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• Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces $116M in Funding to New York 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 $116M in Funding to New York to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Air Permit Advances New York Offshore Wind Farm Project

  EPA News Release: EPA Air Permit Advances New York Offshore Wind Farm Project

  • Release Date: February 15, 2024

• Underground Petroleum Storage Tank Violations result in Fines for Several Businesses in New Jersey and New York

  EPA News Release: Underground Petroleum Storage Tank Violations result in Fines for Several Businesses in New Jersey and New York

  • Release Date: October 30, 2023

• EPA Urges Consumers to Beware of Misbranded Antimicrobial Household Products

  Rush to Market without Complying with Applicable Federal Law During the COVID-19 Pandemic Results in $1.5 Million Penalty

  EPA News Release: EPA Urges Consumers to Beware of Misbranded Antimicrobial Household Products

  • Release Date: October 11, 2023

• EPA Settlement with Slack Chemical Company in New York Resolves Violations of Toxic Chemical Reporting Requirements

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlement with Slack Chemical Company in New York Resolves Violations of Toxic Chemical Reporting Requirements

  • Release Date: October 11, 2023

• EPA Takes Action to Protect Delaware River and to Hold Delhi, NY Company Accountable for Violating Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Protect Delaware River and to Hold Delhi, NY Company Accountable for Violating Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act

  • Release Date: August 3, 2023

• Metal Shredding Facility in Owego, New York Agrees to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: Metal Shredding Facility in Owego, New York Agrees to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: July 25, 2023

• EPA Takes Action to Protect Sandberg Creek and Fines Newburg Egg Processing Corp. for Violating Clean Water Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Protect Sandberg Creek and Fines Newburg Egg Processing Corp. for Violating Clean Water Act

  • Release Date: May 23, 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

• EPA Secures Settlement with General Electric Company to Study the Lower Hudson River

  EPA News Release: EPA Secures Settlement with General Electric Company to Study the Lower Hudson River

  • Release Date: September 13, 2022

• 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

• Asbestos Piles to be Removed from TechCity Site in Ulster County, New York Under EPA Settlement

  EPA News Release: Asbestos Piles to be Removed from TechCity Site in Ulster County, New York Under EPA Settlement

  • Release Date: June 9, 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

• EPA Enforcement Actions Help Protect Vulnerable Communities from Lead-Based Paint Health Hazards

  Significant cases include a criminal case on Long Island in New York

  EPA News Release: EPA Enforcement Actions Help Protect Vulnerable Communities from Lead-Based Paint Health Hazards

  • Release Date: October 28, 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