WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on the annual “Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2010” (Inventory) draft report. The Inventory is the United States’ official estimate of total national greenhouse gas emissions, and is developed annually to meet commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate [...]
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Exam scheduled for licensed remediation specialist certification
An examination for licensed remediation specialist certification is scheduled from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on March 21 at the Marshall University Graduate College in South Charleston. The exam will be given in Room 213 of the Robert C. Byrd Academic Center Building. Certification is required for anyone submitting voluntary remediation and brownfields cleanup designs to [...]
Air emissions of dioxins have decreased by 90 percent since the 1980s
WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its non-cancer science assessment for dioxins, which was last reviewed in the 1980s. Dioxins are toxic chemicals that naturally exist in the environment and can be released into the environment through forest fires, backyard burning of trash, certain industrial activities, and residue from past commercial burning [...]
MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC has agreed to settle its liability in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
WASHINGTON – MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC has agreed to settle its liability in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in a settlement with the United States valued at $90 million, announced the Department of Justice, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today. Approximately $45 million of the $90 million settlement is [...]
Commission for Environmental Cooperation Announces Funding to Address Environmental Problems in North America
WASHINGTON – Today, Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) council members including U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced the winners of more than $1.3 million of grants under the CEC’s North American Partnership for Environmental Community Action (NAPECA) program. The grants will support community efforts to promote healthy communities and ecosystems, encourage activities that [...]
