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• EPA to Hold Public Hearing on its Objection to Ohio’s Proposed Wastewater Discharge Permit for Port Clinton

  EPA News Release: EPA to Hold Public Hearing on its Objection to Ohio’s Proposed Wastewater Discharge Permit for Port Clinton

  • Release Date: December 13, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces $56.2 Million in Funding to Ohio to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  EPA Announces New Final Regulations and New Funding Under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda for Clean Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces $56.2 Million in Funding to Ohio to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Announces Partnership with City of Fostoria to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Fostoria is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnership with City of Fostoria to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: September 12, 2024

• EPA Announces More Than $17 Million to MetroHealth Systems and Community Organizations for a Community Change Grant in Cleveland

  The selection is part of the Inflation Reduction Act program - the largest single environmental justice investment in history – delivered by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces More Than $17 Million to MetroHealth Systems and Community Organizations for a Community Change Grant in Cleveland

  • Release Date: September 11, 2024

• EPA Announces Partnership with City of Niles, Ohio, to Accelerate Replacement of Local Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health Through Investing in America Agenda

  Thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Niles is joining communities across the country that are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnership with City of Niles, Ohio, to Accelerate Replacement of Local Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: August 2, 2024

• EPA Announces Partnership with City of Sandusky, Ohio, to Accelerate Replacement of Local Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health Through Investing in America Agenda

  Thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Sandusky is joining communities across the country that are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnership with City of Sandusky, Ohio, to Accelerate Replacement of Local Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: August 1, 2024

• EPA Announces Modified Settlement with Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District to Address Combined Sewer Overflows

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Modified Settlement with Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District to Address Combined Sewer Overflows

  • Release Date: July 10, 2024

• EPA Announces Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators Awarded to Science Teacher at Pine Intermediate School in North Olmsted, Ohio

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators Awarded to Science Teacher at Pine Intermediate School in North Olmsted, Ohio

  • Release Date: June 18, 2024

• EPA and Partners to Hold Public Meeting in Cleveland on Cuyahoga River Old Channel Cleanup

  EPA News Release: EPA and Partners to Hold Public Meeting in Cleveland on Cuyahoga River Old Channel Cleanup

  • Release Date: May 9, 2024

• EPA Approves Ohio’s Plan to Reduce Phosphorus Pollution in Western Basin of Lake Erie

  EPA News Release: EPA Approves Ohio’s Plan to Reduce Phosphorus Pollution in Western Basin of Lake Erie

  • Release Date: September 28, 2023

• EPA Recognizes Ohio Educator with 2023 Presidential Innovation Award

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Ohio Educator with 2023 Presidential Innovation Award

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

• EPA Requires Norfolk Southern to Sample for Dioxins in East Palestine

  EPA will direct immediate cleanup as appropriate if contaminants from the derailment pose any unacceptable risk to human health

  EPA News Release: EPA Requires Norfolk Southern to Sample for Dioxins in East Palestine

  • Release Date: March 2, 2023

• EPA Opens Community Welcome Center in East Palestine for Residents and Business Owners

  EPA Community Welcome Center to provide community with ‘one-stop shop’ for information about the ongoing response to the train derailment; EPA deploys TAGA mobile lab to conduct real-time air-monitoring during waste removal

  EPA News Release: EPA Opens Community Welcome Center in East Palestine for Residents and Business Owners

  • Release Date: February 28, 2023

• EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Conduct All Cleanup Actions Associated with the East Palestine Train Derailment

  EPA order comes as state-led emergency response transitions to environmental cleanup phase; EPA will continue to work with local, state, and federal partners to ensure the health and safety of East Palestine community

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Conduct All Cleanup Actions Associated with the East Palestine Train Derailment

  • Release Date: February 21, 2023

• Statement from Regional Administrator Debra Shore on the East Palestine Train Derailment

  EPA News Release: Statement from Regional Administrator Debra Shore on the East Palestine Train Derailment

  • Release Date: February 14, 2023