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News Release: EPA Honors Nye County Graduates of Brownfields Job Training Program

EPA Honors Nye County Graduates of Brownfields Job Training Program

 

SAN FRANCISCO – The Environmental Protection Agency joins Nye County in congratulating 22 graduates who completed environmental career training programs.  These programs, funded by EPA’s Brownfields Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training program, are designed to provide unemployed or under-employed students the broad array of skills and professional certifications necessary to enter the environmental remediation market.

 

Nye County partnered with Nye Community Coalition to offer their students certificates in environmental remediation, as well as other professional skills to support the long-term success of their students.  The diverse group of graduates, ranging in age from 18 to 60, participated in a six week course that offered over 150 hours of training in which they individually received eight federal and/or state recognized certifications. 

 

“Through EPA’s job training program, today’s graduates are ready to launch a career with local employers,” said Enrique Manzanilla, EPA’s Superfund Division Director for the Pacific Southwest. “A wide range of industries, from mining and solar power to solid waste and recycling, all need employees with the environmental management skills these graduates have earned. Their accomplishment will have broad benefits for their community and the environment.” 

 

Nye County is coordinating with local companies to place graduates in jobs in solid waste management, recycling, and renewable energy, as well as environmental management for a regional mine.  Additionally, Nye County has an EPA Brownfields Assessment grant and this year received a Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund grant. Nye County’s land revitalization efforts are uniquely focused on supporting renewable energy industries, as well as community reinvestment.

“It is an honor to announce the first graduating class for Nye County’s Brownfields Workforce Development and Job Training Program,” said Andrew “Butch” Borasky, Chair of the Nye County Board of County Commissioners. “Congratulations to each and every one of these students for their hard work and commitment to the program.  Nye County deeply appreciates our partnership with EPA and with the Nye Communities Coalition. Their support for professional job training helps the community by putting people to work in jobs with a solid career path.”

 

In 2013, $3.2 million in funds were awarded nationally under the Workforce Development and Job Training program.  As of May 2013, more than 11,000 Americans have completed training through the support of this Program, of which, more than 8,000 have obtained employment in the environmental field.

 

For more information on EPA’s Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training program, visit:  http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/job.htm

 

For more information on EPA’s Brownfields program, visit:  http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/index.htm

  

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News Release: EPA to Hold Public Listening Sessions on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants

CONTACT:
press@epa.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 30, 2013


EPA to Hold Public Listening Sessions on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold 11 public listening sessions across the country to solicit ideas and input from the public and stakeholders about the best Clean Air Act approaches to reducing carbon pollution from existing power plants. Power plants are the nation’s largest stationary source of carbon pollution, responsible for about one third of all greenhouse gas pollution in the United States.

The Clean Air Act gives both EPA and states a role in reducing air pollution from power plants that are already in operation. The law directs EPA to establish guidelines, which states use to design their own programs to reduce emissions. Before proposing guidelines, EPA must consider how power plants with a variety of different configurations would be able to reduce carbon pollution in a cost-effective way.

The feedback from these 11 public listening sessions will play an important role in helping EPA develop smart, cost-effective guidelines that reflect the latest and best information available. The agency will seek additional public input during the notice and comment period once it issues a proposal, by June 2014.

For more information on these sessions and to register online, go to:
http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards/public-listening-sessions. For those who cannot attend these sessions, input can be e-mailed to carbonpollutioninput@epa.gov by November 8, 2013.

More information about EPA’s carbon pollution standards for the power sector:
http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards

Public Sessions on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants (all times are local):

DATE: Tuesday, October 15, 2013
TIME: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EDT
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA New England
Memorial Hall
5 Post Office Square
Boston

DATE: Friday, October 18, 2013
TIME: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm EDT
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 3
William J. Green, Jr. Federal Building
600 Arch Street
Philadelphia

DATE: Wednesday, October 23, 2013
TIME: 9:00 am - 12 Noon; and 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 2
290 Broadway, Room 27A
New York

