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L-R: Scott Gordon (Acting Region 4 Chief of Staff), Terry Gill (Fetter CEO & President), and Mayor Jerry Abramson (Louisville, KY).

EPA Recognizes Fetter Printing Company as one of Energy Star’s Partners for Leadership
(Atlanta, GA – April 21, 2009) Today, at a ceremony in Louisville, Kentucky, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Fetter Printing Company as one of the 89 Energy Star award winning partners leading the way through energy efficient approaches and practices to help fight climate change. In addition to Fetter, Lowe’s Companies, USAA Real Estate Company, PepsiCo, JC Penney, Food Lion, LLC, Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc., and Marriot International, Inc. are some of the Energy Star award winners chosen from more than 15,000 partners in the energy star program. Full Story

 

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Environmental Justice Grant Will Aid Rock Hill, S.C., Community
(ATLANTA – APRIL 2, 2009) The U.S. EPA Region 4 today awarded A Place for Hope, Inc., in Rock Hill, S.C., a $20,000 Environmental Justice Small Grant. The award is among approximately $800,000 in grants made by EPA to organizations working with communities facing environmental justice challenges throughout the country. Full Story

 

Summary of Past and Current EPA Response Activities Regarding The TVA Kingston Coal Ash Spill - March 31, 2009

On December 22, 2008, a failure of the northeastern dike used to contain fly ash occurred at the dewatering area of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Kingston Fossil Plant in Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee. Subsequent to the dike failure, approximately 5.4 million cubic yards of fly ash sludge was released into a branch of the Emory River. Full Summary

 

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$300,000 Grant Will Help Savannah Residents Reduce Toxics in Their Neighborhoods
(ATLANTA – Mar. 3, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today awarded $300,000 to Harambee House, a nonprofit organization in Savannah, Ga., for continuing work to help the Hudson Hill and Woodville neighborhoods understand and reduce local pollution. Full Story

 

 


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