Top News Stories, 2008
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Green Power Awards to Technology and Agriculture Companies (10/28) EPA honors Lundberg Family Farms, Cisco Systems and Intel for environmental leadership. News Release: Cisco, Intel | News Release: Lundberg | Green Power Partnership
Awards for Students of Environmental Studies The EPA graduate fellowship program supports masters and doctoral candidates in completing their degrees. HI News Release | CA News Release | National Center for Environmental Research
UCLA Awarded $24M for Nanotechnology Research The grant will fund research on the possible environmental, health and safety impacts of nanomaterials. News Release | National Center for Environmental Research
Tribe to Restore Wetlands
(9/11) Fifteen acres of willow forest adjacent to the Klamath River will be restored.
News Release | Klamath Watershed | Wetlands
News Release | Klamath Watershed | Wetlands
Exxon Mobil to Pay $2.6 Million for Releasing PCBs into Environment (8/21) PCBs are a suspected carcinogen for humans and Exxon allowed one transformer to leak PCB-contaminated fluid for two years before repairing the transformer. News Release | PCBs | Enforcement
Fort Ord Redevelopment (8/12)
Nearly 3,300 acres of the former Army base will be developed for residential, commercial and educational purposes. Feature Story & Photos | Superfund Site | Media Advisory
EPA Issues Air Permit to Desert Rock Energy Facility (7/31)
The Desert Rock power plant will be one of the cleanest pulverized coal-burning power plants in the country. News Release | Feature Story | Permit Information
Partnership Reduces Air Pollution in Arizona (7/24) The goals of the South Phoenix Industry Challenge/Good Neighbor Partnership are to reduce routine air emissions and accidental releases. News Release | Air Programs
Cleaning up the Anaconda Mine in Nevada (6/27)
(6/27) ARCO will pay over $2.7 million and investigate groundwater contamination. Press Release | Video & Photos
(6/27) ARCO will pay over $2.7 million and investigate groundwater contamination. Press Release | Video & Photos
EPA Enforcement Results in Innovative Environmental Project in Saipan (7/9)
The alternative energy project will be the first non-residential alternative energy project in CNMI and will serve as a pilot for the rest of Micronesia. News Release
The alternative energy project will be the first non-residential alternative energy project in CNMI and will serve as a pilot for the rest of Micronesia. News Release
Watershed Restoration for Northern California River (6/11)
As part of a national $4.3 million settlement, four home builders will help restore two major tributaries to the Garcia River which contains impaired steelhead and coho salmon habitat. News Release
Protecting Drinking Water (5/9) An $8M EPA grant will help fund the San Francisco Public Utility Commission to pilot monitoring, sampling, detection and early warning systems. News Release
CELEBRATE EARTH DAY! (4/22)
EPA’s experts in the Pacific Southwest are available to discuss local environmental issues in communities and with the media. Media Contacts»
Earth Day Sites: Pacific Southwest | National
Earth Day Sites: Pacific Southwest | National
EPA Honors Environmental Leaders (4/14) Awards recognize organizations and individuals who have made remarkable efforts to protect and preserve our air, water and land. News Releases: Am. Samoa |
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Environmental Awards Site
EPA Funds Community Redevelopment (4/8)
Grant money will support the type of assistance necessary to transform idle lands into community assets. News Releases by State: AZ | So. CA | No. CA | NV | CNMI
EPA Takes Charge of Cleanup at Greka (4/1) EPA is immediately assuming control of all cleanup efforts at Greka’s Bell Lease in Santa Maria. EPA is mobilizing contractors to clean up the site. News Release
Removing Pesticides from the U.S.-Mexico Border Region (3/26)
A collaboration of EPA, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, the Imperial County Agricultural Commissioner, the Mexican Secretariat for the Environment and Natural Resources, and the Mexican Public Health Services Agency. News Release | Feature story
A collaboration of EPA, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, the Imperial County Agricultural Commissioner, the Mexican Secretariat for the Environment and Natural Resources, and the Mexican Public Health Services Agency. News Release | Feature story
Preventing Air Pollution (3/19)
EPA funds communities and researchers to learn about and prevent toxic pollution. News Release
EPA Grant Supports Tribe's Cleanup Efforts (3/11) Leaking underground storage tanks can contaminate land and the Klamath River which tribal communities depend on for fishing and drinking water. News Release & Soundbite | Leaking Underground Storage Tanks in Indian Country
Protecting People from Unregistered Pesticides (3/5)
Products that kill or repel bacteria or germs are considered pesticides and must be registered with the EPA prior to distribution or sale. News Release
New Nevada and California Participants in Performance Track (2/25)
The National Environmental Performance Track is a partnership program that recognizes and encourages voluntary environmental protection commitments in the private and public sectors. News Release | Performance Track Web site
Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Now Available (2/21) The 2006 chemical release data, collected under the Emergency Preparedness and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA), has been published.
News Releases: AZ|CA|HI|NV|Guam|CNMI|Am Samoa| Region 9 TRI Program
News Releases: AZ|CA|HI|NV|Guam|CNMI|Am Samoa| Region 9 TRI Program
Powerine to Pay $1.45 Million in Cleanup Costs (2/13) The company's settlement allows EPA to recover some of its costs at three southern California Superfund sites. News Release
Inspection Reports Released Following Sewage Spills (2/12) EPA finalized inspection reports for five sewage collection systems that flow to the Sewerage Agency for Southern Marin wastewater facility on San Francisco Bay. News Release | Reports | Map
Cleaning up the Del Amo Superfund Site (2/6) EPA and Shell Oil Co. removed more than 23,000 lbs. of hazardous toxins from the southern California site. News Release | Site Info | Site Map (Google)
EPA Responds to Oil Spills (1/29)
EPA orders Greka Oil and Gas to immediately comply with the federal Water Pollution Control Act. News Release
Paradise Valley, AZ, Drinking Water (1/18) EPA is working with state and local agencies to ensure that Paradise Valley drinking water supplies meet all standards following this week's contamination.
News Release
Energy Company Did Not Discover Oil Spill for 13 Hours (1/9)
Greka Energy has been responsible for three major and numerous minor oil spills in the area in the past two years. News Release
Cleaner Air in Nevada (1/3)
EPA proposes designation of the Truckee Meadows area of Washoe County as an attainment area for the national health standard for carbon monoxide.
• News Release
• Map of Washoe County
• Google Earth Map with Current Air Quality (Requires Google Earth, more information)
• News Release
• Map of Washoe County
• Google Earth Map with Current Air Quality (Requires Google Earth, more information)
Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles (12/17)
EPA and the United Parcel Service (UPS) have developed a delivery vehicle to explore and demonstrate the environmental benefits of the hydraulic hybrid. Feature Story | Video & Photos | News Release
EPA Orders Ports' Tenants to Comply with Clean Water Act (12/5) Eight tenants of the Port of Long Beach and 12 tenants of the Port of Los Angeles were ordered to comply with stormwater
regulations. Audit report & Enforcement orders | News Release