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EPA, NPS Agreement Strengthens Lead Safety at Gateway Housing

Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) announced that they have reached a consent agreement that strengthens lead safety protections.

Release Date: September 24, 2025

Previous Exchange Network Grant Projects

Examples of Exchange Network grant projects awarded since fiscal year 2002.

Pesticide Product Information System (PPIS)

PPIS includes registrant name and address, chemical ingredients, toxicity category, product names, distributor brand names, site/pest uses, pesticidal type, formulation code, and registration status for all products registered in the U.S.

Chemically-related Groups of Active Ingredients

Many pesticide active ingredients affect pests in similar ways, and we re-evaluate them together as a group. Groups include carbamate insecticides, neonicotinoids, organochlorines, organophosphates, pyrethrins, and pyrethroids.

AgSTAR Accomplishments

Showcases AgSTAR's accomplishments reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture sector. Through outreach, education, training, and other tools, AgSTAR continues to help evaluate, construct, and maintain anaerobic digesters on livestock farms.

City of Decatur, Arkansas - Clean Water Act Public Notice

The EPA is providing notice of a proposed Administrative Penalty Assessment in the form of an Expedited Settlement Agreement against the city of Decatur, Arkansas, for alleged violations associated with the management of sewage sludge in or around Decatur,

EPA Seeks Information to Safeguard a Critical Aviation Fire Suppression Agent from Needless Destruction

EPA acted under its Clean Air Act (CAA) statutory authority to safeguard the long-term availability of the chemical Halon-1301 that is a critical fire suppression agent for commercial aviation, defense, and energy.

Release Date: September 23, 2025

L.P. Gill, Inc. - Clean Water Act Public Notice

The EPA is providing notice of a proposed Administrative Penalty Assessment against L.P. Gill, Inc. for alleged violations of the CWA associated with industrial activity at 1402 Highway 20, Jackson, Nebraska.

Nonpoint Source Success Stories: Northern Mariana Islands

Stories about primarily nonpoint source-impaired waterbodies in Northern Mariana Islands where restoration efforts have led to documented water quality improvements.

Nonpoint Source Success Stories: New York

Stories about primarily nonpoint source-impaired waterbodies in New York where restoration efforts have led to documented water quality improvements.

EPA Proposes Renewable Fuel Standards Supplemental Rule, Addresses Small Refinery Exemptions

EPA is issuing a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking that revises the proposed Renewable Fuel Standard “Set 2” renewable volume requirements for 2026 and 2027 to account for the small refinery exemption decisions issued on Aug. 2025.

Release Date: September 16, 2025

Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee (FRRCC): Meeting Calendar

Meetings, presentations, and related info of the FRRCC

EPA Finalizes Action to Strengthen Water Quality in the Delaware River, Protecting Fish and Bolstering Economic Opportunity

EPA announced a final rule establishing federal water quality standards for 38 miles of the Delaware River between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware.

Release Date: September 22, 2025

EPA Administrator Zeldin Visits Delaware, Washington, Arizona and Idaho, Advancing Agricultural Innovation, Environmental Protection and American Energy Dominance

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin visited Delaware, Washington, Arizona and Idaho this week, meeting with state, tribal, and local partners, farmers and other stakeholders about environmental and agricultural challenges.

Release Date: September 23, 2025