EPA Proposes New Protections for International Hazardous Waste Shipments WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing enhancements to the oversight of hazardous waste shipments to help ensure safe management of imported and exported hazardous wastes. “When hazardous waste is shipped across multiple countries there can be a...
Pollution Prevention: Where Sustainability Begins
Pollution Prevention: Where Sustainability Begins DALLAS – (Sept. 24, 2015) Benjamin Franklin famously wrote, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” It’s true—stopping something bad from happening is easier than fixing it later. This is the core concept behind the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) pollution prevention...
Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo., and State of Missouri to Receive Shares of EPA Brownfields Funds for Environmental Cleanups
Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo., and State of Missouri to Receive Shares of EPA Brownfields Funds for Environmental Cleanups Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., Sept. 23, 2015) - The cities of Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo., and the State of Missouri, will receive a total of...