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E.P.A. Acknowledges Ohio Student’s Environmental Plan

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

Chicago (May 24, 2012) - The E.P.A. acknowledged a Powell, Ohio, high school student's extraordinary efforts to divert thousands of pounds of electronic waste from landfills with the 2011 regional President's Environmental Youth Award. E.P.A. presented Sachin Rudraraju with the award on May 22 at the Solid Waste Agency of Central Ohio yearly awards recognition event in Columbus. The President's Environmental Youth Awards plan is an yearly contest sponsored by E.P.A. to honor creative ...

E.P.A. Declares $69.3 Million to Clean Up Contaminated Sites and Revitalize Communities / ...

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

WASHINGTON - Today the E.P.A. (EPA) announced $69.3 million in grants for new investments to provide communities with backing necessary to clean and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies and create jobs while protecting public health. "Restored Brownfield properties can serve as cornerstones for rebuilding struggling communities. These grants will be the 1st step in getting pollution out and putting jobs back into neighborhoods across the country," said E.P.A. Ad...

Shipbuilder and Ship Engine Manufacturer Agree to Pay Civil Penalty and Perform Environmental ...

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - The E.P.A. (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Coltec Industries Inc., (Coltec) and National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) have agreed to pay a civil penalty of $280,000 and spend approximately $500,000 on an environmental plan to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPA's marine diesel engine air rules. The plan will significantly reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from a testing stack at Coltec's Beloit, Wis., engine manu...

Not a Long Time Ago in an Energy Efficient Galaxy

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

A manufacturer of crystalline solar cells has opened a new manufacturing facility for the assembly of solar panels by plant staff and robots in Milwaukee as a result of American Recovery and Recovery Act funds from the DOE's State Energy Plan (SEP). Helios USA, LLC, is Wisconsin's 1st manufacturer of high-performance solar modules for deployment in residential, commercial, industrial, and utility-based solar electric systems. The company will supply solar panels to a number of c...

Bacteria tend leafcutter ants�€™ gardens

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

March 01, 2012

City of Milwaukee (WI) Installs 100 kW Wind Turbine

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

The City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin completed the Port of Milwaukee Wind Turbine project, which began in November 2011. Kettle View Renewable Energy assisted with installation of the 100 kilowatt (kW) Northwind100 wind turbine, with final commissioning completed by WE Energies. The wind turbine is loc...

D.O.E. Awards $6.5 Million for Tribal Clean Energy

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

D.O.E. announced on February 16 that 19 clean energy plans by tribal nations would gain in excess of $6.5 million to support tribal energy development. The competitively selected plans in ten states will allow American Indian tribes to advance clean energy within their communities by assessing local energy resources, developing renewable energy projects, and deploying clean energy technologies. The plans will help save money and create new job and business opportunities. The plans selected...

Cleanup Brings Milwaukee Area of Concern Closer to Restoration, Delivers Results Under Great ...

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

CHICAGO (Feb. 17, 2012) - The E.P.A., Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Milwaukee Co. today announced completion of contaminated sediment removal in Lincoln Creek and the Milwaukee River Channel. This plan brings the Milwaukee Estuary closer to being removed from a binational list of Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes. "The work by state, county, city and other partners over the years has helped deliver real results under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative," sai...

Wisconsin Surpasses its DOE-Backed Home Energy Efficiency Goal

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0100

D.O.E. announced on January six that the state of Wisconsin has surpassed its energy efficiency goal established with the agency under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Through its weatherization program, the state has helped in excess of 30,500 Wisconsin households enhance the energy efficiency of their homes over the last 3 years, saving the average household in excess of $400 a year on its energy utility bills. Of the 30,500 homes weatherized in Wisconsin, i...

Wisconsin Surpasses Home Energy Efficiency Goal and Helps In excess of 30,500 Homeowners Save ...

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0100

State Weatherization Plan Helps a Record Number of Wisconsin Families Save Money, Reduce Energy Use U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu hosted a conference call today with Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) to declare that Wisconsin has surpassed its aggressive energy efficiency goal established with the D.O.E. for backing under the 2009 stimulus law, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Through the weatherization program, the state has helped a total of in excess o...

E.P.A. DECLARES 2011 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GRANTS

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

(CHICAGO - Jan. 3, 2012) The E.P.A. announced 4 environmental justice grants totaling $100,000 to non-profit and tribal organizations in the Great Lakes region. These grants for plans in Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin will help to conduct research, provide education and develop solutions to health and environmental issues in communities overburdened by pollution. Environmental justice is the principle of achieving the same degree of protection from environmental a...

