4.18.14
Oil Spill
Fishermen say impacts still linger from BP oil spill
WLOX
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) -Four years after the BP oil spill, the disaster is still
unfolding, with many unanswered questions. That was one message that came
Thursday from a news conference in Biloxi.
http://www.wlox.com/story/25274973/fishermen-say-impacts-still-linger-from-bp-oil-spill
'An ongoing disaster:' South Mississippi still suffers 4 years after BP
spill
4 years after BP spill, Coast sees no end to suffering
Sun Herald
BY MARY MARGARET HALFORD
BILOXI -- Sunday will mark the four-year anniversary of the BP Deepwater
Horizon oil spill, and people in South Mississippi are still feeling the
effects of what's been called the largest man-made environmental disaster
in United States history.
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/04/17/5503955/an-ongoing-disaster-south-mississippi.html?sp=/99/184/
'Gulf residents are still struggling' 4 years after BP oil spill, groups
say
Mississippi Press
April 17, 2014 at 9:59 PM
BILOXI, Mississippi -- Citizens and representatives of organizations
gathered at the shore of Biloxi's Back Bay to mark four years since the
beginning of the BP oil spill, according to a news release from the Gulf
Restoration Network.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2014/04/gulf_residents_are_still_strug.html#incart_river
Four years after Deepwater Horizon exploded, long-term environmental
impacts from BP oil spill remain mostly unknown
Press-Register
Jeff Dute
April 18, 2014 at 7:23 AM
Oil and Water: Recalling the Deepwater Horizon Oil SpillThis video looks
back on the tense months after the April 20, 2010, explosion and sinking of
the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, when for 87 days millions of gallons of oil
were discharged into the Gulf of Mexico.
http://blog.al.com/live/2014/04/four_years_after_deepwater_hor.html#incart_river
Deepwater Horizon four years later: A video retrospective
Press-Register
Dennis Pillion
April 18, 2014 at 7:24 AM
This Sunday marks the four-year anniversary of the explosion and fire on
the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil platform, which claimed 11 lives,
injured 17 others and started a seafloor oil gusher that spewed an
estimated 210 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over a period
of 87 days until it was capped on July 15, 2010 and finally sealed on Sept.
19.
http://www.al.com/news/beaches/index.ssf/2014/04/deepwater_horizon_four
_years_l.html#incart_river
Local Business Celebrates Recovering from Impact of BP Spill
WXXV
The financial burden of the BP oil spill spread to all businesses along the
Coast causing many to close their doors, but one local frozen custard joint
in Ocean Springs was able to stick it out, and are celebrating a happier
anniversary this week: their fifth year of business.
http://www.wxxv25.com/news/local/story/Local-Business-Celebrates-Recovering-from-Impact/ZW5zmgM9oUqlKHY5Y3T7-g.cspx
4th Anniversary of BP Oil Spill Marked
WGCU
The wind- and wave-whipped St. Petersburg waterfront formed the backdrop
for what amounted to a plea for more research into how marine life in the
Gulf has been affected by the spill - and how to prevent it from happening
again.
http://news.wgcu.org/post/4th-anniversary-bp-oil-spill-marked
SEC claims insider trading by BP executive after Deepwater Horizon spill
The Hill
By Peter Schroeder
The head of BP's cleanup following the Deepwater Horizon spill sold off his
stake in the company before the severity of the spill was known, according
to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/banking-financial-institutions/203781-sec-claims-insider-trading-by-bp-executive
Former BP Employee to Settle Insider-Trading Allegations
Keith Seilhan Neither Admits Nor Denies the Allegations
Wall Street Journal
By MARIA ARMENTAL
April 17, 2014 2:37 p.m. ET
A former BP PLC employee and senior responder during the 2010Deepwater
Horizon oil spill has agreed to pay $224,118 to settle charges of insider
trading, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday.
Keith A. Seilhan of Tomball, Texas, has agreed to return more than $100,000
of allegedly ill-gotten gains and pay a civil penalty.
