Environmental policy in the United States

Switch Receives EPA Excellence in Green Power Leadership Award

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Thursday, September 5, 2019

EPA presented Switch with an Excellence in Green Power Use Award at the 2019 Renewable Energy Markets Conference in San Diego, CA on September 5, 2019.

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  • EPA presented Switch with an Excellence in Green Power Use Award at the 2019 Renewable Energy Markets Conference in San Diego, CA on September 5, 2019.
  • The program recognizes EPA Green Power Partners who distinguish themselves by demonstrating leadership in procuring green power from a utility green power product, a power purchase agreement, or a renewable energy certificate (REC) product.
  • EPA recognizes winners in the following awards categories: Green Power Partner of the Year; Sustained Excellence in Green Power; Direct Project Engagement; Excellence in Green Power Use; and Green Power Community of the Year.
  • This program recognizes the exceptional achievement among EPA Green Power Partners who distinguish themselves through green power procurement, market leadership, overall green power strategy, and overall impact on the green power market.

Zimmerman Law Offices PC Announce the Filing of a New Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of All Residents of the Village of University Park, Illinois

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Wednesday, September 4, 2019

The complaint states that the EPA has classified the Village as an environmental justice community, a designation given to historically under-represented minority communities with significant environmental challenges.

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  • The complaint states that the EPA has classified the Village as an environmental justice community, a designation given to historically under-represented minority communities with significant environmental challenges.
  • Zimmerman continued: Following the Flint water disaster, we are all acutely aware of the dangers posed by lead contamination.
  • And as in Flint, news of the lead contamination in University Park has thrown the Village into disarray.
  • The case is Joann Henderson and William Henderson v. Aqua Illinois, Inc., filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.

Easterly Government Properties Acquires 169,585 SF EPA Regional Headquarters in Lenexa, Kansas

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Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE: DEA), a fully integrated real estate investment trust focused primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties leased to U.S. Government agencies, announced today that it has acquired a 169,585-square foot Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Headquarters in Lenexa, Kansas (EPA - Lenexa).

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  • Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE: DEA), a fully integrated real estate investment trust focused primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties leased to U.S. Government agencies, announced today that it has acquired a 169,585-square foot Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Headquarters in Lenexa, Kansas (EPA - Lenexa).
  • EPA - Lenexa is a single tenant GSA-leased office building which serves as the Region 7 headquarters for the EPA.
  • The Region 7 Office building was also awarded the ENERGY STAR in 2014 and in 2016 with a score of 94.
  • Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DEA) is based in Washington, D.C., and focuses primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties that are leased to the U.S. Government.

DisposeRx issues statement regarding EPA Final Rule for Disposing of Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals

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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

SANFORD, N.C., Aug. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- DisposeRx, the at-home medication disposal solution, released a statement today regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) final rule for hazardous waste pharmaceuticals that recently went into effect.

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  • SANFORD, N.C., Aug. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- DisposeRx, the at-home medication disposal solution, released a statement today regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) final rule for hazardous waste pharmaceuticals that recently went into effect.
  • The statement was issued by Ann Hamlin, DisposeRx's director of training and science:
    "DisposeRx, Inc., applauds the recent final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals and Amendment to the P075 Listing for Nicotinethat went into effect on Aug. 21, 2019.
  • While the final rule specifically impacts healthcare facilities, such as hospitals, pharmacies, nursing and long-term care facilities, we are grateful that the EPA is drawing broad attention to the human and environmental risks associated with sewering or flushing of medications.
  • The EPA's final rule establishes standards for handling hazardous waste pharmaceuticals by healthcare facilities and distributors.

Northern Dynasty: US Environmental Protection Agency Withdraws Proposed Determination

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Tuesday, July 30, 2019

The Proposed Determination lifted today was a preemptive veto that had never before been attempted in the 45-year history of the Clean Water Act a fact acknowledged by the former Administrator's senior staff."

