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• EPA Report Shows Decrease in Chemical Releases, Increase in Recycling and Waste Management in Region 2 Facilities

  Includes New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: EPA Report Shows Decrease in Chemical Releases, Increase in Recycling and Waste Management in Region 2 Facilities

  • Release Date: March 16, 2023

• EPA Conditionally Approves Plans to Remove Dangerous Chemicals from Refinery on St. Croix

  EPA Will Oversee Work On-Site and Monitor Air Quality to Ensure People’s Safety

  EPA News Release: EPA Conditionally Approves Plans to Remove Dangerous Chemicals from Refinery on St. Croix

  • Release Date: February 9, 2023

• Legally Binding Agreement Requires Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Remove Dangerous Chemicals

  EPA will Oversee Work Onsite and Approve All Workplans to Ensure That Chemicals Are Handled Correctly

  EPA News Release: Legally Binding Agreement Requires Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Remove Dangerous Chemicals

  • Release Date: December 5, 2022

• EPA Secures Settlement with General Electric Company to Study the Lower Hudson River

  EPA News Release: EPA Secures Settlement with General Electric Company to Study the Lower Hudson River

  • Release Date: September 13, 2022

• Asbestos Piles to be Removed from TechCity Site in Ulster County, New York Under EPA Settlement

  EPA News Release: Asbestos Piles to be Removed from TechCity Site in Ulster County, New York Under EPA Settlement

  • Release Date: June 9, 2022

• EPA Seeks More Information from New Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Determine Possible Permitting Requirements

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks More Information from New Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Determine Possible Permitting Requirements

  • Release Date: March 22, 2022

• EPA Enforcement Actions Help Protect Vulnerable Communities from Lead-Based Paint Health Hazards

  Significant cases include a criminal case on Long Island in New York

  EPA News Release: EPA Enforcement Actions Help Protect Vulnerable Communities from Lead-Based Paint Health Hazards

  • Release Date: October 28, 2021

• EPA Uses Emergency Powers to Protect St. Croix Communities and Orders Limetree Bay Refinery to Pause Operations

  EPA News Release: EPA Uses Emergency Powers to Protect St. Croix Communities and Orders Limetree Bay Refinery to Pause Operations

  • Release Date: May 14, 2021

• EPA Evaluates Revised Plan by New York State to Meet Bay Pollutant Reduction Targets

  EPA News Release: EPA Evaluates Revised Plan by New York State to Meet Bay Pollutant Reduction Targets

  • Release Date: January 7, 2021

• EPA Administrator Wheeler Appoints New Members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Wheeler Appoints New Members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee

  • Release Date: June 17, 2020

• EPA Acts to Reduce Childhood Lead-Based Paint Exposure in New York and New Jersey

  EPA News Release: EPA Acts to Reduce Childhood Lead-Based Paint Exposure in New York and New Jersey

  • Release Date: October 24, 2019

• EPA Announces Public Comment Period on Draft Clean Air Act Permit for Limetree Bay Facility on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

  Public Hearing Scheduled for November 8th

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Public Comment Period on Draft Clean Air Act Permit for Limetree Bay Facility on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: September 20, 2019

• EPA Launches Agriculture Smart Sectors Program in New York State to Achieve Better Environmental Outcomes

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches Agriculture Smart Sectors Program in New York State to Achieve Better Environmental Outcomes

  • Release Date: September 6, 2019

• Call for Applications: Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization, Local Food Initiatives

  EPA News Release: Call for Applications: Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization, Local Food Initiatives

  • Release Date: August 6, 2019