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• EPA to Use First $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog, including Funds for Argonaut Cleanup in Jackson, Calif.

  EPA News Release: EPA to Use First $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog, including Funds for Argonaut Cleanup in Jackson, Calif.

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• Grupo de trabajo federal-estatal lanza sitio de recursos de compost en el campo para agricultores y ganaderos

  EPA News Release: Grupo de trabajo federal-estatal lanza sitio de recursos de compost en el campo para agricultores y ganaderos

  • Release Date: December 10, 2021

• Federal-state work group launches on-farm compost research site for farmers and ranchers

  EPA News Release: Federal-state work group launches on-farm compost research site for farmers and ranchers

  • Release Date: December 10, 2021

• U.S. EPA fines The Gas Company over Clean Air Act violations in Kapolei

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA fines The Gas Company over Clean Air Act violations in Kapolei

  • Release Date: November 15, 2021

• EPA to Help Schools in Bay Area Create Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers

  The schools will receive technical assistance through a new demonstration program called Schools as Community Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers.

  EPA News Release: EPA to Help Schools in Bay Area Create Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers

  • Release Date: November 1, 2021

• EPA to Help Pima County Schools Create Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers

  The schools will receive technical assistance through a new demonstration program called Schools as Community Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers.

  EPA News Release: EPA to Help Pima County Schools Create Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers

  • Release Date: November 1, 2021

• EPA Announces Open Comment Period for Proposed Plan to Address Carson River Mercury Superfund Site, Nevada’s Sole Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Open Comment Period for Proposed Plan to Address Carson River Mercury Superfund Site, Nevada’s Sole Superfund Site

  • Release Date: October 14, 2021

• Companies to Pay for Cleanup of Groundwater at Montrose Superfund Site Following Settlement with EPA, Justice Department, California Department of Toxic Substances Control

  Montrose, Bayer, others will pay for more than $77 million in groundwater cleanup and site investigation, and pay over $8 million to federal and state agencies

  EPA News Release: Companies to Pay for Cleanup of Groundwater at Montrose Superfund Site Following Settlement with EPA, Justice Department, California Department of Toxic Substances Control

  • Release Date: October 5, 2021

• U.S. EPA Penalizes Four California Facilities More Than $800,000 for Clean Air Act Chemical Safety Violations

  Under settlements, facility owners will pay fines, make safety improvements

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Penalizes Four California Facilities More Than $800,000 for Clean Air Act Chemical Safety Violations

  • Release Date: September 9, 2021

• U.S. EPA penalizes Hawaiian Ice for chemical safety violations

  2017 chemical release resulted in evacuation of nearby business community

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA penalizes Hawaiian Ice for chemical safety violations

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• After Successfully Obtaining a Preliminary Injunction, Justice Department and EPA Reach Clean Air Act Settlement with Gear Box Z for Selling Defeat Devices

  EPA News Release: After Successfully Obtaining a Preliminary Injunction, Justice Department and EPA Reach Clean Air Act Settlement with Gear Box Z for Selling Defeat Devices

  • Release Date: August 30, 2021

• EPA settles with Shell to recover $29.5 Million for cleanup work done at Fullerton, Calif., Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Shell to recover $29.5 Million for cleanup work done at Fullerton, Calif., Superfund Site

  • Release Date: August 10, 2021

• U.S. EPA penalizes Hawaii fuel storage facility for violating oil spill prevention requirements

  Under settlement, owner and operator will pay a fine, make improvements at facility

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA penalizes Hawaii fuel storage facility for violating oil spill prevention requirements

  • Release Date: June 8, 2021

• Bay Area Communities Awarded $1.5 Million in Revitalization Funds Through EPA’s Brownfields Program

  Grants announced at a virtual event with East Bay Community Energy

  EPA News Release: Bay Area Communities Awarded $1.5 Million in Revitalization Funds Through EPA’s Brownfields Program

  • Release Date: May 26, 2021

• U.S. EPA penalizes Lupton, Arizona refinery for violating Clean Air Act chemical safety requirements

  Under settlement, facility owner and operator will pay fine, make safety improvements at facility

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA penalizes Lupton, Arizona refinery for violating Clean Air Act chemical safety requirements

  • Release Date: May 24, 2021