U.S. EPA News for Region 06

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U.S. EPA News for Region 06
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EPA Executes Warrant in Hughes County, Oklahoma (OK)

Sun, 07/18/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – July 19, 2010) , The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), accompanied by inspectors from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry (ODAFF), U.S

EPA Awards Over $1 Million to Reduce Diesel Emissions to the Port of Corpus Christi Authority (TX)

Wed, 07/14/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – July 15, 2010) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $1,026,058 to reduce diesel emissions to the Port of Corpus Christi Authority. The funds will improve air quality in the Corpus Christi area by reducing emissions from in-use diesel engines

EPA Awards Over $1.4 Million to Reduce Diesel Emissions to the Port of Houston Authority (TX)

Wed, 07/14/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – July 15, 2010) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $1,487,909 to reduce diesel emissions to the Port of Houston Authority. The funds will improve air quality in the Houston area by reducing emissions from in-use diesel engines

EPA Awards $1.5 Million to Assist in Reduction of Diesel Emissions to NCTCOG (TX)

Wed, 07/14/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – July 15, 2010) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $1.5 million to assist in the reduction of diesel emissions to the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)

THURSDAY: EPA to Hold Public Meeting on Hydraulic Fracturing Study in Fort Worth (TX)

Mon, 07/05/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – July 6, 2010) On Thursday, July 8, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting a public listening session on the Agency’s proposed study on hydraulic fracturing and its potential impacts on drinking water

EPA Disapproves Texas Flexible Air Permit Program (TX)

Tue, 06/29/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – June 30, 2010) Today, EPA announced final disapproval of the flexible permit program that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) had submitted for inclusion in its clean-air implementation plan

EPA and State of Texas Declare Federal Property in Masterson “Ready for Reuse” (TX)

Mon, 06/28/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – June 29, 2010) Today the U.S

EPA Orders Leasehold Management Corp. to Stop Discharging (LA)

Mon, 06/28/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – June 29, 2010) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a cease and desist administrative order to Leasehold Management Corp. of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for violations of the federal Clean Water Act

EPA Orders RAM Energy Resources, Inc. to Stop Discharging (OK)

Sun, 06/27/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – June 28, 2010) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a cease and desist administrative order to RAM Energy Resources, Inc. of Tulsa, Oklahoma, for violations of the federal Clean Water Act

EPA Awards over $49,000 for Green Jobs for New Mexico High School Students (NM)

Mon, 06/21/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – June 22, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Earth Works Institute (EWI) and Gila Resources Information Project (GRIP) were selected for federal funds to provide green job training for high school students in New Mexico

The Houston Advance Research Center receives $496,000 to improve regional air quality (TX)

Wed, 06/09/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – June 10, 2010) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded over $496,000 to the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) to reduce diesel emissions in the Dallas-Forth Worth and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria areas

Cotulla Wastewater Treatment Plant receives $485,000 to improve water quality (TX)

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – June 8, 2010) After forty years, the Cotulla Wastewater Treatment Plant in Southeastern Texas is undergoing a major revitalization. The plant was awarded a $485,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to facilitate enhancements

EPA Awards $130,000 Grant to Delaware Tribe for Community Outreach and Recycling Program (OK)

Sun, 06/06/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – June 7, 2010) The Delaware Tribe in Oklahoma is working to build environmental awareness amongst its tribe. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $130,000 grant to the tribe. The tribe will use the funds to develop and manage their environmental programs

Schirm USA, Inc. Eliminating Priority Chemical from Manufacturing Process (TX)

Thu, 06/03/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – June 4, 2010) Schirm USA, Inc

Superfund Job Training Initiative Provides Opportunities for Citizens Living Near the Tar Creek Site (OK)

Wed, 06/02/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – June 3, 2010) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has implemented the Superfund Job Training Initiative (SuperJTI) for the Tar Creek Superfund Site in Northeast Oklahoma

Texas Teenager Wins President’s Environmental Youth Award (TX)

Wed, 05/19/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas – May 20, 2010) Sarah Jo Lambert of Lubbock is the 2010 winner of the President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) for the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6. At a ceremony in Washington, D.C., Ms

EPA Awards Over $100,000 to New Mexico for Water Quality Management Activities (NM)

Tue, 05/04/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – May 5, 2010) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $101,000 to the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED)

EPA Awards $480,000 to Texas to Survey Texas Gulf Coast (TX)

Tue, 05/04/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – May 5, 2010) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $480,000 to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The funds will be used to support a comprehensive survey of the nation’s coasts

EPA Awards Over $380,000 to Map and Classify Wetlands in New Mexico (NM)

Tue, 05/04/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – May 5, 2010) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $386,847 to the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED)