Protect our waterways by properly disposing of all medications. Join Together Northern Nevada and law enforcement partners will host the semiannual Prescription Drug Round Up on Saturday, October 19, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event offers the safe disposal of expired or unwanted prescription drugs/ Take you unwanted prescription medications in their original bottles with names blacked out to one of the locations around the community listed on www.jtnn.org
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the receipt of 10 pesticide applications to expand their use on hemp. The 10 requests are the result of the December 2018 Farm Bill provisions that removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act, legalizing hemp for commercial use and production. To ensure transparency and improve EPA’s process for considering pest management tools for the emerging American hemp industry, EPA is seeking public comment on these applications. The list of pesticides can be …
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule to prohibit the manufacture (including import), processing and distribution of methylene chloride in all paint removers for consumer use. EPA has taken this action because of the acute fatalities that have resulted from exposure to the chemical. After analyzing the health impacts and listening to affected families, EPA is taking action to stop the use of this chemical in paint removers intended for consumers. EPA’s commitment to ensure that chemicals in …
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Methylene Chloride Consumer Paint and Coating Removal Rule Implementation – EPA Issues Compliance Guide to Assist Small Entities The full compliance guide is now available at: www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/risk-management-methylene-chloride The EPA released new guidance to help methylene chloride processors and distributors comply with the March 2019 rule under section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) prohibiting the manufacture (including import), processing, or distribution in commerce of methylene chloride for consumer paint and coating removal. The final rule became effective on May …
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The NDEP Air Program is proposing a regulatory change to amend its fee schedule. The change seeks to update the Program’s approach to how fees are assessed, and to redistribute the fees across the regulated industry to reflect workload and resources required to implement NDEP’s Air Program. Ultimately, the change will allow the Air Program to respond to present and future challenges in the regulated industry, to continue preserving and promoting air quality, and to maintain a vibrant economy in …
EPA Announces Availability of $87 Million in Funding to Improve Drinking Water for Schools and Small and Disadvantaged Communities Pacific Southwest states, territories eligible for $10.6 million in funding SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of nearly $87 million in grant funding to assist states, tribes, and territories with improving drinking water. The following funding amounts are available in the Pacific Southwest: Arizona is eligible to receive $1,385,000 California is eligible to receive $7,648,000 Guam …
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The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet to discuss the following topics, beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2019. The meeting will be held in Washington, D.C., at the Small Business Administration Headquarters, 409 Third Street SW, Eisenhower B Conference Room. Send your RSVP to twaqar@sba.gov. Please indicate whether you are attending in person, or by teleconference. Information will be sent out to you when you RSVP. We have adopted a casual attire …
MGM Resorts International – Bellagio Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada, has been recognized by EPA’s Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Michael Stoker with a National Food Recovery Challenge Award. The resort had the greatest percentage food waste reduction of Challenge Hospitality Sector participants. The Bellagio Hotel and Casino is one of 14 National Food Recovery Challenge Award recipients and is the only recipient in Nevada. MGM Resorts International implemented a new program to donate unserved food from hotel events, mini-bars, …
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May 23, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the approval of applications for “treatment in a similar manner as a state” (TAS) under the federal Clean Water Act for the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, in Nevada and Utah, and the 1.5-million-acre Bennett Freeze area of the Navajo Nation. Michael Stoker, regional administrator for EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region, presented the signed Certificate of Achievements in a ceremony at the Regional Tribal Operations Committee meeting …
On Saturday, April 27, From 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Northern Nevada and its law enforcement partners will host the semiannual Prescription Drug Round Up. Instead of throwing your prescription drugs away, or pouring them down the drain, this event allows you to safely dispose of any unwanted prescription drugs, making sure they never end up in our water supply or have the potential of being abused. Drop off locations will be located throughout the community. Click here for …