croix. In mid-March, Geoffrey M. Garrison will begin his tenure in the Virgin Islands and will be handling a combination of community outreach and some emergency response work. Specifically, Geoff will oversee activities at the shutdown HOVENSA facility, respond to pollution delivers and support the work of the U.S. Virgins Islands Recyc...

N.O.A.A. recognizes lost crew of USS Monitor - Recreates faces of 2 sailors found in ill-fated ...

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

LEFT: Clay model of the face of a USS Monitor sailor whose remains were found in the gun turret in 2002. RIGHT: Computer enhanced image showing what the unknown sailor may have looked like while...

Urban Waters Federal Partnership Launches Ambassadors Plan to Support Revitalizing Urban ...

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - The Urban Waters Federal Partnership, made up of eleven federal agencies, today announced a plan in 7 cities that will accelerate and coordinate on-the-ground plans that are critical to improving water quality and public health, restoring forest resources and fostering community stewardship in urban watersheds. Sponsored by the E.P.A., the U.S.D.A. and the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Urban Waters Ambassadors plan will work with state and local governments, non-g...

Obama Administration's Skyrocketing Gasoline Prices Threaten American Jobs, Economic Recovery

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON, D.C. , February 21, 2012 - Ripped from the Headlines... Higher gasoline prices could stall recovery, Obama's re-election, Boston Herald, 2/21/12 "By summer, some analysts said, you could be paying $4 for a gallon of gas, almost as ...

MOEX Offshore Agrees to $90 Million Partial Settlement of Liability in Deepwater Horizon Oil ...

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC has agreed to settle its liability in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in a settlement with the U.S. valued at $90 million, announced the Department of Justice, the U.S. Coast Guard and the E.P.A. (EPA) today. Approximately $45 million of the $90 million settlement is going directly to the Gulf in the form of penalties or expedited environmental projects. According to the terms of the settlement, MOEX will pay $70 million in civil penalties...

National and Local Organizations Support Committee Efforts to Create Jobs and Restore Healthy ...

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON, D.C. , February 16, 2012 - Today, the Committee will mark up H.R. 4019, the Federal Forest Co. Revenue, Schools and Jobs Act of 2012, a long-term solution that would provide rural counties with a stable revenue stream, create jobs and grow rural economies. Numerous national and local organizations, including local officials from 70 counties in 13 states, have contacted Congress to show their sup...

Commission for Environmental Cooperation Declares Backing to Address Environmental Problems in ...

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - Today, Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) council members including E.P.A. Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced the winners of in excess of $1.3 million of grants under the CEC's North American Partnership for Environmental Community Action (NAPECA) program. The grants will support community efforts to promote healthy communities and ecosystems, encourage activities that address climate change through the transition to a low carbon economy, and advance inn...

E.P.A. Finalizes Air Toxic Emissions Requirements for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Production ...

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - The E.P.A. (EPA) today issued strong final requirements requiring facilities that produce polyvinyl chloride and copolymers (PVC) to reduce harmful air emissions, which will enhance air quality and protect people's health in communities where facilities are located. Exposure to toxic air pollutants, like those emitted from PVC facilities, can cause respiratory problems and other serious health issues, and can increase the risk of developing cancer. In particular, children are k...

E.P.A. Orders Louisiana Poultry Farms to Stop Discharging

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

(DALLAS - February 10, 2012) The E.P.A. (EPA) has issued cease and desist administrative orders to 2 chicken broiler facilities in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, for discharging chicken litter into a tributary of the Dugdemona River. The Mike Reeves one and Beaver Creek Farm chicken broiler facilities are concentrated animal feeding operations located approximately 4 miles east of Arcadia on the south side of U.S. Hwy. 80, Lincoln Parish. The broiler facilities have been ordered to imm...