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EPA Region 3 (Mid-Atlantic)

Serving Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and 7 federally recognized tribes

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EPA Mid-Atlantic Success Stories

Experience the Mid-Atlantic Region’s significant strides in protecting our air, water, land, and public health through videos, mapping, stories, and personal accounts. Learn more about these success stories.

On this page:
  • Contact and connect with us
  • Learn about EPA Region 3
  • Key issues
  • News releases
  • Public notices
  • Meetings and events

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Learn more about our work in: 
  • Delaware,
  • District of Columbia,
  • Maryland,
  • Pennsylvania,
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia
  • Region 3 Tribal lands

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  • View Region 3's 2022 End of Year Video
  •  View Region 3's 2021 End of Year Infographic Report
  • View Region 3's 2020 End of Year Infographic Report
  • Read Region 3's 2019 Accomplishment Report.
  • View EPA Mid-Atlantic's Stories of Success!

Contact and Connect with Us

Contact Information

  • 215-814-5000, or 800-438-2474 in the Region 3 states
  • Use an online form to submit comments
  • Hotlines:
    • Main EPA hotlines page
    • Business Assistance - 800-228-8711
    • Superfund - 800-553-2509
  • Emergencies: To report spills and environmental violations,
    call the National Response Center at 1-800-424-8802
  • Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests

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Learn about EPA Region 3

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  • Region 3 Laboratory
  • Chesapeake Bay Program Office
  • Visiting Region 3's offices in Philadelphia, Pa.; Annapolis, Md.; Fort Meade, Md. and Wheeling, W. Va.

Key Issues

  • Brownfields and land revitalization
  • Chesapeake Bay TMDL, a "pollution diet" for the Bay and its tributaries
  • Clean diesel
  • Climate Change in the Mid-Atlantic Region
  • Hazardous waste cleanup sites
  • Healthy watersheds
  • Hydraulic fracturing/unconventional oil and gas development
  • Lead Resources
  • Permitting under the Clean Air Act
  • Protecting Drinking Water Sources
  • Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay
  • Superfund
  • Surface coal mining in Appalachia

All Region 3 news releases

Public Notices

If you don't see any public notices listed here, it's because there are no public notices at this time.  You can find all EPA public notices at epa.gov/publicnotices.

  • Proposed Penalty of $20,000 against Powhatan County, VA

  • Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program Notice of Draft Permit Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VAS5B170028617

  • Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program Notice of Draft Permit Pocahontas Gas LLC, VAS2D921BBUC

Meetings and Events

If you don't see any meetings or events listed here, it's because there are no events announced at this time.

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Last updated on March 13, 2023
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