EPA Observes Children’s Health Month/President proclaims Oct. 4 as Children Health Day

Posted on November 2, 2010
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WASHINGTON – As President Obama proclaims today as Children Health Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working with its partners to expand the conversation on what all of us can do to protect children from environmental health hazards

Source:EPA Observes Children’s Health Month/President proclaims Oct. 4 as Children Health Day

Removal and Clean Up Work Begins at Attleboro, Mass. Site; Public Meeting on Monday, Oct. 18

Posted on November 1, 2010
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(Boston, Mass. – Oct. 14, 2010) – Clean up of the hazardous waste at the former Walton & Lonsbury facility at 78 North Ave., Attleboro, Mass. begins next week on Oct. 19. EPA will also hold an informational Public Meeting to discuss the work on Monday, Oct. 18 at 7:00 p.m

Source:Removal and Clean Up Work Begins at Attleboro, Mass. Site; Public Meeting on Monday, Oct. 18

Oct. 29 Event to Announce University of Iowa’s Sustainability Goals and Partnership in EPA Program in Iowa City, Iowa

Posted on November 1, 2010
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Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Oct. 27, 2010) – News media representatives and the public are invited to attend an Oct. 29 event in Iowa City, Iowa, to highlight sustainability priorities at the University of Iowa

Source:Oct. 29 Event to Announce University of Iowa’s Sustainability Goals and Partnership in EPA Program in Iowa City, Iowa

EPA Appoints 17 Mayors, Other Local Leaders to Federal Advisory Group

Posted on October 31, 2010
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has appointed 30 new local, state, and tribal elected and appointed officials from across the country to serve on the agency’s Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC)

Source:EPA Appoints 17 Mayors, Other Local Leaders to Federal Advisory Group

Connecticut Holding Company Pays Fine for PCB Violations

Posted on October 29, 2010
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(Boston, Mass. – October 21, 2010) – The owner of an inoperative Bridgeport, Conn. brass facility has agreed to pay $52,000 for violating federal regulations covering the disposal, use, storage and marking violations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Source:Connecticut Holding Company Pays Fine for PCB Violations

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