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Three Coastal Maine Towns Stem Boat Pollution with No Discharge Area Designation - EPA Also Provides $264K for Beach Water Quality Monitoring in Maine
August 19, 2009
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Industrial Launderer Will Pay $525,000 for Clean Water Act Violations
August 25, 2009
AmeriPride Service, Inc., an industrial launderer with a facility in Hartford, Connecticut, will pay a $525,000 penalty under the terms of a settlement for alleged violations of federal and state clean water laws and a government-issued permit. The settlement was announced jointly by Nora R. Dannehy, United States Attorney and Ira Leighton, Acting Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s New England Office.
EPA Orders Massachusetts Developer to Restore Damaged Wetlands
August 20, 2009
EPA has ordered a Massachusetts real estate developer to restore approximately 6.3 acres of freshwater wetlands in Rockland, Mass. The wetlands were altered as part of a plan to prepare the site for commercial development.
3 Facilities Agree to Pay Penalties Totaling $226,132 for Oil Spill Planning Failures
August 20, 2009
Three southern New England facilities that store over a million gallons of oil each agreed to pay penalties for failing to take adequate precaution to prevent and contain oil spills.
A Record 150 New England Communities Take Steps to Save Energy and Money
August 19, 2009
EPA New England's Community Energy Challenge program reached a new milestone by accepting its 150th participant recently. Reflecting a growing national interest in greening local government, municipalities that join EPA's Community Energy Challenge pledge to reduce energy consumption in their municipal facilities by at least 10 percent. Collectively, the communities participating in the Community Energy Challenge represent more than 30 percent of New England's population.
Recovery Act Funds to Help Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks, Create Jobs, Protect Land and Water
August 20, 2009
In an effort to protect people where they live, work and play, EPA is announcing over $9.8 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks.
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- September 10, 2009
South Weymouth Naval Air Station Restoration Advisory Board - South Weymouth, MA - September 16, 2009
NETC (Newport) Restoration Advisory Board - Newport, RI - September 22-23, 2009
U.S. EPA Technology Transfer Seminar on Nutrient Control at Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants - Marlborough, MA - September 24, 2009
New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site Public Meeting - New Bedford, MA - More Public Meetings
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