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• General Motors Agrees to Retire 50 million Metric Tons of Greenhouse Gas Credits to Resolve Excess Emissions from 5.9 million Vehicles

  Action is the result of an EPA investigation of CO2 emissions from certain 2012-2018 model year vehicles

  EPA News Release: General Motors Agrees to Retire 50 million Metric Tons of Greenhouse Gas Credits to Resolve Excess Emissions from 5.9 million Vehicles

  • Release Date: July 3, 2024

• EPA Issues Emergency Fuel Waiver for E-15 Sales 

  EPA takes action to provide consumers relief at the pump by helping ensure an adequate fuel supply ahead of the upcoming season

  E-15 Emergency Fuel Waiver

  • Release Date: April 19, 2024

• EPA finalizes commonsense standards to limit air toxic pollution at gasoline distribution facilities

  EPA News Release: EPA finalizes commonsense standards to limit air toxic pollution at gasoline distribution facilities

  • Release Date: March 14, 2024

• EPA, DOE announce $9.4M to spur development of advanced biofuels as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA, DOE announce $9.4M to spur development of advanced biofuels as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 22, 2024

• EPA, HUD, DOE Sign Joint Letter Asking Utility Companies to Make Energy and Water Usage Data Available for Multifamily Properties

  Leaders of three federal agencies join forces to seek data that will facilitate green upgrades to the nation’s housing stock

  EPA News Release: EPA, HUD, DOE Sign Joint Letter Asking Utility Companies to Make Energy and Water Usage Data Available for Multifamily Properties

  • Release Date: January 25, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $350 Million to 14 States to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Funding from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will help improve air quality for communities by helping states take the lead in cutting methane emissions from low-producing well sites

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $350 Million to 14 States to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 15, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Standards to Slash Methane Pollution, Combat Climate Change, Protect Health, and Bolster American Innovation

  Announced at COP28, the final rule will advance President Biden’s historic climate agenda, prevent 1.5 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, and deliver billions of dollars in health and economic benefits

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Standards to Slash Methane Pollution, Combat Climate Change, Protect Health, and Bolster American Innovation

  • Release Date: December 2, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $15 Million to Tackle the Climate Crisis by Cutting Hydrofluorocarbon Pollution as Part of the Investing in America Agenda

  Inflation Reduction Act grants will fund reclamation and innovative destruction of potent greenhouse gases used in air conditioners, refrigerators, and more

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $15 Million to Tackle the Climate Crisis by Cutting Hydrofluorocarbon Pollution as Part of the Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: November 17, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Agencies Sign Interagency Agreement to Address Wildfire Risk and Protect Communities from Smoke

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Agencies Sign Interagency Agreement to Address Wildfire Risk and Protect Communities from Smoke

  • Release Date: November 9, 2023

• Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program: 2022 Data Publication

  EPA News Release: Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program: 2022 Data Publication

  • Release Date: October 5, 2023

• EPA Proposes to Strengthen 2020 Air Toxics Regulation to Prevent Emissions Increases and Protect Public Health

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Strengthen 2020 Air Toxics Regulation to Prevent Emissions Increases and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: September 22, 2023

• EPA Launches ENERGY STAR Home Upgrade to Take U.S. Households into the Clean Energy Future

  New Initiative Works to Ensure Clean and Energy Efficient Technologies are Within Reach of Every American Home

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches ENERGY STAR Home Upgrade to Take U.S. Households into the Clean Energy Future

  • Release Date: February 1, 2022

• EPA Reaffirms Scientific, Economic, and Legal Underpinnings of Limits on Toxic Emissions

  Action Would Ensure Continued Protection for Children and Vulnerable Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaffirms Scientific, Economic, and Legal Underpinnings of Limits on Toxic Emissions

  • Release Date: February 1, 2022

• EPA to Reconsider Issues Related to Risks Posed by Ethylene Oxide Emissions for Certain Types of Chemical Manufacturing

  EPA News Release: EPA to Reconsider Issues Related to Risks Posed by Ethylene Oxide Emissions for Certain Types of Chemical Manufacturing

  • Release Date: January 26, 2022

• New EPA Initiatives Will Help State and Local Governments Cut Climate Pollution from Commercial Buildings

  Agency to expand its industry-standard building efficiency and carbon reduction tools and strategies to advance effective building performance policies

  EPA News Release: New EPA Initiatives Will Help State and Local Governments Cut Climate Pollution from Commercial Buildings

  • Release Date: January 21, 2022