Huge Wind Farm, Rural Smart Grid, and Energy Efficient Technologies

  On September 26, 2012, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the U.S. Department of Energy announced innovative projects in New York, Oregon, Minnesota, Missouri and Iowa. The project in New York was announced on September 17.  The $30 million project, called the Energy Efficiency Market Acceleration ...

Hillcrest Fire in Attica NY

On September 26, 2012, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced how it handled a fire that consumed a 50,000 ton pile of plastic, glass, and glass in the Hillcrest Industries facility.  The EPA worked alongside the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and firefighters in Wyoming County and the Village of ...

Cleanup in Old Bridge New Jersey

On September 26, 2012, the EPA announced the finalized plan for the Evor Phillips Leasing Company Superfund site on the six-acre site in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey.  Industrial activity in the past released volatile organic compounds into groundwater.  The Evor Phillips site was used from the 1970s until 1986 for industrial ...

Effective Management of Used Electronics

  On September 20, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the launch of the Sustainable Materials Management Electronics Challenge (SMM).  The initiate encourages manufacturers and retailers to make recycling and refurbishing a standard within the electronics industry.  During the announcement, Lisa ...

Cleanup at W.R. Grace and Co. Wayne Interim Storage Site

On September 25, 2012, the EPA announced that the W.R. Grace & Co / Wayne Interim Storage site in Wayne Township, New Jersey has been officially cleaned up and removed from the Superfund list.  The site was originally polluted with thorium and other rare earth metals which pose serious risk to the public’s health.  ...

Missouri Veterinary Products Company to Pay Fine and Build Waste Storage Facility

On September 24, 2012, a veterinary health products company called Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. settled with the US Environmental Protection Agency and agreed to pay a $68,475 civil penalty.  The penalty will be paid to the United States because of violations within the Resource Conservation Recovery Act.  According to ...

35 Grants Totaling $1.6 Million to Improve Long Island Sound

On September 24, 2012, the environmental protection agency announced that state and local governments as well as community groups in the state of New York and Connecticut will receive $1.6 million in grants to improve the health of the Long Island Sound.  These funds will combine with the $3 million being offered by the recipients ...

Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement by U.S. and Canada

On September 7, 2012, the US Environmental Protection Agency and Office of the Minister of the Environment in Canada stated that the two countries had signed an amended agreement to protect the water quality of the Great lakes—which is the largest freshwater system in the world.  The agreement was lasted update in 1987, and amendments ...

May Add Riverside Industrial Park to Superfund List

On September 14, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed adding the Riverside Industrial Park to the Superfund list.  The industrial park is located on the Passaic River in Newark, NJ.  An oil spill occurred in 2009 from the industrial park.  The EPA found that chemicals like benzene, mercury, chromium and ...

RI Transit Authority Wins Award

On September 20, 2012, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced that the RI Public Transit Authority was the recipient of the Clean Air Excellence Award along with 11 other organizations across the nation.  The Free Zoo and Trolley Too! Under the RI Public Transit Authority was the recognized project in Rhode Island.  ...

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