DATE
: October 23, 2013
TIMES
: 2:00 – 5:00 pm; and 6:00 – 9:00 pm EDT
EPA REGION & LOCATION
:
US EPA Region 4
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center
Bridge Conference Rooms
61 Forsyth Street, S.W.
Atlanta

DATE
: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
TIME
: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm MDT (last 2 hours for call ins)
EPA REGION & LOCATION
:
US EPA Region 8
1595 Wynkoop Street
Denver

DATE
: Monday, November 4, 2013
TIME: 4:00 – 8:00 pm CST
EPA REGION & LOCATION
:
US EPA Region 7
11201 Renner Blvd.
Lenexa 

DATE
: Tuesday, November 5, 2013
TIME
: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 9
75 Hawthorne St.
San Francisco

DATE: Thursday, November 7, 2013
TIME: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EST
LOCATION:
US EPA Headquarters
William Jefferson Clinton East
1201 Constitution Ave.
Washington, DC

DATE: Thursday, November 7, 2013
TIME: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm CST
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 6
Auditorium- 1st floor
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
1515 Young St.
Dallas  

DATE: Thursday, November 7, 2013
TIME: 3:00 – 6:00 pm PST
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 10
Jackson Federal Bldg.
915 Second Ave.
Seattle

DATE: November 8, 2013
TIME: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm CST
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 5
Metcalfe Federal Building
Lake Michigan Room
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago


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News Release: EPA Takes Public Comments on Proposal to Delete an Oneida County Site from the Superfund List after Cleanup

EPA Takes Public Comments on Proposal to Delete an Oneida County Site from the Superfund List after Cleanup 

Contact: Larisa Romanowski, (518) 747-4389, romanowski.larisa@epa.gov

(New York, N.Y. – September 30, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to delete the Ludlow Sand & Gravel site in Paris, New York from the Superfund National Priorities List of the most hazardous waste sites because the site no longer poses a threat to human health or the environment after a successful cleanup of soil and ground water. The site was placed on the Superfund List in September 1983 and cleanup work was completed in 2007. Subsequent monitoring and assessment of the site confirms that the cleanup was effective and the site can be deleted from the Superfund list. The public is encouraged to submit comments on the proposal and the EPA will consider all comments before making a final decision to delete the site. The public comment period begins on October 2, 2013 and will extend to November 1. 2013.

The 18-acre site contains a landfill and a gravel pit. For more than 20 years, beginning in the early 1960’s, household and septic tank wastes were disposed of in the landfill. The landfill also received a variety of industrial waste including dyes, waste oil, metallurgical cooling oil and animal parts from a meat processing plant. The gravel pit was periodically used for the disposal of waste oil. The landfill continued to accept waste until it was shut down by court order in 1988. Portions of the property continue to be used for sand and gravel mining operations.

Site investigations conducted by the New York State Department of Conservation in 1982 found trace quantities of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the liquid seeping from the landfill. After the site was added to the Superfund list, additional contamination was found throughout the site. PCBs were detected in soil and wetland sediments. PCBs, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), heavy metals, and phenol were found in the underlying ground water. The ground water contamination is contained within the site boundaries. Residential wells and a nearby public drinking water supply well have been monitored for many years and have not been impacted.

In 1988, the EPA and NYSDEC finalized a cleanup plan that called for removing over 40,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil and approximately 15,000 cubic yards of sediment from the gravel pit and nearby wetlands. Once removed, the PCB-contaminated soil was placed in the landfill, a drainage system was installed to remove water and a cap was placed over the landfill to prevent rain water from coming into contact with the buried materials. The water collected from the landfill is being treated using a system built on the site.

A decision on the cleanup of the gravel pit, ground water and wetlands was finalized in 2003. The deeper PCB-contaminated soil in the gravel pit were treated using a technology that solidifies the soil, locking the PCBs in place to prevent the contamination from moving into the surrounding soil and ground water. After solidification of the contaminated soil, the gravel pit was filled with clean soil to restore it to its original elevation and a cover was planted with vegetation. Two deep wells were also installed to monitor the ground water. The cleanup work was completed in September 2007.

