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- The U.S. EPA's Oil Program Center Report
- The goal of the EPA Oil Program Center Update is to inform about Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Rule Deadline Extension .It also mentions about EPA's Region 9 Oil Program has been actively providing outreach and education on the revised SPCC Rule to state and local governments and the regulated...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- Oil Spill Response Management
- The paper mentions that as the federal governments lead agency in responding to oil spills in inland waters, EPA is responsible for monitoring and, if necessary, directing spill response efforts. Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, EPA is required to direct the response in cases where the spill "is...
- White papers 2004-01-08
- Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure
- The paper states that the main requirement of facilities subject to the regulation is the preparation and implementation of a Plan to prevent any discharge of oil into waters of the United States. Such a Plan is referred to as a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure SPCC Plan. This plan...
- White papers 2004-03-02
- On-Scene Coordinators
- The On-Scene Coordinator OSC is the federal official responsible for monitoring or directing responses to all oil spills and hazardous substance releases reported to the federal government. The OSC coordinates all federal efforts with, and provides support and information to, local, state and regional response communities. The OSC is an...
- White papers 2004-02-24
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- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EPAThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA was created on December 2, 1970, by executive order of President Richard Nixon to "permit coordinated and effective government action on behalf of the environment." Fifteen different environmental programs from various federal offices were combined and placed under the jurisdiction of...
- Research articles 2002-01-01
- EPA Announces Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award Winners.(Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
- The Environmental Protection Agency EPA recently announced the recipients of its 2004 Stratospheric Ozone Protection Awards. According to EPA, corporate and government recipients include Environment Canada and Health Canada of Toronto and Ottawa, Canada; General Electric Company of Louisville, KY; JACO Environmental, Inc. of...
- Research articles 2004-04-16
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA is the primary regulatory agency of the federal government responsible for pollution control. EPA's stated mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment—air, water, and land—on which life depends. The EPA was created in 1970 as an outgrowth of the...
- Research articles 2005-10-25
- IBP And Government Officials Reach Agreement; Company Resolves Federal, State Concerns
- Business Editors DAKOTA DUNES, S.D.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 12, 2001 IBP, inc. has reached an agreement with federal and state officials that ensures continued protection of the environment at several company plant locations. The agreement settles a January 2000 lawsuit filed against the company by the U.S. Environmental Protection...
- Research articles 2001-10-12
- Higher emissions from coal and gas power stations threaten pollution
- POLLUTION from Scotland's major coal and gas-fired power stations shot up last year, threatening to wreck the Scottish government's plans to combat climate change. New figures from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency Sepa reveal massive increases in the amounts of carbon dioxide being belched out by the coal...
- Research articles 2007-10-21
- United States Settles Clean Air Act Case Against Toyota; Toyota Will Convert School Buses to Run Cleaner as Part of Settlement
- WASHINGTON, March 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Department of Justice and the Environment Protection Agency finalized yesterday a settlement of the government's lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corporation for Clean Air Act violations involving 2.2 million vehicleWASHINGTON, March 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Department of Justice and the Environment Protection Agency...
- Research articles 2003-03-07
- Shell Wins Offshore Drilling Rights in Alaska
- After years of controversy and delays, a federal agency has given the green light to Royal Dutch Shell to drill for oil and gas in the Arctic Ocean. The decision on Monday by the Minerals Management Service clears one of the last big hurdles for the company to drill two...
- News items 2009-10-20
- Lawrence Lessig says it's time to nuke the FCC from orbit
- The nation's leading writer on media and telecommunications law says it's time to get rid of the Federal Communications Commission, which he calls corrupt beyond repair. "You can't fix DNA," argues Professor Lawrence Lessig in a spirited op-ed in Tuesday's edition of Newsweek. "You have to bury it. President Obama...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Your utility budget as a source of revenue.(managing local government infrastructure needs)
- To meet maintenance and infrastructure needs in today's tough economic environment, have you considered using your utility budget as a source of funds for making improvements? The Environmental Protection Agency's EPA Energy Starr program estimat To meet maintenance and infrastructure needs in today's tough...
- Research articles 2003-08-01
- China laments failure to enforce environmental protection laws
- BEIJING AFP — China's top environmental official has spoken out against the nation's failure to enforce legislation protecting the environment, state press said. "Non-enforcement and lax enforcement of laws and administrative inactivity are the main targets we must aim at," Xie Zhenhua, director of the State Environmental Protection Agency,...
- Research articles 2005-06-29
- Experts to meet to discuss Salmonella in laying flocks.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-20 October 2006-UK Government: Experts to meet to discuss Salmonella in laying flocksC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:20102006 The Health Protection Agency and the Veterinary Laboratories Agency are today hosting a conference to discuss the results of an EU-wide survey of...
- Research articles 2006-10-20
- Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman release framework for Senate climate/energy bill
- by David Roberts Sens. Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman held a press conference today to discuss the framework they're developing for a clean energy bill that can get to 60 votes in the Senate early next year. (Audio here .) Obviously the event was timed to...
- News items 2009-12-10
- Breakfast Briefing: Ministry of the Environment
- News Advisory: WHEN: Wednesday, May 10, at 8:30 to 10 AM WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F, NW, 13th Floor, Zenger Room, Washington D.C. BACKGROUND: The Ontario government recently filed comments with the US Environmental Protection Agency. Ontario's concerns are shared by the 18 states listed below, (see NOTE:...
- Research articles 2006-05-04
- WRI, EPA, and Mexican partners launch project to cut emissions from diesel buses.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-21 June 2004-WRI: WRI, EPA, and Mexican partners launch project to cut emissions from diesel busesC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04201960 MEXICO CITY and WASHINGTON - EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute's Center for Transport and the Environment, the U.S. Environmental...
- Research articles 2004-06-21
- Government continues Sumas II fight with permit appeal.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-3 October 2002-British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks: Government continues Sumas II fight with permit appeal C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10022002 VICTORIA -- British Columbia will file an appeal with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in...
- Research articles 2002-10-03
- SLA lauds government report on closures of EPA libraries
- SLA has applauded the U.S. Government Accountability Office's recent report on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's library closures. The report was requested by the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee last year following an outcry by the public and the library community over the destruction of sensitive documents and...
- Research articles 2008-04-01
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