Tag: EPA
Obama announces details of heavy-duty vehicles fuel efficiency standards program
WASHINGTON -- Recently President Obama met with industry officials to discuss the fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas pollution standards for work trucks, buses and other heavy duty vehicles.
U.S. EPA bans sale, use of DuPont’s Imprelis herbicide
SALEM, Ohio -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered DuPont to halt the sale, use or distribution of Imprelis, an herbicide marketed to control weeds, vines and certain grasses.
Pesticide disposal offered in Perry
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- The Ohio Department of Agriculture will be sponsoring a collection Aug. 23 for farmers wishing to dispose of unwanted pesticides from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Perry Feed and Coal, 4204 Main St., Perry, Ohio.
Dairy Excel: Feed quality critical from here on out
On June 30, the USDA issued two bearish reports: the updated acreage figures and the quarterly grain stocks report as of June first.
Rising price of fuel not the only reason for food-cost increases
An OSU agricultural economist says that the rising fuel costs and higher grocery bills may not be related as much as some people think.
Marcellus Shale boom adds less jobs than originally forecasted
Industry has yielded job growth but impacts are overstated, according to the Keystone Research Center.
For the Bay: Precision feeding now extends to beef cattle in...
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A strategy to control nutrient pollution from livestock in the Chesapeake Bay watershed — precision feeding, which increasingly has been...
DEP Fines Chesapeake Energy More Than $1 Million
The penalties address violations in Bradford and Washington Counties in Pa.
U.S. EPA requests Marcellus shale drillers to pony up information
EPA seeks wastewater disposal information from natural gas drilling operations.
Kasich makes a stop at MAC Trailer to discuss Ohio’s future
SALEM, Ohio — Ohio Gov. John Kasich made a stop in Columbiana County April 18 at MAC Trailer to share some of what he...