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• EPA Announces Partnerships with New York Communities to Replace Lead Water Pipes and Meet New EPA Requirements

  Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, these New York communities are accelerating access to lead-free drinking water.

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnerships with New York Communities to Replace Lead Water Pipes and Meet New EPA Requirements

  • Release Date: October 15, 2024

• EPA Settles with Maui Varieties over Import and Sale of Illegal Disinfectants

  Company to pay one of largest federal pesticides penalties: $314,747

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles with Maui Varieties over Import and Sale of Illegal Disinfectants

  • Release Date: October 10, 2024

• EPA, White Mountain Apache Agree to Improve Wastewater Treatment on Tribal Land

  EPA News Release: EPA, White Mountain Apache Agree to Improve Wastewater Treatment on Tribal Land

  • Release Date: October 10, 2024

• EPA settles with Public Service Company of Colorado for failure to meet coal ash regulations at Cherokee Generating Station

  Settlement advances EPA’s National Enforcement Priority of protecting communities from coal ash contamination

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Public Service Company of Colorado for failure to meet coal ash regulations at Cherokee Generating Station

  • Release Date: October 9, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration requires replacement of lead pipes within 10 years, announces over $168M in funding to EPA Region 8 states 

  EPA announces new final regulations and funding under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water 

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration requires replacement of lead pipes within 10 years, announces over $168M in funding to EPA Region 8 states 

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Protects Communities from Lead in Drinking Water, Announces nearly $52 million in Funding to Maryland to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Protects Communities from Lead in Drinking Water, Announces nearly $52 million in Funding to Maryland to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Decides on Cleanup Plans for Seven Abandoned Uranium Mine Sites in Navajo Nation

  EPA News Release: EPA Decides on Cleanup Plans for Seven Abandoned Uranium Mine Sites in Navajo Nation

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Removes New York’s Rochester Embayment from List of Most Polluted Areas in the Great Lakes

  Nearly $14 million in GLRI cleanup funding results in delisting New York’s second area of concern

  EPA News Release: EPA Removes New York’s Rochester Embayment from List of Most Polluted Areas in the Great Lakes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces $116M in Funding to New York to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces $116M in Funding to New York to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $25 Million to Hawaii for Clean Water to Schools and Homes, Protects Communities Nationwide from Lead in Drinking Water

  EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $25 Million to Hawaii for Clean Water to Schools and Homes, Protects Communities Nationwide from Lead in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Review of Upper Hudson River Cleanup

  EPA News Release: EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Review of Upper Hudson River Cleanup

  • Release Date: October 3, 2024

• EPA Finalizes Plan to Address Contamination in Buildings at the Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund Site in Brooklyn

  EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes Plan to Address Contamination in Buildings at the Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund Site in Brooklyn

  • Release Date: October 2, 2024

• EPA Requires City of Tolleson, Ariz. to Comply with Chemical Safety Laws

  The City of Tolleson will also spend $268,192 on two voluntary supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) to improve the chlorine disinfection system

  EPA News Release: EPA Requires City of Tolleson, Ariz. to Comply with Chemical Safety Laws

  • Release Date: October 1, 2024

• J.R. Simplot Company to Pay $363,700 Penalty for Safety and Environmental Violations at Lathrop, Calif. Facility

  EPA News Release: J.R. Simplot Company to Pay $363,700 Penalty for Safety and Environmental Violations at Lathrop, Calif. Facility

  • Release Date: October 1, 2024

• EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed Cleanup Action for East Branch Portion of Newtown Creek Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed Cleanup Action for East Branch Portion of Newtown Creek Superfund Site

  • Release Date: September 27, 2024