• Federally funded cancer research : coordination and innovation : hearing before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, first session, March 29, 2017. (epa.gov)
  • Many took effect in early 2017, though some are still on the way for January 2018. (goodfruit.com)
  • The US Water Alliance (Alliance) released the Executive Summary of the One Water for America Listening Sessions results on December 14, 2017. (wwema.org)
  • On December 12, 2017, President Trump signed into law H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. (wwema.org)
  • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice of its response to a petition for reconsideration of a rule published in the Federal Register on December 21, 2017 addressing Clean Air Act regional haze planning requirements for the State of Louisiana. (justia.com)
  • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Tennessee through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) on November 11, 2017, for the purpose of establishing minor changes to the gasoline dispensing regulations, including adding clarifying language and effective and compliance dates and specifying the counties subject to the reporting requirement rule. (justia.com)
  • EPA has preliminarily determined that Tennessee's November 11, 2017, SIP revision is approvable because it is consistent with the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) and with EPA's regulations and guidance. (justia.com)
  • On May 22, 2017, President Trump unveiled his 2018 budget proposal which provides no funding for the United States Environmental Protection Agency's environmental justice office. (lawline.com)
  • In 2017, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control reported that the GAC filtration systems had reduced levels of two specific PFAS, perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), below the EPA health advisory. (cdc.gov)
  • Dr. Zhang participated many relevant conferences about environmental modeling, including the iEMSs official conferences in 2018, 2019, 2020. (iemss.org)
  • As is tradition with end-of-year WEAT articles, I'd like to take a moment to remember all WEAT accomplished in 2018 and look ahead and perhaps into a bit of a crystal ball forecast of what 2019 may hold. (weat.org)
  • Both Melissa Sansing, who first joined WEAT as a TCEQ employee then later a team member on staff, and Matias provided a great value addition to the WEAT organization as a whole and to individual members in 2018 and will no doubt continue to do so in 2019. (weat.org)
  • We will also continue to bring you updates and track the Peak Flow Management rulemaking at the EPA, which should provide a rule package by summer 2019. (weat.org)
  • Top News From ACC 2019: Slideshow Standing-ovation worthy research on transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in low-surgical-risk patients featured prominently at this year's scientific session. (medscape.com)
  • EPA and federal agency partners are working together to develop the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan III , which will cover the years 2020-2024. (glri.us)
  • The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) hosted two online information sessions on September 3 and September 19, 2020, to provide an update on the ongoing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure assessment work. (cdc.gov)
  • He is member of iEMSs since 2016, and a board member since 2018. (iemss.org)
  • In 2016, the EPA set advisory limits - without any direct enforcement - for two kinds of PFAS that had recently been phased out of production in the United States. (armytimes.com)
  • This website is historical material reflecting the EPA website as it existed on January 19, 2021. (epa.gov)
  • The 26th Congress of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA), the largest international association of psychiatrists in Europe, will take place 3-6 March 2018 at the prestigious Nice Acropolis Convention Centre located in the city of Nice, the dynamic, cosmopolitan, unofficial capital of the Cote d'Azur. (events-world.net)
  • EPA Director Scott Pruitt. (marylandmatters.org)
  • Unless you spent Fourth of July under a rock, you've heard by now that crooked EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt was finally booted from office last week - a monumental victory for keeping our communities clean, safe, and healthy. (lcv.org)
  • Use EPA-registered insect repellents that contain at least 20% DEET for protection against mosquitoes, ticks, and other bugs. (cdc.gov)
  • On Tuesday, the first day of the National Leadership Summit on PFAS chemicals, the EPA released a four-step action plan to address the contamination that has been discovered in communities like Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh, New York and Bennington, Vermont. (wamc.org)
  • An EPA press release announced that listening sessions would be held in states affected by PFAS contamination, including New Hampshire and Michigan. (wamc.org)
  • She believes, however, that enough information is out there for EPA to act swiftly in setting a maximum contaminant level for and labeling PFAS chemicals as hazardous substances. (wamc.org)
