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EPA and Partners Teach Construction and Disaster Recovery Workers in Puerto Rico How to Properly Manage Lead

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the Puerto Rico Department of Health and the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU), hosted a free workshop on how to properly manage toxic lead paint when doing renovations an

Release Date: April 30, 2026

Final Issuance of EPA UIC Class V Injection Well Permits and Aquifer Exemption Expansion – Montalban Oil and Gas Operations, Jody Field 34-1 & 34-2, Pondera County, Montana

Two Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class V Final Permits

Specifications and Certifications

Learn more about how WaterSense develops specifications and carries out its third party certification programs.

GAP Hub Fact Sheet

A fact sheet that explains what the GAP Hub is, its purpose, and who will us it.

Program Materials and Fact Sheets

If you're interested in finding out more about the WaterSense program or water efficiency in general, this is the place for you.

Pollution Prevention and Toxics News Stories

List of recent press releases and listervs on pollution prevention and toxics topics.

Technical Assistance Webinar Series: Strengthening CWA-NPDES Permit Compliance to Protect Surface Waters

Technical Assistance webinars supporting EPA and Authorized State Significant Noncompliance (SNC) Rate Reduction National Compliance Initiative (NCI)

WaterSense Program Mark Guidelines

To ensure promotion of a consistent WaterSense brand, partners and others are required to adhere to these guidelines for using the WaterSense program marks.

Fuel Oxygenates and USTs

Learn about fuel oxygenates, which are used as a fuel additive and octane enhancer in reformulated gasoline, oxygenated fuel, and premium grades of unleaded gasoline.

Chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

This web area will allow stakeholders to search and view centralized chemical info from various systems. This page will focus on TSCA chemical data such as health and safety studies, risk assessments and hazard characterizations.

UST Performance Measures

EPA collects data from states and territories regarding underground storage tank (UST) performance measures.

Significant Operational Compliance (SOC) Performance Measures

EPA and its state partners developed a uniform method for measuring certain aspects of underground storage tank (UST) system operational compliance with release detection and prevention requirements.

Risk Based Decision Making and Underground Storage Tanks

Learn about risk-based decision-making (RBDM), a process to make decisions about underground storage tank (UST) release sites based on the risk each poses to human health and the environment.

Tribal Consultation in EPA's Pacific Southwest (Region 9)

These documents are intended as communication tools for EPA's Pacific Southwest (Region 9). They describe how Region 9 generally has approached consultation and coordination with tribal governments when addressing matters other than enforcement.

The Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Process

Find resources and information about cleaning up releases from leaking underground storage tanks (LUSTs).

EPA Clarifies When Oil and Natural Gas Producers Can Flare After Phase Out Deadline

EPA issued guidance clarifying that current federal regulations allow oil and natural gas producers to continue routine flaring of associated gas at new oil wells in limited circumstances after the May 7, 2026, phase out deadline.

Release Date: May 1, 2026