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    Oct 3, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Environmental groups sue to block Chesapeake pollution trading

    Two Washington-based environmental groups filed suit Wednesday to block pollution trading in the Chesapeake Bay, contending the market-based cleanup program violates the federal Clean Water Act and will undermine rather than help efforts to restore the ailing estuary.
    Two Washington-based environmental groups filed suit Wednesday to block pollution trading in the Chesapeake Bay, contending the market-based cleanup program violates the federal Clean Water Act and will undermine rather than help efforts to restore the...

    Tags: Litigation, Environmental Issues, Justice System, Environmental Pollution, Science and Technology

    2. Oct 1, 2012 |Story| WPMT-LTV

  2. Mobile Home Park magnate will pay over $1 million for drinking water and waste water violations

    The owners of 73 mobile home park communities, which house thousands of residents, have agreed to pay a $1,339,000 penalty to resolve allegations that they violated federal and state environmental laws and regulations concerning the treatment of sewage and drinking water. The settlement agreement was filed in federal court on Friday. Frank Perano and a series of his corporations and related entities own, operate, and/or manage mobile home parks in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia. After a joint multi-year investigation, EPA and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) found evidence of more than 4,300 Clean Water Act violations at 15 mobile home parks in Pennsylvania where the defendants treat waste water, and more than 900 Safe Drinking Water Act violations at 30 mobile home parks also in Pennsylvania. The complaint filed with the proposed consent decree in federal court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania details violations during the past five years. The monetary settlement will be divided between the United States and Pennsylvania. The Clean Water Act violations involved illegal discharges of partially treated or untreated sewage into nearby streams and failure to properly operate and maintain treatment facilities. Safe Drinking Water Act violations generally involved the defendants' exceedances of federal drinking water standards for certain pollutants and their failure to notify residents about drinking water problems. EPA and PADEP identified the violations by conducting inspections, sharing technical and legal expertise, and requiring the defendants to provide documentation concerning sampling, operation and maintenance, and other regulated activities. While not all of the defendants' mobile home parks were cited for violations, the investigation identified widespread environmental management problems that warranted company-wide measures. In addition to the penalty, the consent decree requires the defendants to take numerous steps to protect public health and the environment and achieve compliance with environmental regulations at all 73 of its mobile home parks, including: • Hiring an approved third-party environmental consultant to perform environmental audits at each mobile home park, including examination of the treatment, collection, and drinking water systems. The environmental audits will include a report that will identify any corrective measures needed to achieve and maintain compliance. • Implementing the corrective measures in a timely fashion, subject to EPA and PADEP oversight and approval. • Conducting monthly compliance evaluations at all the mobile home parks. • Implementing specific corrective measures at two mobile home parks in Pennsylvania that had significant problems. • Working with the environmental consultant to develop a company-wide set of processes and practices designed to enable the defendants to reduce its environmental impacts and help prevent the defendants from repeating the kinds of violations they made in the past. EPA will monitor the defendants' implementation of and compliance with these processes and practices throughout the life of the consent decree. • Paying stipulated penalties for future violations and taking specific response actions if ongoing violations occur. "This settlement protects human health and the environment by requiring the defendants to improve their environmental management systems, and achieve compliance at their numerous mobile home parks," said EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin. "While reinforcing our commitment to environmental justice for rural communities, this case demonstrates the benefit of federal and state agencies working together to hold chronic violators of environmental regulations accountable for their actions." "The obligations of the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act protect us all," United States Attorney Zane Memeger said. "Citizens know that when they turn on their taps, the water that they are drinking is safe, and when they walk beside a creek or swim in a river, that water is clean." The defendants cooperated with the investigation. As part of the settlement, the defendants did not admit liability for the alleged violations. The consent decree is subject to a 30-day public comment period and court approval.
    EPA release
    The owners of 73 mobile home park communities, which house thousands of residents, have agreed to pay a $1,339,000 penalty to resolve allegations that they violated federal and state environmental laws and regulations concerning the treatment of sewage...

    Tags: House Building, Companies and Corporations, Whitehaven, Environmental Issues, Economy, Business and Finance

    3. Sep 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Free pass for Md. polluters?

    From how we live to where we can live, Marylanders have been expected to make an increasing number of personal sacrifices for the cause of cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay over the last two decades or more. Many have been small (whether laundry detergent contains phosphates or not now seems inconsequential), while others, including the cost to homeowners and businesses of greener, more advanced sewage treatment or storm water control systems, have been substantial.
    From how we live to where we can live, Marylanders have been expected to make an increasing number of personal sacrifices for the cause of cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay over the last two decades or more. Many have been small (whether laundry detergent...

