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Mississippi's senators question EPA power
GREENVILLE - U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker gave Yazoo Backwater Project supporters new hope last week when they challenged the Environmental Protection Agency's right to veto the project.
Delta Democrat Times – Jul 21, 2008 10:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Mississippi: Greenwood-Greenville
GREENVILLE - U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker gave Yazoo Backwater Project supporters new hope last week when they challenged the Environmental Protection Agency's right to veto the project.
Delta Democrat Times – Jul 21, 2008 10:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Mississippi: Greenwood-Greenville
Lynn Buhl to Serve as EPA Regional Administrator for the Great Lakes Region
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PR Newswire – Jul 21, 2008 5:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Top Stories: Press Releases
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PR Newswire – Jul 21, 2008 5:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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EPA Welcomes Vermeer Corporation to Performance Track
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today welcomed the Vermeer Corporation, a manufacturer of agricultural, construction, environmental and industrial equipment, as the newest member of its Perfo... [WebWire - Monday, July 21, 2008]
WebWire – Jul 21, 2008 4:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Top Stories: Press Releases
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today welcomed the Vermeer Corporation, a manufacturer of agricultural, construction, environmental and industrial equipment, as the newest member of its Perfo... [WebWire - Monday, July 21, 2008]
WebWire – Jul 21, 2008 4:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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EPA warns of climate change in West
Degraded air quality, urban heat islands, early snow melt, wildfires and heat waves in the Intermountain West may all be the result of climate change interacting with changes in land use and demographics, according to a new report from the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
deseretnews.com – Jul 21, 2008 3:59 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Utah: Salt Lake City
Degraded air quality, urban heat islands, early snow melt, wildfires and heat waves in the Intermountain West may all be the result of climate change interacting with changes in land use and demographics, according to a new report from the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
deseretnews.com – Jul 21, 2008 3:59 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Utah: Salt Lake City
EPA Awards More Than $20 Million to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources for Whiskey Island Restoration
(Dallas, Texas — July 2008) The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $20,678,580 to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR) to restore and protect the marshes at Whiskey Island in... [WebWire - Monday, July 21, 2008]
WebWire – Jul 21, 2008 3:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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(Dallas, Texas — July 2008) The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $20,678,580 to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR) to restore and protect the marshes at Whiskey Island in... [WebWire - Monday, July 21, 2008]
WebWire – Jul 21, 2008 3:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Willingboro Resident Honored with EPA Employee Award
PHILADELPHIA (July 2008) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's mid-Atlantic region presented its Instructor of the Year Award to Jose Jimenez, of Willingboro, N.J., at its annual Employee Reco... [WebWire - Monday, July 21, 2008]
WebWire – Jul 21, 2008 2:09 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Top Stories: Press Releases
PHILADELPHIA (July 2008) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's mid-Atlantic region presented its Instructor of the Year Award to Jose Jimenez, of Willingboro, N.J., at its annual Employee Reco... [WebWire - Monday, July 21, 2008]
WebWire – Jul 21, 2008 2:09 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Pollution will still waft over N.C. line
Now that a court has tossed EPA air quality rules, N.C. is left at the mercy of neighbors' less-strict laws.
The News & Observer – Jul 21, 2008 05:30 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: North Carolina: Raleigh-Durham
Now that a court has tossed EPA air quality rules, N.C. is left at the mercy of neighbors' less-strict laws.
The News & Observer – Jul 21, 2008 05:30 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: North Carolina: Raleigh-Durham
Officials will try to curb algae after receiving EPA study grant
GREEN BAY David Dolan, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay associate professor of natural and applied sciences, received a $285,463 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to head a project that will analyze and help control future algae blooms and excessive weed growth in the Great Lakes.
The Green Bay Press-Gazette – Jul 21, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Wisconsin: Green Bay-Appleton
GREEN BAY David Dolan, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay associate professor of natural and applied sciences, received a $285,463 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to head a project that will analyze and help control future algae blooms and excessive weed growth in the Great Lakes.
