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New Englanders Reminded that Skin Cancer is Most Common, and Most Preventable Cancer in U.S. ...

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

(Boston, Massachusetts - May 24, 2012) - With the traditional Memorial Day kick off to summertime activities, E.P.A. is reminding New England citizens and visitors about simple steps to take to protect their skin from too much sun exposure. This year E.P.A. has teamed up with the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, Food and Drug Administration and National Park Service to emphasize the dangers of skin cancer. The National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention designated the ...

Skin Cancer is Most Common Cancer in US, Yet One of the Most Preventable/EPA, FDA, NPS, ...

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - As summer quickly approaches, the E.P.A. (EPA) has joined the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and National Park Service (NPS) to emphasize the dangers of skin cancer and has provided simple steps Americans can take to protect themselves. The National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention designated the Friday before Memorial Day "Don't Fry Day" as a way to highlight sun safety. "Skin cancer prevention and sun safety are...

Media Advisory: Inhofe to Outline Project to Stop Obama's War on Coal at FreedomWorks Event

Tue, 15 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 ***Media Advisory*** Inhofe to Outline Project to Stop Obama's War on Coal at FreedomWorks Event Tomorrow, May 16th, at 7PM ET, FreedomWorks will host a free, live webcast ...

Inhofe Comments on E.P.A. Spruce Appeal

Mon, 14 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 Comments on E.P.A. Spruce Appeal Continues "Same old, Same old" Overreach at E.P.A. Washington, D.C. - Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Se...

Inhofe Welcomes Introduction of Bipartisan House Legislation to Stop EPA's Overreach

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

Matt Dempsey Matt_Dempsey@epw.senate.gov (202) 224-9797 Katie Brown Katie_Brown@epw.senate.gov (202) 224-2160 Inhofe Welcomes Introduction of Bipartisan House Legislation to Stop EPA's Overreach

Inhofe Opening Statement: Subcommittee hearing on Review of Mercury Pollution's Impacts to ...

Tue, 17 Apr 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 Opening Statement of Senator James M. Inhofe Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety hearing enti...

Bipartisan Group of Governors Challenge Most Expensive E.P.A. ...

Tue, 17 Apr 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 Bipartisan Group of Governors Challenge Most Expensive E.P.A. Rule in History while Senate Democrats Protect the President Washington, D.C. - At today's Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works...

E.P.A. and American Rivers Award $1.37 Million in Grants to Restore Potomac Highlands Rivers, ...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

FROSTBURG, MD. (April 12, 2012) - The E.P.A. and American Rivers today announced the 6 recipients of $1,373,119 in environmental grants to benefit communities, and protect rivers and clean water in the Potomac Highlands region of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. The announcement was made at Frostburg University in Frostburg, Md. by by E.P.A. Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, and American Rivers Senior Vice President for Conserv...

Cosmoflex, Inc., to Pay $80,000 Civil Penalty for Community Right-to-Know Violations at ...

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

(Kansas City, Kan., April 3, 2012) - Cosmoflex, Inc., a manufacturer of rubber and plastic hoses and belts, has agreed to pay an $80,000 civil penalty to the U.S. to settle a series of violations of environmental regulations related to the public reporting of toxic chemicals at its manufacturing facility in Hannibal, Mo. According to an administrative consent arrangement filed by E.P.A. Region seven in Kansas City, Kan., the Agency conducted an inspection of Cosmoflex's facili...

Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts take another step forward with Watershed Implementation Projects

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

April 3, 2012 Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts take another step forward with Watershed Implementation Projects The jurisdictions that make up the Chesapeake Bay watershed have reaffirmed their commitment toward restoring the health of this national resource with the submission of final Phase II Watershed Implementation Projects (WIPs). The Phase II WIPs are a landmark step forward in the collaboration between the Bay jurisdictions and their local governme...

Hastings Statement on Federal Judge Reversal of Obama Administration's Unprecedented Move to ...

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON, D.C. , March 23, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement after a federal judge ruled that President Obama's E.P.A.'s unprecedented move last year to retroactively revoke an Army Corps of Engineers permit for a coal mine in West Virginia "exceeded its authority under section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act." The court concluded that the Spruce No. one mine is now "valid and in full force." "This is a common sens...

Subcommittee to Examine Obama Administration's Effort to Write New Coal Mining Regulation and ...

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. , March 6, 2012 - Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold an oversight hearing on the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement's (OSM) Fiscal Year 2013 budget. The hearing will also be an opportunity to focus on the Obama Administration's actions to initiate a rewrite of coal mining regulations that direct analysis by contractors hired to conduced the rewrite say could cost up to 7,000 ...

Welch, W.Va. Settles Clean Water Act Violations

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

(PHILADELPHIA - March 1, 2012) The E.P.A. and West Virginia announced today that they have settled violations of the Clean Water Act involving sewage overflows in Welch, W.Va. Under the settlement filed by the U.S. Justice Department in federal district court, the City of Welch has agreed to implement a long term control project to eliminate combined sewer overflows (CSOs) at an estimated cost of $16 to $23 million. As part of this plan, Welch will completely separate its sa...

Committee Takes Bipartisan Vote to Save 7,000 Coal Mining Jobs

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON, D.C. , February 29, 2012 - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee passed H.R. 3409, the Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act with a bipartisan vote of 26-18. The legislation, sponsored by Representative Bill Johnson (OH-06), prevents the Obama Administration's unnecessary and rushed rewrite of a coal mining regulation that took over 5 years of environmental ana...

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...

Inhofe Introduces Measure to Stop One of Obama-EPA's Most Expensive Rules

Thu, 16 Feb 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 Introduces Measure to Stop One of Obama-EPA's Most Expensive Rules Senate Democrats claim they want to rein in the Obama-EPA; It's time to actually do it. Link to ...

Green Streets-Green Jobs-Green Towns Grants Accessible to Enhance Chesapeake Bay Water Quality, ...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

(ANNAPOLIS, Md. - February 8, 2012) Today the Chesapeake Bay Trust, E.P.A., and the state of Maryland unveiled an expanded Green Streets-Green Jobs-Green Towns grant initiative to help cities and towns in the Chesapeake Bay watershed accelerate greening efforts that enhance watershed protection, community livability, and economic vitality. Building on the success of the initial round of grants, this public-private partnership will award in excess of $400,000 in 2012, double the backing from...

D.O.E. Solar Decathlon 2013 Moves to California

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced on January 26 that the D.O.E. Solar Decathlon 2013 will be held at a new location in Orange Co. Great Park in Irvine, California. For the 1st time since the competition began in 2002, the event has moved from the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Chu also named the 20 teams from colleges and universities across the U.S. and from around the world that will compete in the biennial event. The participants will now begin a two-year process to bu...

Energy Department Declares Student Teams, New Location for Solar Decathlon 2013

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

At an event today in Albuquerque, New Mexico, D.O.E. Secretary Steven Chu announced the 20 collegiate teams selected to compete in the D.O.E. Solar Decathlon 2013 and unveiled the competition's location, the Orange Co. Great Park in Irvine, California. The 20 teams from colleges and universities across the U.S. and from around the world will now begin a two-year process to build solar-powered, highly energy-efficient homes that combine affordability, consumer appeal and design excellence. ...

Inhofe Comments on State of the Union Address43981

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Contacts: Matt Dempsey Matt_Dempsey@epw.senate.gov (202) 224-9797 Katie Brown Katie_Brown@epw.senate.gov (202) 224-2160 Inhofe Comments on State of the Union Address Washington, D.C. - Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Pub...