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• EPA to Begin Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Goo Smoke Shop Site in Clinton Township, Michigan

  EPA News Release: EPA to Begin Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Goo Smoke Shop Site in Clinton Township, Michigan

  • Release Date: August 21, 2024

• EPA Begins Cleanup at the Cheboygan Tissue Fire Site in Michigan

  More truck traffic along South Main Street is anticipated, South Main Street sidewalk will remain closed

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Cleanup at the Cheboygan Tissue Fire Site in Michigan

  • Release Date: April 18, 2024

• EPA Requires Norfolk Southern to Sample for Dioxins in East Palestine

  EPA will direct immediate cleanup as appropriate if contaminants from the derailment pose any unacceptable risk to human health

  EPA News Release: EPA Requires Norfolk Southern to Sample for Dioxins in East Palestine

  • Release Date: March 2, 2023

• EPA Opens Community Welcome Center in East Palestine for Residents and Business Owners

  EPA Community Welcome Center to provide community with ‘one-stop shop’ for information about the ongoing response to the train derailment; EPA deploys TAGA mobile lab to conduct real-time air-monitoring during waste removal

  EPA News Release: EPA Opens Community Welcome Center in East Palestine for Residents and Business Owners

  • Release Date: February 28, 2023

• EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Conduct All Cleanup Actions Associated with the East Palestine Train Derailment

  EPA order comes as state-led emergency response transitions to environmental cleanup phase; EPA will continue to work with local, state, and federal partners to ensure the health and safety of East Palestine community

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Conduct All Cleanup Actions Associated with the East Palestine Train Derailment

  • Release Date: February 21, 2023

• Statement from Regional Administrator Debra Shore on the East Palestine Train Derailment

  EPA News Release: Statement from Regional Administrator Debra Shore on the East Palestine Train Derailment

  • Release Date: February 14, 2023

• U.S. EPA begins cleanup of Nelson Knitting site in Rockford, Illinois

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA begins cleanup of Nelson Knitting site in Rockford, Illinois

  • Release Date: January 30, 2023

• EPA Launches New National Office Dedicated to Advancing Environmental Justice and Civil Rights

  EPA’s historic Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights will position the agency to better advance environmental justice, enforce civil rights laws in overburdened communities, and deliver new grants and technical assistance

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches New National Office Dedicated to Advancing Environmental Justice and Civil Rights

  • Release Date: September 24, 2022

• EPA Begins Contaminated Soil Cleanup at Former Scrapyard in Hancock, Michigan

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Contaminated Soil Cleanup at Former Scrapyard in Hancock, Michigan

  • Release Date: July 20, 2021

• EPA Administrator Regan Visits North Dakota to Hear from Elected Officials, Industry, Environmental Leaders, Makes First Visit to Indian Country

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Regan Visits North Dakota to Hear from Elected Officials, Industry, Environmental Leaders, Makes First Visit to Indian Country

  • Release Date: June 4, 2021

• EPA and Michigan announce interim groundwater cleanup plan for Electro-Plating Services site

  EPA News Release: EPA and Michigan announce interim groundwater cleanup plan for Electro-Plating Services site

  • Release Date: June 30, 2020

• EPA Prepares for 2020 Hurricane Season Amid COVID-19

  EPA News Release: EPA Prepares for 2020 Hurricane Season Amid COVID-19

  • Release Date: June 9, 2020

• Administrator Wheeler Kicks Off Southwest Michigan Swing with Congressman Upton Discussing Great Lakes, Superfund, Clean Air

  EPA News Release: Administrator Wheeler Kicks Off Southwest Michigan Swing with Congressman Upton Discussing Great Lakes, Superfund, Clean Air

  • Release Date: June 2, 2020

• EPA Stresses the Importance of Recycling and Proper Disposal of Personal Protective Equipment

  EPA News Release: EPA Stresses the Importance of Recycling and Proper Disposal of Personal Protective Equipment

  • Release Date: May 12, 2020

• EPA Expands Research on COVID-19 in the Environment

  EPA News Release: EPA Expands Research on COVID-19 in the Environment

  • Release Date: April 20, 2020