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• 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

• EPA Announces Requirement of New Clean Air Permit for Oil Refinery on St. Croix Before Operation, Ensuring Public Health Protections

  Requirement of new Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permit advances EPA commitment to ensuring equal protection under the law for all communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Requirement of New Clean Air Permit for Oil Refinery on St. Croix Before Operation, Ensuring Public Health Protections

  • Release Date: November 17, 2022

• EPA Gives U.S. Virgin Islands Over $300,000 to Support Water Quality Monitoring for Safe Beach Recreation

  EPA News Release: EPA Gives U.S. Virgin Islands Over $300,000 to Support Water Quality Monitoring for Safe Beach Recreation

  • Release Date: June 1, 2022

• EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia Urges Eligible School Districts in EPA Region 2 to Apply for $500 Million In Available Funding for Clean School Buses

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Creates New EPA Program to Protect Children’s Health, Reduce Pollution, and Boost American Manufacturing

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia Urges Eligible School Districts in EPA Region 2 to Apply for $500 Million In Available Funding for Clean School Buses

  • Release Date: May 24, 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

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Facilities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Continue to Reduce Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  2020 Analysis Includes New Features to Make Data More Accessible to Communities

  EPA News Release: New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Facilities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Continue to Reduce Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  • Release Date: March 4, 2022

• Nuevos datos del inventario de emisiones tóxicas de la EPA muestran que las sedes en Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes Estadounidenses continúan reduciendo emisiones de ciertas sustancias químicas tóxicas

  El Análisis 2020 incluye nuevas características para hacer los datos más accesibles a las comunidades

  EPA News Release: Nuevos datos del inventario de emisiones tóxicas de la EPA muestran que las sedes en Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes Estadounidenses continúan reduciendo emisiones de ciertas sustancias químicas tóxicas

  • Release Date: March 4, 2022

• EPA Awards Over $65,000 to U.S. Virgin Islands Government to Expand Understanding of Wetlands

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Over $65,000 to U.S. Virgin Islands Government to Expand Understanding of Wetlands

  • Release Date: February 24, 2022

• EPA Announces $14.1 Million to Fund 133 Environmental Justice Grants

  St. Croix, USVI, Communities will Benefit

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $14.1 Million to Fund 133 Environmental Justice Grants

  • Release Date: December 15, 2021

• Increased EPA Water Infrastructure Funding Will Provide More than $31,883,000 Million in U.S. Virgin Islands

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: Increased EPA Water Infrastructure Funding Will Provide More than $31,883,000 Million in U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• La EPA nombra nuevos miembros del Consejo Nacional Asesor de Justicia Ambiental

  EPA News Release: La EPA nombra nuevos miembros del Consejo Nacional Asesor de Justicia Ambiental

  • Release Date: October 28, 2021

• EPA Finalizes Plan to Clean Up Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes Plan to Clean Up Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: October 8, 2021

• EPA and Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority Agree on the Implementation of Corrective Measures Related to the Anguilla Wastewater Treatment Plant on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: EPA and Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority Agree on the Implementation of Corrective Measures Related to the Anguilla Wastewater Treatment Plant on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: July 22, 2021