WASHINGTON -- The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA)said the revised Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) boiler rule adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on February 23 is much more palpable for the furniture industry than what had previously been proposed.

DETROIT -- Donald Patterson, former City of Detroit Health Department lead inspector, was recently sentenced to 46 months in federal prison after being convicted on wire fraud charges.

(Boston – December 7, 2010) A printing company in Pittsfield has agreed to pay a penalty of $80,000 and to spend $305,000 to replace old, polluting wood stoves in western Massachusetts with new, cleaner models to settle claims by the US Environmental Protection Agency that it violated the federal Clean Air Act.

Dec. 2, 2010, marks the 40th anniversary of the Environmental Protection Agency’s work to provide a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people.

WASHINGTON – The American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) and American Wood Council (AWC) today commended the 41 U.S. Senators who sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson expressing their concerns about the threat to manufacturing jobs posed by EPA’s proposed maximum achievable control technology rule for industrial boilers, commonly referred to as Boiler MACT.

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is pursuing enforcement against California metal finishing companies for violations of federal hazardous waste laws.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's surprise inspections of California metal finishing companies has resulted in citations and fines totaling $155,800 against nine of them for violations of federal hazardous waste laws.

BOSTON -- A Massachusetts apartment complex owner and landlord faces a penalty of $83,575 for charges by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that he violated federal lead paint disclosure rules at his apartment complex in Springfield., MA.

A Massachusetts apartment complex owner and landlord faces a penalty of $83,575 for charges by EPA that he violated federal lead paint disclosure rules at his apartment complex in Springfield. These violations potentially put tenants at risk of exposure to lead paint hazards.

WASHINGTON -- The American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) applauded the 106 members of Congress who sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson expressing their concerns about the threat to manufacturing jobs posed by EPA’s proposed Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rule.