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Proposed Settlement with Midfield Aviation LLC for Clean Water Act Violations in Idaho

Proposed Settlement with Midfield Aviation LLC ...

EPA alleges that the respondent was involved in aircraft maintenance failed to independently obtain coverage under the NPDES Multi-Sector Permit.

City of Kalamazoo Dyes Stormwater System to Look for Illicit Discharges

City of Kalamazoo Dyes Stormwater System to Loo...

The city of Kalamazoo is placing dye that may appear in surface water, and officials are advising citizens not to be alarmed if they see it

Larger-than-average Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ measured

Larger-than-average Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ ...

River discharge and nutrient loads contribute to size

Mudslides, Worsened By Last Year's Wildfires, Shut Down A Vital Colorado Highway

Mudslides, Worsened By Last Year's Wildfires, S...

Heavy rains resulted in some 10 feet of mud blanketing the highway on Thursday.

EPA Releases Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (CyAN) Web Tool to Help Monitor Water Quality

EPA Releases Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (...

he tool uses satellite data to alert users based on specific changes in the color of the water in lakes and reservoirs across the US.

EPA Announces $569 Million WIFIA Loan for Flood, Climate Resilience in the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area

EPA Announces $569 Million WIFIA Loan for Flood...

Nationally, 52 WIFIA loans are financing $23 billion in water upgrades, creating 54,000 jobs

EPA proposed settlement with Phoenix Petroleum resolves Clean Water Act violations at North Dakota oil production facilities

EPA proposed settlement with Phoenix Petroleum ...

Company agrees to penalty associated with an inadequate spill prevention plan and field implementation of the plan at two tank batteries

Former PWSA Supervisor Charged with Violating the Clean Water Act

Former PWSA Supervisor Charged with Violating t...

A former supervisor for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has been charged in federal court with conspiring to violate the Clean Water Act.

EPA reaches settlement with landowners in Duchesne County, Utah to restore Duchesne River and floodplain on Uintah and Ouray Reservation

EPA reaches settlement with landowners in Duche...

Karl and David Lamb to restore portions of the Duchesne River and floodplain impacted by unpermitted construction activities

EPA cites Alliant Techsystems Operations for environmental violations at Navy facility in Keyser, W. Va.

EPA cites Alliant Techsystems Operations for en...

Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC faces a $350,000 penalty to settle environmental violations at US Navy-owned Laboratory

EPA Announces $10 Million Available for States, Tribes and Territories to Address Environmental Challenges

EPA Announces $10 Million Available for States,...

$8.5 million available for D.C., states, and territories, and $1.5 million available for Tribes

EPA settles with Sutter County’s Bear River Supply Inc. for selling misbranded pesticide

EPA settles with Sutter County’s Bear River Sup...

Bear River Supply Inc., has agreed to pay a $50,578 penalty to resolve EPA's findings that the company produced pesticides.

EPA Evaluates Plan to Reduce Bay Pollutants No Longer Contained by Conowingo Reservoir

EPA Evaluates Plan to Reduce Bay Pollutants No ...

The US EPA has completed its evaluation of to compensate for more than 6 million pounds of Chesapeake Bay pollutants

EPA Announces Plan to Update Toxics Release Inventory to Advance Environmental Justice

EPA Announces Plan to Update Toxics Release Inv...

Plan includes expanding reporting requirements for certain chemicals and facilities, including ethylene oxide and PFAS, and providing new tools

EPA recognizes University of Pittsburgh with RainWorks award for green infrastructure project

EPA recognizes University of Pittsburgh with Ra...

University of Pittsburgh has received a Campus RainWorks Challenge award in a national competition

EPA Issues Record of Decision Related to Combined Sewer Overflow Impacts on the Newtown Creek Superfund Site in New York City

EPA Issues Record of Decision Related to Combin...

The EPA has issued a Record of Decision that evaluates impacts of the current and expected future volume of combined sewer overflow (CSO) discharges.

EPA Fines Swain Construction Inc. in Omaha $150K for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

EPA Fines Swain Construction Inc. in Omaha $150...

The US EPA has reached a settlement with Swain Construction Inc. in Omaha, Nebraska, for alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act.

New agreement marks critical step forward in delivering reliable drinking water to hundreds of thousands

New agreement marks critical step forward in de...

A $1 billion project to provide a safe and reliable source of drinking water throughout northwestern New Mexico and tribal nations.