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• EPA Launches Interactive Map of Sea Level Rise Around Hazardous Waste Sites Along the U.S. Coastline to Help Facilities and Communities Become More Resilient to Climate Change

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches Interactive Map of Sea Level Rise Around Hazardous Waste Sites Along the U.S. Coastline to Help Facilities and Communities Become More Resilient to Climate Change

  • Release Date: May 18, 2023

• EPA Announces Latest Action to Protect Communities from Coal Ash Contamination

  Latest Proposal Would Protect Public Health and Water Sources from Legacy Coal Ash Sites and Hold Polluters Accountable

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Latest Action to Protect Communities from Coal Ash Contamination

  • Release Date: May 17, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Latest Steps to Reduce Plastic Pollution Nationwide

  EPA releases draft strategy to combat harmful impacts on communities affected by plastic from production to waste as Biden-Harris Administration marks Earth Week

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Latest Steps to Reduce Plastic Pollution Nationwide

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

• EPA Publishes a New Online Resource to Help Prevent Heavy Metal Exposures in Children

  EPA News Release: EPA Publishes a New Online Resource to Help Prevent Heavy Metal Exposures in Children

  • Release Date: April 14, 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 Final Action to Protect Groundwater from Coal Ash Contamination at Ohio Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Final Action to Protect Groundwater from Coal Ash Contamination at Ohio Facility

  • Release Date: November 18, 2022

• EPA Proposes Designating Certain PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund to Protect People’s Health

  Designating PFOA and PFOS under CERCLA would improve transparency, accountability, and deliver on Administrator Regan’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Designating Certain PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund to Protect People’s Health

  • Release Date: August 26, 2022

• Biden Administration Announces $254 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites

  EPA announces 265 communities to receive Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment and Revolving Loan Fund Grants to help build a better America while advancing environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden Administration Announces $254 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites

  • Release Date: May 12, 2022

• EPA Proposes Regulations to Plan for Hazardous Substance Discharges in Adverse Weather Conditions

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Regulations to Plan for Hazardous Substance Discharges in Adverse Weather Conditions

  • Release Date: March 11, 2022

• EPA Applauds Electronics Industry Leaders for Recycling Achievements

  EPA News Release: EPA Applauds Electronics Industry Leaders for Recycling Achievements

  • Release Date: March 3, 2022

• وكالة حماية البيئة الأمريكية تتخذ خطوات رئيسية لحماية المياه الجوفية من التلوث بمخلفات احتراق الفحم

  Arabic translation of press release on EPA Takes Key Steps to Protect Ground Water from Coal Ash Contamination.

  • Release Date: January 12, 2022

• EPA Takes Key Steps to Protect Groundwater from Coal Ash Contamination

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Key Steps to Protect Groundwater from Coal Ash Contamination

  • Release Date: January 11, 2022

• وكالة حماية البيئة تعلن تمويل البنية التحتية للمياه للولايات تماشيًا مع قانون الحزبين للبنية التحتية، كما تدعو لمنح الأولوية للمجتمعات ناقصة الخدمات

  Arabic translation of EPA press release: EPA Announces Water Infrastructure Funding for States through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing for Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA Celebrates 20 Years of Superfund Redevelopment

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates 20 Years of Superfund Redevelopment

  • Release Date: July 31, 2019

• EPA Announces the Selection of 149 Communities to Receive $64.6 Million in Funding for Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup Grants to Address Contaminated Properties Across the Nation

  Grants Provide for Economic Development, Job Creation in often underserved communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces the Selection of 149 Communities to Receive $64.6 Million in Funding for Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup Grants to Address Contaminated Properties Across the Nation

  • Release Date: June 5, 2019