Region 3: The Mid-Atlantic States

Serving Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia

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Asbestos hazards prompt EPA to halt demolition work (09/18/08) The order was issued to a former pottery-manufacturing facility in Hancock County, W. Va. because of potential health hazards from asbestos and damage to a previously constructed soil cap at the site. Press Release

EPA settles pesticides violations with Pa. company (09/18/08) Paradigm Labs, a chemical manufacturer, will pay a $24,000 penalty and comply with the federal pesticide law. Press Release

EPA and Neville Chemical settle waste violations at Pittsburgh facility (09/16/08) The settlement requires Neville to pay a $37,411 civil penalty and to comply with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Press Release

Pa. small businesses honored for energy savings (09/16/08) Priority Communications of DuBois and Pine Forest Camp of Greely received the 2008 Energy Star Award for cutting utility costs significantly and making energy efficiency improvements that help make our nation's air cleaner.

 

Agencies sign agreement for cleanup of U.S. Coast Guard yard (09/16/08) A federal facility inter-agency agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard will govern the cleanup of the Curtis Bay Coast Guard Yard Superfund site in Anne Arundel County, Md. Press Release

Pollution Prevention Week 2008: Reduce, reuse, and recycle (09/11/08) Pollution prevention focuses on reducing waste at its source, reusing what can’t be reduced and recycling what otherwise would be thrown away. Press Release

EPA encourages water conservation (09/10/08) EPA offers practical water conservation tips that will save you money and help the environment. Press Release

West Virginia University selected for EPA brownfields grant (09/10/08) The $550,000 redevelopment assistance grant will help identify mine-scarred lands that are suitable for redevelopment into biofuels and other alternative energy production sites. Press Release

$252 million for water quality improvements in Virginia (09/09/08) The funding includes EPA's $13.9 million grant, state match, state bonds, repayments from prior loans, and interest earnings. Press Release

EPA proposes Superfund sites in Md. and Pa. (09/03/08)

EPA orders Chevron gasoline cleanup in Chillum, Md. (09/02/08) EPA welcomes comments on the cleanup order. Press Release

First Annual Philadelphia Children's Health Lead Awareness Fair EPA, Temple University, and the City of Philadelphia will co-sponsor the First Annual Philadelphia Children’s Health Lead Awareness Fair on Saturday, October 18, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Temple’s Broad St. campus. This event will focus on prevention, testing and treatment, and the dangers of lead exposure and lead poisoning around the home.

EPA Emergency Preparedness & Prevention and Hazmat Spills Conference The nations's premier all-hazards conference for government and industry. October 26-29, 2008, Richmond, Va. Convention Center.

Take advantage of federal coupons for TV converter boxes and avoid unnecessary E-waste Electronic products contain metals and materials that can pose a danger to human health and the environment. Putting them in the trash is not recommended. Coupon Fact Sheet

EPA's regional director of water programs, Jon M. Capacasa, writes (5 pp, 32K, About PDF) about the diverse and evolving tools available to fight "non-point source" water pollution. NAPA Report

Mid-Atlantic Regional Asthma Initiative (MARAI) Newsletter

DC lead EPA's web site provides important information and advice for people concerned about levels of lead in the District's drinking water.

EPA encourages office employees to reduce their "environmental footprint" and save money

Clearing your home of asthma triggers Regional Administrator Donald S. Welsh discusses ways to reduce common causes of asthma attacks. more...

EPA-approved State Implementation Plan (SIP) regulations for Region 3 state and local air quality agencies. A SIP is a plan for each state which identifies how the state will meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and certain other requirements of the Clean Air Act.