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Oil company makes amends for Wyoming spill
1/8 -- Houston-based Citation Oil and Gas will pay $860,000 in penalties and
spill prevention measures as a result of a 2004 oil spill to the North Fork
Powder River in Wyoming. The company will also take steps to ensure compliance
with spill prevention and control requirements under the Clean Water Act.
Press release.
Fine particle pollution gets attention in parts of Utah, Montana
12/22 -- Areas along Utah's Wasatch Front and Libby, Mont. have been designated
as nonattainment areas under EPA's new fine particulate standard
(or PM 2.5). EPA will work with States and local partners
to achieve cleaner, healthier air in the affected counties.
Utah press release /
Libby, Mont. press release.
Community Action for a Renewed Environment grants
12/18 -- EPA is now accepting applications for 2009 CARE grants to support
local partnerships to reduce pollution. Visit the CARE
website for additional information, including upcoming Q&A Webcasts.
The deadline for proposals is March 16, 2009.
Request for Proposals.
2008 a record year for environmental enforcement
12/4 -- EPA concluded civil and criminal enforcement actions requiring regulated
entities to spend an estimated $11.8 billion on pollution controls, cleanup
and environmental projects, a record for EPA. Press
release /
2008 enforcement accomplishments.
Water treatment plant to help restore water quality and trout fishery
11/19 -- The Town of Breckenridge and Summit County, Colo., have begun operating
a state-of-the-art treatment plant at the Wellington Oro Mine site in French
Gulch. The plant will remove zinc and cadmium from an abandoned mine seep that
is the biggest source of pollution in the Upper Blue River, improving water
quality and aquatic habitat for six miles downstream. Town
of Breckenridge press release (PDF, 26 K) / EPA
French Gulch site.
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February 24-25, 2009
AgStar Conference
Baltimore, Maryland
March 2-4, 2009
2009 National Air Quality Conferences
Addison, Texas
March 5-9, 2009
Remediation Technology Summit (REMTEC) 2009
Atlanta, Georgia
March 12-15, 2009
38th Annual Conference on Environmental Law
Keystone, Colorado
April 24-26, 2009
Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education Conference
Winter Park, Colorado
May 4-8, 2009
National Environmental Partnership Summit
San Francisco, California
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