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• EPA Orders PHRT to Remove Additional Chemicals from the Refinery on St. Croix

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders PHRT to Remove Additional Chemicals from the Refinery on St. Croix

  • Release Date: August 23, 2024

• VIEO to Receive Over $62 Million from EPA to Provide Solar Power, Lower Energy Costs and Advance Environmental Justice Across the U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA announces selectees for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President’s Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: VIEO to Receive Over $62 Million from EPA to Provide Solar Power, Lower Energy Costs and Advance Environmental Justice Across the U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• EPA Advances Climate Action in the Virgin Islands

  EPA awards Virgin Islands Energy Office a $500,000 Climate Pollution Reduction Planning Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Advances Climate Action in the Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: February 29, 2024

• Underground Petroleum Storage Tank Violations result in Fines for Several Businesses in New Jersey and New York

  EPA News Release: Underground Petroleum Storage Tank Violations result in Fines for Several Businesses in New Jersey and New York

  • Release Date: October 30, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $4.6 Billion in Competitive Grants to Cut Climate Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $4.6 Billion in Competitive Grants to Cut Climate Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 20, 2023

• EPA Fines the Ritz-Carlton Resort on St. Thomas, USVI for Violations of the Clean Water Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines the Ritz-Carlton Resort on St. Thomas, USVI for Violations of the Clean Water Act

  • Release Date: July 26, 2023

• EPA Report Shows Decrease in Chemical Releases, Increase in Recycling and Waste Management in Region 2 Facilities

  Includes New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: EPA Report Shows Decrease in Chemical Releases, Increase in Recycling and Waste Management in Region 2 Facilities

  • Release Date: March 16, 2023

• EPA Conditionally Approves Plans to Remove Dangerous Chemicals from Refinery on St. Croix

  EPA Will Oversee Work On-Site and Monitor Air Quality to Ensure People’s Safety

  EPA News Release: EPA Conditionally Approves Plans to Remove Dangerous Chemicals from Refinery on St. Croix

  • Release Date: February 9, 2023

• Legally Binding Agreement Requires Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Remove Dangerous Chemicals

  EPA will Oversee Work Onsite and Approve All Workplans to Ensure That Chemicals Are Handled Correctly

  EPA News Release: Legally Binding Agreement Requires Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Remove Dangerous Chemicals

  • Release Date: December 5, 2022

• AGENCIAS ESTATALES Y FEDERALES Y ENTIDADES SIN FINES DE LUCRO INVITAN A CONFERENCIA SOBRE RESILIENCIA AL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO EN PUERTO RICO E ISLAS VÍRGENES

  EPA News Release: AGENCIAS ESTATALES Y FEDERALES Y ENTIDADES SIN FINES DE LUCRO INVITAN A CONFERENCIA SOBRE RESILIENCIA AL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO EN PUERTO RICO E ISLAS VÍRGENES

  • Release Date: April 14, 2022

• STATE, FEDERAL AGENCIES AND NON-PROFIT ENTITIES HOST TWO DAY CONFERENCE ABOUT CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS

  EPA News Release: STATE, FEDERAL AGENCIES AND NON-PROFIT ENTITIES HOST TWO DAY CONFERENCE ABOUT CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS

  • Release Date: April 14, 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 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 Announces Public Comment Period on Draft Clean Air Act Permit for Limetree Bay Facility on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

  Public Hearing Scheduled for November 8th

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Public Comment Period on Draft Clean Air Act Permit for Limetree Bay Facility on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: September 20, 2019

• EPA Marks Start of 2019 Hurricane Season as Preparedness Efforts are Underway even as Hurricanes Irma/Maria Recovery Continues

  EPA News Release: EPA Marks Start of 2019 Hurricane Season as Preparedness Efforts are Underway even as Hurricanes Irma/Maria Recovery Continues

  • Release Date: June 12, 2019