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Agrichemical Co. Fined For Importation of Misbranded Herbicide from Argentina
May 5, 2010 No CommentEPA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., May 5, 2010) – Albaugh, Inc., an agrichemical company based in Ankeny, Iowa, has agreed to pay a $27,360 civil penalty to the United States to settle allegations related to the importation of nearly 1,000 tons of misbranded pesticide from Argentina. According to a consent agreement and [...]
Continue reading …News Release from the Office of Administration For Immediate Release Jefferson City, Mo. Â - – Since the General Assembly has not yet enacted the legislation needed to eliminate non-federal holidays, this Friday will be a holiday (Truman’s Day) for state employees. Each state holiday costs the state about $1.5 million total funds because the state [...]
Continue reading …Attorney General News Release May 3, 2010 –Lawsuit charges 6 counts of environmental violations– Jefferson City, Mo. – Attorney General Chris Koster has filed a lawsuit in Audrain County against a Malibu, California, couple for violations of Missouri’s Clean Water Law. Koster said David and Sondra Ott, owners of Westgate Mobile Home Park in Mexico, [...]
Continue reading …FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2010 Interactive Web tool allows the public to check water violations in their communities WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a new set of web tools, data, and interactive maps to inform the public about serious Clean Water Act violations in their communities. Improving water quality [...]
Continue reading …FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., April 29, 2010) – EPA has awarded $194,000 for improvements to the existing storm sewer system in East Prairie, Mo. Another grant was previously awarded in September 2009 for $194,000. EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks said, “Awarding these water infrastructure funds will help prolong the useful life of [...]
Continue reading …FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2010 Searchable database on chemical hazard, exposure and toxicity data now available WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making it easier to find chemical information online. EPA is releasing a database, called ToxRefDB, which allows scientists and the interested public to search and download thousands of toxicity testing [...]
Continue reading …FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., April 28, 2010) – EPA Region 7 has issued a legal order against a St. Joseph, Mo., warehouse company, directing the firm to conduct assessments of the storage, handling and management of hazardous wastes at four of its facilities in St. Joseph. The consent agreement and final order, filed [...]
Continue reading …FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2010 Statement of Lisa P. Jackson Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Legislative Hearing on Clean Energy Policies That Reduce Our Dependence on Oil  - House Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment WASHINGTON - Chairmen Markey and Waxman, Ranking Members Upton and Barton, Chairman Emeritus Dingell, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you [...]
Continue reading …April 28, 2010 ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Event Honors Workers Who Lost their Lives in the Workplace in 2009 In 2009, more than 109,119 Missouri workers were injured and 116 lost their lives in the workplace. Every year on April 28, thousands of people in hundreds of communities across the nation recognize workers who have been killed [...]
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