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Low oil prices will not affect U.S. environmental rules: EPA chief
2015-01-16 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Current low oil prices are a short-term blip and will not affect how the U.S. crafts new environmental regulations, including forthcoming standards for heavy duty vehicles, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief said Friday. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said the agency's next move to tackle greenhouse gas emissions will come this spring when it unveils new fuel efficiency standards for commercial vehicles - the second biggest source of domestic transportation emissions. Although...
EPA Releases 2013 Toxics Release Inventory National Analysis
2015-01-16 03:54:50| pollutiononline Home Page
Similar to previous years, in 2013, most of the toxic chemical waste managed at industrial facilities in the U.S. was not released into the environment, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report.
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EPA: Bulk of Toxic Chemical Waste Recycled
2015-01-15 16:57:00| Waste Age
About 84 percent of toxic chemical waste in 2013 was recycled or otherwise not released into the environment, according to a report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). read more
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EPA Proposal strengthens oil spill preparedness and response.
2015-01-15 14:31:12| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
To address issues raised by various parties during 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, U.S. EPA proposes amending requirements under National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). Proposed Subpart J revisions deal with product toxicity and efficacy test methodologies, toxicity and efficacy criteria, human health and safety information requirements, area planning requirements for chemical and biological agent use authorization, and dispersant monitoring requirements.
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EPA, ADEC Continue Diesel Spill Cleanup In Creek After Company Fails To Complete Contamination Removal
2015-01-14 05:40:28| oilandgasonline Home Page
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation are mobilized to remove 4,400 gallons of low-sulfur diesel from a creek that flows into the Tiekel River after an oil tanker truck slid off the Richardson Highway 48 miles northeast of Valdez, Alaska on Dec. 9 and spilled the fuel it was transporting.
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