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EPA LISTS JULY 1975 NEWS RELEASES
Following is a list of the news releases issued by the
Environmental Protection Agency during the month of July 1975.
The releases are listed chronologically, by exact title.
A capsule description of the information contained in
each release is given, along with the last name of the in-
dividual who may be contacted for further information. Unless
otherwise noted, the telephone number to call is (202) 755-0344.
Copies of the news releases may be obtained by calling this
number, or by writing to the EPA News Services Division, Room
329, West Tower, Waterside Mall, 401 M Street, SW., Washington,
D.C. 20460.
July 2 -- EPA REFERS INVESTIGATION OF CHRYSLER TO JUSTICE DEPART-
MENT — EPA refers for appropriate legal action its investigation
of incorrect emission-related devices on certain 1974 Chrysler cars.
(Barr)
July 3 — EPA SETS PUBLIC HEARING ON ASSEMBLY LINE AUTO EMISSION
TESTING —Hearing July 22 in Washington, D.C. on proposed
regulations for selective emission testing of cars and light
duty trucks on assembly lines. (Ryan)
July 3 — SYSTEM SCIENCES TO CONDUCT EPA CANCER STUDY — System
Sciences Inc., of Bethesda, Maryland commissioned toinvestigate
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connections between cancer incidence and population exposures
to industrial pollutants on a national scale. (Robinson)
July 7 — EPA URGES EARLY COMPLIANCE WITH TRUCK AND BUS NOISE
STANDARDS — Owners and operators of nearly one million trucks
used in interstate commerce urged to act soon to get these vehicles
in compliance with new noise regulations that will become effec-
tive October 15. (Sibbison)
July 9 — EPA AWARDS $1.9 MILLION FOR NOISE STUDIES — Contracts
awarded for studies designed to help establish noise control
regulations for motorcycles, buses, bulldozers, earth loaders,
trash compactors and collection vehicles, refrigerator units
mounted on trucks and commercial interstate trailers; and
additional contracts awarded to determine what technology is
available for quieting new automobiles, snowmobiles, and jack-
hamiriers and paving breakers. (Sibbison)
July 10 — STATES AWARDED $100,000 TO TRAIN MECHANICS IN AUTO
EMISSION MAINTENANCE — New York, Pennsylvania, California,
Oregon and Arizona get matching grants to train experienced
auto mechanics in the proper maintenance and repair of emission
control devices. The grants will help these States meet the
inspection/maintenance requirements of EPA's transportation con-
trol programs. Funding is shared by EPA and the Office of
Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. (Ryan)
July 10 — QUARLES TESTIFIES ON THE NEED FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES ACT —
The EPA Deputy Administrator tells the House Interstate and
Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Finance
that legislation to prevent the proliferation of dangerous chemi-
cals throughout the environment is one of the most urgently
needed environmental laws. (Robinson)
July 11 —EPA EXTENDS AUTO EMISSION STANDARD SUSPENSION TO ALL
MANUFACTURES — EPA extends a one-year suspension of 1977 standards
for hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide emissions to all manufacturers
of light duty vehicles. (Acly)
July 14 — EPA CONSTRUCTION GRANTS TOTAL $3.6 BILLION IN FISCAL
YEAR 1975 — EPA Administrator announces that grant obligations
for Fiscal Year 1975 totalled $3.6 billion, reflecting a signi-
ficant speed-up in the construction grant program. Train also
announces the approval of 300 new positions to strengthen the
management and conduct of the sewage treatment grant program.
(Niles)
July 15 — EPA MAKES AVAILABLE ITS COMMENTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENTS FOR MAY 1975 -- The list of environmental
impact statements upon which the Agency commented in writing
during the period May 1 to May 31, 1975 made available to public.
