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• EPA Announces Stronger Standards to Improve Oil Spill Responses

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Stronger Standards to Improve Oil Spill Responses

  • Release Date: May 31, 2023

• Federal and State Agencies Prepare for Hurricane Season in Corpus Christi

  Natural Disaster Operational Workgroup conducts annual preparedness exercises

  This week, agencies from the federal government and the state of Texas will participate in a hurricane-preparedness exercise in and around Corpus Christi, Texas, from May 22-26.

  • Release Date: May 23, 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 Opens Community Welcome Center in East Palestine for Residents and Business Owners

  EPA Community Welcome Center to provide community with ‘one-stop shop’ for information about the ongoing response to the train derailment; EPA deploys TAGA mobile lab to conduct real-time air-monitoring during waste removal

  EPA News Release: EPA Opens Community Welcome Center in East Palestine for Residents and Business Owners

  • Release Date: February 28, 2023

• EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Conduct All Cleanup Actions Associated with the East Palestine Train Derailment

  EPA order comes as state-led emergency response transitions to environmental cleanup phase; EPA will continue to work with local, state, and federal partners to ensure the health and safety of East Palestine community

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Conduct All Cleanup Actions Associated with the East Palestine Train Derailment

  • Release Date: February 21, 2023

• EPA Proposes Stronger Regulations to Protect Communities from Chemical Accidents

  Proposed Rule Aims to Enhance Chemical Safety Provisions and Help Protect the Nation’s Most Vulnerable Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Stronger Regulations to Protect Communities from Chemical Accidents

  • Release Date: August 19, 2022

• EPA Encourages Individuals, Businesses, and Communities to Take Action During National Preparedness Month

  EPA News Release: EPA Encourages Individuals, Businesses, and Communities to Take Action During National Preparedness Month

  • Release Date: September 13, 2021

• EPA and LDEQ Announce Story Map Resource

  Interactive tool provides easy access to Hurricane Ida data

  EPA News Release: EPA and LDEQ Announce Story Map Resource

  • Release Date: September 13, 2021

• EPA’s EJSCREEN Tool Helps Decisionmakers Consider Needs of Communities Impacted by Hurricane Ida

  EPA News Release: EPA’s EJSCREEN Tool Helps Decisionmakers Consider Needs of Communities Impacted by Hurricane Ida

  • Release Date: September 10, 2021

• EPA Expands Air Monitoring Efforts in Communities Impacted by Hurricane Ida

  EPA News Release: EPA Expands Air Monitoring Efforts in Communities Impacted by Hurricane Ida

  • Release Date: September 9, 2021

• EPA Issues Fuel Waiver for Port Fourchon, Louisiana

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Fuel Waiver for Port Fourchon, Louisiana

  • Release Date: September 7, 2021

• EPA Tools for Communities Cleaning Up after Hurricane Ida

  EPA News Release: EPA Tools for Communities Cleaning Up after Hurricane Ida

  • Release Date: September 4, 2021

• La EPA urge a las comunidades que se encuentran en la ruta del huracán Ida que eviten los peligros del aire interior, y que usen los generadores de manera segura

  EPA News Release: La EPA urge a las comunidades que se encuentran en la ruta del huracán Ida que eviten los peligros del aire interior, y que usen los generadores de manera segura

  • Release Date: August 31, 2021

• EPA Approves Emergency Fuel Waivers for Louisiana and Mississippi

  EPA News Release: EPA Approves Emergency Fuel Waivers for Louisiana and Mississippi

  • Release Date: August 30, 2021

• EPA Urges Communities in Hurricane Ida’s Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely

  EPA News Release: EPA Urges Communities in Hurricane Ida’s Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely

  • Release Date: August 27, 2021