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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 over $71 Million in Water Infrastructure Funding for Nevada Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces over $71 Million in Water Infrastructure Funding for Nevada Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA provides over $25 million for environmental improvements on tribal lands in California

  EPA News Release: EPA provides over $25 million for environmental improvements on tribal lands in California

  • Release Date: November 9, 2021

• EPA provides over $23 million for environmental improvements on tribal lands in Arizona

  EPA News Release: EPA provides over $23 million for environmental improvements on tribal lands in Arizona

  • Release Date: November 9, 2021

• EPA provides nearly $5 million for environmental improvements on tribal lands in Nevada

  EPA News Release: EPA provides nearly $5 million for environmental improvements on tribal lands in Nevada

  • Release Date: November 9, 2021

• U.S. EPA Announces Contract Opportunities for Navajo Nation Uranium Mine Cleanup Work

  Informational Virtual Conference to be held on November 18, 2021

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Announces Contract Opportunities for Navajo Nation Uranium Mine Cleanup Work

  • Release Date: November 8, 2021

• EPA to Help Schools in Bay Area Create Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers

  The schools will receive technical assistance through a new demonstration program called Schools as Community Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers.

  EPA News Release: EPA to Help Schools in Bay Area Create Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers

  • Release Date: November 1, 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

• U.S. EPA, CalEPA launch joint effort to strengthen environmental enforcement in communities overburdened by pollution

  New agreement will serve as model for other EPA and state partnerships on environmental justice

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA, CalEPA launch joint effort to strengthen environmental enforcement in communities overburdened by pollution

  • Release Date: September 10, 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

• EPA Commits to Helping Sacramento Food Hubs

  Three Sacramento area food hubs to lead downtown and neighborhood revitalization

  EPA News Release: EPA Commits to Helping Sacramento Food Hubs

  • Release Date: June 3, 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

• Two Health Programs, both in California, Announced as the Winners of U.S. EPA’s National Asthma Management Awards

  Central California Asthma Collaborative, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego Earn Awards Tied to Asthma Awareness Month

  EPA News Release: Two Health Programs, both in California, Announced as the Winners of U.S. EPA’s National Asthma Management Awards

  • Release Date: May 5, 2021