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EPA Completes Cleanup of Over 600 South Minneapolis Homes Ahead of Schedule

​Chicago (June 5, 2012) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Susan Hedman today announced that the Agency has finished its cleanup of contaminated soil in a South Minneapolis neighborhood a full year ahead of schedule. Hedman was joined by officials from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the city of Minneapolis at an event today for neighborhood residents at the East Phillips Community Center.

SF Bayview Hunter’s Point Facility Leveraging Stimulus Funding To Launch Successful Green Jobs Training Program

​SAN FRANCISCO -- Tomorrow, Nancy Stoner, the acting Assistant Administrator for Water at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., will tour the EcoCenter at Heron’s Head Park during a visit to California. Nearly every feature of the 1,500-square-foot facility pushes the envelope for innovation and is used to educate the public about renewable energy, pollution and greenhouse gas reduction, wastewater treatment, “green” building materials, and the green economy.

City of Pueblo (Colo.) Recognized for Using Solar Power at Wastewater Treatment Facility

​200 kW Solar Array to Reduce Energy Costs, Air Pollution

(Denver, Colo.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today presented a Clean Water State Revolving Fund award to the City of Pueblo, Colo., for improvements to the community’s wastewater treatment system. Diane Sanelli, director of EPA’s state revolving fund program in Denver, presented the award to City Council President Ray Aguilera at a town council meeting.