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• EPA’s Annual Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Results Include Strongest Outcomes Since 2017

  Revitalized enforcement and compliance efforts delivered public health benefits for people and communities, combatted climate change, and ensured cleaner air, water and land

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Annual Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Results Include Strongest Outcomes Since 2017

  • Release Date: December 5, 2024

• City of Asheville lifts systemwide boil water notice issued after Hurricane Helene

  Residents still urged to conserve water

  EPA News Release: City of Asheville lifts systemwide boil water notice issued after Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: November 19, 2024

• EPA and North Carolina Health Authorities Encourage Well Water Testing in Areas Affected by Hurricane Helene

  Free sampling kits and disinfection resources are available through state and local health departments

  EPA News Release: EPA and North Carolina Health Authorities Encourage Well Water Testing in Areas Affected by Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 31, 2024

• THURSDAY: Press briefing on drinking water sampling and restoration progress in Western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene

  EPA News Release: THURSDAY: Press briefing on drinking water sampling and restoration progress in Western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 29, 2024

• TOMORROW: EPA Administrator Regan to Visit Durham, NC to Celebrate Funding for Clean School Buses from Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda

  Administrator Regan to join Congresswoman Valerie Foushee, Mayor Leonardo Williams, Durham Public School District Officials and students in Durham where the local school district is set to receive 38 new electric buses

  EPA News Release: TOMORROW: EPA Administrator Regan to Visit Durham, NC to Celebrate Funding for Clean School Buses from Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 22, 2024

• Second EPA mobile water laboratory deployed to North Carolina to assist communities impacted by Hurricane Helene

  EPA mobile labs support North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services with drinking water sample analysis

  EPA News Release: Second EPA mobile water laboratory deployed to North Carolina to assist communities impacted by Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 22, 2024

• EPA deploys mobile water testing labs to help Western North Carolina communities recover from Hurricane Helene

  Agency also urges residents to be cautious with heating oil systems

  EPA News Release: EPA deploys mobile water testing labs to help Western North Carolina communities recover from Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 17, 2024

• EPA launches resource website for communities affected by Hurricane Helene

  EPA News Release: EPA launches resource website for communities affected by Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 2, 2024

• North Carolina and three other Atlantic states to benefit from $421,238,074 Biden-Harris Administration investment for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: North Carolina and three other Atlantic states to benefit from $421,238,074 Biden-Harris Administration investment for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• EPA and White House Senior Advisor Visit Charlotte, North Carolina to Highlight Latest Historic Funding for Clean School Buses

  EPA Deputy Regional Administrator Cesar Zapata joined White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Tom Perez to announce Clean School Bus Grant to Charlotte-Mecklenburg County School District

  EPA News Release: EPA and White House Senior Advisor Visit Charlotte, North Carolina to Highlight Latest Historic Funding for Clean School Buses

  • Release Date: June 6, 2024

• EPA urges preparedness across Southeast as 2023 hurricane season begins

  EPA News Release: EPA urges preparedness across Southeast as 2023 hurricane season begins

  • Release Date: June 7, 2023

• Urban Waters Federal Partnership announces new location in Raleigh, N.C. bringing partnership and resources together to help restore Walnut Creek

  EPA News Release: Urban Waters Federal Partnership announces new location in Raleigh, N.C. bringing partnership and resources together to help restore Walnut Creek

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

• EPA Urges Preparedness as Hurricane Season Begins

  EPA News Release: EPA Urges Preparedness as Hurricane Season Begins

  • Release Date: June 1, 2022

• EPA Advises Facility Operators to Prepare for Hazardous Weather Events

  EPA News Release: EPA Advises Facility Operators to Prepare for Hazardous Weather Events

  • Release Date: May 14, 2021

• EPA Ready to Support FEMA, State Efforts on Tropical Depression Sally

  EPA News Release: EPA Ready to Support FEMA, State Efforts on Tropical Depression Sally

  • Release Date: September 17, 2020