The cleanup of the site was conducted through a combination of actions performed by responsible parties, the state of New York and the EPA. The EPA has monitored all the cleanup work to ensure that the actions are protective of human health and the environment. The EPA has concluded that the cleanup work has been successful and that the site can now be taken off the Superfund list.

The EPA will prepare a document responding to any significant comments received during the comment period. If the EPA does not receive significant dissenting comments and/or no significant new data are submitted during the public comment period, this deletion will be effective on December 2, 2013.

Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID no. EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002, by one of the following methods:

Internet: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow on-line instructions for submitting comments.

Email: rodrigues.isabel@epa.gov

Fax: To the attention of Isabel Rodrigues at (212) 637-3966

Mail: Isabel Rodrigues, Remedial Project Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, Emergency & Remedial Response Division, 290 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10007.     

Follow the EPA Region 2 on Twitter at http://twitter.com/eparegion2 and visit our Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/eparegion2.

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News Release: City of Tacoma settles with EPA for violating federal rules on PCBs in used oil

City of Tacoma settles with EPA for violating federal rules on PCBs in used oil

Contact: Suzanne Skadowski, EPA Region 10 Public Affairs, 206-295-4829, skadowski.suzanne@epa.gov

 

(Seattle – September 30, 2013) The City of Tacoma has settled with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violating federal rules on used oil contaminated with toxic polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs.

 

“Today’s settlement should serve as a reminder that handling used oil requires attention to the requirements designed to prevent the distribution of PCBs,” said Edward Kowalski, Director of EPA’s enforcement program in Seattle. “Simple testing for PCBs before shipping used oil off-site helps protect people and the environment and prevents contamination of oil that can otherwise be recycled and reused.”

 

According to EPA, the City of Tacoma shipped 750 gallons of used oil contaminated with PCBs from the City’s landfill to Emerald Services, an oil recycling and reuse company. The City did not know that the used oil was contaminated with PCBs before they shipped the oil. Emerald Services found the problem during their routine oil testing and was able to trace the PCB-contaminated oil to the City’s shipment.

 

EPA discovered the violations when Emerald Services provided a waste report to EPA, as required by federal regulations, describing the PCB waste. The City’s oil shipment resulted in the PCB contamination of approximately 8,250 gallons of used oil at Emerald Services. Under federal rules, Emerald Services could not recycle the PCB-contaminated oil, and instead was required to dispose of the used oil as hazardous waste.

 

To settle the violations, the City of Tacoma has agreed to pay a $40,000 federal penalty.

 

PCBs are chemicals used in paints, industrial equipment, and cooling oil for electrical transformers. More than 1.5 billion pounds of PCBs were manufactured in the U.S. before EPA banned their production in 1978, and many PCB-containing materials are still in use today.

 

When released into the environment, PCBs remain for decades. Tests have shown that PCBs cause cancer in animals and are suspected carcinogens in humans. Concerns about human health and the persistence of PCBs in the environment led Congress to enact the Toxic Substances Control Act in 1976.

 

More about safely recycling oil:  http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/usedoil/index.htm

 

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News Release: EPA Proposes Plan to Address Pollution in Three Areas of Ringwood Mines Superfund Site in Ringwood, New Jersey; Results of Long-term Ground Water Monitoring to be Made Available to the Public

EPA Proposes Plan to Address Pollution in Three Areas of

Ringwood Mines Superfund Site in Ringwood, New Jersey

 

Results of Long-term Ground Water Monitoring to be Made Available to the Public

Public Encouraged to Comment on Proposed $46.7 million Cleanup Plan

 

Contact: Elias Rodriguez, (212) 637-3664, rodriguez.elias@epa.gov

 

(New York, N.Y. – Sept. 30, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed a plan to address contamination in three areas of the Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund site in Ringwood, New Jersey. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, these areas were used to dispose of waste materials, including paint sludge and waste in drums, from the Ford Motor Company’s automobile assembly plant in Mahwah, New Jersey. Sampling of the paint sludge found that it contained lead, arsenic, chromium and other contaminants. Exposure to these contaminants can have serious health effects and, in some cases, increase the risk of cancer. Lead is a toxic metal that can cause damage to a child’s ability to learn and a range of health problems in adults.

