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EPA Releases Additional Funding for 2020 Environmental Justice Small Grants

Agency selects 12 organizations to receive $360,000 nationwide

EPA News Release: EPA Releases Additional Funding for 2020 Environmental Justice Small Grants

• Release Date: June 30, 2020

Genentech to Pay Penalty for Claims of Hazardous Waste Violations at South San Francisco Facility

EPA News Release: Genentech to Pay Penalty for Claims of Hazardous Waste Violations at South San Francisco Facility

• Release Date: August 8, 2023

EPA Partially Approves, Partially Disapproves Missouri’s List of Impaired Waters

EPA News Release: EPA Partially Approves, Partially Disapproves Missouri’s List of Impaired Waters

• Release Date: August 8, 2023

United States Orders Mewbourne Oil Company to Pay $5.5 Million and Reduce Unlawful Air Pollution from Oil and Gas Wells in New Mexico and Texas, Eliminating More than 11,000 Tons of Harmful Air Pollutants Annually

Company Also Agrees to Spend $4.6 Million for Preventative Measures and to Help Address Environmental Harm Caused by Its Violations

EPA News Release: United States Orders Mewbourne Oil Company to Pay $5.5 Million and Reduce Unlawful Air Pollution from Oil and Gas Wells in New Mexico and Texas, Eliminating More than 11,000 Tons of Harmful Air Pollutants Annually

• Release Date: August 8, 2023

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $206 Million in Funding for Local Projects to Restore Chesapeake Bay and Protect Underserved Communities

Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA is seeking applications for single largest investment in the history of the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office’s Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grant and Small Watershed Grant program

EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $206 Million in Funding for Local Projects to Restore Chesapeake Bay and Protect Underserved Communities

• Release Date: August 8, 2023

EPA Awards over $24,000 to Hamline University to Research Lead Detection in Drinking Water

EPA News Release: EPA Awards over $24,000 to Hamline University to Research Lead Detection in Drinking Water

• Release Date: August 1, 2023

EPA and Ohio promote lead-safe homes and facilities for children in Lorain County, Ohio

EPA News Release: EPA and Ohio promote lead-safe homes and facilities for children in Lorain County, Ohio

• Release Date: July 16, 2019

Former Naval Air Station Cecil Field in Jacksonville, Florida Wins 2019 Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Award

EPA News Release: Former Naval Air Station Cecil Field in Jacksonville, Florida Wins 2019 Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Award

• Release Date: July 12, 2019

EPA Registers Long-Term Uses of Sulfoxaflor While Ensuring Strong Pollinator Protection

Registration provides benefits to growers and is supported by strong science that shows minimal risks for pollinators

EPA News Release: EPA Registers Long-Term Uses of Sulfoxaflor While Ensuring Strong Pollinator Protection

• Release Date: July 12, 2019

EPA Announces 2019 Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Awards

EPA News Release: EPA Announces 2019 Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Awards

• Release Date: July 11, 2019

EPA to begin lead cleanup at the American Legion Trailer Park site in Roseville, Ohio

EPA News Release: EPA to begin lead cleanup at the American Legion Trailer Park site in Roseville, Ohio

• Release Date: July 16, 2019

EPA Approves Revisions to City of Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Program for Permitting New, Minor Air Pollution Sources

EPA News Release: EPA Approves Revisions to City of Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Program for Permitting New, Minor Air Pollution Sources

• Release Date: July 11, 2019

EPA Announces $218 Million Water Infrastructure Loan to Silicon Valley Clean Water

EPA News Release: EPA Announces $218 Million Water Infrastructure Loan to Silicon Valley Clean Water

• Release Date: July 17, 2019

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler Updates Superfund Emphasis List

EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler Updates Superfund Emphasis List

• Release Date: July 15, 2019

EPA to oversee hazardous waste cleanup at Solvay Coke and Gas Co. Superfund Alternative site in Milwaukee

EPA News Release: EPA to oversee hazardous waste cleanup at Solvay Coke and Gas Co. Superfund Alternative site in Milwaukee

• Release Date: July 11, 2019

U.S. EPA Announces $218 Million Water Infrastructure Loan to Silicon Valley Clean Water

EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Announces $218 Million Water Infrastructure Loan to Silicon Valley Clean Water

• Release Date: July 17, 2019

EPA begins public comment period on proposed soil cleanup plan for Bautsch-Gray Mine Superfund site in Galena, Illinois

EPA News Release: EPA begins public comment period on proposed soil cleanup plan for Bautsch-Gray Mine Superfund site in Galena, Illinois

• Release Date: July 12, 2019

EPA’s Methane Challenge Partners Are Leading the Oil and Gas Industry in Efficiency and Emissions Reductions

EPA News Release: EPA’s Methane Challenge Partners Are Leading the Oil and Gas Industry in Efficiency and Emissions Reductions

• Release Date: July 11, 2019

EPA Recognizes Drug Enforcement Administration Western Laboratory in Pleasanton, Calif. as a Federal Green Challenge National Winner

EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Drug Enforcement Administration Western Laboratory in Pleasanton, Calif. as a Federal Green Challenge National Winner

• Release Date: June 25, 2020

EPA Recognizes Vallejo, Calif.-Based USDA Forest Service Operation for Innovative Zero Waste Wildfire Response Initiative

EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Vallejo, Calif.-Based USDA Forest Service Operation for Innovative Zero Waste Wildfire Response Initiative

• Release Date: June 25, 2020