    Tags: Annapolis, Prisons, Laws, Environmental Issues, Justice System

    4. Sep 28, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  4. South Dakota DENR accepting water quality projects apps

    PIERRE - The South Dakota Department of and Natural Resources (DENR) is accepting applications through Oct. 1, 2012, for projects eligible for federal Clean Water Act, Section 319 nonpoint source control grants. DENR officials anticipate approximately...

    Tags: Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Water, Environmental Pollution

    5. Jun 4, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  5. S.D. agency accepting applications for water grants

    The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources is accepting applications for projects that reduce water pollution. Applications must be submitted by Oct. 1 for projects eligible for grants under the federal Clean Water Act. Officials...

    Tags: Rivers, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Bodies of Water

    6. Jun 8, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. Clean Water Act hits snag in U.S. House

    The U.S. House of Representatives recently rejected an amendment to the House Energy and Water Appropriations Bill that would allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to clarify the intent of the Clean Water Act and protect water quality and fish and game...

    Tags: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Issues, Trout, Environmental Pollution, U.S. House of Representatives

    7. Sep 21, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Are Chesapeake Bay polluters getting off easy?

    Would putting more polluters behind bars help restore the Chesapeake Bay?
    Would putting more polluters behind bars help restore the Chesapeake Bay? The Center for Progressive Reform believes it would. In a new report, the  a pro-regulatory think tank argues that both state and federal authorities prosecute water polluters...

    Tags: Prisons, Douglas F. Gansler, Laws, Colleges and Universities, Environmental Issues

    8. Sep 16, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  8. U.S. Congressman Robert Hurt answers your questions

    We are a little more than seven weeks away from Election Day.  Your Hometown News Leader WDBJ7 wants you to get to know the candidates.
    We are a little more than seven weeks away from Election Day.  Your Hometown News Leader WDBJ7 wants you to get to know the candidates. Over the next several weeks we are going one-on-one with the men who want your vote. Our first candidate WDBJ 7 anchor...

    Tags: Pittsylvania County, Health Insurance Cost, Environmental Issues, Justice System, Politics

    9. Sep 17, 2012 |Story| KTUU

  9. Former Governor Talks About Alaska's "Pipe Dream"

    Alaska's natural resources continues to stir energy discussions with 2 big developments: Natural Gas and Arctic Drilling.
    Alaska's natural resources continues to stir energy discussions with 2 big developments: Natural Gas and Arctic Drilling.    First, a topic that suddenly seems to be getting more attention than usual: Proposals for that long-awaited Natural Gas...

    Tags: Oceans, Energy Resources, Environmental Issues, Ken Salazar, Bodies of Water

    10. Sep 12, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  10. Troubadour Steve Forbert Arrives in Hartford on the Heels of a Stellar New Album

    <strong>Steve Forbert w/Becky Kessler</strong>
    Steve Forbert w/Becky Kessler Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m., $20, Arch Street Tavern, 85 Arch St., Hartford, (860) 246-7610, archstreettavern.com.   It's less than three minutes into a conversation with Mississippi songwriter Steve Forbert, and I've already...

    Tags: Bob Dylan, Music Industry, Dionne Warwick, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution

    11. Aug 30, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. State levies fines against private, public entities for pollution violations

    Environmental laws do get enforced, however slowly at times.&nbsp; The <a href="http://www.mde.state.md.us">Maryland Department of the Environment</a> announced Wednesday it had taken action against about 18 individuals, companies and local governments for alleged violations of the state's laws governing lead paint and air and water pollution.
    Environmental laws do get enforced, however slowly at times.  The Maryland Department of the Environment announced Wednesday it had taken action against about 18 individuals, companies and local governments for alleged violations of the state's laws...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Environmental Issues, Economy, Business and Finance, Patapsco, Caroline County (Maryland)

    12. Aug 22, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Caring for the environment is politically out of fashion

    Weeks after the weird June 29 windstorm that swept the Mid-Atlantic, I can't shake the feeling of being in an episode of "The Twilight Zone," the 1960s TV series that warned of living selfishly. A dash of Rod Serling spiking a large dollop of Catholic guilt.
    Weeks after the weird June 29 windstorm that swept the Mid-Atlantic, I can't shake the feeling of being in an episode of "The Twilight Zone," the 1960s TV series that warned of living selfishly. A dash of Rod Serling spiking a large dollop of Catholic...

    Tags: Talk Shows (genre), Environmental Issues, Bodies of Water, Politics, Environmental Pollution

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