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304810904579507802017727402?mg=reno64-wsj
State
Fairhope developer sentenced to 9 months in prison for filling in
Mississippi wetlands
The Associated Press
April 17, 2014 at 7:52 PM
GULFPORT, Mississippi -- A real estate developer convicted of illegally
filling wetlands will serve nine months in prison and six months of home
confinement.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2014/04/fairhope_developer_sentenced_t.html#incart_river
Alabama man gets prison for wetlands violations in Hancock County
Sun Herald
GULFPORT -- A real estate developer from Fairhope, Ala., has been sentenced
to prison, fined and ordered to make restitution for violating the Clean
Water Act near Bay St. Louis.
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/04/17/5504813/alabama-man-gets-prison-for-wetlands.html?sp=/99/184/201/
Engineer says Hattiesburg has not chosen best option for waste water
facility
WDAM
HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) -A consulting engineer who spoke to concerned
citizens Thursday night claims the city of Hattiesburg is preparing to pay
millions of dollars more than needed to fix the city's waste water woes.
http://www.wdam.com/story/25277910/engineer-says-hattiesburg-has-not-chosen-best-option-for-waste-water-facility
Engineer offers wastewater solutions
Hattiesburg American
A consulting engineer who once worked on issues with Hattiesburg's south
lagoon said Thursday that the city's polluted discharge into the Leaf River
can meet imposed federal standards in about a year at a cost of about $10
million.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20140418/NEWS01/304180019/Engineer-offers-wastewater-solutions
National
EPA delays rule on power plant cooling water
The Hill
By Timothy Cama
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it will miss by a month a
its deadline to issue a regulation to minimize the impact of industrial and
power plant water cooling structures on fish populations.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/203782-epa-delays-rule-on-power-plant-cooling-water
Old-school coal is making a comeback
BY SEAN COCKERHAM
McClatchy Washington BureauApril 17, 2014
WASHINGTON — Coal, the former king of American energy, is making a comeback
after being left for dead in favor of cleaner-burning natural gas.
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/04/17/5503764/old-school-coal-is-making-a-comeback.html?sp=/99/102/
Press releases
MSU's Water Resources Need Care, Conservation
By Beth Poganski
MSU Extension Service
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi might not have been ranked the healthiest
or the wealthiest state in 2013, but if there were a ranking for water
resources, Mississippi would be near the top of the list.
Several factors place Mississippi in the very fortunate situation of having
what much of the world does not: water.
Mississippi borders the Gulf of Mexico, which produced $247 million in
sales impacts in recent years. It also borders the third longest river in
North America, which has deposited rich alluvial soils in the Delta region,
supporting a $7.51 billion industry. And Mississippi gets an average of 58
inches of rain each year.
The Environmental Protection Agency reported that at least 36 states
currently anticipate local, regional, or statewide water shortages in the
near future. Globally, 1.1 billion people continue to live without safe
drinking water, but the problem stretches far beyond water. River basins
that are shared between two or more countries or states can lead to
transboundary tensions, increasing regional instability. Even the U.S. is
not immune to interstate strife from shared, but limited, water resources.
Mississippi's own Delta region is one area that is already under intense
agricultural pressure, resulting in heavy use of water resources. In the
Mississippi Delta, irrigation accounts for 98 percent of water use from the
Mississippi alluvial aquifer.
Additionally, agriculture production practices may impact water quality as
a source of surface and groundwater pollution. With the global population
projected to grow by two to three billion people over the next 40 years,
the demand for water for domestic use, coupled with the demand to produce
enough food and fiber to sustain the growing population, is only going to
increase.
To meet the demand for increased global food production, producers have
been forced to apply fertilizers at increasing rates over the last 50
years. This trend isn't likely to change. When storm events occur,
sediment, nutrients and pesticides are washed from the fields to downstream
water bodies. This residue accumulates throughout the Mississippi River
Basin from Minnesota to Louisiana and is released into the Gulf of Mexico.
But agriculture is not the sole culprit. Homeowners also contribute to
water quality degradation when fertilizers wash away from lawns and leaked
oil from cars washes away from driveways.
