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• EPA Announces Settlement with Purac America, Inc. d/b/a Corbion for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  Company will pay a $332,000 penalty to resolve the alleged violations and has agreed to perform a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) to improve hazardous waste storage practices at its Tucker, Georgia facility

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Settlement with Purac America, Inc. d/b/a Corbion for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  • Release Date: September 27, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $5,500,000 in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Georgia

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $5,500,000 in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Georgia

  • Release Date: May 24, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2.79 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Louisiana

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2.79 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Louisiana

  • Release Date: May 23, 2024

• EPA Adds Louisiana Superfund Site to the National Priorities List

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is adding the Louisiana Superfund site Exide Baton Rouge to the National Priorities List (NPL).

  • Release Date: March 6, 2024

• EPA Works to Address Dioxin Contamination in Benton, La.

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues work to address elevated levels of dioxin found in soil at an apartment complex in Benton, Louisiana.

  • Release Date: February 2, 2024

• The Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 for Honeybee Strategies to Recruit and Train Louisiana Workers for Community Revitalization and Cleanup Projects

  Latest funding for EPA’s Brownfield Job Training Grants is supported by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and will boost workforce training in underserved and overburdened communities

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Honeybee Strategies to receive a total of approximately $500,000 for environmental job training programs as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

  • Release Date: December 12, 2023

• $30M BIL investment advances Superfund cleanup on Atlanta’s Westside and free EPA job training provides skills, job opportunities for 20 local residents

  EPA News Release: $30M BIL investment advances Superfund cleanup on Atlanta’s Westside and free EPA job training provides skills, job opportunities for 20 local residents

  • Release Date: October 10, 2023

• MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA to highlight BIL funding for Westside Superfund Site cleanup and recognize 20 local Superfund Job Training Initiative graduates at Atlanta press event

  EPA News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA to highlight BIL funding for Westside Superfund Site cleanup and recognize 20 local Superfund Job Training Initiative graduates at Atlanta press event

  • Release Date: October 3, 2023

• EPA Includes Two Baton Rouge Sites in National Priorities List Update

  Biden-Harris Administration Continues Its Commitment to Cleaning Up Pollution and Address Public Health Risks

  EPA News Release: EPA Includes Two Baton Rouge Sites in National Priorities List Update

  • Release Date: September 8, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $4 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Georgia

  EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $4 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Georgia

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3,594,110 Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Mississippi

  EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3,594,110 Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Mississippi

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA to Add Louisiana Superfund Site to the National Priorities List

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to add the Louisiana Superfund site Capitol Lakes to the National Priorities List. The NPL is a roster of the nation’s most contaminated sites that threaten human health or the environment.

  • Release Date: March 29, 2023

• EPA enters into Consent Agreement and Issues Final Order to Denka Performance Elastomer in LaPlace, La., for Violation of Hazardous Waste Regulations

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency entered into a consent agreement with Denka Performance Elastomer, LLC and issued a final order to address certain waste management practices at the company’s facility in LaPlace, Louisiana.

  • Release Date: December 28, 2022

• EPA Adds Hercules Inc. Site in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to the Superfund National Priorities List to Clean Up Pollution and Protect Public Health

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Hercules Inc. Site in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to the Superfund National Priorities List to Clean Up Pollution and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: December 20, 2022

• Limitless Vistas Inc to receive $500,000 to Fund Environmental Job Training Programs

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Louisiana based company, Limitless Vistas Inc (LVI) will receive $500,000 in grants funded through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for environmental job training programs.

  • Release Date: December 15, 2022