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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $100 Million in Seven California Environmental Justice Community Change Grants

  EPA announces initial selections for the $2 billion national Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant program, the largest single environmental justice investment in history, delivered by the Biden-Harris Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $100 Million in Seven California Environmental Justice Community Change Grants

  • Release Date: July 25, 2024

• Los Angeles Ranks First in the Nation for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  San Francisco and Riverside make top 10, cutting energy costs while increasing efficiency, tackling climate change and reducing air pollution

  EPA News Release: Los Angeles Ranks First in the Nation for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  • Release Date: May 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $250 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across California

  EPA announces selectees under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged communities through the President’s Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $250 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across California

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• EPA Finds Chiquita Canyon Landfill Presents Imminent and Substantial Endangerment to Nearby Communities

  Agency demands action to address ongoing noxious odors and other hazards.

  EPA News Release: EPA Finds Chiquita Canyon Landfill Presents Imminent and Substantial Endangerment to Nearby Communities

  • Release Date: February 22, 2024

• EPA Announces Completion of Naval Base Guam 12-year, $130 million Infrastructure Update Under Compliance Agreement

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Completion of Naval Base Guam 12-year, $130 million Infrastructure Update Under Compliance Agreement

  • Release Date: September 18, 2023

• EPA awards Portland State University over $640,000 for research

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Portland State University over $640,000 for research

  • Release Date: August 24, 2023

• Genentech to Pay Penalty for Claims of Hazardous Waste Violations at South San Francisco Facility

  EPA News Release: Genentech to Pay Penalty for Claims of Hazardous Waste Violations at South San Francisco Facility

  • Release Date: August 8, 2023

• EPA Settles with Polypeptide Labs over Air Emissions, Hazardous Waste Claims

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles with Polypeptide Labs over Air Emissions, Hazardous Waste Claims

  • Release Date: July 11, 2023

• NRC Environmental Services and Oakland Power Company to Pay $230K Fine and Improve Hazardous Waste Training in CA

  The settlement includes training for California-based employees

  EPA News Release: NRC Environmental Services and Oakland Power Company to Pay $230K Fine and Improve Hazardous Waste Training in CA

  • Release Date: June 8, 2023

• EPA Names Los Angeles as 2023 Top City for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  San Francisco also makes top five in U.S., cutting energy costs while increasing efficiency and reducing emissions

  EPA News Release: EPA Names Los Angeles as 2023 Top City for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

• EPA Penalizes Ampac Fine Chemicals, Resolving Claims of Hazardous Waste Law Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Penalizes Ampac Fine Chemicals, Resolving Claims of Hazardous Waste Law Violations

  • Release Date: November 10, 2022

• Seaport Refining to Pay $127,000 Penalty Under Settlement with EPA Tied to Refinery in Redwood City

  EPA News Release: Seaport Refining to Pay $127,000 Penalty Under Settlement with EPA Tied to Refinery in Redwood City

  • Release Date: October 6, 2022

• EPA Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Recycle City Educational Initiative

  Online games provide teachers and students with environmental learning resources

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Recycle City Educational Initiative

  • Release Date: April 21, 2022

• EPA Adds Bradford Island near Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River to the National Priorities or “Superfund” List

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Bradford Island near Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River to the National Priorities or “Superfund” List

  • Release Date: March 17, 2022

• Statement from EPA Administrator Regan on the Department of Defense’s Announcement to Defuel and Close the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility

  EPA News Release: Statement from EPA Administrator Regan on the Department of Defense’s Announcement to Defuel and Close the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility

  • Release Date: March 7, 2022