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• EPA Announces Requirement of New Clean Air Permit for Oil Refinery on St. Croix Before Operation, Ensuring Public Health Protections

  Requirement of new Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permit advances EPA commitment to ensuring equal protection under the law for all communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Requirement of New Clean Air Permit for Oil Refinery on St. Croix Before Operation, Ensuring Public Health Protections

  • Release Date: November 17, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Puerto Rico School Districts Will Get Nearly $10,000,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program

  Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Puerto Rico School Districts Will Get Nearly $10,000,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program

  • Release Date: October 26, 2022

• EPA’s Clean Air Act Enforcement Action Will Result in $1.3 Million of Fixes at Puerto Rico Petroleum Storage Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Clean Air Act Enforcement Action Will Result in $1.3 Million of Fixes at Puerto Rico Petroleum Storage Facility

  • Release Date: September 27, 2022

• EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia Urges Eligible School Districts in EPA Region 2 to Apply for $500 Million In Available Funding for Clean School Buses

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Creates New EPA Program to Protect Children’s Health, Reduce Pollution, and Boost American Manufacturing

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia Urges Eligible School Districts in EPA Region 2 to Apply for $500 Million In Available Funding for Clean School Buses

  • Release Date: May 24, 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 Awards $412,101 to the U.S. Virgin Islands to Improve Air Quality

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $412,101 to the U.S. Virgin Islands to Improve Air Quality

  • Release Date: November 12, 2019

• EPA Will Map Radon in Puerto Rico Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Will Map Radon in Puerto Rico Communities

  • Release Date: November 7, 2019

• EPA Awards First Installation of $40 Million Grant to Puerto Rico Solid Waste Management Plan

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards First Installation of $40 Million Grant to Puerto Rico Solid Waste Management Plan

  • Release Date: October 3, 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, U.S. Army Repealing 2015 Rule Defining “Waters of the United States” and Recodifying Familiar Definition

  EPA News Release: EPA, U.S. Army Repealing 2015 Rule Defining “Waters of the United States” and Recodifying Familiar Definition

  • Release Date: September 12, 2019

• EPA Provides Resilient, Renewable Energy Study Results to Culebra, Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: EPA Provides Resilient, Renewable Energy Study Results to Culebra, Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: August 15, 2019

• EPA Regional Administrator Wraps Up Successful Visit to Puerto Rico

  As Recovery Efforts Continue in Puerto Rico, EPA Focused on Capacity Building and Infrastructure Investments

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator Wraps Up Successful Visit to Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: July 11, 2019

• EPA Takes Important Step to Further Protect Children from Exposure to Lead-Contaminated Dust

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Important Step to Further Protect Children from Exposure to Lead-Contaminated Dust

  • Release Date: June 21, 2019

• EPA Marks Start of 2019 Hurricane Season as Preparedness Efforts are Underway even as Hurricanes Irma/Maria Recovery Continues

  EPA News Release: EPA Marks Start of 2019 Hurricane Season as Preparedness Efforts are Underway even as Hurricanes Irma/Maria Recovery Continues

  • Release Date: June 12, 2019