U.S. Environmental Protection Agency News

A far-reaching bill to remake the nation's troubled immigration system is headed to the full Senate after approval by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it was placing the former United Zinc & Associated Smelters Site on the federal Superfund National Priorities List.

The University of Michigan Water Center announced today that it has committed almost $570,000 in research grants to a dozen separate projects whose common goal will be to investigate ways to protect and restore the health of the Great Lakes, which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says contain more than 80% of the surface fresh water in ... (more)

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday afternoon biology was found to be exceptional to very good at several sites on select Ohio River tributaries including Island Creek, Croxton Run and Wills Creek and 10 other sites in Jefferson and Harrison counties.

It doesn't really matter what your political party affiliation is: There are times when you hear about a Supreme Court ruling, and you are left scratching your head.

As a resident and business owner in Newmarket, I have an enduring love for my town.

GULF OF MEXICO - As hurricane season approaches, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is issuing a Hazardous Weather Release Prevention and Reporting alert to remind facility operators of certain regulations that require minimization of chemical releases during process shutdown operations.

The EPA wants to add a former Creek County oil refinery to the Superfund list. The 125-acre site is located on the northeast side of Bristow on West 221st Street.

A biodiesel plant in Ocana, Spain. Argentina is pursuing U.S. environmental approval to export biodiesel more easily to the U.S. market and revitalize a local industry in 'crisis' due to trade problems with the European Union, Argentina's main biofuels chamber said on Monday.

Republican lawmakers are launching an investigation into claims that the Environmental Protection Agency, while giving preferential treatment to environmental groups, made it harder for conservative groups to obtain government records.

The Yuba River Charter School stresses love of the arts and the outdoors in a "whole child" learning program "to serve the whole world." Yet when administrators and parents for the unique Nevada County school went looking for pastoral locations for a new campus, they ran into a world of abandoned mines and toxic contamination from the region's gold ... (more)

Whirlpool Corp. began soil and water testing Monday at a former park in a northern Ohio area where cancer has sickened dozens of children for more than a decade.

The new owner of the former American Motors Corp. headquarters is under federal investigation for allegedly removing and disposing of asbestos illegally, according to a search warrant recently unsealed in U.S. District Court.

Oakland County will receive a $600,000 federal grant to help local communities and developers determine if contaminated land can be reclaimed and redeveloped.

Members of the Saginaw-Tittabawassee Rivers Contamination Community Advisory Group met at Saginaw Valley State University Monday, May 20, to discuss the dioxin cleanup in the Saginaw and Tittabawassee rivers and Saginaw Bay.

The Environmental Law Institute has announced that Robert P. Brooks , a wetlands scientist at Penn State, has received the 2013 National Wetlands Award for Science Research.

Advocates of forceful action on climate change have long held a trump card. The primary source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. is coal plants, and - since the Supreme Court has determined that those emissions are a pollutant - the EPA is mandated to regulate them.

We feel as if we're in a bizarre Wonderland that is unfortunately called the political reality in America! The faster we run towards devouring new information about the negative health effects of glyphosate herbicide) and GMOs, the more we're frustrated by the continuing attacks on our body politic by Monsanto and their minions.

Waiting to pump gas or mow your lawn until evening this summer may benefit your wallet in coming years.

Ron Poirier couldn't escape the feeling that his cancer was somehow a punishment.