E.P.A. ENFORCEMENT CUTS 300 MILLION POUNDS OF POLLUTION IN GREAT LAKES REGION

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0100

E.P.A. ENFORCEMENT CUTS 300 MILLION POUNDS OF POLLUTION IN GREAT LAKES REGION (CHICAGO - Dec. 8, 2011) The E.P.A. today released its yearly enforcement and compliance results. Nationwide, E.P.A. enforcement actions eliminated in excess of 1.8 billion pounds of harmful pollution during the past year, including 300 million pounds of pollution in the Great Lakes region. EPA's enforcement and compliance plan protects human health and improves the quality of the nation's a...

Producing Clean, Renewable Diesel from Biomass

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0100

By Paul Bryan, Biomass Plan Manager, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy After a rigorous testing process, D.O.E. plan partners at ThermoChem Recovery International (TRI) have validated a process that converts wood waste and forest residue into clean, renewable fuel. Pilot validation is a key milestone for biofuels companies like TRI. With critical engineering data in hand and the testing phase complete, TRI can now begin the journey toward full-scale commercializ...

Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Remarks to the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0100

As prepared for delivery. Hello and thank you for having me here today. For an E.P.A. Administrator, coming to Wisconsin is like coming back to the source of everything we do. It was the leadership of Gaylord Nelson and the people who supported him in this state that took a burgeoning environmental movement and translated it in the 1st Earth Day in 1970. And that led to the creation of the E.P.A. - as well as many other changes. After the 1969 National Environmental Policy A...

E.P.A. Declares Winner of the 2011 Energy Star National Building Competition

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - The E.P.A. (EPA) today announced that the University of Central Florida (UCF) is the winner of EPA's 2011 Energy Star National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. In its 2nd year, the competition featured teams from 245 buildings across the country in a head-to-head battle to save energy, reduce costs, and protect people's health and the environment. UCF's winning building was a parking garage on the university's main campus where energy use was decreas...

Teaming Up to Create a Successful Forage Grass

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0100

With the help of a U.S.D.A. (USDA) small business grant, Wisconsin farmer-breeder Peter Pitts teamed up with Pure-Seed Testing, Inc., of Hubbard, Ore., to create a now widely popular variety of conventional grass forage that is also probably the 1st certified organic festulolium in North America. Pitts worked with Michael Casler, who was at that...

E.P.A. Awards $6.6 Million to Universities for Black Carbon Research

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0100

"This research on black carbon will provide valuable information about the impact of black carbon on climate change," says William Sanders, director of EPA's National Center for Environmental Research. "An increased understanding of the impact black carbon has on climate change will better protect people and the environment." EPA's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) plan awarded 9 grants to support research to study the role and effects of black carbon. The research will analyz...

E.P.A. declares backing to restore northern Lake Michigan and put people back to work

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0100

No. 11-OPA 097 E.P.A. provides over $1.1 million for Sleeping Bear Dunes and Grand Traverse Band watersheds (Traverse City, Michigan - October 6, 2011) The E.P.A. today announced backing for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative plans in Northern Michigan totaling $1.1 million. The plans will help to restore the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and Grand Traverse Band watersheds and put people back to work, using a conservation corps model to hire unempl...

Obama Administration Declares Job-Creating Grid Modernization Pilot Plans

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Washington, D.C. - Demonstrating its commitment to job creation and modernizing America's infrastructure, the Obama Administration today announced it would accelerate the permitting and construction of 7 suggested electric transmission lines. This move will speed the creation of thousands of construction and operations jobs while transforming the nation's electric system into a modern, 21st century grid that is safer and more secure, and gives consumers more energy choices. "Th...

To Facilitate a Suggested Plan in the Lower Saint Croix Wild and Scenic River (H.R. 850)

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON, D.C. , October 5, 2011 - To Facilitate a Suggested Plan in the Lower Saint Croix Wild and Scenic River (H.R. 850) October 5, 2011 Full Committee Markup Reporting H.R. 850 Out of Committee (Passed 30-14. View Roll Call Vote) This bill would allow a 4-lane Hwy. bridge, which connects Minnesota and Wisconsin, to be built over the Lower Saint Croix River. Bishop Amendment in ...