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• EPA Reaches Settlement with 3M Co. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Storage Violations at Cordova Facility in Illinois

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with 3M Co. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Storage Violations at Cordova Facility in Illinois

  • Release Date: October 2, 2024

• EPA Announces Start of Asbestos Cleanup at the Illinois Cabinet Site in Rockford, Illinois 

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Start of Asbestos Cleanup at the Illinois Cabinet Site in Rockford, Illinois 

  • Release Date: September 30, 2024

• Ovintiv USA to Pay $5.5M Penalty and Upgrade Oil and Gas Facilities in Utah to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations

  Compliance measures address violations at 22 facilities in Utah including on Uintah and Ouray Reservation state lands within Uinta Basin

  EPA News Release: Ovintiv USA to Pay $5.5M Penalty and Upgrade Oil and Gas Facilities in Utah to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: September 30, 2024

• EPA Reaches Settlement with Pangea Real Estate for Alleged Lead Violations at Rental Units in Chicago and Calumet City  

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with Pangea Real Estate for Alleged Lead Violations at Rental Units in Chicago and Calumet City  

  • Release Date: September 27, 2024

• EPA Reaches Settlement with Underwater Creations Inc. in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, for Alleged Pesticide Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with Underwater Creations Inc. in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, for Alleged Pesticide Violations

  • Release Date: September 27, 2024

• EPA and Justice Department Announce Settlement to Reduce Benzene and Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Wastewater at Lima Refining Company’s Refinery in Ohio

  Lima Refining Company will implement injunctive relief valued at an estimated $150M to correct deficiencies and pay a penalty of $19M

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department Announce Settlement to Reduce Benzene and Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Wastewater at Lima Refining Company’s Refinery in Ohio

  • Release Date: September 27, 2024

• EPA Issues Two Enforcement Alerts to Highlight Compliance and Monitoring Obligations for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Two Enforcement Alerts to Highlight Compliance and Monitoring Obligations for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

  • Release Date: September 25, 2024

• EPA Announces Start of Cleanup at the Trowbridge Dam Site in Allegan, Michigan

  Department of Natural Resources boat launch will be closed until 2027

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Start of Cleanup at the Trowbridge Dam Site in Allegan, Michigan

  • Release Date: September 20, 2024

• EPA Announces Settlement with Gulfstream Aerospace Services Corp. in Cahokia, Illinois, for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Settlement with Gulfstream Aerospace Services Corp. in Cahokia, Illinois, for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: September 20, 2024

• EPA Announces Proposed Order Requiring Archer Daniels Midland Co. to Take Actions to Ensure Safe Operation of its Carbon Sequestration Well in Decatur, Illinois

  EPA will accept public comments on the proposed order through October 21

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Proposed Order Requiring Archer Daniels Midland Co. to Take Actions to Ensure Safe Operation of its Carbon Sequestration Well in Decatur, Illinois

  • Release Date: September 19, 2024

• EPA Upgrades ECHO Database to Add Water Quality Indicators Tool Enhancing Access to Water Quality Data Including Contributors to Pollution

  New mapping tool allows users to analyze water data and identify pollution problems in their communities including the potential polluters

  EPA News Release: EPA Upgrades ECHO Database to Add Water Quality Indicators Tool Enhancing Access to Water Quality Data Including Contributors to Pollution

  • Release Date: September 18, 2024

• United States Reaches Agreement with COBB Tuning Products for Clean Air Act Violations

  Company will stop selling defeat devices and pay $2.9M civil penalty

  EPA News Release: United States Reaches Agreement with COBB Tuning Products for Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: September 16, 2024

• North Carolina Auto Parts Seller and its Owner to Pay $10M for Making, Selling and Installing Emissions Defeat Devices on Motor Vehicles

  EPA News Release: North Carolina Auto Parts Seller and its Owner to Pay $10M for Making, Selling and Installing Emissions Defeat Devices on Motor Vehicles

  • Release Date: September 10, 2024

• EPA Completes $2 Million Contaminated Soil Cleanup at Belanger Park in River Rouge, Michigan

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes $2 Million Contaminated Soil Cleanup at Belanger Park in River Rouge, Michigan

  • Release Date: September 9, 2024

• La EPA emite una alerta de acatamiento para abordar la importación ilegal de hidrofluorocarbonos a los Estados Unidos

  La EPA aumenta los esfuerzos de aplicación de la ley civil y penal debido a la eliminación global de los HFC, un súper contaminante climático

  EPA News Release: La EPA emite una alerta de acatamiento para abordar la importación ilegal de hidrofluorocarbonos a los Estados Unidos

  • Release Date: September 6, 2024