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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $10,360,000 for Oklahoma Schools to Purchase Clean School Buses as Part of the Investing in America Agenda

  EPA’s Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund over 3,400 new clean school buses in approximately 530 districts across the nation

  The Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, funded by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

  • Release Date: May 30, 2024

• EPA Awards the Fort Sill Apache Tribe with a $66,000 Air Sensor Monitoring Grant

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Fort Sill Apache Tribe with a $66,360 grant to conduct air sensor monitoring for particulate matter (PM), a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets that can cause serious health concerns.

  • Release Date: March 4, 2024

• Oil Companies to Pay $7.4 Million in Civil Penalties to Resolve U.S. Claims for Pipeline Spill on Allotted Tribal Land

  Clean Water Act Settlement Addresses July 2022 Crude Oil Pipeline Rupture into Oklahoma’s Skull Creek

  EPA News Release: Oil Companies to Pay $7.4 Million in Civil Penalties to Resolve U.S. Claims for Pipeline Spill on Allotted Tribal Land

  • Release Date: January 30, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces at Least $9,079,605 in Awards for Clean School Buses Across Oklahoma as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  The awards, which are made possible through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, will help the selectees purchase clean school buses in two school districts across Oklahoma.

  • Release Date: January 10, 2024

• Judicial Settlement with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc. Resolves Clean Water Act Violations

  The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a consent decree with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc (Transocean) for alleged violations.

  • Release Date: September 28, 2023

• United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Holyoke to Reduce Sewage in Connecticut River

  EPA News Release: United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Holyoke to Reduce Sewage in Connecticut River

  • Release Date: March 22, 2023

• United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Gloucester to Upgrade Sewage Treatment Infrastructure

  United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Gloucester to Upgrade Sewage Treatment Infrastructure

  EPA News Release: United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Gloucester to Upgrade Sewage Treatment Infrastructure

  • Release Date: March 6, 2023

• Oklahoma City Used Oil Recyclers Pay Nearly $2 Million for Processing, Transportation, and Storage Violations

  January Environmental Services, Inc., January Transport, Inc., and company-owner Cris January will pay civil penalties of $1.9 million and perform comprehensive corrective measures to resolve allegations that they violated the RCRA in Oklahoma.

  • Release Date: November 9, 2022

• EPA Announces Cherokee Nation to Receive $69,770 for Air Monitoring Projects

  Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Cherokee Nation to Receive $69,770 for Air Monitoring Projects

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• EPA Announces $29 Million in Clean School Bus Funding for School Districts in Oklahoma

  Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $29 Million in Clean School Bus Funding for School Districts in Oklahoma

  • Release Date: October 26, 2022

• EPA to Hold Open House Meeting in Ardmore, Oklahoma on Health Risks from Ethylene Oxide Emissions

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is committed to reducing health risks associated with toxic air pollution and is working to update and strengthen Clean Air Act standards for commercial sterilizers to achieve that goal.

  • Release Date: October 13, 2022

• Poor Air Quality Expected Today for Parts of South Coastal New England

  High Levels of Ozone May Continue Through the Weekend

  EPA News Release: Poor Air Quality Expected Today for Parts of South Coastal New England

  • Release Date: July 22, 2022

• EPA Settlement with Allied BioScience Addresses Alleged Claims of SurfaceWise2 Product and SARS-CoV-2 Viruses

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlement with Allied BioScience Addresses Alleged Claims of SurfaceWise2 Product and SARS-CoV-2 Viruses

  • Release Date: March 10, 2022

• EPA penalizes Premier Performance $3 million for selling ‘defeat’ devices

  Idaho company, affiliates illegally sold devices allowing 3.5 million pounds of illegal emissions per year

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Premier Performance $3 million for selling ‘defeat’ devices

  • Release Date: March 9, 2021

• EPA Awards More Than $1 Million to Clean Up School Buses in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards More Than $1 Million to Clean Up School Buses in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas

  • Release Date: April 24, 2020