Methyl Bromide Investigation Expands to Puerto Rico (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, working with the Virgin Islands government, is investigating the March 2015 incident involving the use of a pesticide containing methyl bromide to fumigate a residence at the Sirenusa apartments on St. John in the U.S....
EPA Publishes 20th Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory
EPA Publishes 20th Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 20th Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks today, showing a two percent increase in greenhouse gas emissions in 2013 from 2012 levels, but a nine percent drop in emissions since...
EPA Administrator Visits Children’s Health Group in Dallas
EPA Administrator Visits Children’s Health Group in Dallas DALLAS – (April 10, 2015) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy recently visited health professionals working to address childhood asthma in the Dallas area. With 60,000 children in Dallas County diagnosed with asthma, the disease represents a significant public health...