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• EPA Actions Protect Families and Children from Lead Exposure in New York and New Jersey

  EPA News Release: EPA Actions Protect Families and Children from Lead Exposure in New York and New Jersey

  • Release Date: October 24, 2024

• EPA and Partners to Host Open House on Milwaukee Floodplains Cleanup

  EPA News Release: EPA and Partners to Host Open House on Milwaukee Floodplains Cleanup

  • Release Date: February 8, 2024

• EPA announces inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts in New York and New Jersey

  Arts and cultural strategies will support ongoing progress in treasured water bodies across New York and New Jersey

  EPA News Release: EPA announces inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts in New York and New Jersey

  • Release Date: February 1, 2024

• EPA Presents the 2023 President's Environmental Youth Awards

  EPA News Release: EPA Presents the 2023 President's Environmental Youth Awards

  • Release Date: August 25, 2023

• 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

• $10.3 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound

  EPA News Release: $10.3 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound

  • Release Date: December 12, 2022

• EPA, Partners Celebrate Completion of Restoration Work in Muskegon Lake Area of Concern in Michigan

  Decades-long effort cost $70 million, required federal, state and local partnership

  EPA News Release: EPA, Partners Celebrate Completion of Restoration Work in Muskegon Lake Area of Concern in Michigan

  • Release Date: May 24, 2022

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

  • Release Date: March 4, 2022

• EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by Adding Pioneer Metal Finishing Inc. in Franklinville, New Jersey to the National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by Adding Pioneer Metal Finishing Inc. in Franklinville, New Jersey to the National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• Four Piping Plovers Hatch in Toledo, Ohio

  U.S. EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding supports the recovery of this endangered species

  EPA News Release: Four Piping Plovers Hatch in Toledo, Ohio

  • Release Date: July 2, 2021

• Biden Administration to Support Local Food Initiative, Environmental Protection, and Community Revitalization in Jersey City, New Jersey

  EPA News Release: Biden Administration to Support Local Food Initiative, Environmental Protection, and Community Revitalization in Jersey City, New Jersey

  • Release Date: June 2, 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 Extends Public Review of Proposed Cleanup Plan to Address Soil and Groundwater Contamination at the Riverside Industrial Park Superfund Site in Newark, New Jersey

  EPA News Release: EPA Extends Public Review of Proposed Cleanup Plan to Address Soil and Groundwater Contamination at the Riverside Industrial Park Superfund Site in Newark, New Jersey

  • Release Date: January 25, 2021

• New EPA Agreement with The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Will Provide Flexibility, Maximize Environmental Results

  EPA News Release: New EPA Agreement with The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Will Provide Flexibility, Maximize Environmental Results

  • Release Date: January 12, 2021

• Nearing Full Implementation, EPA’s Lean Management System Delivers Results

  EPA News Release: Nearing Full Implementation, EPA’s Lean Management System Delivers Results

  • Release Date: November 12, 2020