  • EPA testing between 2013 and 2015 found significant amounts of PFAS in public water supplies in 33 U.S. states. (armytimes.com)
  • At "community engagement sessions" around the country this summer like the one in Horsham, residents and state, local and military officials are demanding that the EPA act quickly - and decisively - to clean up local water systems testing positive for dangerous levels of the chemicals, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. (armytimes.com)
  • EPA testing from 2013 to 2015 found significant amounts of PFAS in public water supplies in 33 U.S. states. (armytimes.com)
  • In 2014, two drinking water systems serving the New Castle area, Artesian Water and Municipal Services Commission (MSC) of the City of New Castle, were found to contain PFAS levels exceeding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) health advisory. (cdc.gov)
  • EPA is committed to reducing human health impacts at this site by working toward a solution to clean up the lead contamination. (epa.gov)
  • Although the federal government does have the authority to compel access for sampling or cleanup of contamination on private property, EPA does not have any plans to order private residential property owners to participate in the sampling/cleanup program at this time. (epa.gov)
  • EPA has a health advisory level at 70 parts per trillion. (wamc.org)
  • Analysis found that 42% of women had average mercury levels over the US EPA health advisory level of 1 ppm, above which brain damage, IQ loss, and kidney and cardiovascular damage may occur. (ipen.org)
  • 2018 is also, unofficially yet undeniably, the year that Texas won WEFTEC! (weat.org)
  • EPA will initiate steps to evaluate the need for a maximum contaminant level (MCL) for PFOA and PFOS. (wamc.org)
  • EPA is beginning the necessary steps to propose designating PFOA and PFOS as "hazardous substances" through one of the available statutory mechanisms, including potentially CERCLA Section 102. (wamc.org)
  • EPA is currently developing groundwater cleanup recommendations for PFOA and PFOS at contaminated sites and will complete this task by fall of this year. (wamc.org)
  • On January 31, 2018, at 11:00 AM (EST), the EPA e-Manifest Team will host a technically focused webinar presentation update on the e-Manifest's Application Interface (API) Services. (exchangenetwork.net)
  • EPA is releasing this draft IRIS Assessment Plan for public comment at least 30 days in advance of a public science webinar planned on May 23, 2018. (justia.com)
  • In a surprise move, the EPA Tuesday announced plans to pursue new regulations on a class of chemicals used to make things like Teflon and Scotchgard. (marketplace.org)
  • She has worked at EPA since 1990 on a number of issues including protecting the ozone layer, reducing acid rain, improving air quality, and assessing risks from radioactive waste and from chemicals in drinking water. (ecolink.com)
  • However, in the event an appropriation is not passed by Friday, December 28th, EPA will initiate orderly shutdown procedures. (motherjones.com)
  • Since Trump took office a year ago, Frosh, along with New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman (D), Massachusetts AG Maura T. Healey (D) and California AG Xavier Becerra (D) have become frequent legal combatants against EPA and other federal agencies. (marylandmatters.org)
  • FracTracker Alliance and our many award sponsors and partners were so very proud to award Nalleli Cobo of California, Rebecca Roter and Ellen Gerhart of Pennsylvania, and Natasha Léger of Colorado with the 2018 Community Sentinel Award for Environmental Stewardship . (fractracker.org)
  • If lead levels are above 400 ppm, then EPA will typically conduct a cleanup of the contaminated areas of the property. (epa.gov)
  • EPA will not conduct a cleanup to remediate elevated lead levels in the drip zone if all other samples from the property are below 400 ppm. (epa.gov)
  • For example, the support provided to the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership was used to host public listening sessions and conduct interviews with local decision-makers in North Carolina on sea-level rise risks and adaptation options. (cakex.org)
  • They discusses each of the specific points that must be included in WPS training sessions and contains valuable information to help trainers prepare for and conduct pesticide safety training. (npsec.us)
  • The Spanish sessions are held on one day of the annual three-day conference and cover a lot of safety trainings, pesticide regulations and other details needed by farm workers and supervisors, many of whom speak Spanish as their first language. (goodfruit.com)
  • The 2018 ENERGY STAR Certified Homes Stakeholder Meeting was held Thursday, September 6 - Friday September 7 at the Sheraton Grand Phoenix in Phoenix, AZ. (energystar.gov)
  • The meeting was held in conjunction with the 2018 ENERGY STAR Products Partner Meeting, and together, the two meetings drew more than 550 partners and stakeholders. (energystar.gov)
  • Rallies of support to the parents of David Dragicevic, who was killed (in March 2018) will be held today in Banja Luka, Sarajevo, Belgrade and Tuzla. (b92.net)
