May 29, 2012
EPA Recognizes Ohio Student's Environmental Project
EPA recently recognized Powell, Ohio, student Sachin Rudraraju with the President's Environmental Youth Award for his extraordinary efforts to divert thousands of pounds of electronic waste from landfills. Sachin founded the Community Recycling Campaign to raise awareness about the impacts of electronic waste, provide alternatives to costly computer recycling programs and offer a service to make recycling easier. CRC volunteers refurbish salvageable computers and electronics and donate them to local charities, keeping electronic waste out of landfills. More information>>
May 23, 2012
BP agrees to add more than $400 million in pollution controls at Whiting, Ind., refinery and pay $8 million Clean Air Act penalty
BP North America Inc. has agreed to pay an $8 million penalty and invest more than $400 million to install state-of-the-art pollution controls and cut emissions from its petroleum refinery in Whiting, Ind. When fully implemented, the agreement is expected to reduce harmful air pollution that can cause respiratory problems such as asthma and are significant contributors to acid rain, smog and haze, by more than 4,000 tons per year. More information>>
April 18, 2012
First segment of Kalamazoo River reopens after Enbridge oil spill
At a April 17, 2012, community meeting, Calhoun County Health Officer Jim Rutherford announced the reopening of an approximately 3-mile segment of the Kalamazoo river. The county had banned public access to 39 miles of the river system following the July 2010 Enbridge oil spill. Other segments may reopen this year depending on the results of a spring reassessment of the effectiveness of cleanup. More information>>