Nutrient pollution threatens the health of aquatic ecosystems, such as
streams, lakes and wetlands. These polluted sources flow into the
Mississippi River, creating the annual hypoxic zone — an area where
nutrients stimulate microbial growth that consumes dissolved oxygen in the
water — in the Gulf of Mexico. This hypoxic zone often is the site of
massive fish kills, threatening aquatic habitats as well as the coastal
fisheries and tourism industries.
Just because Mississippi has abundant water resources doesn't mean we get a
pass for unlimited use. Luckily, through conservation efforts and moving
towards intelligent water use designs, we can make our agriculture industry
more efficient and sustainable and secure water resources for domestic use.
To increase production efficiencies and help the environment, producers
need to marry conservation efforts with production efforts. This translates
into capturing and re-using more rainwater, pulling less from existing
surface and groundwater sources, and knowing when and how much to irrigate.
Holding excess rainwater — even for a few days — in a ditch or retention
pond, allows microbes to break down some of the pollutants so the water can
then be reused. If water is captured and reused throughout the year,
producers can increase the sustainability of their operations and
substantially mitigate the downstream impact of their farming practices.
Even if you're a homeowner who only needs to irrigate your lawn or small
garden, you can still use these conservation concepts of water reuse, just
on a smaller scale.
History shows that when users feel ownership over a resource, they are more
likely to promote stewardship and see the benefits from conservation. We
need to continue working toward more sustainable water systems, investigate
innovative ways for us to conserve water resources, and reduce our impacts
on water quality. Mississippi State University Extension, along with state
and private agencies, is working to promote conservation and protect our
water resources through research, assistance and education.
For more information on water resources in Mississippi, please visit
http://www.reach.msstate.edu/ orhttp://www.fwrc.msstate.edu/water.
Contact Beth Poganski with any questions at bpoganski@cfr.msstate.edu.
http://www.wcbi.com/wordpress/msus-water-resources-need-care-conservation
Gov. Phil Bryant, Toyota Officials Celebrate Production of First Corolla to
be Exported from Blue Springs, Miss., Facility
BLUE SPRINGS, Miss.—Gov. Phil Bryant and officials from Toyota Motor
Manufacturing Mississippi gathered today in Blue Springs to celebrate the
production of the first Toyota Corolla manufactured in Mississippi for
export to customers in Central and South America and the Caribbean.
This year, TMMMS will export more than 7,500 Mississippi-built Corollas,
the world's best-selling vehicle of all time, to 18 countries in Central
and South America and the Caribbean. Last summer, Toyota sold its 40
millionth Corolla worldwide.
"Since 2011, Mississippians have been successfully producing Toyota's
best-selling model, the Corolla, for the U.S. market. Today, Toyota once
again puts Mississippi on the world's stage with the rollout of the first
export vehicle manufactured at the Blue Springs facility," Gov. Phil Bryant
said. "This new export opportunity further strengthens Mississippi's
growing automotive industry and position in the Southern Automotive
Corridor, while also demonstrating to the world that Mississippi has the
talented workforce needed to build top-quality vehicles."
"Now our loyal customers in Central and South America and the Caribbean
will experience Toyota Mississippi's commitment to safety and
high-quality," said Masafumi Hamaguchi, president of Toyota Mississippi.
"The export of Mississippi-built Corollas directly supports 2,000 Toyota
jobs, keeps our plant running at optimal capacity and increases
opportunities for our suppliers and partners while serving our customers
'
needs."
Toyota's exports in 2013 totaled more than 130,000 units�
�a five percent
increase from the previous year—and represented an all-time high for the
company. Toyota, which began exporting U.S.-assembled vehicles in 1988,
expects that its volume of exports will grow as the company capitalizes on
the improving North American and global automotive markets.
"Today is a great day for north Mississippi and the entire state as Toyota
once again puts its Blue Springs facility and quality workforce in the
global spotlight," said Mississippi Development Authority Executive
Director Brent Christensen. "Mississippi exports numerous products that are
grown or manufactured in the state to international markets, and today we
are proud to add the Toyota Corolla to that list. We congratulate Toyota
Mississippi and its employees on this milestone event."
