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• Environmental Compliance History Database Continues Upgrades Through Introduction of Clean Air Tracking Tool

  Search tool allows communities to quantify local air pollution and identify source

  EPA News Release: Environmental Compliance History Database Continues Upgrades Through Introduction of Clean Air Tracking Tool

  • Release Date: May 31, 2023

• EPA awards $800,000 to Silverton, Colorado, for property cleanup and revitalization 

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will address mining-related contamination at downtown properties and along the Animas River and Cement Creek corridors 

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $800,000 to Silverton, Colorado, for property cleanup and revitalization 

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA Launches Interactive Map of Sea Level Rise Around Hazardous Waste Sites Along the U.S. Coastline to Help Facilities and Communities Become More Resilient to Climate Change

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches Interactive Map of Sea Level Rise Around Hazardous Waste Sites Along the U.S. Coastline to Help Facilities and Communities Become More Resilient to Climate Change

  • Release Date: May 18, 2023

• EPA and Justice Department Announce Settlement to Reduce Hazardous Air Emissions at BP Products’ Whiting Refinery in Indiana

  BP Products Will Implement Injunctive Relief Valued at more than $197 Million to Correct Deficiencies and Pay a Record-Setting Penalty of $40 Million

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department Announce Settlement to Reduce Hazardous Air Emissions at BP Products’ Whiting Refinery in Indiana

  • Release Date: May 17, 2023

• Tesoro to Pay $27.5 Million For Violating Previous Court Order Requiring Them to Reduce Air Pollution at Their Martinez, Calif. Refinery

  Settlement Will Result in Cleaner Air Due to Tesoro’s Forfeiture of Air Emission Credits

  EPA News Release: Tesoro to Pay $27.5 Million For Violating Previous Court Order Requiring Them to Reduce Air Pollution at Their Martinez, Calif. Refinery

  • Release Date: April 27, 2023

• EPA takes first-ever federal Clean Water Act enforcement action to address PFAS discharges at Washington Works facility near Parkersburg, W. Va.

  EPA News Release: EPA takes first-ever federal Clean Water Act enforcement action to address PFAS discharges at Washington Works facility near Parkersburg, W. Va.

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

• DuPont and former employee sentenced for plant explosion that killed four

  Company to pay $12M fine and donate additional $4M to Fish & Wildlife Foundation

  EPA News Release: DuPont and former employee sentenced for plant explosion that killed four

  • Release Date: April 25, 2023

• Settlements with three natural gas processors to reduce air pollution in Colorado, North Dakota, Wyoming, the Southern Ute Reservation, and the Uintah and Ouray Reservation

  Clean Air Act settlements for facilities operated by Williams Companies, Inc., MPLX LP, and WES DJ Gathering LLC will reduce ozone-forming pollutants and greenhouse gases in EPA Region 8 communities

  EPA News Release: Settlements with three natural gas processors to reduce air pollution in Colorado, North Dakota, Wyoming, the Southern Ute Reservation, and the Uintah and Ouray Reservation

  • Release Date: April 20, 2023

• EPA and Justice Department Announce Clean Air Act Settlements with Three Natural Gas Processors

  Will reduce harmful air pollution, including greenhouse gases, and improve air quality in 12 states and Indian Country

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department Announce Clean Air Act Settlements with Three Natural Gas Processors

  • Release Date: April 20, 2023

• La EPA y el Departamento de Justicia anuncian acuerdos de la Ley de Aire Limpio con tres procesadores de gas natural

  Reducirán la contaminación perjudicial del aire, incluso gases de efecto invernadero, y mejorarán la calidad del aire en 12 estados y en la nación indígena

  Comunicado de prensa de la EPA: La EPA y el Departamento de Justicia anuncian acuerdos de la Ley de Aire Limpio con tres procesadores de gas natural

  • Release Date: April 20, 2023

• Los Angeles Businessman, Utah Fuel Plant Operators and Employees Sentenced to Prison for Billion-dollar Biofuel Tax Fraud Scheme

  EPA News Release: Los Angeles Businessman, Utah Fuel Plant Operators and Employees Sentenced to Prison for Billion-dollar Biofuel Tax Fraud Scheme

  • Release Date: April 10, 2023

• EPA Orders Valero Refining to Improve Chemical Safety at Benicia, CA Refinery

  Settlement Also Requires Company to Pay $1.2 Million Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders Valero Refining to Improve Chemical Safety at Benicia, CA Refinery

  • Release Date: April 6, 2023

• Under Settlement with EPA, East Peoria Businesses Must Halt Sales of Devices that Alter Vehicle Emissions

  Agreement Holds Owner and Companies Accountable for Violations and Requires Compliance Training

  EPA News Release: Under Settlement with EPA, East Peoria Businesses Must Halt Sales of Devices that Alter Vehicle Emissions

  • Release Date: April 3, 2023

• EPA and Justice Department File Complaint Against Norfolk Southern Railway Company for Unlawful Discharge of Pollutants and Hazardous Substances in East Palestine Derailment

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department File Complaint Against Norfolk Southern Railway Company for Unlawful Discharge of Pollutants and Hazardous Substances in East Palestine Derailment

  • Release Date: March 31, 2023

• La EPA y el Estado de Colorado publican la versión final del plan de trabajo para dar prioridad a la ejecución y cumplimiento de las normas y reglamentos en las comunidades con un alto nivel de contaminación

  EPA News Release: La EPA y el Estado de Colorado publican la versión final del plan de trabajo para dar prioridad a la ejecución y cumplimiento de las normas y reglamentos en las comunidades con un alto nivel de contaminación

  • Release Date: March 30, 2023