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• EPA to Hold Community Learning Session on Air Permit Renewal for Veolia Hazardous Waste Incinerator in Sauget, Illinois

  EPA News Release: EPA to Hold Community Learning Session on Air Permit Renewal for Veolia Hazardous Waste Incinerator in Sauget, Illinois

  • Release Date: September 19, 2024

• EPA Deletes Three of the Last Four Properties at the South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination Site from Superfund List 

  EPA News Release: EPA Deletes Three of the Last Four Properties at the South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination Site from Superfund List 

  • Release Date: August 16, 2024

• EPA Announces Funding Update for Drinking Water, Wastewater and Flood Prevention in Cahokia Heights/Metro East, Illinois

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Funding Update for Drinking Water, Wastewater and Flood Prevention in Cahokia Heights/Metro East, Illinois

  • Release Date: May 30, 2024

• EPA Approves Plan to Remove PCB Contamination at the North Austin Community Center in Chicago

  Residents may see increased truck traffic around the site

  EPA News Release: EPA Approves Plan to Remove PCB Contamination at the North Austin Community Center in Chicago

  • Release Date: April 15, 2024

• EPA Adds Acme Steel Coke Plant in Chicago to Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Acme Steel Coke Plant in Chicago to Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: March 5, 2024

• EPA Proposes to Remove Three of the Last Four Properties at the South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination Superfund Site from Superfund List

  Public Comment Period Ends March 18, 2024

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Remove Three of the Last Four Properties at the South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination Superfund Site from Superfund List

  • Release Date: February 16, 2024

• EPA to Begin Hazardous Waste Cleanup at My Way Trading Warehouse Fire Site in Richmond, Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA to Begin Hazardous Waste Cleanup at My Way Trading Warehouse Fire Site in Richmond, Indiana

  • Release Date: October 17, 2023

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

  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 Minnesota

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $7.3 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Illinois

  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 More Than $7.3 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Illinois

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA Settlement Improves Safety of Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlement Improves Safety of Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center

  • Release Date: April 11, 2023

• EPA invites Downers Grove, Illinois residents to talk about the Ellsworth Superfund site

  EPA News Release: EPA invites Downers Grove, Illinois residents to talk about the Ellsworth Superfund site

  • Release Date: February 17, 2023

• EPA invites Spring Park, Minn. residents to talk about the Spring Park Superfund site

  EPA News Release: EPA invites Spring Park, Minn. residents to talk about the Spring Park Superfund site

  • Release Date: February 6, 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 seeks public comment on proposed cleanup plan for Hegeler Zinc Superfund site in Vermilion County, Illinois

  The Agency will hold a public meeting at Danville Area Community College on Wednesday, December 7, from 5:30 – 8 p.m.

  EPA News Release: EPA seeks public comment on proposed cleanup plan for Hegeler Zinc Superfund site in Vermilion County, Illinois

  • Release Date: December 1, 2022

• Biden Administration Announces $4.5 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites in Minnesota

  EPA announces Minnesota communities to receive Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment and Revolving Loan Fund Grants to help build a better America while advancing environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden Administration Announces $4.5 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites in Minnesota

  • Release Date: May 18, 2022