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• EPA Settles with Paradise City over the Sale of Illegal Disinfectants on Oahu

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles with Paradise City over the Sale of Illegal Disinfectants on Oahu

  • Release Date: September 18, 2024

• EPA Selects Irving, Texas-based Signature Aviation as a 2024 Green Power Partner

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Green Power Leadership Award winners for 2024, honoring Signature Aviation of Irving, Texas as one of four leading organizations in EPA’s Green Power Partnership.

  • Release Date: September 18, 2024

• EPA Awards Two Texas Institutions $3.2 Million for Research on PFAS Exposure and Reduction in Agriculture

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $3.2 million in research grant funding for two Texas institutions for research to reduce per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure from food and protect our farmlands and farming communities.

  • Release Date: September 12, 2024

• In Coordination with EPA, Aloha Petroleum Completes Improvements to Oil Facility in Maui

  Work under EPA settlement will protect Kahului Harbor and the Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary

  EPA News Release: In Coordination with EPA, Aloha Petroleum Completes Improvements to Oil Facility in Maui

  • Release Date: September 11, 2024

• EPA Issues Draft Permits for Underground Injection Control Class VI Wells in Texas

  Draft permits seek public input to ensure local communities and the environment are protected

  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued draft Class VI permits to Oxy Low Carbon Ventures LLC for three proposed wells for geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide in Ector County, Texas.

  • Release Date: September 4, 2024

• EPA Reaches Settlement with Cleveland Cliffs Burns Harbor for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with Cleveland Cliffs Burns Harbor for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: August 27, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2,123,000 in Grants to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Childcare Facilities in Texas

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $2,123,000 in funding for Texas to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities.

  • Release Date: August 22, 2024

• EPA Begins Contaminated Soil Removal at the Former Roundhouse Site in Elkhart, Indiana

  Residents may see increased truck traffic around the site

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Contaminated Soil Removal at the Former Roundhouse Site in Elkhart, Indiana

  • Release Date: August 20, 2024

• EPA Announces Clean School Bus Funding of Nearly $8 million for Alief ISD as Part of the Investing in America Agenda

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Alief Independent School District is receiving $7,900,000 through EPA’s Clean School Bus Grant Program.

  • Release Date: August 20, 2024

• EPA Protects Maui & Hawai‘i Water by Ordering Closure of Five Cesspools

  EPA News Release: EPA Protects Maui & Hawai‘i Water by Ordering Closure of Five Cesspools

  • Release Date: August 15, 2024

• EPA Announces $2 Million in Brownfields Cleanup Funding for Former OmniSource South Property in Fort Wayne

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $2 Million in Brownfields Cleanup Funding for Former OmniSource South Property in Fort Wayne

  • Release Date: August 9, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20 Million in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants for Texas Organizations

  EPA announces initial selections from $2 billion Inflation Reduction Act program - the largest single environmental justice investment in history – delivered by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $20,000,000 in grant funding for the Houston Health Department and their partner Black United Fund of Texas (BUFTX).

  • Release Date: August 8, 2024

• EPA Announces New Round of Flyovers to Look for Emissions in the Permian Basin

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is conducting another round of helicopter flyovers to survey oil and gas facilities in the Permian Basin region.

  • Release Date: August 6, 2024

• EPA Announces Clean School Bus Funding of Nearly $2 million for Cedar Hill ISD as Part of the Investing in America Agenda

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Cedar Hill Independent School District is receiving $1,945,000 through EPA’s Clean School Bus Rebate Competition.

  • Release Date: August 5, 2024

• EPA Begins Oversight of Cleanup at Amphenol/Franklin Power Products Site in Franklin, Indiana

  EPA to Hold Open House August 7

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Oversight of Cleanup at Amphenol/Franklin Power Products Site in Franklin, Indiana

  • Release Date: July 26, 2024