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  • The Proposed Determination lifted today was a preemptive veto that had never before been attempted in the 45-year history of the Clean Water Act a fact acknowledged by the former Administrator's senior staff."
  • EPA's Proposed Determination was not based on a development plan proposed by the Pebble Partnership, but on 'hypothetical mining scenarios' prepared by EPA itself, and assessed in an 'alleged' scientific study known as the Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment ("BBWA").
  • "In the singular instance of Pebble, however, NRDC has demanded that a project be killed before an EIS is completed.
  • Northern Dynasty and the Pebble Partnership expressly thanked Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy for his leadership in encouraging EPA to withdraw its Proposed Determination.

Six Hudson Valley Mayors and Supervisors Launch Hudson Valley Community Power and Choose 100% Renewable Energy

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019

"The partnership of communities selected Direct Energy as their default supplier because they were offered a unique combination of competitive pricing, consumer protection, and 100% renewable power."

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  • "The partnership of communities selected Direct Energy as their default supplier because they were offered a unique combination of competitive pricing, consumer protection, and 100% renewable power."
  • Bruce Stewart, President of Direct Energy stated, "When communities and consumers demand innovative products, we're pleased we can deliver for them.
  • For the first time in New York State, power will be sourced directly from local hydroelectric facilities.
  • Hudson Valley Community Power is a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program comprised of six communities in New York's Hudson Valley and formed in partnership with Joule Community Power.

EPA Hits Sweet Spot in RFS Reform, Fuel Retailers Say

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Friday, May 31, 2019

"We appreciate that EPA chose not to promulgate unnecessary regulations that came with a high likelihood of unintended, counterproductive consequences."

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  • "We appreciate that EPA chose not to promulgate unnecessary regulations that came with a high likelihood of unintended, counterproductive consequences."
  • EPA initially had proposed a number of reforms that would have reduced the incentives for retailers to continue buying, blending and selling renewable fuels.
  • In comments filed with EPA as part of the rulemaking process, the fuel retailing groups opposed those reforms, which would have disrupted the market.
  • Together, NATSO, NACS, and SIGMA represent approximately 90 percent of retail sales of motor fuel in the United States.

SRC Wins EPA Contract to Assess Chemical Hazards

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Under this contract, SRC will support EPA evaluations of environmental and health hazards for new and existing chemicals.

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  • Under this contract, SRC will support EPA evaluations of environmental and health hazards for new and existing chemicals.
  • "We are proud of the crucial work our environmental health analysis team is doing to protect both our environment and people around the world," said Paul G. Tremont, CEO of SRC.
  • "I will continue to work with SRC to bring more federal work and more jobs to Central New York through partnerships like these."
  • Today, more than 1,400 engineers, scientists and professionals work together at SRC to protect people, the environment and our way of life.

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to deliver address at National Press Club Headliners Luncheon, June 3

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Wednesday, May 15, 2019

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Andrew Wheeler, who was sworn-in as the fifteenth Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) earlier this year, will deliver an address at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon on Monday, June 3.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Andrew Wheeler, who was sworn-in as the fifteenth Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) earlier this year, will deliver an address at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon on Monday, June 3.
  • Prior to his confirmation by the U.S. Senate on February 28, 2019, Wheeler served as Acting Administrator of the EPA, a position he had held since July 2018 upon the resignation of former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.
  • He was previously confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the Deputy Administrator of the EPA in April 2018.
  • The National Press Club is located on the 13th Floor of the National Press Building at 529 14th St., NW,
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EPA's Env. Justice Advisory Council Urges Agency to Drop Roll-Back of Chemical Disaster Prevention Rule

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Monday, May 13, 2019

One NEJAC recommendation letter urges Wheeler's EPA to abandon efforts to roll-back recently adopted measures to prevent chemical disasters.

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  • One NEJAC recommendation letter urges Wheeler's EPA to abandon efforts to roll-back recently adopted measures to prevent chemical disasters.
  • Grassroots organizations and people who live in impacted environmental justice communities praised NEJAC's recommendations to the EPA.
  • "It's great to see these letters that the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council is sending to EPA," said Emma Cheuse, staff attorney with Earthjustice .
  • The Trump Administration's EPA is attempting to roll-back rule updates that will improve chemical disaster prevention measures at over 12,500 high-risk industrial and commercial facilities regulated under the Risk Management Plan (RMP) program.