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• EPA Reaches $11 Million Settlement with Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches $11 Million Settlement with Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company

  • Release Date: January 18, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 for Job Training in Puerto Rico

  PathStone Corporation among 29 nationwide to receive first Brownfields Job Training grants funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 for Job Training in Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: December 14, 2022

• 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 Adds the Ochoa Fertilizer Co. Site in Guánica, Puerto Rico to the Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds the Ochoa Fertilizer Co. Site in Guánica, Puerto Rico to the Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 8, 2022

• EPA to Award over $1.6 Million to Address Contaminated Sites in Puerto Rico

  Funding Includes First-Ever Brownfields-Specific Funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: EPA to Award over $1.6 Million to Address Contaminated Sites in Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: May 17, 2022

• EPA Announces $3.8 Million in Grants to Train Environmental Workers for Jobs Created by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding, including One Grant Benefitting Puerto Rico Communities

  EPA selects 19 organizations to receive Brownfields Job Training Grants to boost workforce training in underserved, overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $3.8 Million in Grants to Train Environmental Workers for Jobs Created by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding, including One Grant Benefitting Puerto Rico Communities

  • Release Date: February 2, 2022

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

  Puerto Rico Communities will Benefit

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

  • Release Date: December 20, 2021

• EPA Finalizes Plan to Clean Up Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes Plan to Clean Up Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: October 8, 2021

• EPA Finalizes Plan to Address Dorado Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site in Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes Plan to Address Dorado Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site in Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: October 7, 2021

• EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by Proposing to Add Ochoa Fertilizer Co. in Guánica, Puerto Rico to the National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by Proposing to Add Ochoa Fertilizer Co. in Guánica, Puerto Rico to the National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• La EPA toma medidas al abordar los riesgos para la salud pública proponiendo agregar a Ochoa Fertilizer Co., situada en Guánica, Puerto Rico a la Lista Nacional de Prioridades del Superfund

  EPA News Release: La EPA toma medidas al abordar los riesgos para la salud pública proponiendo agregar a Ochoa Fertilizer Co., situada en Guánica, Puerto Rico a la Lista Nacional de Prioridades del Superfund

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• EPA Proposes Plan to Address Contaminated Groundwater at the Dorado Superfund Site in Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Plan to Address Contaminated Groundwater at the Dorado Superfund Site in Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: July 20, 2021

• La EPA propone un plan para abordar el agua subterránea contaminada en el Sitio Superfund Dorado en Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: La EPA propone un plan para abordar el agua subterránea contaminada en el Sitio Superfund Dorado en Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: July 20, 2021

• EPA Updates Cleanup Plan for Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

  The revised plan includes updated costs and additional well sampling

  EPA News Release: EPA Updates Cleanup Plan for Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: July 14, 2021

• La EPA finaliza el plan de limpieza para abordar el Sitio Superfondo Pesticide Warehouse I en Arecibo, Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: La EPA finaliza el plan de limpieza para abordar el Sitio Superfondo Pesticide Warehouse I en Arecibo, Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: October 5, 2020