EPA Reaches Settlement with Greenidge Generation LLC on Actions to Address Compliance with Coal Ash Regulations

EPA Reaches Settlement with Greenidge Generation LLC on Actions to Address Compliance with Coal Ash Regulations Settlement Advances EPA’s National Enforcement Priority of Protecting Communities from Coal Ash Contamination February 6, 2024 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON   – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement under the Agency’s Coal

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EPA Announces Settlement with Mosaic Fertilizer for Alleged Chemical Accident Prevention Violations at St. James, La., Facility

EPA Announces Settlement with Mosaic Fertilizer for Alleged Chemical Accident Prevention Violations at St. James, La., Facility February 6, 2024 Contact Information Jennah Durant and Joe Robledo (R6press@epa.gov) 214-665-2200 DALLAS, TEXAS (Feb. 6, 2024)  – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized a settlement with Mosaic Fertilizer and Tampa Port Services over alleged violations

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Ensuring crime doesn’t pay: New Economic Crime Unit to tackle money laundering and carry out financial investigations

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The Environment Agency has launched a new Economic Crime Unit to boost its efforts to tackle money laundering and carry out financial investigations in the waste sector, ensuring crime doesn’t pay. The unit will help to ensure those working in waste management do the right thing and gangsters are unable to operate in the sector.

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United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Lowell to Address Pollution in Merrimack River

United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Lowell to Address Pollution in Merrimack River City to Invest Approximately $195 Million in Total to Upgrade Sewage Systems and Protect Drinking Water for Downstream Communities February 5, 2024 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON   – Today, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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Extension of the appointment of the Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa as the single registration authority in terms of section 24h(3), read with 24h(6), of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998, for a period of twenty-four (24) months

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02 February 2024 The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms. Barbara Creecy has extended the appointment of the Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA) as the single registration authority for the regulation of environmental assessment practitioners for a period of 24 months. The extension permits EAPASA to continue being the

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