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• EPA Requires Norfolk Southern to Sample for Dioxins in East Palestine

  EPA will direct immediate cleanup as appropriate if contaminants from the derailment pose any unacceptable risk to human health

  EPA News Release: EPA Requires Norfolk Southern to Sample for Dioxins in East Palestine

  • Release Date: March 2, 2023

• EPA Opens Community Welcome Center in East Palestine for Residents and Business Owners

  EPA Community Welcome Center to provide community with ‘one-stop shop’ for information about the ongoing response to the train derailment; EPA deploys TAGA mobile lab to conduct real-time air-monitoring during waste removal

  EPA News Release: EPA Opens Community Welcome Center in East Palestine for Residents and Business Owners

  • Release Date: February 28, 2023

• EPA Announces $21M in Research Grant Funding to Investigate Cumulative Health Impacts of Climate Change on Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $21M in Research Grant Funding to Investigate Cumulative Health Impacts of Climate Change on Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: February 27, 2023

• EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Conduct All Cleanup Actions Associated with the East Palestine Train Derailment

  EPA order comes as state-led emergency response transitions to environmental cleanup phase; EPA will continue to work with local, state, and federal partners to ensure the health and safety of East Palestine community

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Conduct All Cleanup Actions Associated with the East Palestine Train Derailment

  • Release Date: February 21, 2023

• EPA Publishes IRIS Handbook and Final IRIS Assessment of Perfluorobutanoic Acid (PFBA) and Related Salts

  EPA News Release: EPA Publishes IRIS Handbook and Final IRIS Assessment of Perfluorobutanoic Acid (PFBA) and Related Salts

  • Release Date: December 22, 2022

• EPA Awards Research Funding to 25 Small Businesses to Develop Environmental Technologies

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Research Funding to 25 Small Businesses to Develop Environmental Technologies

  • Release Date: December 21, 2022

• EPA Awards Nearly $3M in Research Grants to Identify and Measure Economic Benefits of Improved Water Quality

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Nearly $3M in Research Grants to Identify and Measure Economic Benefits of Improved Water Quality

  • Release Date: November 2, 2022

• EPA Awards Nearly $750,000 in Funding to Research PFAS Exposure Pathways

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Nearly $750,000 in Funding to Research PFAS Exposure Pathways

  • Release Date: October 28, 2022

• EPA Awards More Than $3M to Small Businesses for Continued Development of Innovative Environmental Technologies

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards More Than $3M to Small Businesses for Continued Development of Innovative Environmental Technologies

  • Release Date: October 26, 2022

• EPA Awards $1 Million to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for COVID-19 Research on Wastewater Systems to Track Current and Future Pandemics

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $1 Million to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for COVID-19 Research on Wastewater Systems to Track Current and Future Pandemics

  • Release Date: October 19, 2022

• EPA Awards $6.4M for Research to Support National Water Reuse Efforts

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $6.4M for Research to Support National Water Reuse Efforts

  • Release Date: October 5, 2022

• EPA Awards Nearly $2 Million to UC Berkeley for Research to Advance Water Management and Security

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Nearly $2 Million to UC Berkeley for Research to Advance Water Management and Security

  • Release Date: September 9, 2022

• EPA Announces the Make a Market Tech Challenge for Students

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces the Make a Market Tech Challenge for Students

  • Release Date: August 24, 2022

• EPA Proposes Stronger Regulations to Protect Communities from Chemical Accidents

  Proposed Rule Aims to Enhance Chemical Safety Provisions and Help Protect the Nation’s Most Vulnerable Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Stronger Regulations to Protect Communities from Chemical Accidents

  • Release Date: August 19, 2022

• EPA Announces Winners of the Environmental Justice Video Challenge for Students

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Winners of the Environmental Justice Video Challenge for Students

  • Release Date: July 28, 2022