Attorneys say mining company is using less stringent, emergency cleanup standards in a non-emergency situation.
Agency works with mountaintop mining companies to ensure compliance with Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.
Arizona American Water project to get $2.3 million in federal funds to help meet EPA standard for naturally occurring element.
From lead in plumbing to testing used oil, California's Department of Toxic Substances Control will be enforcing new statutes in 2010.
Recycling nuclear fuel would decrease the problem of nuclear waste disposal, the report says.
The agency seeks public input on its interim guidance for dioxins in soil cleanup goals.
EPA has identified these industries for financial obligations in cleanup of environmental releases.
EPA aligns U.S. hazardous waste shipment rules with OECD regulations.
The state is investing $5 million from stimulus money to develop eight alternative energy projects that will use sewage, animal, and food processing waste to generate power.
Twenty of 49 potentially responsible parties will now have to contribute funds for the cleanup of the Sutton Brook Disposal Area Superfund Site.
Two levels of grants awards are available to help establish community-based partnerships and implement risk-reduction activities.
GE's landfill gas engines generate renewable electricity for Duke Energy's grid.
The holiday season brings about 25 percent more waste, or 5 million tons of garbage, to landfills but Americans can lower that amount by recycling, according to the American Chemistry Council.
Southington, Conn., GenCorp., Kraft Foods, Shell Oil Co., and United Technologies Corp. will pay millions to ensure protections from contaminated groundwater at the Superfund site; 86 other parties also will contribute.
Environmental Working Group report analyzes 20 million tap water quality tests done by water utilities over the last five years and found 316 contaminants.
Federal agencies win largest bankruptcy settlement in U.S. history and plan to use funds to clean and restore sites contaminated by ASARCO mining operations in 19 states.
- By L.K. Williams, EPonline
The U.S. Geological Survey tested wells for chemicals that do not have human health benchmarks or toxicity information.
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