U.S. Environmental Protection Agency News

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency says it cleaned up 120 illegal dump sites across the state in 2007. via WAND-TV Decatur

“The federal government removed lead from gasoline we put in our cars and paint we put in our homes for good reason”

The state Department of Environmental Conservation is reducing its negative impact on the environment by giving up lead-based bullets for firearms training in favor of less harmful "green" ammunition, ... via The Journal News

“It's just absolutely ridiculous that these industrial facilities should get a pass under the guise that it's agriculture and ignoring the fact that it's an industry”

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing that livestock farms be exempt from reporting non-emergency emissions associated with livestock waste. via Beatrice Daily Sun

One durable Republican staple is the alleged commitment to 'small government.' I've heard this repeatedly during the GOP presidential debates. via Tallahassee.com

“We'll probably go out for bonds and spread out (payments) over 20 years”

The coal-fired power plant here is emitting four times the amount of mercury allowable under federal standards taking effect in 2010, and it will cost an estimated $35 million to bring the plant into ... via Beatrice Daily Sun

“The city is making a major investment in improvements to its sewerage system that will pay off in better protection of public health and cleaner rivers. The St. Joseph, St. Mary's and Maumee Rivers in particular will benefit from the new controls.”

The City of Fort Wayne, Ind., has agreed to make an estimated $250 million worth of improvements to resolve longstanding problems with overflows from its sewer system, the Justice Department and Environmental ... via Centre Daily Times

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a plan to reduce mercury levels in fish throughout New England and New York. via The Post Chronicle

“The Bush administration is moving forward with a clear national solution -- not a confusing patchwork of state rules”

As a liberal columnist, criticizing the antics of the Bush administration could understandably be viewed as an exercise in overkill. via The Huffington Post

“They've continually had about a 20- to 30-percent increase each quarter. So, they've been very good, and a lot of that has been because of the going away of the picture-tube televisions”

Prices are dropping and sales are booming for flat-screen TVs. Many of us got one of them for Christmas, but there may be a hidden cost to your new flat screen: electricity. via KSDK-TV Saint Louis

“The two-page letter denying the waiver is unsupported by legal or technical analysis. On its face, this decision appears to be contrary to the Clean Air Act and the science”

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday signaled it is prepared to comply with a congressional request for all documents _ including communications with the White House _ concerning its decision to block California from imposing limits on greenhouse gases.

The EPA's general counsel directed agency employees in a memo to preserve and produce all documents related to the decision including any opposing views and communications between senior EPA officials and the White House, including Vice President Dick Cheney's office. Read more

A Texas company has been fined $39,000 for violating stormwater regulations at the Buckley Air Force Base housing project in Aurora. via El Paso Times

“And there's a compelling challenge with a lot of vehicles coming on the base, security and limited parking.”

For more than a decade, Georgia's Clean Air Campaign has been setting up car pools and showering Atlanta commuters with rewards for giving up their lonely commute in hopes of keeping drivers off traffic-choked ... via CBS 46

Filed under: Manufacturing , Regulation - Laura B. @ 12:50 pm The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is promoting the recycling of certain petroleum secondary materials into fuel. via Environmental News Bits

“We haven't even talked about regulating fireworks (locally)”

By Seth Nidever snidever@HanfordSentinel.com Pollution from Fourth of July fireworks could derail the clean air status achieved by the San Joaquin Valley, air district sources said this morning. via Twin City Times

Last week, the Bush administration, predictably, balked at California's request to impose greenhouse-gas regulations beyond federal requirements, and in the process, officials ignored the evidence completely . via The Carpetbagger Report

The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is offering more than $204,000 to owners of uncertified wood stoves in the Tacoma area. via KCPQ

Federal officials expect to add a closed landfill to a national priority list of hazardous sites in March. via WJLA-TV Arlington

“I believe this is a better approach than if individual states were to act alone.”

Agency ignores urgent need of California's request When 17 governors representing almost half of the nation's population undertake a major bipartisan effort to combat global warming, you might think the ... via HeraldTribune.com

“The OPEI supports the use of ethanol and other renewable fuels, but in order to protect consumers, we must ensure that new fuels won't cause existing equipment to malfunction or cause injury”

The bill contains an amendment to the Clean Air Act, strongly supported by OPEI, that requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to test new fuels and fuel additives before they are brought to market. via PR-inside.com

Frederick's mayor is steamed about $35,000 in fines the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it is due following a chlorine gas leak at the city's wastewater treatment plant in March. via Gazette.Net