NEWS ADVISORY: EPA Issues Pesticides Warning in Caribbean; Methyl Bromide Suspected of Making Four People Ill on St. John, U.S. VI (New York, N.Y.) Today, the EPA issued a pesticides use warning advisory (web link below) with information about the restricted use of pesticides. Pesticides must be used in accordance...
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EPA acts to protect Puget Sound shellfish beds from manure runoff, fines Lynden dairy
EPA acts to protect Puget Sound shellfish beds from manure runoff, fines Lynden dairy (Seattle—March 26, 2015) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a compliance order and $7,500 penalty to R. Bajema Farm for violations of the Clean Water Act. During a 2013 inspection of the Lynden, Washington dairy farm,...
EPA’s Energy Star Names Odessa, TX, as Nation’s Top Small City for Energy Efficient Buildings
EPA’s Energy Star Names Odessa, TX, as Nation’s Top Small City for Energy Efficient Buildings DALLAS – (March 26, 2015) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced Odessa, Texas, as the nation’s leader among smaller cities for Energy Star certified buildings. Odessa boasts 31 buildings with the certification—all schools...