The Green Bay Press-Gazette – Jul 21, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Wisconsin: Green Bay-Appleton
Cal EPA teams clear hazardous waste from homes after fires
Just 10 days after Butte County supervisors castigated the state for setting up waste-removal standards in the fire-ravaged areas without offering help, Cal Environmental Protection Agency teams are cleaning up toxins in the Ophir and Humboldt fires
Chico Enterprise Record – Jul 20, 2008 05:12 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: California: Chico
Just 10 days after Butte County supervisors castigated the state for setting up waste-removal standards in the fire-ravaged areas without offering help, Cal Environmental Protection Agency teams are cleaning up toxins in the Ophir and Humboldt fires
Chico Enterprise Record – Jul 20, 2008 05:12 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: California: Chico
City evaluating, many options to curb energy use
Reducing the number of take-home vehicles is just one aspect of Bowling Green’s overall efforts to cut down the government’s energy consumption. “I have been talking with BG Green about using Bowling Green as a (test) site to see (how much) energy a city government our size consumes,” City Manager Kevin DeFebbo said.That means looking at all the energy the city uses - gasoline, natural gas, propane and electricity - and its cost. Once that is determined, the city will have a benchmark from which to start reducing, DeFebbo said.Next month, department heads and others will begin debating the merits of a four-day week, which could conceivably save employees a bit in gas money.DeFebbo said four-day work weeks seem to make the most sense for entities that have employees who commute a long way, such as the case in Albany, N.Y., where some employees commute up to 90 minutes a day. The chamber of commerce there earlier this month began testing a four-day week for some employees through August. That office, however, plans to be open five days a week.Last week, Gov. Steve Beshear encouraged state government departments to evaluate the possibility of four-day work weeks for some employees, following in the footsteps of Secretary of State Trey Grayson, whose office has had 15 employees participating in a pilot program for nearly a month now.Yet if Bowling Green were to make such a move, it wouldn’t mean any less energy consumption overall.“We are not going to close on that fifth day,” DeFebbo said. “In fact we may decide to have longer hours, so our energy consumption could (conceivably) go up some.”As one energy-saving measure, the city fire department may decide to install solar panels on the new administration building that is being designed for Fairview Avenue.“Even if it costs a little more, I say go for it,” DeFebbo said.Fire Chief Greg Johnson said he’s talked to Nancy Givens of BG Green about how such a project would work. Givens was instrumental in getting solar panels installed at the ALIVE Center.“I am trying to educate myself as we go along on this thing,” Johnson said. “We want to at least consider it for the new administration building for the benefit we can get out of and the example we can set.“But nothing is written in stone. It is not a real inexpensive venture.”Johnson said there also is a possibility that panels could be used on the Greenwood fire station under construction near the Greenwood-Interstate 65 interchange.“It might be more difficult to try to add those in now,” Johnson said, noting that the foundation, some of the block walls and structural steel are already installed.“Greenwood is on schedule and maybe even a little ahead,” he said. “We are hoping to open at the end of year.”City and county schools and Western Kentucky University also have been doing what they can to reap energy savings. That has meant a little bit of everything: changing lighting sources, installing geothermal heating and cooling systems, and using more efficient insulation among the changes.A proposed new Richardsville Elementary School is being touted across the state as a nearly energy-independent school. County schools including Alvaton, Drakes Creek, Henry F. Moss and Warren East middle schools have received the EPA’s Energy Star Award for energy performance.
Bowling Green Daily News – Jul 20, 2008 02:49 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Kentucky: Bowling Green
Reducing the number of take-home vehicles is just one aspect of Bowling Green’s overall efforts to cut down the government’s energy consumption. “I have been talking with BG Green about using Bowling Green as a (test) site to see (how much) energy a city government our size consumes,” City Manager Kevin DeFebbo said.That means looking at all the energy the city uses - gasoline, natural gas, propane and electricity - and its cost. Once that is determined, the city will have a benchmark from which to start reducing, DeFebbo said.Next month, department heads and others will begin debating the merits of a four-day week, which could conceivably save employees a bit in gas money.DeFebbo said four-day work weeks seem to make the most sense for entities that have employees who commute a long way, such as the case in Albany, N.Y., where some employees commute up to 90 minutes a day. The chamber of commerce there earlier this month began testing a four-day week for some employees through August. That office, however, plans to be open five days a week.Last week, Gov. Steve Beshear encouraged state government departments to evaluate the possibility of four-day work weeks for some employees, following in the footsteps of Secretary of State Trey Grayson, whose office has had 15 employees participating in a pilot program for nearly a month now.Yet if Bowling Green were to make such a move, it wouldn’t mean any less energy consumption overall.“We are not going to close on that fifth day,” DeFebbo said. “In fact we may decide to have longer hours, so our energy consumption could (conceivably) go up some.”As one energy-saving measure, the city fire department may decide to install solar panels on the new administration building that is being designed for Fairview Avenue.“Even if it costs a little more, I say go for it,” DeFebbo said.Fire Chief Greg Johnson said he’s talked to Nancy Givens of BG Green about how such a project would work. Givens was instrumental in getting solar panels installed at the ALIVE Center.“I am trying to educate myself as we go along on this thing,” Johnson said. “We want to at least consider it for the new administration building for the benefit we can get out of and the example we can set.“But nothing is written in stone. It is not a real inexpensive venture.”Johnson said there also is a possibility that panels could be used on the Greenwood fire station under construction near the Greenwood-Interstate 65 interchange.“It might be more difficult to try to add those in now,” Johnson said, noting that the foundation, some of the block walls and structural steel are already installed.“Greenwood is on schedule and maybe even a little ahead,” he said. “We are hoping to open at the end of year.”City and county schools and Western Kentucky University also have been doing what they can to reap energy savings. That has meant a little bit of everything: changing lighting sources, installing geothermal heating and cooling systems, and using more efficient insulation among the changes.A proposed new Richardsville Elementary School is being touted across the state as a nearly energy-independent school. County schools including Alvaton, Drakes Creek, Henry F. Moss and Warren East middle schools have received the EPA’s Energy Star Award for energy performance.
Bowling Green Daily News – Jul 20, 2008 02:49 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Kentucky: Bowling Green