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• EPA Adds Hercules Inc. Site in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to the Superfund National Priorities List to Clean Up Pollution and Protect Public Health

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Hercules Inc. Site in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to the Superfund National Priorities List to Clean Up Pollution and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: December 20, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1 Million from EPA’s Brownfields Grants to Train Florida Environmental Workers

  EPA selects Two Florida organizations to receive first Brownfields Job Training grants funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, boosting workforce training in underserved, overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1 Million from EPA’s Brownfields Grants to Train Florida Environmental Workers

  • Release Date: December 14, 2022

• EPA to Review Cleanups at 45 Southeast Superfund Sites

  EPA News Release: EPA to Review Cleanups at 45 Southeast Superfund Sites

  • Release Date: October 19, 2022

• EPA Extends Comment Period and Invites Public to Thursday Meeting about the Proposal of the Hercules Inc. Site in Hattiesburg to the Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Extends Comment Period and Invites Public to Thursday Meeting about the Proposal of the Hercules Inc. Site in Hattiesburg to the Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: May 18, 2022

• EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List, Taking Action to Address Risks to Public Health and Build a Better America

  Hercules Inc. Site in Hattiesburg, Mississippi proposed as the next step in the process towards cleanup

  EPA News Release: EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List, Taking Action to Address Risks to Public Health and Build a Better America

  • Release Date: March 17, 2022

• EPA to Review Cleanups at 39 Southeast Superfund Sites this Year

  EPA News Release: EPA to Review Cleanups at 39 Southeast Superfund Sites this Year

  • Release Date: March 9, 2022

• EPA Announces Plans to Accelerate Cleanup of Superfund Projects in Florida

  Nationally, EPA announces plans to use first $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to clear out the Superfund backlog

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Plans to Accelerate Cleanup of Superfund Projects in Florida

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• EPA Announces Plans to Accelerate Cleanup at the Southeastern Wood Preserving Superfund Site in Canton, Mississippi

  Nationally, EPA announces plans to use first $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to clear out the Superfund backlog

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Plans to Accelerate Cleanup at the Southeastern Wood Preserving Superfund Site in Canton, Mississippi

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• Chemfax, Inc. Superfund Site in Gulfport, Mississippi Partially Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: Chemfax, Inc. Superfund Site in Gulfport, Mississippi Partially Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 20, 2021

• EPA Selects Seven Projects in Florida to Receive $2.7 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  The grant awards help underserved communities across the country Build Back Better and address Environmental Justice concerns

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Seven Projects in Florida to Receive $2.7 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  • Release Date: May 13, 2021

• EPA Releases Proposed Cleanup Plan for Petroleum Products Corporation Superfund Site in Pembroke Park, Florida

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases Proposed Cleanup Plan for Petroleum Products Corporation Superfund Site in Pembroke Park, Florida

  • Release Date: January 12, 2021

• EPA to Hold Public Availability for the Cleanup Completion at the Fairfax Street Wood Treaters Site in Jacksonville, Florida on Nov. 7

  EPA News Release: EPA to Hold Public Availability for the Cleanup Completion at the Fairfax Street Wood Treaters Site in Jacksonville, Florida on Nov. 7

  • Release Date: November 1, 2019

• EPA Announces Partial Deletion of Escambia Wood - Pensacola Superfund Site in Pensacola, Florida from Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA provides lasting benefit to communities by deleting all or part of 27 Superfund sites from the National Priorities List - the highest number in 18 Years

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partial Deletion of Escambia Wood - Pensacola Superfund Site in Pensacola, Florida from Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: October 29, 2019

• Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa Inc. selected for Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grant

  Nationally, EPA selects 26 organizations to receive $5.1 million in Environmental Workforce and Job Training Grants, helping to transform economically disadvantaged communities across the nation

  EPA News Release: Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa Inc. selected for Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grant

  • Release Date: October 24, 2019

• EPA proposes to delete portion of Escambia Wood—Pensacola Superfund site in Pensacola, Florida from Superfund list

  Public comments will be accepted by the agency until August 21, 2019

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes to delete portion of Escambia Wood—Pensacola Superfund site in Pensacola, Florida from Superfund list

  • Release Date: July 30, 2019