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• EPA Announces Plans to Use First $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog

  Initial resources will also accelerate cleanup for dozens of additional Superfund projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Plans to Use First $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• Initial Phase of Cleanup is Complete at the Southern Portion of the Former McLouth Steel Site in Trenton, Michigan

  EPA News Release: Initial Phase of Cleanup is Complete at the Southern Portion of the Former McLouth Steel Site in Trenton, Michigan

  • Release Date: November 23, 2021

• United States Proposes Modification to EPA Consent Decree to Reduce Sewer System Overflows for the Hampton Roads Sanitation District

  Series of Projects Will Improve Water Quality for Many Virginia Communities

  EPA News Release: United States Proposes Modification to EPA Consent Decree to Reduce Sewer System Overflows for the Hampton Roads Sanitation District

  • Release Date: November 22, 2021

• EPA begins public comment period on proposed additional cleanup for Adam’s Plating Superfund site in Lansing, Michigan

  EPA News Release: EPA begins public comment period on proposed additional cleanup for Adam’s Plating Superfund site in Lansing, Michigan

  • Release Date: November 15, 2021

• EPA Transmits Addition of 32 Waters to Minnesota’s 2020 Impaired Waters List

  EPA News Release: EPA Transmits Addition of 32 Waters to Minnesota’s 2020 Impaired Waters List

  • Release Date: November 9, 2021

• EPA Announces Holistic Approach to Address Water Pollution from the Tijuana River Watershed

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Holistic Approach to Address Water Pollution from the Tijuana River Watershed

  • Release Date: November 8, 2021

• EPA Announces $424 Million WIFIA Loan to Improve Water Quality and Climate Resiliency in Miami-Dade County, Florida

  Nationally, 63 WIFIA loans are financing $26 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 73,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $424 Million WIFIA Loan to Improve Water Quality and Climate Resiliency in Miami-Dade County, Florida

  • Release Date: November 4, 2021

• EPA Announces $20 Million WIFIA Loan to Upgrade Aging Water Infrastructure, Improve Climate Resiliency in Evanston, Illinois

  Nationally, 62 WIFIA loans are financing over $25 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 71,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $20 Million WIFIA Loan to Upgrade Aging Water Infrastructure, Improve Climate Resiliency in Evanston, Illinois

  • Release Date: November 3, 2021

• EPA Announces $13.8 Million WIFIA Loan to Improve Drinking Water Quality in Great Neck, New York

  Nationally, 61 WIFIA loans are financing over $25 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 71,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $13.8 Million WIFIA Loan to Improve Drinking Water Quality in Great Neck, New York

  • Release Date: October 28, 2021

• EPA, Army Announce Regional Roundtables on WOTUS

  Strategic engagement seeks diverse perspectives, highlights regional variation in “waters of the United States”

  EPA News Release: EPA, Army Announce Regional Roundtables on WOTUS

  • Release Date: October 13, 2021

• EPA, MPCA Begin $16 Million Project to Remove Contaminated Sediment from Duluth-Superior Harbor

  EPA News Release: EPA, MPCA Begin $16 Million Project to Remove Contaminated Sediment from Duluth-Superior Harbor

  • Release Date: October 1, 2021

• EPA Kicks Off Ninth Annual SepticSmart Week

  Nationwide initiative protects public health and the environment, saves money

  EPA News Release: EPA Kicks Off Ninth Annual SepticSmart Week

  • Release Date: September 20, 2021

• EPA Rescinds Previous Administration’s Guidance on Clean Water Act Permit Requirements

  EPA News Release: EPA Rescinds Previous Administration’s Guidance on Clean Water Act Permit Requirements

  • Release Date: September 16, 2021

• EPA Reaches Agreement with Superior Battery to Begin Cleanup in Morris, Illinois

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Agreement with Superior Battery to Begin Cleanup in Morris, Illinois

  • Release Date: September 16, 2021

• EPA Announces $250 Million WIFIA Loan to Upgrade Aging Infrastructure, Advance Renewable Energy in Springfield, Massachusetts

  Nationally, 59 WIFIA loans are financing $24 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 69,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $250 Million WIFIA Loan to Upgrade Aging Infrastructure, Advance Renewable Energy in Springfield, Massachusetts

  • Release Date: September 16, 2021