EPA Hurricane Florence Update Tuesday, September 18, 2018
(WorldNews Environment)

09/18/2018 WASHINGTON (September 18, 2018) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is coordinating closely with local, tribal, state, and federal partners as the Agency focuses on responding to the impacts of Hurricane Florence. EPA is monitoring numerous sources of information for reports on releases of oil and hazardous substances from first responders engaged in search and rescue efforts, as well as media observations and reporting, information from facility personnel embedded at their sites, and the National Response Center. EPA is also monitoring information flows from the local command posts, state, and regional emergency operations centers. EPA On-Scene Coordinators (OSCs)...