 

The proposal contains plans to address contamination in three areas of the site:

 

  • ·         Peter’s Mine Pit – the removal of some potentially contaminated soil from around the opening of the mine pit, followed by capping

 

  • ·         Cannon Mine Pit – capping of the mine pit

 

  • ·         O’Connor Disposal Area – excavation of the landfill, with a contingency if the Borough of Ringwood moves forward with its plan to build on this area of the site

 

The EPA will take public comments on its proposed cleanup plan during a 60-day public comment period beginning on October 2, 2013 and continuing through December 2, 2013. The EPA will also hold a public meeting to explain the proposed plan and take public comments on November 7, 2013 at 7:00pm at the Martin Ryerson Middle School, 130 Valley Road in Ringwood, NJ.

 

The 500-acre Ringwood Mines/Landfill site is in a historic iron mining district in the Borough of Ringwood, New Jersey. The site, which is in a forested area with about 50 private homes, includes abandoned mine shafts and pits, inactive landfills and open waste dumps. The site was originally added to the Superfund list of hazardous waste sites in 1983. It was removed from the Superfund list in 1994 based on a finding that all appropriate cleanup actions had been taken. In 1995, 1998 and 2004, additional areas of paint sludge were discovered at the site, prompting further cleanup actions. The EPA restored the site to the Superfund list in 2006 due to the discovery of additional contaminated materials.

 

The actions in the proposed plan build on cleanup work performed at the Ringwood Mines Superfund site over many years. Between 1984 and 1988, Ford, with EPA oversight, conducted an investigation of the nature and extent of contamination at the site. Based on the results, the EPA ordered Ford to excavate and dispose of the paint sludge found and required the company to monitor ground water and surface water on a long-term basis. In 1987-1988, 7,700 cubic yards of paint sludge and soil were removed from the site and approximately 600 cubic yards of paint sludge and 54 intact and crushed drums were removed in 1990. Since December 2004, approximately 53,500 tons of additional paint sludge, drum remnants and associated soil from the Peter’s Mine Pit Area, the O’Connor Disposal Area and 15 additional disposal areas within the site were removed and disposed of properly.

 

In 2011, the EPA began testing for lead on residential properties and dioxin in people’s homes. Wherever lead or dioxin has been found to exceed protective levels, the EPA has cleaned it up. More than 2,400 tons of soil has been removed from people’s yards.

 

The following are key elements of the proposed cleanup plan:

 

Peter’s Mine Pit

The EPA proposed plan would require the excavation, removal and disposal at a facility outside of the area of about 22,000 tons of fill material, soil and debris from around the opening of the mine pit. The plan includes the option of separating out the non-hazardous fill and placing it back in the pit. The area surrounding the pit will be excavated down to native soil or the water table, whichever is encountered first. If drums or paint sludge are encountered, they will be removed. A permeable cap will be placed on the pit to raise its level above that of the surrounding ground to restore it for use as part of Ringwood State Park. Due to the depth and nature of the contamination at Peter’s Mine, people are not exposed to any waste that might be present in the mine and full excavation would not provide any further protection of people’s health.

 

Cannon Mine Pit

Under the proposed plan, all of the waste in the Cannon Mine Pit will be capped in place. A clean layer of soil will be placed over the cap and the area will be re-planted. The area would then be fenced off and the plan requires a deed notice to prevent activities that could disturb it.

 

O’Connor Disposal Area

The cleanup plan calls for the O’Connor Disposal Area to be completely excavated and the waste to be disposed of at a facility outside the area. An estimated 166,000 tons of contaminated soil would be removed from the O’Connor Disposal Area and the excavated areas would be covered with topsoil and re-planted.

