Report Finds Groundwater in Bhopal Communities Is Still Polluted
Nearly 25 years after an industrial tragedy killed thousands of people in Bhopal, India, a new report from The Bhopal Medical Appeal (BMA) shows that the groundwater in surrounding Bhopal communities remains contaminated with toxic chemicals...
EPA Calls for Best Projects for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is looking for a few good projects to fulfill the goals of President Barack Obama’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative...
EPA Administrator Jackson Takes New Steps to Improve Water Quality
EPA is making available comprehensive reports and data on water enforcement in all 50 states...
Research Examines the Financial, Health Costs of Coal Mining
The costs of illness and premature deaths in Appalachia related to coal mining far outweigh economic benefits the industry brings to the region, said Michael Hendryx, Ph.D...
Company and Four Senior Managers Sentenced for Environmental, Worker Safety Crimes
On April 24, Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Co. of Phillipsburg, N.J., was sentenced to pay a fine of $8 million for committing numerous environmental and worker safety crimes after what EPA called the "longest trial in environmental crimes history." This action follows the sentencing of four former Atlantic States managers to federal prison terms ranging from 6 to 70 months...
April 6-12 is National Cell Phone Recycling Week
EPA is launching National Cell Phone Recycling Week April 6-12 in a joint effort between the agency’s Plug-In To eCycling program and leading cell phone manufacturers, retailers and service providers to increase national awareness about the importance of cell phone recycling....
Active Agenda: Mindfulness
Thomas Edison's observation above helps to explain why some people do not recognize the Active Agenda project. The free nature of the project creates...
EPA Acts to Reduce Harmful Impacts from Coal Mining
EPA has sent two letters to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expressing serious concerns about the need to reduce the potential harmful impacts on water quality caused by certain types of coal mining practices, such as mountaintop mining. ...
EPA, DOJ and Mining Companies Reach $3 Million Settlement for Lava Cap Mine Cleanup
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California approved a $3 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of EPA, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and settling defendants Newmont Capital Ltd. and Newmont Mining Corp. of Canada Ltd. to resolve liability at the Lava Cap Mine Superfund Site in Nevada County, Calif....
Obama Proposes $10.5 Billion EPA Budget for Increased Environmental Protection
On Feb. 26, the Obama administration proposed a budget of $10.5 billion for the EPA, an increase of $3 billion from 2008 funding levels and the largest in the agency’s 39-year history. This increase will further ensure the protection of public health and the environment for all Americans, EPA said. ...
Crestwood Chemical Firm, Former President and Manager Sentenced for Illegal Dumping
Following a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency criminal investigation, James E. Spain, the former president of Crown Chemical Inc. in Crestwood, Ill., was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Chicago to pay a criminal fine of $30,000 and spend 12 months in home confinement. Spain plead guilty to illegally dumping chemical wastes into the regional sewer system. He also was ordered to spend 3 years on probation. ...
Nurses Unveil Web Site Highlighting Bush Administration’s Last-Minute Regulatory Changes
The California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC) launched a new Web site, http://www.SendBushPacking.com, to call attention to some of the Bush administration’s last-minute regulatory changes that could impact healthcare services and workplace safety....
National Demolition Association Hosting Landmark Construction and Demolition Recycling Symposium in 2009
The National Demolition Association, the trade organization for the global demolition industry, is planning for an inaugural International Symposium on the State of C&D (Construction & Demolition) Recycling, to be held in Chicago in the fall of 2009....
NRDC:New EPA Rule Leaves U.S. Waterways at Risk
Proposed pollution control standards from the Bush administration fall short for construction and building sites, claims the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). ...
Environmental Protection Takes Flight at Sikorsky
The company that builds Black Hawk helicopters is on the flight path to reducing its environmental impact while keeping employees safe today, tomorrow and beyond...
Surfing for Safety
The Internet has done a lot more than provide alternative ways to shop, date, communicate or read the news: it also has a big impact on the safety industry...