(Wiener)
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July 16 — EPA SCHEDULES HEARINGS TO WEIGH USE OP SODIUM CYANIDE
M-44 CAPSULES FOR PREDATOR CONTROL — Formal public hearings set
for August 12-15 in Washington, D.C. to determine whether there
is enough new evidence to warrant modifying EPA's March 1972
Order cancelling and suspending registrations of sodium cyanide
for predator control uses. (Wiener)
July 16 -- LEGRO CONFIRMED AS NEW EPA ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR
ENFORCEMENT — Stanley W. Legro, formerly of the San Diego law
firm of Legro and Rentto, confirmed as EPA's hew Assistant
Administrator for Enforcement. (O'Neill)
July 16 — WORKING CATALYSTS REQUIRED ON IMPORTED CARS — Auto-
mobiles with catalytic converters that have been driven outside
the United States, Canada or Mexico must be fitted with new
catalytic converters before import into the United States, since
they will have been driven where unleaded gasoline is not generally
available. (Robinson)
July 16 — TRAIN VIEWS MID-WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS — EPA
Administrator makes three-day Mid-West trip to see EPA activities
in agriculture, wastewater and solid waste handling, and energy.
(Fitzwater)
July 17 — CALIFORNIA REQUEST TO ENFORCE EVAPORATIVE STANDARDS
GRANTED FOR 1978 — California authorized to enforce a standard
for automobile evaporative hydrocarbon emissions for the 1978
model year that is more stringent than the present Federal standard.
The State's request to enforce such a standard for the 1977 model
year is denied. (Lawson)
July 17 — PLEHN NAMED EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO EPA ADMINISTRATOR —
Steffen W. Plehn, formerly with the President's Council on Environ-
mental Quality, appointed Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
(Robinson)
July 21 — PARTS FOR CHRYSLER CARS RECALLED BY EPA NOW AVAILABLE —
Owners of 197 3 and 1974 Chrysler, Plymouth and Dodge cars recalled
last summer because of defective emission control devices should
now be able to obtain repairs. (Lawson)
July 22 — EPA PROPOSES GUIDELINES FOR STORAGE AND COLLECTION OF
SOLID WASTES — Guidelines proposed for the storage and collection
of residential, commercial, and institutional solid wastes.
(Connolly 202-755-0872)
July 23 — EPA AWARDS ENERGY RECOVERY GRANTS — Grants totalling
$490,000 awarded to seven local governments, one local authority
and one State to assist them in planning and implementing energy
recovery systems. (Lawson)
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July 24 — AUTO MAKERS JOIN '76 FUEL ECONOMY LABELING PROGRAM --
Eighteen auto makers agree to participate in the 1976 voluntary
"fuel economy" labeling program for automobiles and light duty
trucks. (Robinson)
July 24 — TRAIN CITES STUDY SHOWING UTILITY RATE INCREASES DUE
TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS ARE NO MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT -- Study
results show that environmental requirements were responsible
for no more than five percent of the increase in electric rates
during 1974, a year in which average consumer costs for electricity
increased an unprecedented 30 percent on a per kilowatt hour
basis. (Lawson)
July 2 5 — EPA SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDES FIFTH AUTO EMISSION
TAMPERING CASE -- Agreement reached between the Department of
Justice, representing EPA, and a New Orleans automobile dealer
charged with rendering inoperative an auto emission control
system. (Ryan)
July 25 — EPA ESTABLISHES HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE — A special
Environmental Health Advisory Committee within EPA's Science
Advisory Board is established to assist in identifying health
problems emerging as a result of envirpnmental pollution. (Robinson)
July 2 5 — EPA PROPOSAL WOULD COMBINE SEVERAL STATE PLANNING
PROCESSES — EPA proposes to amend its existing basin planning
program to combine several separate planning procedures into a
single State planning process that will satisfy requirements of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972. (Niles)
July 30 — TRAIN STOPS MANUFACTURE OF HEPTACHLOR/CHLORDANE, CITES
IMMINENT CANCER RISK — EPA Administrator orders an end to the
manufacture of the pesticides heptachlor and chlordane for most
household and agricultural uses, citing new evidence which con-
firms and heightens the human cancer hazard posed by these
pesticides. The decision would allow continued production for
termite control by ground insertion and the dipping of roots and
tops of noon-food plants. (O'Neill)
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