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• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and City of West Bend Announce Start of Asbestos and E-Waste Cleanup at Former 5R Processors Facility

  EPA News Release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and City of West Bend Announce Start of Asbestos and E-Waste Cleanup at Former 5R Processors Facility

  • Release Date: November 1, 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 Proposes Cleanup Plan for Cedar Creek Superfund Site in Cedarburg, Wisconsin 

  EPA to hold a public meeting on August 29, and will accept public comments on the plan until September 12 

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Cedar Creek Superfund Site in Cedarburg, Wisconsin 

  • Release Date: August 16, 2024

• EPA Begins Public Comment Period for Updated Cleanup Plan at the Wisconsin Public Service Corp. Site in Marinette 

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Public Comment Period for Updated Cleanup Plan at the Wisconsin Public Service Corp. Site in Marinette 

  • Release Date: July 17, 2024

• EPA Selects Two Minnesota Organizations to Receive Almost $200,000 to Support Educational Projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Two Minnesota Organizations to Receive Almost $200,000 to Support Educational Projects

  • Release Date: July 9, 2024

• EPA Selects Neighborhood House in Milwaukee to Receive $100,000 to Support Educational Projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Neighborhood House in Milwaukee to Receive $100,000 to Support Educational Projects

  • Release Date: July 9, 2024

• EPA Announces More Than $8.5 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Wisconsin

  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: EPA Announces More Than $8.5 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Wisconsin

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA Announces Minnesota Commerce Department to Receive More Than $62 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Through the Biden-Harris Administration

  EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President’s Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Minnesota Commerce Department to Receive More Than $62 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Through the Biden-Harris Administration

  • Release Date: April 22, 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

• 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

• 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

• Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant Site Wins 2022 Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Award

  EPA News Release: Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant Site Wins 2022 Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Award

  • Release Date: August 31, 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

• Biden Administration Announces $7.5 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites in Wisconsin

  EPA announces Wisconsin 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 $7.5 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites in Wisconsin

  • Release Date: May 12, 2022

• EPA removes Arrowhead Refinery Co. site in Hermantown, Minnesota from Superfund list

  EPA News Release: EPA removes Arrowhead Refinery Co. site in Hermantown, Minnesota from Superfund list

  • Release Date: September 14, 2021