Toyota Mississippi directly employs 2,000 and represents an $800 million
investment. Since November 2011, Toyota has announced 11 new investments
in North America totaling $2.1 billion into its manufacturing facilities,
increasing employment by 4,000.
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EPA, USDA, and ARC Announce Winners of 2014 "Livable Communities�
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Competition
Projects in Berea, Ky., Forest City, N.C., New Albany, Miss., and North
Willkesboro, N.C., among those selected
Contact: Dawn Harris Young, (404) 562-8421 (Direct), (404) 562-8400 (Main),
harris-young.dawn@epa.gov
ATLANTA – The Appalachian communities of Berea, Kentucky; Forest City,
North Carolina; New Albany, Mississippi; and North Wilkesboro, North
Carolina have been selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), and the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) to receive technical assistance and implementation
support through the Livable Communities in Appalachia program. The
assistance and support will help these communities improve their livability
by promoting economic development, preserving rural lands, and increasing
access to locally grown food.
"The Southeast has traditionally relied on agriculture, and helping
Appalachian communities expand and improve access to locally-grown foods in
downtown areas is good for people, the economy and the planet," said EPA
Regional Administrator Heather McTeer Toney. "EPA is pleased to support
these projects in Kentucky, Mississippi and North Carolina that will allow
small towns to improve their livability by promoting economic development
while safeguarding the local landscape."
The 2014 Livable Communities program focuses on developing local food
systems as a means of revitalizing traditional downtowns and promoting
economic diversification. The selected communities worked with their Local
Development Districts or their local university or community college to
submit their applications. The federal support will enable a team of small
town development experts to work with each community to plan the local
production and distribution of healthy foods.
Sixty-three communities applied for assistance; four communities in EPA
Region 4 were selected in this round. The winners of the competition will
receive assistance on the following projects:
· Berea, Kentucky will convert a 1.4-acre city lot into a production
and educational facility for urban agriculture.
· Forest City, North Carolina will work to relocate the Rutherford
County Farmers Market to downtown Forest City and create a regional
Agriculture Innovations Center.
· New Albany, Mississippi will develop a farmers market as part of a
downtown riverfront mixed-use redevelopment with new walkways and
bike paths.
· North Wilkesboro, North Carolina will diversify its economy by
relocating and expanding a farmers market in a vacant lot in the
downtown.
Huntington, West Virginia in EPA Region 3 will also receive assistance to
develop a local food system focused on education, increased access to
nutrition, and economic and environmental sustainability.
Learn more at http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/specialprojects.htm.
EPA Announces Winner of Annual Energy Star National Building Competition
WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced
that an elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has won the annual
Energy Star National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. Teams
from more than 3,000 buildings across the country spent the past year
competing to obtain the greatest reduction in energy use. Claiborne
Elementary School won by cutting its energy use nearly in half.
"When we save money on energy costs and increase energy efficiency, we all
win," said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. "I congratulate the competitors
and finalists for their dedication to reducing emissions and carbon
pollution, and for their leadership in increasing energy efficiency to
combat the impacts of our changing climate."
In support of President Obama's Climate Action Plan, which calls for
buildings to cut waste and become at least 20 percent more energy efficient
by 2020, the competition targeted wasted energy in buildings and motivated
building owners and occupants to improve energy efficiency, reduce harmful
carbon pollution, and save money. Energy use in commercial buildings
accounts for nearly 20 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at a
cost of more than $100 billion per year.
Together, competitors in this year's National Building Competition saved
more than $20 million and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by more than
130,000 metric tons—equal to the annual electricity use of nearly 18,000
homes. Many organizations used the competition to involve people—such as
staff and students—who might not ordinarily be engaged in such efforts.
Teams from more than 25 different types of commercial buildings faced off
in this year's Energy Star National Building Competition, representing all
50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands. Nearly 50 buildings demonstrated energy use reductions of 20
percent or greater in a single year.
The top overall finishers and their percentage-based reductions in energy
use include:
Claiborne Elementary School, Baton Rouge, La.
