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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 and Senator Schumer Mark Recent Settlement to Remove Asbestos Piles from TechCity Site in Ulster County, New York

  EPA News Release: EPA and Senator Schumer Mark Recent Settlement to Remove Asbestos Piles from TechCity Site in Ulster County, New York

  • Release Date: August 12, 2022

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Facilities in New York Continue to Reduce Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  2020 Analysis Includes New Features to Make Data More Accessible to Communities

  EPA News Release: New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Facilities in New York Continue to Reduce Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  • Release Date: March 4, 2022

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Facilities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Continue to Reduce Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  2020 Analysis Includes New Features to Make Data More Accessible to Communities

  EPA News Release: New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Facilities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Continue to Reduce Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  • Release Date: March 4, 2022

• EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by Proposing to Add Meeker Avenue Plume, Brooklyn, New York to the National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by Proposing to Add Meeker Avenue Plume, Brooklyn, New York to the National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• EPA Confirms Habitat Improvements at Rochester Embayment Area of Concern in New York

  11 of 14 Beneficial Uses Now Restored

  EPA News Release: EPA Confirms Habitat Improvements at Rochester Embayment Area of Concern in New York

  • Release Date: September 1, 2021

• U.S. Government Calls for End of Disposing Solid Waste at Puerto Rico Municipal Landfill

  EPA News Release: U.S. Government Calls for End of Disposing Solid Waste at Puerto Rico Municipal Landfill

  • Release Date: February 25, 2021

• Nearing Full Implementation, EPA’s Lean Management System Delivers Results

  EPA News Release: Nearing Full Implementation, EPA’s Lean Management System Delivers Results

  • Release Date: November 12, 2020

• EPA’s GreenChill Program Celebrates Smart Refrigerant Management Across the Supermarket Industry Winners in EPA Region 2

  EPA News Release: EPA’s GreenChill Program Celebrates Smart Refrigerant Management Across the Supermarket Industry Winners in EPA Region 2

  • Release Date: September 24, 2020

• EPA Completes Cleanup of FMC Corp. Landfill Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes Cleanup of FMC Corp. Landfill Superfund Site

  • Release Date: September 22, 2020

• Senior EPA Officials Wrap up Visit Focused on Strengthening U.S. Virgin Islands Recovery Efforts

  EPA News Release: Senior EPA Officials Wrap up Visit Focused on Strengthening U.S. Virgin Islands Recovery Efforts

  • Release Date: August 20, 2020

• EPA Region 2 Continues to Address PFAS on the State and Local Level

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 2 Continues to Address PFAS on the State and Local Level

  • Release Date: July 29, 2020

• EPA Resolves Past Hazardous Waste Incinerator Violations by Norlite, LLC in Cohoes, NY

  EPA News Release: EPA Resolves Past Hazardous Waste Incinerator Violations by Norlite, LLC in Cohoes, NY

  • Release Date: May 21, 2020

• EPA Proposes Plan Related to Combined Sewer Overflow Impacts on the Newtown Creek Superfund Site in New York City

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Plan Related to Combined Sewer Overflow Impacts on the Newtown Creek Superfund Site in New York City

  • Release Date: November 21, 2019

• EPA Awards $6 Million to Research Potential Environmental Impacts of PFAS Substances in Waste Streams

  New York State Department of Health to Study New York State Landfills as Sources of PFAS Groundwater Contamination

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $6 Million to Research Potential Environmental Impacts of PFAS Substances in Waste Streams

  • Release Date: September 17, 2019