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• EPA to Use First $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog, including Funds for Argonaut Cleanup in Jackson, Calif.

  EPA News Release: EPA to Use First $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog, including Funds for Argonaut Cleanup in Jackson, Calif.

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• U.S. EPA Fines Pesticide Application Company TriCal $44,275 for Pesticide Misuse

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Fines Pesticide Application Company TriCal $44,275 for Pesticide Misuse

  • Release Date: November 18, 2021

• Companies to Pay for Cleanup of Groundwater at Montrose Superfund Site Following Settlement with EPA, Justice Department, California Department of Toxic Substances Control

  Montrose, Bayer, others will pay for more than $77 million in groundwater cleanup and site investigation, and pay over $8 million to federal and state agencies

  EPA News Release: Companies to Pay for Cleanup of Groundwater at Montrose Superfund Site Following Settlement with EPA, Justice Department, California Department of Toxic Substances Control

  • Release Date: October 5, 2021

• U.S. EPA Penalizes Four California Facilities More Than $800,000 for Clean Air Act Chemical Safety Violations

  Under settlements, facility owners will pay fines, make safety improvements

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Penalizes Four California Facilities More Than $800,000 for Clean Air Act Chemical Safety Violations

  • Release Date: September 9, 2021

• EPA Announces two Northern California Winners of President’s Student Environmental Awards

  Watsonville, Calif. student group and Pleasanton, Calif. student among those recognized in a virtual ceremony by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces two Northern California Winners of President’s Student Environmental Awards

  • Release Date: August 16, 2021

• EPA settles with Shell to recover $29.5 Million for cleanup work done at Fullerton, Calif., Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Shell to recover $29.5 Million for cleanup work done at Fullerton, Calif., Superfund Site

  • Release Date: August 10, 2021

• EPA Commits to Helping Sacramento Food Hubs

  Three Sacramento area food hubs to lead downtown and neighborhood revitalization

  EPA News Release: EPA Commits to Helping Sacramento Food Hubs

  • Release Date: June 3, 2021

• Bay Area Communities Awarded $1.5 Million in Revitalization Funds Through EPA’s Brownfields Program

  Grants announced at a virtual event with East Bay Community Energy

  EPA News Release: Bay Area Communities Awarded $1.5 Million in Revitalization Funds Through EPA’s Brownfields Program

  • Release Date: May 26, 2021

• U.S. EPA awards nearly $200,000 to Kern County for job training tied to revitalization work

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA awards nearly $200,000 to Kern County for job training tied to revitalization work

  • Release Date: March 24, 2021