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EPA gives Augusta Canal Authority $200,000 for cleanup

The Augusta Canal Authority has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help fund Sibley Mill environmental cleanup.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-05-10/epa-gives-augusta-canal-autho
Augusta to pay fines for underground tank violations

...according to the orders, dated April 15 and posted on EPD's Web site last week.According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, there are about 584,000 underground tanks nationwide that store petroleum or hazardous substances...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-04-30/augusta-pay-fines-underground
Texas tragedy stirs interest in chemical plant safety

...million pounds of toxic materials ? on any given day.According to risk management plans filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the inventories in Augusta's factories can include up to 72.2 million pounds of anhydrous ammonia...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-04-27/texas-tragedy-stirs-interest-
Chevy Spark electric vehicle economy ratings released

...vehicles sold in the U.S.The Spark EV also gets the equivalent of 119 mpg in testing monitored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. GM said that makes it the most efficient car available for sale to the public. The figure is for combined...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/life/autos/2013-04-25/chevy-spark-electric-vehicle-
Savannah River National Lab joins research for natural gas fueled cars

The U.S. Department of Energy's top-secret Savannah River National Laboratory will use a $5.5 million award to help Ford Motor Co. and other partners explore the development of vehicles powered by natural gas.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-02-22/savannah-river-national-lab-j
Toxic releases declined in 2011, EPA study shows

...from 2010 to 2011, after an increase of more than 3 million pounds the previous year, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's annual Toxics Release Inventory.The annual study, which tracks releases to air, land and water...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-01-23/toxic-releases-declined-2011-
Cleanup plan for Martinez site out for public comment

...if someone pumps it directly from the ground and drinks it.The preferred cleanup method chosen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2007 involves technology called in-situ chemical oxidation, in which hydrogen peroxide is injected...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-12-26/cleanup-plan-martinez-site-ou
Contaminated soil removal completed at SRS creek

...contaminants remain in soils and sediments, fishing or public access to the creek will not be allowed, said U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lead project manager Robert Pope."However, testing of the water in Lower Three Runs has shown it to...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-08-07/contaminated-soil-removal-
Sales tax holiday gives shoppers a break

...the Energy Star or WaterSense labels.The labels mean those products meet guidelines set forth by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy for conservation.Butler Thorne said the tax holiday is the reason he waited...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-10-05/sales-tax-holiday-gives-sh
Sibley Mill cleanup to be focus of Nov. 8 hearing

...purchased the 518,000-square-foot mill in 2010 for $800,000, is applying for a grant through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Program to fund the next phase of environmental remediation. The hearing will be from...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-10-31/sibley-mill-cleanup-be-focus-