EPA settles Clean Water Act case with South Bend Products LLC for wastewater discharge violations at SW Washington facility
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled with South Bend Products, LLC, over federal Clean Water Act violations at the company’s South Bend, Washington, seafood processing facility.
EPA supports Texas with additional air monitoring equipment
DALLAS – (Feb. 27, 2021) To support the response to Winter Storms Uri and Viola, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has deployed the Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology, or ASPECT plane, staff and equipment to Southeast Texas.
TPM21: Virginia port data becoming critical to supply chain management
[caption caption="The Port of Virginia said shippers are interested in sharing information, but other ports and ocean carriers also need to do that same. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]The head of the Port of Virginia said the time it takes truckers to retrieve containers there has fallen by nearly a third and...
EPA Southeast Supports Texas Water System Recovery
ATLANTA – (Feb. 24, 2021) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 team deployed two mobile laboratories from its Athens, Ga. laboratory to assist local and state authorities in Texas as they restore drinking water systems following Winter Storm Uri.
USDA Invests $42 Million in Distance Learning and Telemedicine Infrastructure to Improve Education and Health Outcomes
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2021 – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is investing $42.3 million to help rural residents gain access to health care and educational opportunities (PDF, 255 KB). Rural areas are seeing higher infection and death rates related to COVID-19 due to several factors, including a much higher percentage of underlying conditions, difficulty accessing medical care, and lack of health insurance.
Soil cleanup completed as required by EPA at former Koppers facility in Carbondale, Illinois
CHICAGO (Feb. 25, 2021) –U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the completion of another cleanup at the former Koppers Wood-Treating Facility at 1555 North Marion St. in Carbondale.
Settlement with South Portland, Maine Semiconductor Manufacturer Will Reduce Hazardous Air Pollution
SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE – The U.S.
U.S. Government Calls for End of Disposing Solid Waste at Puerto Rico Municipal Landfill
NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Justice today filed a complaint on behalf of the U.S.