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• Toxic Chemical Releases in 2021 Remained Below Pre-Pandemic Levels According to New Toxics Release Inventory Data

  EPA News Release: Toxic Chemical Releases in 2021 Remained Below Pre-Pandemic Levels According to New Toxics Release Inventory Data

  • Release Date: March 16, 2023

• EPA Announces Accelerated Action on Four Organophosphate Pesticides Based on Updated Exposure Assessments

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Accelerated Action on Four Organophosphate Pesticides Based on Updated Exposure Assessments

  • Release Date: March 15, 2023

• EPA Opens Application Period for Grant Supporting Education and Training for Pesticide Applicators

  EPA News Release: EPA Opens Application Period for Grant Supporting Education and Training for Pesticide Applicators

  • Release Date: March 13, 2023

• Statement by Administrator Regan on the President’s FY 2024 Budget

  President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget requests $12.083 billion, supporting the EPA’s essential work to protect human health and the environment.

  EPA News Release: Statement by Administrator Regan on the President’s FY 2024 Budget

  • Release Date: March 9, 2023

• EPA Requires Norfolk Southern to Sample for Dioxins in East Palestine

  EPA will direct immediate cleanup as appropriate if contaminants from the derailment pose any unacceptable risk to human health

  EPA News Release: EPA Requires Norfolk Southern to Sample for Dioxins in East Palestine

  • Release Date: March 2, 2023

• EPA Releases Proposed Approach for Considering Cumulative Risks under TSCA

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases Proposed Approach for Considering Cumulative Risks under TSCA

  • Release Date: February 24, 2023

• EPA Proposes Rule to Protect Farmworkers and Pesticide Handlers from Exposures

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Rule to Protect Farmworkers and Pesticide Handlers from Exposures

  • Release Date: February 16, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional $1B in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Start New Cleanup Projects and Expedite On-going Cleanup Work Across the Country

  EPA announces start of new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites, along with 100 other ongoing cleanups, thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional $1B in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Start New Cleanup Projects and Expedite On-going Cleanup Work Across the Country

  • Release Date: February 10, 2023

• EPA Takes Key Step to Stop Unsafe PFAS from Reentering Commerce

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Key Step to Stop Unsafe PFAS from Reentering Commerce

  • Release Date: January 27, 2023

• EPA Announces Appointments to Local Government Advisory Committee

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Appointments to Local Government Advisory Committee

  • Release Date: January 13, 2023

• Statement by Administrator Regan on Bipartisan Funding Bill

  EPA News Release: Statement by Administrator Regan on Bipartisan Funding Bill

  • Release Date: December 23, 2022

• EPA Updates New Chemical Review Program Webpage, Metrics, Affirming Commitment to Increased Transparency

  EPA News Release: EPA Updates New Chemical Review Program Webpage, Metrics, Affirming Commitment to Increased Transparency

  • Release Date: December 15, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates First Year Accomplishments Under President Biden’s Federal Sustainability Plan

  EPA joins federal agencies to release annual sustainability plan

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates First Year Accomplishments Under President Biden’s Federal Sustainability Plan

  • Release Date: December 9, 2022

• EPA Proposes Rule to Enhance Reporting of PFAS Data to the Toxics Release Inventory

  Proposal would eliminate exemption used to avoid disclosure of certain PFAS releases

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Rule to Enhance Reporting of PFAS Data to the Toxics Release Inventory

  • Release Date: December 5, 2022

• EPA Announces Leadership and Next Steps for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

  Senior Advisor to the Administrator and Acting Director Jahi Wise will bring expertise in climate policy and equitable finance to lead early design and implementation of historic IRA-funded program

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Leadership and Next Steps for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

  • Release Date: December 5, 2022