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US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency News
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EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Traveling to COP21 in Paris
As the White House announced today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will be traveling to Paris for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference during the 2nd week, December 5-10, to focus on the progress ...
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EPA to Hold Public Hearings in Atlanta on Proposed Clean Power Plan Actions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a, two-day public hearing on the proposed Clean Power Plan federal plan and model rules during the week of November 16, 2015. The hearing will be held at the Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal building ...
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EPA to Hold Public Hearings in Atlanta on Proposed Clean Power Plan Actions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a, two-day public hearing on the proposed Clean Power Plan federal plan and model rules during the week of November 16, 2015. The hearing will be held at the Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal building ...
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EPA to Hold Public Hearings in Pittsburgh, Denver, Washington D.C., Atlanta on Proposed Clean Power Plan Actions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold four, two-day public hearings across the country on the proposed Clean Power Plan federal plan and model rules during the weeks of November 9 and November 16, 2015. The hearings will be held ...
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Today: EPA Administrator McCarthy to Keynote Utilities Conference in Austin
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will give the keynote speech at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners annual meeting in Austin, Texas. She will discuss the Clean Power Plan and the ...
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Monday: EPA Administrator McCarthy to Keynote Utilities Conference in Austin
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will give the keynote speech at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners annual meeting in Austin, Texas. She will discuss the Clean Power Plan and the ...
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Businesses find savings in Combined Heat and Power Systems
Businesses and organizations across the country are saving money and reducing their environmental footprint by using combined heat and power (CHP) technology in their buildings. These highly efficient systems simultaneously produce electricity and ...
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Save Money and Reduce Your Impact Through Energy Efficiency
Do you want to save money and fight climate change, without sacrificing comfort or convenience? Becoming more energy efficient accomplishes all that and more. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has several programs and tools to help ...
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U.S. EPA Awards $42,201 to the American Samoa Power Authority to Replace a Power Generator
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $42,201 to the American Samoa Power Authority to replace a diesel generator with an all-electric generator on the Island of Ofu in American Samoa. This project will reduce 75,000 gallons of diesel ...
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10:30 AM EDT: EPA to Hold Media Call on Updates on Clean Power Plan Updates
Today at 10:30 a.m. EDT, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a press call on updates on the Clean Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan, which for the first time puts national limits on carbon pollution, will cut U.S. carbon ...
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EPA Recognizes Ahold USA as a Top Green Power Partner
Ahold USA, based in Quincy, Mass., was recognized by EPA as one of the nation’s top 100 purchasers of Green Power. As part of EPA’s Green Power Partnership, more than 1,300 organizations are purchasing billions of kilowatt-hours of ...
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U.S. EPA Honors 2015 Green Power Leaders in California
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its annual Green Power Leadership Awards to seven businesses across California. The firms were among 25 businesses and organizations across 13 states recognized for their achievements in ...
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U.S. EPA Honors 2015 Green Power Leader in Arizona
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its annual Green Power Leadership Awards. The Tucson Unified School District was among 25 businesses and organizations across 13 states that were recognized for their achievements in ...
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EPA Announces National Limits to Reduce Toxic Pollutants Discharged into Waterways by Steam Electric Power Plants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today finalized a rule that will reduce the discharge of toxic pollutants into America’s waterways from steam electric power plants by 1.4 billion pounds annually, as well as reduce water ...
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EPA Takes Action Against Underground Petroleum Storage Tank Violations in Monmouth County, Middlesex County and Paterson, New Jersey
In separate agreements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Monmouth and Middlesex counties in New Jersey have settled alleged violations of federal laws regarding the proper maintenance and operation of underground petroleum storage tank ...
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TODAY: EPA Administrator McCarthy to Address Growth Energy Conference
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will address Growth Energy’s sixth annual Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C. today at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill. Administrator McCarthy will speak about EPA’s commitment to the biofuels ...
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TUESDAY: EPA Administrator to Discuss Historic Clean Power Plan to Cut U.S. Carbon Pollution and Protect Public Health
On Tuesday, August 11, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will be discussing the Clean Power Plan at the Resources for the Future (RFF) Leadership Forum. The Clean Power Plan will protect public health, spur clean energy investments and strengthen U.S. ...
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Scituate R.I. High School Teacher Recognized by President Obama and EPA; Yarmouth, Maine teacher received honorable mention
A teacher at the Ponaganset High School in Scituate, R.I., was recognized by the federal government for his work that has energized environmental education for students, as well as the school system and community. Teacher Ross McCurdy received the ...
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4PM TODAY: U.S. EPA to Hold Media Call on Clean Power Plan
Today at 4 p.m. EDT, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold an on-the-record media conference call on the Clean Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan is a historic and important step that will cut U.S. carbon pollution, which fuels climate ...
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Obama Administration Takes Historic Action on Climate Change/Clean Power Plan to protect public health, spur clean energy investments and strengthen U.S. leadership
President Obama announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final Clean Power Plan today, which will cut U.S. carbon pollution from the power sector by 870 million tons, or 32 percent below 2005 levels, in 2030. Power plants are the ...