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• Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites

  Utilizing updated, best available science, EPA lowers screening levels for the first time in 30 years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites

  • Release Date: January 17, 2024

• Regional Tribes receive over $4M in EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grants

  Tribes in EPA Region 8 developing plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

  EPA News Release: Regional Tribes receive over $4M in EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grants

  • Release Date: November 14, 2023

• EPA Region 8 hosting public listening session March 1 on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities

  Members of the public can register now to attend and/or provide verbal comment

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 hosting public listening session March 1 on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities

  • Release Date: January 19, 2022

• EPA proposes removing part of Lake Sandy Jo (M&M Landfill) Site from Superfund List

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes removing part of Lake Sandy Jo (M&M Landfill) Site from Superfund List

  • Release Date: November 23, 2020

• EPA completes $5.5 million cleanup of Tremont/Clark Field site in Cleveland

  EPA News Release: EPA completes $5.5 million cleanup of Tremont/Clark Field site in Cleveland

  • Release Date: November 12, 2020

• Developer begins sampling soil in Zone 1 at USS Lead Superfund Site in East Chicago, Ind.

  EPA News Release: Developer begins sampling soil in Zone 1 at USS Lead Superfund Site in East Chicago, Ind.

  • Release Date: November 12, 2020

• EPA installs monitoring wells at the Kokomo Contaminated Groundwater Plume Superfund site

  EPA News Release: EPA installs monitoring wells at the Kokomo Contaminated Groundwater Plume Superfund site

  • Release Date: October 29, 2020

• EPA completes cleanup at Midco II Superfund site in Gary

  EPA News Release: EPA completes cleanup at Midco II Superfund site in Gary

  • Release Date: October 21, 2020

• EPA offers DePue Superfund Site cleanup availability sessions

  EPA News Release: EPA offers DePue Superfund Site cleanup availability sessions

  • Release Date: October 20, 2020

• EPA proposes groundwater, waste cleanup plan for the Lemberger Landfill and Lemberger Transport & Recycling Superfund sites

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes groundwater, waste cleanup plan for the Lemberger Landfill and Lemberger Transport & Recycling Superfund sites

  • Release Date: October 14, 2020

• EPA deletes 27 sites from Superfund National Priorities List in FY 2020, including eight in Region 5 States of Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin

  EPA News Release: EPA deletes 27 sites from Superfund National Priorities List in FY 2020, including eight in Region 5 States of Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin

  • Release Date: October 14, 2020

• EPA Begins PCB cleanup at Crown Vantage Side Channel in Kalamazoo

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins PCB cleanup at Crown Vantage Side Channel in Kalamazoo

  • Release Date: October 7, 2020

• EPA Removes Portion of Douglas Road/Uniroyal, Inc. Landfill Site in Mishawaka from Superfund List

  EPA News Release: EPA Removes Portion of Douglas Road/Uniroyal, Inc. Landfill Site in Mishawaka from Superfund List

  • Release Date: October 2, 2020

• EPA Removes Part of Southeast Rockford Groundwater Contamination Site Superfund List

  EPA News Release: EPA Removes Part of Southeast Rockford Groundwater Contamination Site Superfund List

  • Release Date: October 2, 2020

• EPA Removes Fridley Commons Park Well Field Site from Superfund List

  EPA News Release: EPA Removes Fridley Commons Park Well Field Site from Superfund List

  • Release Date: October 2, 2020