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From: U.S. EPA <usaepa@govdelivery.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:12:16 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: EPA News Release (HQ): EPA Administrator Reinstates Full TRI Reporting Requirements
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

EPA Administrator Reinstates Full TRI Reporting Requirements

Contact:  Suzanne Ackerman, 202-564-4355 / 7819 / ackerman.suzanne@epa.gov

(Washington, D.C. – April 21, 2009)  EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson signed a final rule to reinstate stricter reporting requirements for industrial and federal facilities that release toxic substances that threaten human health and the environment.

“People have a right to information that might affect their health and the health of their children -- and EPA has a responsibility to provide it,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “Restoring the TRI reporting requirements assures transparency and provides a crucial tool for safeguarding human health and the environment in our communities.” 

The final rule reinstates Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting requirements that were replaced by the TRI Burden Reduction Rule in December 2006. The 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, signed by President Obama on March 11, 2009, mandated that prior TRI reporting requirements be reestablished. 

These changes will apply to all TRI reports due July 1, 2009.

Advanced Monitoring Systems Center

The Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program verifies the performance of innovative technologies that have the potential to improve protection of human health and the environment. ETV accelerates the entrance of new environmental technologies into the domestic and international marketplaces. Verified technologies are included for all environmental media—air, water, and land.

http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/std/etv/pubs/600f08012.pdf



Predicting Invasive Species in the Great Lakes
To help prevent the further spread of invasive species in the Great Lakes, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released the report Predicting Future Introductions of Nonindigenous Species to the Great Lakes.

http://www.epa.gov/ord/sciencenews/scinews_great_lakes.htm


Indoor Air Quality-Where You Live, Ohio
Provides links to information about indoor air quality in Ohio.
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/states/ohio.html


Murray-Ohio Dump NPL Site Summary ~ Land Cleanup and Wastes
Environmental Protection Agency's Region 4 National Priority List site summary for Murray - Ohio Dump.
http://www.epa.gov/Region4/waste/npl/npltn/murohitn.htm


Water Quality Standards - Ohio
Provides information about water quality standards in Ohio.
http://www.epa.gov/r5water/wqs5/wqsoh.htm


NPL Sites in Ohio
Site - specific resources available from this page include fact sheets, site narratives, and Federal Register notices.
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/npl/oh.htm


EPA Grants for Ohio
Several links explain each grant and their requirements.

http://nlquery.epa.gov/epasearch/epasearch?typeofsearch=epa&filterclause=&results_per_page=10&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.epa.gov%2Fepahome%2Fcitizen.htm&result_template=epafiles_default.xsl&areaname=&areapagehead=epafiles_pagehead&areapagefoot=epafiles_pagefoot&areasidebar=search_sidebar&stylesheet=s/epa.css&sort=term_relevancy&faq=yes&results_per_page=10&sessionid=C9B2ADBDB24B6AED842BD5778C3A0FBC&querytext=Ohio%20AND%20SUBJECT:315%20AND%20SUBJECT:278&option1=yes&option2=no&option3=no&option4=no&option5=no


EPA Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act).



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