  • In this Aug. 1, 2018, photo, Lauren Woehr hands her 16-month-old daughter Caroline, held by her husband Dan McDowell, a cup filled with bottled water at their home in Horsham, Pa. (armytimes.com)
  • CCLR's 3rd Annual NYS Redevelopment Summit was held on June 13th and 14th, 2018 at the Sage College of Albany in Albany, NY. (cclr.org)
  • Lead is classified by EPA as a probable human carcinogen and is a cumulative toxicant. (epa.gov)
  • The number of confirmed and probable reported cases more than doubled from 1998 to 2018. (cdc.gov)
  • Frosh and several other officials asked EPA to schedule hearings on its plan to scale back or kill the Clean Power Plan, noting that the only official hearing on the East Coast was in the coal-heavy state of West Virginia. (marylandmatters.org)
  • This session will address conflicts of interest for government officials and ethical obligations to enforce environmental protections irrespective of the race, national origin, ethnicity or income level of the affected community. (lawline.com)
  • The session supports the mission of the HPS Nanotechnology Section to ensure our Society's role as the source of expertise in radiation safety for existing and emerging nanotechnologies by providing relevant and reliable information about radiation safety to health protection professionals, developers and users of nanomaterials and nano-enabled products, government officials, the media, and the public. (cdc.gov)
  • If elevated lead levels are limited to only the drip zone, EPA recommends the owner take action to protect current residents, as elevated lead levels in the drip zone are generally believed to be influenced by lead-based paint, a contaminant which is not being addressed during this cleanup action. (epa.gov)
  • EPA is using resources from its Superfund program to address the cleanup, meaning the project is being funded by the federal government. (epa.gov)
  • EPA does not plan to put liens on properties, file deed notices, or in any other way penalize property owners who decline to participate in the federally-funded sampling or cleanup action. (epa.gov)
  • However, please be aware that if you decline to have your property sampled or cleaned up, it is unlikely that EPA will return to Caney to address your individual yard after this cleanup action is completed. (epa.gov)
  • At the beginning of each legislative biennium, the presiding officers shall establish procedures that govern public hearings, work sessions and confirmation hearings. (themainewire.com)
  • Final committee rules must be posted and made available upon request at all public hearings and work sessions. (themainewire.com)
  • As a key element of its Water Workforce Initiative, EPA developed a compendium of case studies describing how nine utilities across the country are taking innovative steps to implement workforce programs. (watereuse.org)
  • Home 1 / News 2 / N-Propyl Bromide 3 / NPB - n Propyl Bromide EPA Review - Envirotech EnSolv Warn. (ecolink.com)
  • Spanish: EPA 730-K-17-001)) begin with an introduction to pesticides and pesticide safety, including the federal pesticide regulations. (npsec.us)
  • Updates to the Environmental Protection Agency's Worker Protection Standards will be another major topic of the Spanish sessions, addressed by Jaime Ramon, a program specialist for the Washington state Department of Agriculture. (goodfruit.com)
  • This document communicates information on the scoping needs identified by EPA program and regional offices and the IRIS Program's initial problem formulation activities. (justia.com)
  • The Climate Ready Estuaries Program (CRE) was created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2008. (cakex.org)
  • From 2008-2018, the CRE Program provided support to 27 NEPs through grants and technical assistance either for start-up projects or to build upon existing work. (cakex.org)
  • PORT ORCHARD, Wash. - Two projects in Washington state have been selected for the 2018 AARP Community Challenge grant program . (publicnewsservice.org)
  • The program includes oral and mini-oral presentation sessions, a career panel, and an evening social event. (who.int)
  • Hoosick Falls Mayor Rob Allen attended the summit with an assist from EPA Region 2 Administrator Pete Lopez. (wamc.org)
  • More than half of all women who were sampled measured above the US EPA level of concern, and three out of four women measured had mercury levels that have been associated with the onset of mercury-related impacts to fetal development. (ipen.org)
  • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is showcasing the successes of several WateReuse Association members in recruiting and retaining a qualified workforce to manage water reuse, wastewater, and drinking water programs. (watereuse.org)
  • The state also runs grant programs, such as the Water Plan Grant fund established in 2018, to incentivize new water reuse projects. (watereuse.org)
  • Asked by WAMC if New York would be added to the list of future site visits, EPA responded with a statement saying it's "in the process of identifying states and communities for the upcoming community engagement process. (wamc.org)
