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• EPA Announces Requirement of New Clean Air Permit for Oil Refinery on St. Croix Before Operation, Ensuring Public Health Protections

  Requirement of new Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permit advances EPA commitment to ensuring equal protection under the law for all communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Requirement of New Clean Air Permit for Oil Refinery on St. Croix Before Operation, Ensuring Public Health Protections

  • Release Date: November 17, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1 Million for New Jersey Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in Elizabeth and Jersey City, NJ

  Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1 Million for New Jersey Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in Elizabeth and Jersey City, NJ

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Jersey School Districts Will Get $2,500,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program

  Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Jersey School Districts Will Get $2,500,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program

  • Release Date: October 26, 2022

• EPA to Host Sept. 20 Community Meeting for Franklin, Hardyston, Hamburg, New Jersey Residents

  Community meeting will focus on informing residents about potential health risks from a nearby sterilizer plant

  EPA News Release: EPA to Host Sept. 20 Community Meeting for Franklin, Hardyston, Hamburg, New Jersey Residents

  • Release Date: September 12, 2022

• EPA to Host Sept. 14 Virtual Community Meeting for Linden and Elizabeth New Jersey Residents

  Community meeting will focus on informing residents about potential health risks from a nearby sterilizer plant

  EPA News Release: EPA to Host Sept. 14 Virtual Community Meeting for Linden and Elizabeth New Jersey Residents

  • Release Date: September 7, 2022

• EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia Urges Eligible School Districts in EPA Region 2 to Apply for $500 Million In Available Funding for Clean School Buses

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Creates New EPA Program to Protect Children’s Health, Reduce Pollution, and Boost American Manufacturing

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia Urges Eligible School Districts in EPA Region 2 to Apply for $500 Million In Available Funding for Clean School Buses

  • Release Date: May 24, 2022

• EPA Seeks More Information from New Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Determine Possible Permitting Requirements

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks More Information from New Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Determine Possible Permitting Requirements

  • Release Date: March 22, 2022

• EPA Awards Rebates Totaling $17 Million to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health (NJ)

  Six Entities in New Jersey Receiving Funding to Replace 34 Old Diesel Buses

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Rebates Totaling $17 Million to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health (NJ)

  • Release Date: March 10, 2022

• EPA Awards over $77 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects (NJ)

  Two Grants Totaling More Than $2.5 Million for Entities Doing Work in New Jersey

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards over $77 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects (NJ)

  • Release Date: November 19, 2021

• EPA Releases Case Study on Air Pollution Reductions for the New York/New Jersey Harbor Deepening Project

  PROJECT ACHIEVES PERMANENT AIR QUALITY BENEFITS FOR MILLIONS IN NEW YORK METRO AREA

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases Case Study on Air Pollution Reductions for the New York/New Jersey Harbor Deepening Project

  • Release Date: September 15, 2021

• EPA and Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority Agree on the Implementation of Corrective Measures Related to the Anguilla Wastewater Treatment Plant on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: EPA and Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority Agree on the Implementation of Corrective Measures Related to the Anguilla Wastewater Treatment Plant on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: July 22, 2021

• EPA Continues to Protect Community by Requiring Additional Monitoring of Emissions from Limetree Bay Refinery on St. Croix

  EPA News Release: EPA Continues to Protect Community by Requiring Additional Monitoring of Emissions from Limetree Bay Refinery on St. Croix

  • Release Date: June 17, 2021

• Biden Administration to Support Local Food Initiative, Environmental Protection, and Community Revitalization in Jersey City, New Jersey

  EPA News Release: Biden Administration to Support Local Food Initiative, Environmental Protection, and Community Revitalization in Jersey City, New Jersey

  • Release Date: June 2, 2021

• EPA Uses Emergency Powers to Protect St. Croix Communities and Orders Limetree Bay Refinery to Pause Operations

  EPA News Release: EPA Uses Emergency Powers to Protect St. Croix Communities and Orders Limetree Bay Refinery to Pause Operations

  • Release Date: May 14, 2021

• EPA Notifies Limetree Bay of Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Notifies Limetree Bay of Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: May 3, 2021