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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

• EPA Announces Open Comment Period for Proposed Plan to Address Carson River Mercury Superfund Site, Nevada’s Sole Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Open Comment Period for Proposed Plan to Address Carson River Mercury Superfund Site, Nevada’s Sole Superfund Site

  • Release Date: October 14, 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

• 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

• U.S. EPA penalizes Hawaii fuel storage facility for violating oil spill prevention requirements

  Under settlement, owner and operator will pay a fine, make improvements at facility

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA penalizes Hawaii fuel storage facility for violating oil spill prevention requirements

  • Release Date: June 8, 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

• EPA approves rapid test to assess beach water quality in San Diego County

  New pilot bacteria rapid test provides same-day results for beachgoers

  EPA News Release: EPA approves rapid test to assess beach water quality in San Diego County

  • Release Date: May 3, 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

• U.S. EPA Awards $200,000 to Nye County for job training

  18 organizations awarded $3.3 million nationally

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Awards $200,000 to Nye County for job training

  • Release Date: March 11, 2021

• EPA Awards Contracts Worth up to $220 million to Three Companies for Cleanup at Navajo Nation Area Abandoned Uranium Mines

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Contracts Worth up to $220 million to Three Companies for Cleanup at Navajo Nation Area Abandoned Uranium Mines

  • Release Date: February 11, 2021

• U.S. EPA Publishes 2019 Annual Toxics Release Inventory Report

  Pacific Southwest data show 3 percent increase in chemical releases

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Publishes 2019 Annual Toxics Release Inventory Report

  • Release Date: January 13, 2021

• U.S. EPA settles with California's Helena Agri-Enterprises for violating federal law

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA settles with California's Helena Agri-Enterprises for violating federal law

  • Release Date: January 11, 2021