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ARTICLE · 24 MAY 2005

EPA New England´s Healthcare Assistance Program and Increased Enforcement Efforts

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Region 1 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the region that includes Connecticut, is increasing its enforcement efforts at hospitals, while continuing its longstanding program to encourage hospitals and other healthcare facilities to reduce their pollution output voluntarily.

United StatesEnvironment
Bruce McDermott
Bruce McDermott
Barry Trilling Esq
Barry Trilling Esq

Originally published November 2004

Region 1 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the region that includes Connecticut, is increasing its enforcement efforts at hospitals, while continuing its longstanding program to encourage hospitals and other healthcare facilities to reduce their pollution output voluntarily. This past April, Robert Varney, EPA's Region 1 Administrator, wrote to more than 250 New England hospitals to "strongly encourage you to immediately identify and correct violations that could stem from operations such as hazardous waste storage, laboratories, power plants, and vehicle maintenance." This report on new developments supplements our advisory from last February reporting that EPA Region 1 would soon launch a new program for healthcare institutions.

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