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Administrator Lisa Jackson with Rear Admiral Mary
Landry held a press conference call today to
discuss the amount of dispersants used in the oil spill in the Gulf
of Mexico. |
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Last Thursday, EPA directed BP to
analyze available pre-approved dispersants for toxicity and
effectiveness and report back within 24 hours. The directive called
for a 72-hour window to analyze the options – that window closed on
Sunday night. After receiving BP's response to the directive
Thursday, EPA and NOAA scientists immediately called a meeting with
BP scientists to discuss BP’s response. EPA and NOAA reviewed the
science and Administrator Jackson and Rear Admiral Landry announced
the next three steps:
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Lisa P Jackson the Administrator of the EPA has just
released a memo that listed the seven key areas that the EPA will
focus on in the coming year. |
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Almost one year ago, I began my work as
Administrator. It has been a deeply fulfilling 12 months and a
wonderful homecoming for me. As our first year together draws to a
close, we must now look to the tasks ahead.
In my First Day Memo, I outlined five priorities for my time as
Administrator. We have made enormous strides on all five, and our
achievements reflect your hard work and dedication. By working with
our senior policy team, listening to your input and learning from
the experiences of the last 12 months, we have strengthened our
focus and expanded the list of priorities. Listed below are seven
key themes to focus the work of our agency.
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Stronger Smog Standard are Proposed by the EPA |
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Release
on: 01/07/2010
The United States Environmental Protection Agency today proposed the
strictest health standards to date for smog. Smog, also known as
ground-level ozone, is linked to a number of serious health
problems, ranging from aggravation of asthma to increased risk of
premature death in people with heart or lung disease. Ozone can even
harm healthy people who work and play outdoors. The agency is
proposing to replace the current standards.
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Renewed Effort on Environmental Justice, EPA to Assess Impacts of
Waste Rule on Disadvantaged Communities Agency’s draft plan on
hazardous waste recycling rule open for public comment
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Release date: 01/15/2010
Consistent with EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s commitment to
reach out to communities historically underrepresented in EPA
decision-making, the agency is requesting public input on a draft
plan for assessing the potential impacts of its hazardous waste
recycling rule on low-income, minority and tribal populations. To
encourage safe recycling and to help conserve natural resources,
EPA’s Definition of Solid Waste (DSW) rule published in October of
2008, modified the regulations for
hazardous materials that are recycled, also known as hazardous
secondary materials. EPA is reaching out to stakeholders, including
the environmental justice community, requesting public comment
before the analysis begins.
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U.S. EPA to Initiate Rulemaking on Stormwater, CAFOs
to Reduce Water Pollution, Backstop States in Chesapeake Bay
Watershed |
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Lisa
P. Jackson EPA Administrator announced that the EPA is initiating
new federal rulemaking on stormwater and concentrated animal feeding
operations to reduce water pollution in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed. This action complements ongoing work by EPA and the
states to strengthen regulatory controls on major sources of
pollutants consistent with shared commitments to implement the
Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load, the limit on the amount of
pollution that can flow into the Bay and its tidal creeks and
rivers.
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EPA Proposes Standards to reduce the amount of
phosphorus and nitrogen pollution in Florida’s waterways. |
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U.S. EPA is proposing water quality standards to protect people’s
health, aquatic life and the long term recreational uses of
Florida’s waters, which are a critical part of the state’s economy.
In 2009, EPA entered into a consent decree with the Florida Wildlife
Federation to propose limits to this pollution. The proposed action,
released for public comment and developed in collaboration with the
state, would set a series of numeric limits on the amount of
phosphorus and nitrogen, also known as “nutrients,” that would be
allowed in Florida’s lakes, rivers, streams, springs and canals.
Nutrient pollution can damage drinking water sources; increase
exposure to harmful algal blooms, which are made of toxic microbes
that can cause damage to the nervous system or even death; and form
byproducts in drinking water from disinfection chemicals, some of
which have been linked with serious human illnesses like bladder
cancer. Phosphorus and nitrogen pollution come from stormwater
runoff, municipal wastewater treatment, fertilization of crops and
livestock manure. Nitrogen also forms from the burning of fossil
fuels, like gasoline.
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