45.9%
Hillside Center II, Columbia, Md.
37.1%
Lake Local - Lake High School/Wellness Center, Uniontown, Ohio
36.2%
UNC-Chapel Hill Bioinformatics Building, Chapel Hill, N.C.
35.8%
High Construction Company Building 105, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
35.3%
JCPenney, Shawnee, Okla.
33.9%
Studebaker Elementary School, Des Moines, Iowa
31.9%
McCombs Middle School, Des Moines, Iowa
29.7%
Eastman Chemical Company Building B-470, Kingsport, Tenn.
29.6%
Eastman Chemical Company Building B-469, Kingsport, Tenn.
29.6%
South Greene High School, Greeneville, Tenn.
29.2%
Fourth Walnut Centre, Cincinnati, Ohio
29.2%
DeBusk Elementary School, Greeneville, Tenn.
29.1%
University of Florida's Physical Plant Division Central Stores,
Gainesville, Fla. 29.0%
West Middle School, Shelbyville, Ky.
28.9%
The winner, Claiborne Elementary School, taught students and teachers what
actions they could take every day to save energy. Suggestions included
adjusting thermostats, keeping doors and windows closed when the heat or
A/C is on, turning off lights when they are last to leave a room, and
making sure all electronic devices are shut off at the end of each day. The
school also fine-tuned automated controls of the heating, ventilation, and
air conditioning and lighting systems, making sure that lights were turned
off in unoccupied areas and that the heating and cooling systems were
optimized to run only when necessary.
The fourth annual Energy Star National Building Competition measured energy
performance for the entire 2013 calendar year. Competitors tracked their
buildings' monthly energy consumption using EPA's online energy tracking
tool, Energy Star Portfolio Manager. The energy use reductions for each top
finisher were verified by an independently licensed professional engineer
or registered architect at the end of the competition.
Thousands of businesses and organizations work with EPA's Energy Star
program and are saving billions of dollars, preventing millions of tons of
greenhouse gas emissions from entering the atmosphere each year.
Products, homes and buildings that earn the Energy Star label prevent
greenhouse gas emissions by meeting strict energy efficiency requirements
set by the U.S. EPA. In 2013 alone, Americans, with the help of Energy
Star, saved an estimated $30 billion on their utility bills and prevented
greenhouse gas emissions equal to the annual electricity use of more than
38 million homes. From the first Energy Star qualified computer in 1992,
the Energy Star label can now be found on products in more than 70
different categories, with more than 4.5 billion sold. Over 1.5 million new
homes and 23,000 office buildings, schools and hospitals have earned the
Energy Star label.
More information on the Energy Star National Building Competition,
including top overall finishers and top finishers by building category, an
interactive map of competitors, and a wrap-up report:
http://www.energystar.gov/BattleOfTheBuildings
Corporate-wide Settlement with Lowe's Protects Public from Lead Pollution
During Home Renovations
WASHINGTON – Lowe's Home Centers, one of the nation's largest home
improvement retailers, has agreed to implement a comprehensive,
corporate-wide compliance program at its over 1,700 stores nationwide to
ensure that the contractors it hires to perform work minimize lead dust
from home renovation activities, as required by the federal Lead
Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule, the Department of Justice and
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. The company
will also pay a $500,000 civil penalty, which is the largest ever for
violations of the RRP Rule.
The settlement stems from violations, discovered by EPA inspectors, of the
RRP Rule's recordkeeping and work practice standards at private homes that
had been renovated by Lowe's contractors. EPA enforces the RRP and other
lead rules to protect children and others who are vulnerable to exposure to
lead dust that can cause lead poisoning.
"Today's settlement sends a clear message to all contractors and the firms
they hire: Get lead certified and comply with the law to protect children
from exposure to dangerous lead dust," said Cynthia Giles, assistant
administrator for EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
"Lowe's is taking responsibility for the actions of the firms it hires, and
EPA expects other contractors to do the same."
