Monthly Archives: April 2015

EPA, Justice Department and State of California require Lehigh Cement to cut toxic discharges to San Francisco Bay Company to spend over $7.5 million for violations at cement facility near Cupertino, Calif. SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Justice and the State of California announced a settlement requiring the…

EPA Proposes to Remove Alexandria Township, New Jersey Landfill from Superfund List (New York, N.Y ) After successfully completing all cleanup work and putting into place long-term controls to ensure that people’s health and the environment continues to be protected, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to remove the Crown Vantage Landfill Superfund site…

WEDNESDAY: EPA Administrator to Testify before Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on FY 2016 Budget WASHINGTON – U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and Acting Chief Financial Officer David Bloom will testify Wednesday, April 29 before the Senate Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Subcommittee on the FY 2016 Budget. EPA’s proposed budget provides resources to ensure the agency…

Settlement Ensures that Lawrence Addresses Wastewater and Stormwater Discharges BOSTON – Under the terms of a Consent Decree lodged today in federal court to address violations of the Clean Water Act, the City of Lawrence will focus efforts on conditions that result in sewer overflows and contaminated stormwater. The Consent Decree is the result of…