 

The proposal includes a second option for this area of the site because the Borough of Ringwood recently informed the EPA that it is planning to move its recycling center from its current location in Upper Ringwood to the O’Connor Disposal Area. If the borough moves forward with its plan to construct a municipal facility at the O’Connor Disposal Area, the proposed plan would allow for this change under this “contingency remedy.” Under the contingency, the EPA would allow the capping of waste within the portion of the O’Connor Disposal Area that would be used for the proposed facility. The borough has indicated that capping portions of the O’Connor Disposal Area would create a level area near the center and southern part of the area upon which it would construct the proposed facility. If the area was used for a municipal facility, much of it would likely be capped. Excavation of the contaminated soil would still be required for the portion of the O’Connor Disposal Area that would not be used for a facility. The EPA is taking public comment on both options.

 

Ground Water Monitoring

The EPA is currently investigating ground water contamination in all areas of the Ringwood Mines site and will issue a separate proposed plan to address the ground water when the investigation has concluded. Under that future plan, the EPA intends to require ground water monitoring into the indefinite future for all areas of the site. The plan proposed today also requires ground water monitoring. The results of all the ground water monitoring will be posted on the EPA website at: http://www.epa.gov/region02/superfund/npl/ringwood/index.html.

 

The Superfund program operates on the principle that polluters should pay for the cleanups, rather than passing the costs to taxpayers. After sites are placed on the Superfund list of the most contaminated waste sites, the EPA searches for parties responsible for the contamination and holds them accountable for the costs of investigations and cleanups. The cleanup of the Ringwood site is being conducted and paid for by Ford and the Borough of Ringwood with oversight by the EPA. The cost of the cleanup plan is currently estimated to be $46.7 million.  

 

Written comments may be mailed or emailed to:

Joseph A. Gowers, Remedial Project Manager

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Region 2

290 Broadway, 19th fl.

New York, N.Y. 10007-1866

(212) 637-4413

gowers.joe@epa.gov

           

To read EPA’s proposed cleanup plan, go to: http://www.epa.gov/region02/superfund/npl/ringwood/index.html.


Follow EPA Region 2 on Twitter at http://twitter.com/eparegion2 and visit our Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/eparegion2.

 

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Media Advisory: ** UPDATED REGIONAL SESSION LIST** EPA to Hold Public Listening Sessions on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants

CONTACT:
press@epa.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 30, 2013


UPDATE: CHICAGO SESSION INCLUDED ON NOV. 8


EPA to Hold Public Listening Sessions on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold 11 public listening sessions across the country to solicit ideas and input from the public and stakeholders about the best Clean Air Act approaches to reducing carbon pollution from existing power plants. Power plants are the nation’s largest stationary source of carbon pollution, responsible for about one third of all greenhouse gas pollution in the United States.

The Clean Air Act gives both EPA and states a role in reducing air pollution from power plants that are already in operation. The law directs EPA to establish guidelines, which states use to design their own programs to reduce emissions. Before proposing guidelines, EPA must consider how power plants with a variety of different configurations would be able to reduce carbon pollution in a cost-effective way.

The feedback from these 11 public listening sessions will play an important role in helping EPA develop smart, cost-effective guidelines that reflect the latest and best information available. The agency will seek additional public input during the notice and comment period once it issues a proposal, by June 2014.

For more information on these sessions and to register online, go to:
http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards/public-listening-sessions. For those who cannot attend these sessions, input can be e-mailed to carbonpollutioninput@epa.gov by November 8, 2013.

More information about EPA’s carbon pollution standards for the power sector:
http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards

Public Sessions on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants (all times are local):

DATE: Tuesday, October 15, 2013
TIME: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EDT
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA New England
Memorial Hall
5 Post Office Square
Boston

DATE: Friday, October 18, 2013
TIME: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm EDT
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 3
William J. Green, Jr. Federal Building
600 Arch Street
Philadelphia

DATE: Wednesday, October 23, 2013
TIME: 9:00 am - 12 Noon; and 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 2
290 Broadway, Room 27A
New York

DATE
: October 23, 2013
TIMES
: 2:00 – 5:00 pm; and 6:00 – 9:00 pm EDT
EPA REGION & LOCATION
:
US EPA Region 4
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center
Bridge Conference Rooms
61 Forsyth Street, S.W.
Atlanta

