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Monday June 22, 2009 - 40th anniversary of the Cuyahoga River fire -On June 22, 1969, the Cuyahoga River caught on fire. This dramatic event led to positive results, including creation of US EPA. Listen to interviews with people who remember the fire and have helped the river's recovery.
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Cleanup Sites
EPA Administrator Pledges Strong Federal Cleanup Presence at Dow Dioxin Site in Michigan and Accelerated Assessment of Dioxins' Human Health Impacts 5/26/2009
Administrator Lisa P. Jackson committed to a federal leadership role in expediting the ongoing cleanup of the Michigan Dow Dioxin site and an acceleration of EPA's overall scientific review of dioxins.
Meetings & Conferences
July 22, 2009: Copley Square Plaza Public Meeting
Public Comment Opportunities
Jacobsville Neighborhood Soil Contamination
Site through July 10, 2009
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Ashland/NSP Lakefront Superfund Site through July 16, 2009
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Copley Square Plaza through July 30, 2009
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Notices of proposed penalty orders or complaints for penalties
RHC Docket No. CWA-05-2009-0007 C.T. Brown Sanitation Service, Xenia, Ohio through July 2, 2009
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- ABC's of Environmental Education (PDF) (20 pp., 5.9MB) (EPA 905K06001) June 2006
- Transboundary Movement of Municipal Solid Waste Comprehensive Inspection Report (PDF) (37 pages, 362K) June 2006
- Scrap Tire Cleanup Guidebook (PDF) (44 pp., 7MB) (905-B-06-001) May 2006
- Happy Earth Day Activity Book
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