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• EPA Report Shows Decrease in Chemical Releases, Increase in Recycling and Waste Management in Region 2 Facilities

  Includes New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: EPA Report Shows Decrease in Chemical Releases, Increase in Recycling and Waste Management in Region 2 Facilities

  • Release Date: March 16, 2023

• EPA and Senator Schumer Mark Recent Settlement to Remove Asbestos Piles from TechCity Site in Ulster County, New York

  EPA News Release: EPA and Senator Schumer Mark Recent Settlement to Remove Asbestos Piles from TechCity Site in Ulster County, New York

  • Release Date: August 12, 2022

• EPA to Hold Virtual Public Meeting July 14 on TSCA Approval for U.S. Steel’s Gary Works

  EPA News Release: EPA to Hold Virtual Public Meeting July 14 on TSCA Approval for U.S. Steel’s Gary Works

  • Release Date: July 7, 2022

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Facilities in New York Continue to Reduce Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  2020 Analysis Includes New Features to Make Data More Accessible to Communities

  EPA News Release: New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Facilities in New York Continue to Reduce Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  • Release Date: March 4, 2022

• Settlement with General Services Administration Resolves Environmental Violations at Four Federally-Owned Properties in New Jersey and New York

  EPA News Release: Settlement with General Services Administration Resolves Environmental Violations at Four Federally-Owned Properties in New Jersey and New York

  • Release Date: October 6, 2021

• EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by Proposing to Add Meeker Avenue Plume, Brooklyn, New York to the National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by Proposing to Add Meeker Avenue Plume, Brooklyn, New York to the National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• EPA Approves Expanded Cleanup Plan for the NIPSCO Bailly Generating Facility in Chesterton, Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA Approves Expanded Cleanup Plan for the NIPSCO Bailly Generating Facility in Chesterton, Indiana

  • Release Date: July 29, 2021

• EPA Approves Cleanup Plan for GM Delco Plant 5 in Kokomo, Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA Approves Cleanup Plan for GM Delco Plant 5 in Kokomo, Indiana

  • Release Date: June 28, 2021

• U.S. Government Calls for End of Disposing Solid Waste at Puerto Rico Municipal Landfill

  EPA News Release: U.S. Government Calls for End of Disposing Solid Waste at Puerto Rico Municipal Landfill

  • Release Date: February 25, 2021

• EPA seeks public comment on proposed cleanup plan for Former GM Delco Plant 5 in Kokomo, Indiana

  Comment period runs February 1 to March 17

  EPA News Release: EPA seeks public comment on proposed cleanup plan for Former GM Delco Plant 5 in Kokomo, Indiana

  • Release Date: February 3, 2021

• EPA seeks comment on proposed plan to clean up the Rolls-Royce Facility in Indianapolis

  Comment period runs November 16 to December 31

  EPA News Release: EPA seeks comment on proposed plan to clean up the Rolls-Royce Facility in Indianapolis

  • Release Date: November 16, 2020

• EPA announces completion of groundwater pilot study in Franklin, Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA announces completion of groundwater pilot study in Franklin, Indiana

  • Release Date: October 1, 2020

• EPA Completes Cleanup of FMC Corp. Landfill Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes Cleanup of FMC Corp. Landfill Superfund Site

  • Release Date: September 22, 2020

• EPA Region 2 Continues to Address PFAS on the State and Local Level

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 2 Continues to Address PFAS on the State and Local Level

  • Release Date: July 29, 2020

• EPA Resolves Past Hazardous Waste Incinerator Violations by Norlite, LLC in Cohoes, NY

  EPA News Release: EPA Resolves Past Hazardous Waste Incinerator Violations by Norlite, LLC in Cohoes, NY

  • Release Date: May 21, 2020