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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 Selects Six Organizations to Receive $11 Million in Funding to Deliver Training and Technical Assistance to Brownfield-Impacted Communities Nationwide

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Six Organizations to Receive $11 Million in Funding to Deliver Training and Technical Assistance to Brownfield-Impacted Communities Nationwide

  • Release Date: April 19, 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

• 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 Superfund Job Training Initiative provides skills and opportunities for San Gabriel Valley-area graduates

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Superfund Job Training Initiative provides skills and opportunities for San Gabriel Valley-area graduates

  • Release Date: December 11, 2019

• EPA selects five California organizations to receive $1 million in Environmental Workforce and Job Training Grants

  Funds helping to transform economically disadvantaged communities

  EPA News Release: EPA selects five California organizations to receive $1 million in Environmental Workforce and Job Training Grants

  • Release Date: November 7, 2019

• As mark of progress, U.S. EPA reclassifies Beckman Instruments Superfund site

  Porterville site among 27 fully or partially removed from National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: As mark of progress, U.S. EPA reclassifies Beckman Instruments Superfund site

  • Release Date: October 29, 2019

• ​EPA postponing start date on Factory Street removal

  Agency expects to complete work in 2020

  EPA News Release: ​EPA postponing start date on Factory Street removal

  • Release Date: October 18, 2019

• U.S. EPA reaches settlements to study and mitigate indoor air and groundwater contamination in Sunnyvale, California

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA reaches settlements to study and mitigate indoor air and groundwater contamination in Sunnyvale, California

  • Release Date: October 7, 2019

• EPA warns residents to stay away from the Iron King Mine tailings pile and Humboldt smelter

  EPA News Release: EPA warns residents to stay away from the Iron King Mine tailings pile and Humboldt smelter

  • Release Date: October 3, 2019