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EPA Articles and News Releases

Recent EPA Perspectives Articles:

Reconnecting Communities, Building a Thriving Future

Through the Community Connectors grant program, we partner with community-based organizations and local governments to envision future development in corridors adjacent to highway infrastructure.
- Date: January 14, 2025
- By: Elina Bravve
Lead in Private Well Water and its Impacts on Children's Health

There is no safe level of lead. Lead can be present in drinking water without any noticeable changes in color or odor. It is the responsibility of private well owners to test their water for lead and to take appropriate measures to mitigate exposure.
- Date: October 28, 2024
- By: Sara Eaves
From Teacher to Author: How Climate Literacy Guided My Career 

Early in my career I realized that shifting the mindset of students in my classroom, especially on a social norm that valued consumerism over environmentalism, was a challenge with context and nuance far beyond my classroom walls.
- Date: September 25, 2024
- By: Jenna Hartley

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Recent EPA News Releases:

Daily Update: EPA Cleanup Continues in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to lead the cleanup of the impacted area in Roseland, Louisiana, following a fire at the Smitty’s Supply facility on August 24.
- Release Date: October 3, 2025
EPA Finalizes Groundwater Cleanup Plan for Fulton Avenue Superfund Site on Long Island, N.Y.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its cleanup plan to address contaminated groundwater at the Fulton Avenue Superfund site in Garden City Park on Long Island, New York.
- Release Date: October 3, 2025
EPA to Perform Additional Water Sampling for Smitty’s Supply Fire Response

EPA announces new water sampling at Smitty's Fire response
- Release Date: October 2, 2025
Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for Santee Sioux Nation Near Niobrara, Nebraska

New order will address E.coli in Tribal drinking water

Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for Santee Sioux Nation Near Niobrara, Nebraska. New order will address E.coli in Tribal drinking water.
- Release Date: October 2, 2025

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