U.S. Environmental Protection Agency News

We've been told seafood is good for us because it's low in calories and fat, full of protein and packed with Omega-3s, which may protect against coronary heart disease and stroke, and are thought to help neurological development in unborn babies.

A former Rochester water management official faces up to two years in prison and fines after pleading guilty Tuesday to charges that he falsified water records when submitting reports to the Indiana Department of Emergency Management.

Four West Virginia Impoundments on EPA 'High Hazard' List Posted Wednesday, July 1, 2009 ; 09:38 AM Post Comment Updated Saturday, July 4, 2009 ; 10:07 AM The four West Virginia sites are at Allegheny Energy's Pleasants Power Station in Willow Island and at three American Electric Power generating stations: John Amos in St.

Insulating paints should merely be the icing on the cake of an otherwise well-conceived plan to cut heating and cooling costs, and not be used in place of traditional bulk insulation.

Some Missouri residents and businesses soon could see a new charge on their electric bills -- a fee for using less energy.

Officials at the Tannera TMs Creek electric generating plant in Lawrenceburg say inspectors from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have given their fly ash pond a passing grade.

The two winners of EPA's first-ever water quality video contest made videos that will help educate the public about water pollution and give simple steps that people and communities can take to improve water quality.

There is a lack of evidence to justify a $300 million project to change how waste is treated before it is released in the ocean, according to the Guam Waterworks Authority.

Four coal ash impoundments at power plants in Pleasants and Washington counties have been identified by the Environmental Protection Agency as having a high potential of significant damage or loss of life if there's a structural failure.

U.S. Steel's Gary Works is due to give an update Tuesday on a $1.4 million treatment system to stop the spread of a benzene leak into Lake Michigan.

Bank erosion started by four wheeler all-terrain vehicles. DENTON , Texas - A recent study co-authored by a University of North Texas faculty member reveals that reductions in budgets for environmental enforcement agencies has a direct correlation to non-compliance by private industry.

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 30, 2009 - " The National Association of Manufacturers Vice President for Energy and Resources Policy Keith McCoy issued the following statement in response to today's decision by the Environmental Protection Agency to grant California's waiver to move forward with more stringent tailpipe emissions: The EPA's action allows ...

The Obama administration doesn't want to hear inconvenient truths about global warming.

Pregnant woman and children should not eat Bluegill. Adults should limit their consumption to two 8-ounce servings per month.

WASHINGTON - Despite its title as the "American Clean Energy and Security Act," the energy and climate bill that the House of Representatives passed recently takes only a modest step toward reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

New power-efficiency specifications being implemented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday could help consumers purchase energy-efficient electronics while cutting energy costs.

An environmental group is suing Xcel Energy, saying the utility isn't doing all it can to cut mercury emissions from a new coal-fired unit at a Pueblo power plant.

Charlotte's water supply is at risk from coal ash basins at Duke Energy's Riverbend power plant on Mountain Island Lake, the Catawba riverkeeper charged Tuesday.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to settle a lawsuit filed against it by an environmental group over the use of dozens of pesticides.

Where are all the "green" media pundits who used to scream bloody murder about the George W. Bush administration censoring expert opinion on climate change, now that the Barack Obama administration has been accused of doing it? Most appear to be ignoring the controversy, or assuring the public: "Nothing to see here, folks, just move along," in the ...