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EPA Adds Raritan Bay Site to Nation’s Superfund List
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:57:39 -0400
(New York, NY) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has placed the Raritan Bay Slag site in Sayreville and Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL)
EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Hopewell Precision Site
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:17:09 -0400
(New York, NY) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its plan to address contamination at the Hopewell Precision site in Hopewell Junction, New York
EPA settles with Detroit company on hazardous waste violations; $700,000 to be spent on facility updates at two locations
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:43:18 -0400
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 09-OPA219 CHICAGO (Oct. 30, 2009) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has settled with Usher Enterprises Inc. of Detroit, Mich., for alleged violations of federal hazardous waste regulations at two of its oil recycling facilities
EPA Alerts W.Va. and Ohio Officials of Potential Concerns about AEP Coal Ash Impoundment
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:52:18 -0400
WASHINGTON - As part of an ongoing comprehensive review of dam integrity of coal ash impoundment sites nationwide, EPA has alerted West Virginia public officials and first responders that an impoundment at American Electric Power’s (AEP) Philip Sporn facility requires additional safety testing
EPA Posts New Schools Air Toxics Monitoring Initiative Data
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:50:43 -0400
(New York, N.Y.) The first results from ongoing air toxics monitoring at two New Jersey schools and one New York school are now available on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Web site
EPA's New Green Parking Lot Allows Scientists to Study Permeable Surfaces That May Help the Environment
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:46:25 -0400
(New York, N.Y.) Paved parking lots and driveways make our lives easier, but they often create an easy pathway for pollutants to reach underground water sources and alter the natural flow of water back into the ground. The U.S

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Attorney General announces $19.5 million judgment against Shell Oil Co. - Valley News
Bakersfield NowAttorney General announces $19.5 million judgment against Shell Oil Co.Valley NewsThe judgement will ensure compliance by Shell Oil Co. and its affiliates with the state's hazardous waste and underground fuel storage laws, according to ...State wins $19.5-million judgment from Shell over violations at gas stationsLos Angeles TimesCalif AG: Wins $19.5 Million Court Judgment Vs Shell Gas StationsNASDAQShell will pay $19.5 million in fines over fuel tanksHouston ChronicleCourthouse News Serviceall 117 news articles »
Perma-Fix Swings To 3Q Profit, Tops Estimates - Wall Street Journal
Perma-Fix Swings To 3Q Profit, Tops EstimatesWall Street JournalIt also has an industrial business that treats hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Perma-Fix posted earnings of $2.6 million, or 5 cents a share, ...Perma-Fix Reports 66% Increase in Revenue, $4.4 Million of EBITDA, and $2.6 ...CNNMoney.com (press release)all 16 news articles »
US EPA Makes Available Data on Compliance with Hazardous Waste, Air Regulations - U.S. EPA.gov (press release)
US EPA Makes Available Data on Compliance with Hazardous Waste, Air RegulationsU.S. EPA.gov (press release)WASHINGTON – The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new information on EPA and state enforcement of hazardous waste and air regulations. ...and more »
Superfund & Brownfields News Release (HQ): EPA Adds Three Hazardous Waste ... - Autochannel (press release)
Superfund & Brownfields News Release (HQ): EPA Adds Three Hazardous Waste ...Autochannel (press release)Superfund is the federal program that investigates and cleans up the most complex, uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites in the country. ...and more »
Funds dwindling to oversee Utah's hazardous waste - The Associated Press
Funds dwindling to oversee Utah's hazardous wasteThe Associated PressUtah is still adequately regulating hazardous waste operations but is no longer able to inspect them as often as in the past, said Dennis Downs, ...Funds dwindling to oversee Utah's hazardous wasteLocalNews8.comall 71 news articles »
Hazardous Waste Day - Murfreesboro Post
Hazardous Waste DayMurfreesboro PostRecycle Rutherford holds the annual Household Hazardous Waste Day from 8 am-1 pm Saturday at the Murfreesboro mulch location, 4765 Florence Rd. Oil, ...

 

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Extension - Almost every home contains hazardous products, or products that can harm human health or the environment if improperly handled. Site tells what consumers should know about how to properly use, store, and dispose of hazardous household products.

Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA ) - Environmental information including air pollution, hazardous waste, management, regulations, measuring, modeling, emissions, testing, monitoring, modeling, particulate matter, ozone, and brownfields
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Cleanup Levels For Hazardous Waste Sites - Contains list of government regulation websites that give toxicity values, physical constants and state cleanup levels. Also, has descriptions of pages, message board and glossary of related acronyms used.
Meta Description: [ Information and links to actual cleanup levels for soils and groundwater at hazardous waste sites. Federal and state benchmarks and action levels. ]

Coastal Hazardous Waste Site Reviews - US NOAA review documents describing their evaluations of more than 300 hazardous waste sites that EPA has proposed for addition to the National Priorities List.

DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) - U.S. Department of Energy waste management (hazardous waste, radioactive waste) and environmental remediation (waste site clean-up) programs.

404 DOE RAPIC­Remedial Action Program Information Center - Access a searchable database of abstracts of reports and research papers about the U.S. Department of Energy's decontamination/decommissioning of nuclear facilities and remediation of sites contaminated with hazardous and radioactive materials.

EPA SW-846: Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods - EPA publication SW-846 is the Office of Solid Waste's official compendium of analytical and sampling methods for use in complying with the RCRA regulations.
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EPA's Office of Solid Waste - Information on municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, and industrial waste.
Meta Description: [ This EPA's Office of Solid Waste web page provides links to programs, initiatives, and resources concerning various types of wastes. ]

Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Center of Expertise (US Army Corps of Engineers) - cleans up sites contaminated with hazardous waste, radioactive waste, or ordnance.
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Healthy Communities Environmental Mapping - Location, type, and performance of HUD-funded activies and select EPA information on brownfields, hazardous wastes, air pollution and waste water discharges.

404 International Directory of Solid Waste Management - The International Solid Waste Association Yearbook provides a comprehensive annual reference guide to the global solid waste industry with state-of-the-art articles, reports and case studies on all aspects of solid waste management
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ITEA - DISMO technology - Offers a hyperbaric sublimation technology for treatment of hazardous and non hazardous waste, using air highly enriched with oxygen in a pressurized reactor.

Massachusetts Military Reservation Installation Restoration Program - environmental cleanup program on Cape Cod, involving the MMR itself, the Air Force, other federal and state agencies, and the general public.

404 Oregon DEQ Hazardous Waste Program - Proper hazardous waste management is an integral part of protecting Oregon's land, air, and water systems. Site has information on regulations and regulatory compliances, as well as information and links on pollution prevention and other waste management topics.
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Superfund Home Page - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) site about the CERCLA statute and Superfund programs.
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The Hazmat 101 Discussion and Information - A Yahoo email newsgroup dedicated to discuss packaging, labeling and transportation issues of potentially dangerous substances. Includes sign up instructions, list of stewards, archives and related resource links.
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