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• City of Asheville lifts systemwide boil water notice issued after Hurricane Helene

  Residents still urged to conserve water

  EPA News Release: City of Asheville lifts systemwide boil water notice issued after Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: November 19, 2024

• EPA and North Carolina Health Authorities Encourage Well Water Testing in Areas Affected by Hurricane Helene

  Free sampling kits and disinfection resources are available through state and local health departments

  EPA News Release: EPA and North Carolina Health Authorities Encourage Well Water Testing in Areas Affected by Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 31, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $80 Million in Clean Ports Investments for the Port of Philadelphia as Part of Investing America Agenda

  EPA’s Clean Ports Program to fund 55 zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure, and planning projects across the nation to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, promote good jobs, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $80 Million in Clean Ports Investments for the Port of Philadelphia as Part of Investing America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 30, 2024

• THURSDAY: Press briefing on drinking water sampling and restoration progress in Western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene

  EPA News Release: THURSDAY: Press briefing on drinking water sampling and restoration progress in Western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 29, 2024

• Second EPA mobile water laboratory deployed to North Carolina to assist communities impacted by Hurricane Helene

  EPA mobile labs support North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services with drinking water sample analysis

  EPA News Release: Second EPA mobile water laboratory deployed to North Carolina to assist communities impacted by Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 22, 2024

• EPA deploys mobile water testing labs to help Western North Carolina communities recover from Hurricane Helene

  Agency also urges residents to be cautious with heating oil systems

  EPA News Release: EPA deploys mobile water testing labs to help Western North Carolina communities recover from Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 17, 2024

• Federal Agencies Working Together in Multimillion-Dollar Mission to Remove Debris in Virginia

  EPA News Release: Federal Agencies Working Together in Multimillion-Dollar Mission to Remove Debris in Virginia

  • Release Date: October 17, 2024

• EPA launches resource website for communities affected by Hurricane Helene

  EPA News Release: EPA launches resource website for communities affected by Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 2, 2024

• TUESDAY: EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan Hosts Leaders from Canada and Mexico at Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s 31st Annual Council Session

  EPA News Release: TUESDAY: EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan Hosts Leaders from Canada and Mexico at Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s 31st Annual Council Session

  • Release Date: June 24, 2024

• EPA announces agreement with prospective purchaser of the former plant at the Mississippi Phosphates Corporation Superfund Site in Pascagoula, Mississippi

  EPA News Release: EPA announces agreement with prospective purchaser of the former plant at the Mississippi Phosphates Corporation Superfund Site in Pascagoula, Mississippi

  • Release Date: August 22, 2023

• EPA urges preparedness across Southeast as 2023 hurricane season begins

  EPA News Release: EPA urges preparedness across Southeast as 2023 hurricane season begins

  • Release Date: June 7, 2023

• Urban Waters Federal Partnership announces new location in Raleigh, N.C. bringing partnership and resources together to help restore Walnut Creek

  EPA News Release: Urban Waters Federal Partnership announces new location in Raleigh, N.C. bringing partnership and resources together to help restore Walnut Creek

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

• National Wildlife Federation selected to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice.

  EPA’s Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers include a network of over 160 partners to provide resources to unlock access to President Biden’s historic investments in America

  EPA News Release: National Wildlife Federation selected to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice.

  • Release Date: April 14, 2023

• EPA Launches New Initiative to Accelerate Lead Pipe Replacement in Pennsylvania to Protect Underserved Communities

  New partnership with states will help communities access funds from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for lead service line removal and replacement

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches New Initiative to Accelerate Lead Pipe Replacement in Pennsylvania to Protect Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: January 27, 2023

• UPDATE: EPA determines Next Steps at Environmental Landfill Inc. in Moody, Ala.

  EPA News Release: UPDATE: EPA determines Next Steps at Environmental Landfill Inc. in Moody, Ala.

  • Release Date: January 20, 2023