In January 2016, U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency challenged high school students in 13 states to create compelling and innovative visualizations of nutrient data from open government data sources. Students from across the…
EPA Adds Hazardous Waste Sites to National Priorities List
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adding five and proposing to add eight hazardous waste sites to the Superfund program’s…
DVO, Inc. Receives EPA’s Nutrient Recycling Challenge Award for Phosphorus Recovery
Chilton, Wisc. – DVO, Inc.’s (DVO) Phosphorus Recovery system received honors at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Nutrient Recycling…
Portland, Maine Water District Industrial Pretreatment Program Recognized for Excellence
BOSTON – The Portland Water District’s Industrial Pretreatment Program was recently selected by EPA for a “2015 Regional Industrial Pretreatment Program Excellence Award.” The District’s pretreatment program’s staff in Portland, Maine is led by…
Evansville Reaches Agreement with EPA on “Renew Evansville” Plan
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Evansville Water and Sewer Utility (EWSU) has reached an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Justice and Indiana Department of Environmental Management for Evansville’s federally mandated…
U.S. and Canadian Governments Band to Remove Phosphorous in Lake Erie
WASHINGTON—U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy and Canada’s Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna today announced that Canada and the U.S. have adopted targets to reduce phosphorus entering affected areas…
U.S. EPA Announces More than $182 Million for Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Projects in California
CARLSBAD–The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld announced more than $182 million in funding to California for investment in statewide improvements in local drinking water and wastewater infrastructure and the…
EPA Survey Shows $271 Billion Needed for Nation’s Wastewater Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a survey showing that $271 billion is needed to maintain and improve the nation’s wastewater infrastructure, including the pipes that carry wastewater to treatment plants, the technology…
United States Files Complaint Against Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, today filed a civil complaint in federal court in Detroit, Michigan against Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Volkswagen Group of…
Puerto Rico Funds Stormwater Improvements After EPA Settlement
The Puerto Rico Departments of Natural and Environmental Resources, and Transportation and Public Works, along with the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority, have agreed to stormwater system upgrades following two settlements with the U.S. Department…
