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EPA Proposes PFAS National Drinking Water Standard and Resources to Protect Residents of Puerto Rico from Chemical Exposures
Several months ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the nation’s first-ever national drinking water standard for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The agency reports that through this action, it is taking a major step towards protecting public health from PFAS pollution by proposing to establish legally enforceable levels for six PFAS known to occur in ...
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Worcester Mass. non-profit organization awarded $100,000 community action for renewed environment grant
With the help of a $100,000 grant from EPA, The Regional Environmental Council, Inc., of Worcester, Mass. will address local environmental issues, including implementing strategies for reducing exposures to local toxic pollutants. The grant is part of EPA’s Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) program. CARE is an initiative to help community groups identify and address the ...
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Baltimore Landlord Pleads Guilty to Violations of the Toxic Substances Act
Last month, The Baltimore Sun reported that an area landlord with a history of lead paint abatement law violations has agreed to plead guilty to several violations. The violations stem from the Toxic Substances Control Act and are connected with the landlord’s failure to notify tenants of possible lead hazards. The man owns and manages 175 apartments across Baltimore. According to ...
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EPA improves access to information on hundreds of chemicals / searchable databases on chemical toxicity and exposure data now available
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making it easier to find data about chemicals. EPA is releasing two databases — the Toxicity Forecaster database (ToxCastDB) and a database of chemical exposure studies (ExpoCastDB) — that scientists and the public can use to access chemical toxicity and exposure data. Improved access supports EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s ...
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EPA to sample air in homes near MLC moraine, Ohio, facilities; meeting Feb. 17, 6.pm.
In March, Motors Liquidation Co., under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency supervision, will begin collecting indoor air samples from about 60 homes and buildings in Moraine, Ohio’s, Riverview Plat neighborhood. The neighborhood is southwest of the former GM manufacturing complex, now known as MLC Moraine. A meeting to discuss the investigation will be held 6 to 8 p.m, Feb. 17, at the ...
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Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, testimony before the U.S. senate committee on environment and public works
Madame Chair, Ranking Member Inhofe, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me to testify about President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2012 budget request for the Environmental Protection Agency. Congress enacted the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and America’s other bedrock environmental protection laws on a broadly bipartisan basis. It did so to protect American children ...
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Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, testimony before the U.S. house appropriations subcommittee on interior, environment and related agencies
Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Moran, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting me to testify about President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2012 budget request for the Environmental Protection Agency. Congress enacted the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and America’s other bedrock environmental protection laws on a broadly bipartisan basis. It did so to protect American ...
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EPA`s FY 2015 Budget Proposal Focuses on Delivering Core Environmental and Health Protections
Today the Obama Administration proposed a Fiscal Year 2015 (FY 2015) budget of $7.890 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This request is $309.9 million below the EPA's enacted level for Fiscal Year 2014. “This budget is key to a new era of partnerships for the U.S. environmental protection enterprise, where EPA will work hand in hand—with our sister federal ...
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