"Today's settlement requires Lowe's to institute a robust, nationwide
program at over 1,700 of its stores to ensure that the contractors it hires
to perform renovation projects, like window and door installation, are
properly certified and adhere to practices that help prevent lead
contamination in customers' homes," said Robert G. Dreher, Acting Assistant
Attorney General for the Justice Department's Environment and Natural
Resources Division. "This action, the first of its kind to address lead
safe work practices on a system-wide basis, will help prevent children's
exposure to lead in communities across the nation by raising home
improvement contractors' awareness of EPA's lead safety regulations and
contributing to a culture of compliance."
EPA discovered the violations through a review of records from projects
performed by renovators working under contract for the following Lowe�
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stores: Alton, Ill.; Kent and Trotwood, Ohio; Bedford, N.H.; Southington,
Conn.; South Burlington, Vt.; Rochester, N.Y.; Savannah and Lebanon, Tenn.;
Boise, Idaho Falls, and Nampa, Idaho; and Muldoon, Ark.
The government complaint alleged that Lowe's failed to provide
documentation showing that specific contractors had been certified by EPA,
had been properly trained, had used lead-safe work practices, or had
correctly used EPA-approved lead test kits at renovation sites.
Additionally, EPA's investigation found that Lowe's had also failed to
ensure that work areas had been properly contained and cleaned during
renovations at three homes. EPA's investigation was prompted by tips and
complaints submitted by the public.
In addition to the civil penalty, Lowe's must implement a comprehensive
compliance program to ensure that the contractors it hires to perform work
for its customers comply with the RRP Rule during renovations of any
child-occupied facilities, such as day-care centers and pre-schools, and
any housing that was built before 1978. For these projects, Lowe's must
contract with only EPA-certified renovators, ensure they maintain
certification, and ensure they use lead safe work practices checklists
during renovations. In addition, Lowe's must suspend anyone that is not
operating in compliance with the rule, investigate all reports of potential
noncompliance, and ensure that any violations are corrected.
The RRP Rule, which implements the federal Toxic Substances Control Act, is
intended to ensure that owners and occupants of housing built before 1978,
as well as any child-occupied facilities, receive information on lead-based
paint hazards before renovations begin, that individuals performing such
renovations are properly trained and certified by EPA, and follow specific
work practices to reduce the potential for lead-based paint exposure. Home
improvement companies such as Lowe's that contract with renovators to
perform renovation work for their customers must ensure that those
contractors comply with all of the requirements of the RRP Rule.
Lead-based paint was banned in 1978 but still remains in many homes and
apartments across the country. Lead dust hazards can occur when lead paint
deteriorates or is disrupted during home renovation and remodeling
activities. Lead exposure can cause a range of health problems, from
behavioral disorders and learning disabilities to seizures and death,
putting young children at the greatest risk because their nervous systems
are still developing.
In February 2014, EPA announced enforcement actions that require 35
renovation firms and training providers to take additional steps to protect
communities by minimizing harmful lead dust from home renovation
activities, as required by the RRP Rule. Those settlements generated a
total of $274,000 in civil penalties.
Renovators that are certified under EPA's RRP Rule are encouraged to
display EPA's "Lead-Safe" logo on worker's uniforms, signs, websites, and
other material, as appropriate. Consumers can protect themselves by looking
for the logo before hiring a home renovator.
Lowe's operates over 1,700 stores throughout the U.S., with over 120
additional stores located in Canada and Mexico. Lowe's Home Centers, LLC,
formerly known as Lowe's Home Centers, Inc. and Lowe's HIW, Inc., is
headquartered in Mooresville, N.C.
The consent decree was lodged in the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of Illinois. Notice of the lodging of the consent decree will
appear in the Federal Register allowing for a 30-day public comment period
before the consent decree can be entered by the court as final judgment. To
view the consent decree: www.justice.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html
More information about today's settlement:
http://www2.epa.gov/enforcement/lowes-home-centers-llc-settlement
Information about related settlement:
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/2467feca60368729852573590040443d/383445d9a21d283f85257c83005a24ce!OpenDocument&Highlight=2,lead
More information about the RRP Rule and how contractors can get certified:
www.epa.gov/lead