  • Health is the best way to relate to human beings on the issue," former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said Friday during a session titled "Health is where climate change hits home. (phi.org)
  • I grew up in a very dirty community - a community that is plagued by asthma as a result of fossil fuels burning up and down the freeway," said the Oakland native, who spoke at a session on climate justice and equity (where health was also front and center). (phi.org)
  • The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will hold a public availability session for residents of Collinsville, Oklahoma, on Tuesday, July 27, 1999 . (cdc.gov)
  • The availability session will be an opportunity for citizens to discuss any health concerns they might have in regard to the Tulsa Fuel and Manufacturing site. (cdc.gov)
  • They identify health studies or other activities that might be needed and make recommendations to other government agencies, such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and state and local health and environmental departments, concerning actions to protect public health. (cdc.gov)
  • The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) will host public availability sessions November 28 and 29 to discuss findings of the Public Health Assessment, Occurrence of Selected Health Conditions in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. (cdc.gov)
  • The Congress will bring together expert clinicians, researchers and leaders of stakeholder organizations in the field of mental health, offering an outstanding set of Plenary and State of the Art Lectures, Educational Courses, Symposia, Workshops, informal meetings with experts and sessions designed by and for early career psychiatrists. (events-world.net)
  • The purpose of this project was to promote existing CDC and EPA resources for respiratory health through developing new materials and executing a dissemination plan that reaches the general public and connects them to those existing resources. (cdc.gov)
  • On Thursday, after brief sessions, both the Senate and the House adjourned until Monday , making it inevitable that the shutdown will extend into the new year. (motherjones.com)
  • The two-day meeting included plenary sessions, an ENERGY STAR product expo, and networking opportunities with both Certified Homes and Products partners. (energystar.gov)
  • At the same time, with the beginning of the plenary session of the Albanian parliament, a large number of students gathered in front of the building, continuing protests that have been ongoing in several Albanian for 16 days. (b92.net)
  • Kavanaugh believes the EPA doesn't have a mandate to tackle environmental problems beyond a narrowly-defined scope. (lcv.org)
  • Earlier this session, I witnessed firsthand the lack of decorum and the squelching of First Amendment rights (my own and others) by the House Committee Chair Rep. Seth Berry. (themainewire.com)
  • Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. (justia.com)
  • ATSDR will accept comments from the public until November 5, 2018. (cdc.gov)
  • In the opening speech of the Spanish sessions, Gonzales, a former seasonal orchard laborer, plans to urge Spanish-speaking employees in the tree fruit industry to keep their eyes open for new openings beyond general labor, because if he can move up the ladder, so can they, he said. (goodfruit.com)
  • Current and former state and federal prosecutors are calling on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reverse his zero tolerance policy targeting families who have illegally entered the United States' southern border. (law.com)
  • A motivational speech and details about updated federal Worker Protection Standards are among topics slated for Spanish sessions at the Washington State Tree Fruit Association's Annual Meeting. (goodfruit.com)
  • EPA is taking action in close collaboration with our federal and state partners to develop toxicity values for GenX and PFBS. (wamc.org)
  • While the EPA may not have an environmental justice office, the federal court in Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently found that an environmental justice analysis is required under NEPA. (lawline.com)
  • This EPA-approved manual will help users of agricultural pesticides comply with the requirements of the 2015 revised federal Worker Protection Standard. (npsec.us)
  • There are some residential wells in a 1-mile radius around the base and these have all been tested by EGLE staff in 2018. (michigan.gov)
  • By Matt Viser Globe Staff, May 4, 2018, 4:19 p.m. (bostonglobe.com)
  • a certified teaching consultant observes staff teach during a class session of school's choosing. (com.pk)
  • Technical assistance occurred in the form of tailored support provided by EPA staff and contractors, such as climate change vulnerability assessments, habitat modeling, monitoring plan development, and stakeholder engagement and communication. (cakex.org)
  • The public availability session will be an opportunity for citizens to hear about ATSDR's activities and future plans for the site, and to speak one-on-one with ATSDR staff. (cdc.gov)
