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EPA Reaches Major Milestone at Welsbach Superfund Site
With the help of millions of dollars in Recovery Act funding, an important milestone was reached in EPA's cleanup of the expansive Welsbach Superfund site in Camden, New Jersey. Walter Mugdan, Superfund Director of EPA Region 2, Congressman Robert E. Andrews, Camden Mayor Dana Redd, and Heart of Camden’s Executive Director Helene Pierson, were on hand today to mark the demolition of a large building adjacent to the former General Gas Mantle facility in Camden. Read the full press release.
EPA Recognizes the Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning for Outstanding Community Leadership
The Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning has been selected as a winner of EPA’s Environmental Justice Achievement Award for its leadership in community-based efforts to prevent childhood lead poisoning in the city of Rochester, New York. The Coalition has influenced major lead-related public policy changes, including a local lead ordinance requiring inspections for lead paint hazards. The innovative lead law also calls for public education, periodic evaluation, and a Citizens Advisory Committee to provide input on its implementation. Read the full press release.
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- National Brownfields Conference, April 3-5, 2011, Philadelphia.
Submit your ideas for the conference by July 30.
- Reducing Waste on Your Summer Vacation | en Español
- EPA Announces Public Meetings on Hydraulic Fracturing Study; August 12 Meetings are in Binghamton, N.Y.
- EPA seeks your comments on our draft FY 2011-2015 strategic plan, which helps advance Administrator Lisa P. Jackson's priorities and our mission to protect human health and the environment.
- It's Hurricane season. Prepare for a hurricane before it strikes. en español | Tiếng Việt | 中文
- Gain experience through the Student Volunteer Program! We have positions currently available in our Solid Waste and Resource Conservation Challenge and Pollution Prevention programs.
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