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EPA Administrator Wheeler Kicks Off Georgia Trip at Southern Belle Farm

EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Wheeler Kicks Off Georgia Trip at Southern Belle Farm

• Release Date: May 27, 2020

EPA Administrator Wheeler Kicks Off Georgia Trip at Southern Belle Farm

EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Wheeler Kicks Off Georgia Trip at Southern Belle Farm

• Release Date: May 27, 2020

EPA Opens Comment Period on Proposed Cleanup Plan for Keystone Corridor Superfund Site in Indianapolis

Comment period runs June 1 - June 30

EPA News Release: EPA Opens Comment Period on Proposed Cleanup Plan for Keystone Corridor Superfund Site in Indianapolis

• Release Date: May 28, 2020

Companies in Md., Del., and Pa. settle alleged Clean Air Act violations involving after-market devices for diesel trucks

EPA News Release: Companies in Md., Del., and Pa. settle alleged Clean Air Act violations involving after-market devices for diesel trucks

• Release Date: May 28, 2020

EPA Marks Start of 2019 Hurricane Season as Preparedness Efforts are Underway even as Hurricanes Irma/Maria Recovery Continues

EPA News Release: EPA Marks Start of 2019 Hurricane Season as Preparedness Efforts are Underway even as Hurricanes Irma/Maria Recovery Continues

• Release Date: June 12, 2019

La EPA marca el inicio de la Temporada de Huracanes de 2019 invitando a las personas a preparase con anticipación mientras continúan con las labores de recuperación tras el paso de los Huracanes Irma y Maria

Comunicado de la EPA: La EPA marca el inicio de la Temporada de Huracanes de 2019 invitando a las personas a preparase con anticipación mientras continúan con las labores de recuperación tras el paso de los Huracanes Irma y Maria

• Release Date: June 12, 2019

EPA Announces $55 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure in Providence, Rhode Island, and Protect Narragansett Bay

Nationally, 89 WIFIA loans are financing nearly $33 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 100,000 jobs

EPA News Release: EPA Announces $55 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure in Providence, Rhode Island, and Protect Narragansett Bay

• Release Date: July 27, 2022

EPA Proposes Updates to Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Requirements for the Oil and Gas Sector

Revisions to EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program required by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act would improve accuracy of the sector’s reported methane emissions, one of the major drivers of climate change

EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Updates to Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Requirements for the Oil and Gas Sector

• Release Date: July 6, 2023

EPA Region 7 Extends Call for Abstracts Deadline for Anaerobic Digestion on the Farm Conference

Conference will be held Nov. 6-8, 2023, at Iowa State University

EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Extends Call for Abstracts Deadline for Anaerobic Digestion on the Farm Conference

• Release Date: July 5, 2023

BNSF Railway Company Agrees to Clean Up Hazardous Waste in Sioux City, Iowa, in Settlement With EPA

EPA News Release: BNSF Railway Company Agrees to Clean Up Hazardous Waste in Sioux City, Iowa, in Settlement With EPA

• Release Date: May 26, 2020

EPA, Justice Department, and State of Colorado settlement with DCP Operating Company LP Resolves Clean Air Act Violations at natural gas plants in Colorado

Agreement reflects joint efforts to reduce harmful air pollution in Colorado communities

EPA News Release: EPA, Justice Department, and State of Colorado settlement with DCP Operating Company LP Resolves Clean Air Act Violations at natural gas plants in Colorado

• Release Date: July 25, 2022

LyondellBasell Companies Agree to Reduce Air Pollution at Chemical Plant in Morris, Illinois

Settlement Will Cut Flaring and Require Fenceline Monitoring

EPA News Release: LyondellBasell Companies Agree to Reduce Air Pollution at Chemical Plant in Morris, Illinois

• Release Date: July 25, 2022

EPA deletes portion of Libby, Montana Superfund site from National Priorities List

Deletion reflects continued cleanup progress at site

EPA News Release: EPA deletes portion of Libby, Montana Superfund site from National Priorities List

• Release Date: May 26, 2020

EPA Begins Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Wear Cote International Site in Rock Island, Illinois

EPA News Release: EPA Begins Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Wear Cote International Site in Rock Island, Illinois

• Release Date: July 26, 2021

EPA Announces Intent to Bolster Limits on Water Pollution from Power Plants

EPA News Release: EPA Announces Intent to Bolster Limits on Water Pollution from Power Plants

• Release Date: July 26, 2021

Cleanup is complete at the Fifth Street Calumet Fire site in Calumet, Michigan

EPA News Release: Cleanup is complete at the Fifth Street Calumet Fire site in Calumet, Michigan

• Release Date: July 26, 2022

EPA Reaches Settlement with New Bedford, Mass. Electroplating Company for Hazardous Waste Management Violations

EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with New Bedford, Mass. Electroplating Company for Hazardous Waste Management Violations

• Release Date: June 14, 2019

Poor Air Quality Expected Today for Parts of South Coastal New England

High Levels of Ozone May Continue Through the Weekend

EPA News Release: Poor Air Quality Expected Today for Parts of South Coastal New England

• Release Date: July 22, 2022

EPA Fines Nine Springfield, Missouri, Home Renovators for Lead-Based Paint Violations

EPA News Release: EPA Fines Nine Springfield, Missouri, Home Renovators for Lead-Based Paint Violations

• Release Date: July 3, 2023

EPA announces unprecedented $29 million for San Francisco Bay watershed restoration grants

EPA News Release: EPA announces unprecedented $29 million for San Francisco Bay watershed restoration grants

• Release Date: July 20, 2022