U.S. EPA News for Region 06

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Houston, Texas, and Albuquerque, New Mexico Receive $923,000 to Reduce Greenhouse Gases (NM, TX)

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – September 7, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that the City of Houston and the City of Albuquerque will receive grants to advance greenhouse gas reduction activities as part of the Agency’s Climate Showcase Communities initiative

EPA Disapproves Components of TCEQ’s Air Permitting Program (TX)

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 9:00pm
(DALLAS – Aug. 31, 2010) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disapproved aspects of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s (TCEQ) clean-air permitting program that do not meet federal Clean Air Act requirements

UPDATE: EPA Administrator Continues New Orleans Visit Commemorating Hurricane Katrina Anniversary (LA)

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 9:00pm
Four-day visit includes visits with students, residents and community organizations Dallas – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P

EPA Administrator Travels to New Orleans to Commemorate Hurricane Katrina Anniversary (LA)

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 9:00pm
TODAY: EPA Administrator Travels to New Orleans to Commemorate Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Four-day visit will include visits with students, residents and community organizations DALLAS – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P

Air Toxics at Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School Below Levels of Concern (LA)

Mon, 08/23/2010 - 9:00pm
(DALLAS – Aug. 24, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that the results of air monitoring data found no health risk from short-term or long-term exposures to hexavalent chromium or other air toxics at Eden Gardens Elementary School in Shreveport, La

Air Toxics at Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School Below Levels of Concern (LA)

Mon, 08/23/2010 - 9:00pm
(DALLAS– Aug. 24, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that the results of air monitoring data found no health risk from short-term or long-term exposures to hexavalent chromium or other air toxics at Eden Gardens Elementary School in Shreveport, La

DEQ and EPA Release Additional Results from Air Monitoring in Tulsa Area (OK)

Sun, 08/08/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas - August 9, 2010) The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continued to monitor air quality in the Tulsa area throughout the weekend following a fire that started Wednesday night at the North Tulsa Sanitary Landfill

EPA Announces $200,000 in Environmental Justice Grants to Support Communities Directly Affected by BP Oil Spill (LA, TX)

Sun, 08/08/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – August 9, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting proposals for up to eight $25,000 cooperative agreements to support the protection of human health and the environment in communities affected by the BP oil spill

ODEQ and EPA Release Preliminary Air Monitoring Results from Tulsa Landfill Fire (OK)

Thu, 08/05/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – August 8, 2010) The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that preliminary results from air quality monitoring in the Tulsa area indicate no toxics in smoke coming from the North Tulsa Sanitary Landfill

EPA to Hold Public Meeting on Air Regulations for the Oil and Gas Industry (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas - July 30, 2010) On Monday, August 2, 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting to provide an update on the Agency's review of several air regulations covering the oil and gas industry and to solicit public comments from the public

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