Free Asthma Screenings for Children at Asthma Awareness Month Event Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., May 14, 2015) - Asthma is a major public health issue, affecting nearly 23 million people and disproportionately affecting low-income and minority communities. Although there is no cure for asthma yet, asthma can...
EPA Administrator and San Francisco Bay Area government agencies celebrate nation’s largest solar energy partnership
EPA Administrator and San Francisco Bay Area government agencies celebrate nation’s largest solar energy partnership SAN FRANCISCO – Today, U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy joined Bay Area agencies to celebrate the Regional Renewable Energy Procurement Project (R-REP), the nation’s largest solar energy government collaboration and the launch of the Federal...
EPA requires Honolulu to prevent hazardous air emissions at Kapaa Landfill
EPA requires Honolulu to prevent hazardous air emissions at Kapaa Landfill (05/12/15) Settlement will result in major solar energy project at H-POWER plant HONOLULU – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with the City and County of Honolulu to resolve air violations at its closed Kapaa Landfill...