DATE
: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
TIME
: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm MDT (last 2 hours for call ins)
EPA REGION & LOCATION
:
US EPA Region 8
1595 Wynkoop Street
Denver

DATE
: Monday, November 4, 2013
TIME: 4:00 – 8:00 pm CST
EPA REGION & LOCATION
:
US EPA Region 7
11201 Renner Blvd.
Lenexa 

DATE
: Tuesday, November 5, 2013
TIME
: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 9
75 Hawthorne St.
San Francisco

DATE: Thursday, November 7, 2013
TIME: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EST
LOCATION:
US EPA Headquarters
William Jefferson Clinton East
1201 Constitution Ave.
Washington, DC

DATE: Thursday, November 7, 2013
TIME: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm CST
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 6
Auditorium- 1st floor
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
1515 Young St.
Dallas  

DATE: Thursday, November 7, 2013
TIME: 3:00 – 6:00 pm PST
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 10
Jackson Federal Bldg.
915 Second Ave.
Seattle

DATE: November 8, 2013
TIME: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm CST
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 5
Metcalfe Federal Building
Lake Michigan Room
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago

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Media Advisory: EPA to Hold Public Listening Sessions on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants

CONTACT:
press@epa.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 30, 2013


EPA to Hold Public Listening Sessions on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold 11 public listening sessions across the country to solicit ideas and input from the public and stakeholders about the best Clean Air Act approaches to reducing carbon pollution from existing power plants. Power plants are the nation’s largest stationary source of carbon pollution, responsible for about one third of all greenhouse gas pollution in the United States.

The Clean Air Act gives both EPA and states a role in reducing air pollution from power plants that are already in operation. The law directs EPA to establish guidelines, which states use to design their own programs to reduce emissions. Before proposing guidelines, EPA must consider how power plants with a variety of different configurations would be able to reduce carbon pollution in a cost-effective way.

The feedback from these 11 public listening sessions will play an important role in helping EPA develop smart, cost-effective guidelines that reflect the latest and best information available. The agency will seek additional public input during the notice and comment period once it issues a proposal, by June 2014.

For more information on these sessions and to register online, go to:
http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards/public-listening-sessions. For those who cannot attend these sessions, input can be e-mailed to carbonpollutioninput@epa.gov by November 8, 2013.

More information about EPA’s carbon pollution standards for the power sector:
http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards

Public Sessions on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants (all times are local):

DATE: Tuesday, October 15, 2013
TIME: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EDT
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA New England
Memorial Hall
5 Post Office Square
Boston

DATE: Friday, October 18, 2013
TIME: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm EDT
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 3
William J. Green, Jr. Federal Building
600 Arch Street
Philadelphia

DATE: Wednesday, October 23, 2013
TIME: 9:00 am - 12 Noon; and 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 2
290 Broadway, Room 27A
New York

DATE
: October 23, 2013
TIMES
: 2:00 – 5:00 pm; and 6:00 – 9:00 pm EDT
EPA REGION & LOCATION
:
US EPA Region 4
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center
Bridge Conference Rooms
61 Forsyth Street, S.W.
Atlanta

DATE
: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
TIME
: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm MDT (last 2 hours for call ins)
EPA REGION & LOCATION
:
US EPA Region 8
1595 Wynkoop Street
Denver

DATE
: Monday, November 4, 2013
TIME: 4:00 – 8:00 pm CST
EPA REGION & LOCATION
:
US EPA Region 7
11201 Renner Blvd.
Lenexa 

DATE
: Tuesday, November 5, 2013
TIME
: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 9
75 Hawthorne St.
San Francisco

DATE: Thursday, November 7, 2013
TIME: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EST
LOCATION:
US EPA Headquarters
William Jefferson Clinton East
1201 Constitution Ave.
Washington, DC

DATE: Thursday, November 7, 2013
TIME: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm CST
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 6
Auditorium- 1st floor
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
1515 Young St.
Dallas  

DATE: Thursday, November 7, 2013
TIME: 3:00 – 6:00 pm PST
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 10
Jackson Federal Bldg.
915 Second Ave.
Seattle

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