United States Environmental Protection Agency

Under the Clean Water Act, any approval of such a permit by the federal Army Corps of Engineers is subject to EPA veto -- and EPA officials have launched a program to more closely review mountaintop removal permits before signing off...

In this article: EPA, Clean Water Act, Army Corps of Engineers, and Massey Energy

...are expected to average 21.1 miles per gallon in "real world" driving, which is one-tenth of a mile better than in the 2008 model year. The EPA also released final numbers for the 2008 model year, reporting the nation's fleet jumped 0.4...

In this article: EPA, Honda, Toyota, Detroit, Chrysler, General Motors Co., Hyundai, and Pollution

...Jackson that these delays have real-world economic consequences. She says the bottom line from the meeting is that the EPA believes it has no obligation to take economic factors into consideration when it comes to mine permits. Jackson says...

In this article: Shelley Moore Capito, EPA, Lisa Jackson, West Virginia, Environmental Protection Agency, Appalachia, and Washington

This Site Tribtowns.com: Enter your Zip code to find news and events in your area EPA wants to get more lead out of the air Environment » Proving Utah levels are low could cost the state $100,000. Like the gasoline motorists pump...

In this article: EPA, Utah, and Rio Tinto

...s veto of a $220 million flood control project that dates back decades. The Board of Mississippi Levee Commissioners sued the EPA in August in U.S. District Court in Greenville. The levee board, made up of representatives from several...

In this article: EPA, Mississippi River, Clean Water Act, Mississippi, National Wildlife Federation, and Environmental Protection Agency

This Site Tribtowns.com: Enter your Zip code to find news and events in your area EPA offers grants for environmental justice projects The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has pledged $100,000 to help Utah neighborhoods deal with...

In this article: EPA, Lisa P. Jackson, Salt Lake City, Rose Park, and Utah

...second round of samples collected from the Midland, Saginaw and Bay City water supply systems show no dioxin or furan contamination. EPA rejected a previous round of unusable samples in early October due to laboratory contamination. EPA...

In this article: EPA, Dioxin, Furan, Bay City, Saginaw, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Saginaw River

...additional information AEP provided about the two impoundments at its Philip Sporn plant near New Haven. Dewberry still urged EPA to require site-specific stability testing of coal ash used in dams at both impoundments, but said the...

In this article: EPA, Coal, American Electric Power, Mason County, Tennessee Valley Authority, Charleston, Tennessee, and West Virginia

...the pond and sent it to a toxic waste landfill. Since then, the refinery has continued to use the pond to collect hazardous waste. The EPA cited the company for having an inadequate liner. But company spokeswoman Kristine Boyd has said...

In this article: EPA, Hazardous waste, Wyoming, and Toxic waste

...and mining company. After the buildings came under city ownership about a decade ago, they were torn down by Grace at the direction of the EPA. City Councilman DC Orr said that after settling a civil suit against Grace last year for $250...

In this article: EPA, W.R. Grace, Montana, Environmental Protection Agency, and Office of Inspector General