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• EPA finalizes stronger safety standards to protect at-risk communities from chemical accidents

  EPA News Release: EPA finalizes stronger safety standards to protect at-risk communities from chemical accidents

  • Release Date: March 1, 2024

• EPA Update on Sequential Sampling Study, Next Steps to Address Lead in Drinking Water in St. Croix

  EPA News Release: EPA Update on Sequential Sampling Study, Next Steps to Address Lead in Drinking Water in St. Croix

  • Release Date: December 7, 2023

• EPA Awards Nearly $8M for Research Grants to Advance Groundwater Availability and Quality

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Nearly $8M for Research Grants to Advance Groundwater Availability and Quality

  • Release Date: September 21, 2023

• EPA Announces Stronger Standards to Improve Oil Spill Responses

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Stronger Standards to Improve Oil Spill Responses

  • Release Date: May 31, 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

• EPA Hurricane Fiona Update for September 30

  EPA News Release: EPA Hurricane Fiona Update for September 30

  • Release Date: September 30, 2022

• Actualización de la EPA sobre el huracán Fiona para el 30 de septiembre

  EPA News Release: Actualización de la EPA sobre el huracán Fiona para el 30 de septiembre

  • Release Date: September 30, 2022

• EPA to Assist Hurricane Fiona Response

  EPA News Release: EPA to Assist Hurricane Fiona Response

  • Release Date: September 21, 2022

• La EPA ayudará en la respuesta al huracán Fiona

  EPA News Release: La EPA ayudará en la respuesta al huracán Fiona

  • Release Date: September 21, 2022

• EPA Proposes Stronger Regulations to Protect Communities from Chemical Accidents

  Proposed Rule Aims to Enhance Chemical Safety Provisions and Help Protect the Nation’s Most Vulnerable Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Stronger Regulations to Protect Communities from Chemical Accidents

  • Release Date: August 19, 2022

• EPA and Partners Surpass Milestone of Cleaning Up More Than 500,000 Underground Storage Tank Releases

  EPA News Release: EPA and Partners Surpass Milestone of Cleaning Up More Than 500,000 Underground Storage Tank Releases

  • Release Date: December 1, 2021

• Settlement with General Services Administration Resolves Environmental Violations at Four Federally-Owned Properties in New Jersey and New York

  EPA News Release: Settlement with General Services Administration Resolves Environmental Violations at Four Federally-Owned Properties in New Jersey and New York

  • Release Date: October 6, 2021

• EPA Encourages Individuals, Businesses, and Communities to Take Action During National Preparedness Month

  EPA News Release: EPA Encourages Individuals, Businesses, and Communities to Take Action During National Preparedness Month

  • Release Date: September 13, 2021