Environmental organization Sierra Club reacts to the Environmental Protection Agency 's(EPA) proposed a new safeguard that will help limit dangerous formaldehyde emissions that come from wood products.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a new safeguard that will help limit dangerous formaldehyde emissions that come from wood products.

The EPA announced penalties against 17 companies for violating the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting rule.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson will resign her position.

American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman released the following statement today following the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) release of its final National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM).

Chemco, a company that manufactures wood treatment chemicals, will pay $25,400 for improper and late reporting on the use of two chemicals from 2005-2008, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The company, located in Ferndale, Washington, failed to properly report its use and releases of formaldehyde and methanol.

Chilkoot Lumber Company, located in Haines, Alaska, and its owner, Edward Lapeyri, will pay $9,500 for improperly storing and failing to repair leaking transformers that contained toxic PCBs, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Window World of St. Louis, Inc., has agreed to pay a $19,529 civil penalty to the United States to settle allegations that it failed to notify owners and occupants of at least 20 St. Louis area residential properties built before 1978 of lead-based paint risks prior to performing renovation work at those locations.

WASHINGTON -- The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) launched a multi-state, multi-million-dollar initiative opposing overregulation, new burdens and restrictions mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

PELLA, IA -- Pella Corp., a manufacturer of windows and doors, earned its fifth annual Energy Star Partner of the Year 2011 award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE).