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EPA Marks March 18-24 as Fifth Annual Fix a Leak Week - March 21, 2013
One in every 10 homes has a leak that is wasting at least 90 gallons of water per day. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) WaterSense program encourages Americans to check and replace leaky plumbing fixtures and sprinkler systems, helping households save more than 10,000 gallons of water per year and as much as 10 percent on utility bills.
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DEQ presents air quality information in Shreveport - July 12, 2012
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality held a meeting in Shreveport on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Ozone Advance Program today. The meeting was held at the Bossier City Civic Center, Bodcau Room, with the Coordinating and Development Corporation, the North Louisiana Council of Governments, and various governmental leaders. DEQ staff presented an overview of the current National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone along with a synopsis of the current ozone conditions in Shreveport Region.
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USEPA NPDAT - Water Quality Monitoring Sites with N/P (National Water Information System or NWIS)
The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Water Information System (NWIS) is a comprehensive and distributed application that supports the acquisition, processing, and long-term storage of water data. NWISWeb serves as the publicly available portal to a geographically seamless set of much of the water data maintained within NWIS.
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US EPA Refrigerant Recovery or Recycling Device Acquisition Certification Form Instructions
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Minnesota Ag Water Quality Certification Program (Certainty MOU with the Ag community)
Statewide, voluntary certification program designed to accelerate on-farm adoption of best-management practices (BMPs). The Certification program will be administered by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Other participating agencies include: State: Pollution Control Agency, Board of Water and Soil Resources, and Department of Natural Resources. Federal: U.S. Department of Agriculture –Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Farms are evaluated by third-party certifiers. Using a suite of BMP’s farmers develop a conservation plan. Farmers who attain and maintain the criteria for the program are certified as meeting State Water Quality Standards. Certification applicants are prioritized for federal and state technical assistance and implementation funding. Technical Advisory Committee to develop and implement, in consultation with stakeholders, a certification program that will support state and federal water quality standards and goals. Producers are concerned with uncertainty --the potential for changing requirements from multiple state and federal agencies. Certainty will be provided to producers that their attainment and maintenance of certification will meet water quality goals and standards of the State and where applicable maintain consistency with federal water quality goals. At this point, a 10 year timeframe of certainty appears achievable.
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LDEQ Hosts 2025 Louisiana Brownfield Awards - November 24, 2025
EPA Grant Recipients and Project Successes Honored
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EPA presents check to DEQ pursuant to Temple Inland sentencing - June 19, 2013
Today, the U S Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 Criminal Investigation Division, Special Agent in Charge, Ivan J. Vikin presented a check to DEQ Secretary Peggy Hatch for $500,000. This check represents the community service payment to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Environmental Trust fund pursuant to Temple Inland's sentencing on May 29 in U.S. District Court in New Orleans, for violating one misdemeanor count of the Clean Water Act.
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EPA Urges Communities Affected by Hurricane Laura to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers - August 31, 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reminds communities, families, and business owners to be aware of conditions that could lead to poor or dangerous indoor air quality following Hurricane Laura. Most importantly, always operate portable generators according to the instructions and always run them outside, far away from buildings. Running a portable generator inside can lead to injury or death from carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Michael S. Regan Sworn in as 16th EPA Administrator - March 12, 2021
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How can I obtain information about international arrangements in which LELAP is involved?
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Office of Conservation, DEQ Announces Results of EPA Aerial Survey of Bayou Corne Area - September 04, 2012
EPA analysis finds no evidence of detectable concentrations of natural gas or elevated radiation levels near sinkhole Louisiana Commissioner of Conservation James Welsh and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Secretary Peggy Hatch today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has returned a report on last week's aerial survey of the Bayou Corne area, with findings indicating no detectable concentrations of natural gas or other chemicals in the atmosphere and no elevated radiation levels related to cavern operations.
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EPA Awards More Than $1 Million to Clean Up School Buses in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas - April 24, 2020
In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $11.5 million to replace 580 older diesel school buses. The funds are going to 157 school bus fleets in 43 states and Puerto Rico, each of which will receive rebates through EPA's Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) funding. Twelve school districts in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas received $1,095,000.
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USEPA National Aquatic Resource Survey (NARS)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, states, and tribes are conducting a series of surveys of the nation's aquatic resources. Often referred to as probability-based surveys, these studies provide nationally consistent and scientifically-defensible assessments of our nation's waters and can be used to track changes in condition over time. Each survey uses standardized field and lab methods and is designed to yield unbiased estimates of the condition of the whole water resource being studied (i.e., rivers and streams, lakes, wetlands, or coastal waters).
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EPA announces Baton Rouge is meeting ozone standard - April 04, 2014
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determined that the Baton Rouge area is currently attaining the 2008 8-hour ozone standard. The determination is based on a recent review of air quality data from 2011-2013. The State has decreased ground-level ozone in Baton Rouge which improved air quality and human health for more than 800,000 residents.
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U.S. EPA Honors 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year Award Winners in La. - April 13, 2021
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Washington Parish School Board must institute asbestos handling training - November 03, 2014
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced today that his office has agreed to defer prosecution on the bill of information it filed against the Washington Parish School Board ("school board") charging it with a felony violation of the Clean Air Act for failing to notify the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality of the 2011 demolition of the Old Pine High School which contained regulated asbestos containing material.
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EPA selects Limitless Vistas to provide environmental job training in New Orleans - March 19, 2021
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Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
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USFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program
The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program was established in 1987 with a core group of biologists and a small budget for on-the-ground wetland restoration projects on private lands. This successful, results-oriented program has garnered support through the years and has grown into a larger and more diversified habitat restoration program assisting thousands of private landowners across the Nation. The Partners Program provides technical and financial assistance to private landowners and Tribes who are willing to work with us and other partners on a voluntary basis to help meet the habitat needs of our Federal Trust Species.
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Claiborne Elementary wins national EPA award - May 21, 2014
In April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Claiborne Elementary school in Baton Rouge won the annual Energy Star National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. Claiborne Elementary School competed with teams from more than 3,000 buildings across the country that spent the past year competing to obtain the greatest reduction in energy use. Claiborne won by cutting its energy use nearly in half.