  • To get input for the development of Action Plan III, we are holding informal public engagement sessions throughout the Great Lakes this summer. (glri.us)
  • EPA has established a soil removal action level for lead of 400 parts per million (or ppm) for residential properties and high child-impact areas such as schools and daycare facilities. (epa.gov)
  • The petition, submitted on February 20, 2018, on behalf of the Sierra Club and the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) asked EPA to reconsider its final action which determined that Louisiana has satisfied the Clean Air Act's reasonable progress and long-term strategy requirements. (justia.com)
  • EPA has denied the petition by action signed April 9, 2018, for reasons that EPA explains in the document denying the petition. (justia.com)
  • Real Madrid's Toni Kroos (R) and Luka Modric (L) attend a training session at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, 01 October 2018. (o2.cz)
  • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would like to thank all the partners and industry stakeholders who attended, presented, and helped make the meeting productive and insightful. (energystar.gov)
  • The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Cross-State Air Pollution Rule and Texas SO2 Trading Programs (40 CFR part 97, subparts AAAAA-FFFFF) (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 2391.05, OMB Control No. 2060- 0667) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. (justia.com)
  • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 30- day public comment period associated with release of the draft IRIS Assessment Plan for ammonia and ammonium salts. (justia.com)
  • Frosh said his office would send the testimony along to EPA with the hope that it would become part of the official agency record on the Clean Power Plan. (marylandmatters.org)
  • The public availability session will follow a public meeting in which the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality , the Environmental Protection Agency and ATSDR will meet with citizens to explain the roles of all the governmental agencies involved with the site. (cdc.gov)
  • The NPSEC Store is a good place to find EPA-approved materials with expanded 2015 WPS content. (npsec.us)
  • Content of the session will include highlights of how the rapid development of nanotechnology is spanning a wide breadth of scientific disciplines for many technical, medical, nano-4-environmental remediation, and other applications. (cdc.gov)
  • There are going to be a handful of extremely important environmental cases working their way up to the Supreme Court in the next few sessions - and we need a justice who will side with the environment over polluting special interests. (lcv.org)
  • Our 2018 study found elevated levels of toxic mercury in women of child-bearing age in countries across the Pacific, Caribbean, and Indian Ocean in 21 small island states and countries. (ipen.org)
  • EPA Region 7 will hold a Public Availability Session in Caney to provide information and answer questions regarding the site. (epa.gov)
  • Former EPA Region 2 Administrator Judith Enck, a regular voice on WAMC, says that may be true. (wamc.org)
  • Democratic state attorneys general urged Sessions in a letter Tuesday to "immediately" end the policy and the practice of separating children from their parents, warning it could violate the law and Constitution. (law.com)
  • Unlike some other agencies, like the Department of State and the Department of Justice which shuttered almost immediately, the EPA had enough funds to operate through December 28. (motherjones.com)
  • Working from where they left off at the 2018 National Pesticide Applicator Certification and Safety Education Workshop in San Antonio this past August, the NPSEC Team focused on finding innovative ways to get Collaboration Teams off the ground. (npsec.us)
  • Both the public meeting and the public availability session will take place on Tuesday, July 27, at the Collinsville City Hall Annex, 1126 W. Main Street in Collinsville . (cdc.gov)
  • Public Availability Session 7:30 to 9:30p.m. (cdc.gov)
  • EPA has sufficient carryover funds to continue to operate for the remainder of this week," Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in an email on Thursday afternoon. (motherjones.com)
  • This panel discussion in the special technical session on Nanotechnology and Radiation Protection will provide HPS members with the opportunity to hear key updates and participate in open discussions with members of the HPS Nanotechnology Section and the audience. (cdc.gov)
  • Chronic Inhalation Study of refractory (Ceramic) Fibers in Syrian Hamsters and Osborne-Mendel Rats with EPA Response dated 03-05-1984. (epa.gov)
  • A coalition of biofuel and farm groups on Nov. 27 released a statement expressing disappointment in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' Nov. 22 decision remanding to the U.S. EPA six small refinery exemption (SRE) requests. (ethanolproducer.com)
  • Approximately 750 EPA staffers will join the 420,000 essential employees working without pay. (motherjones.com)