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• Biden-Harris Administration Selects RTI International to Receive $100M to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across U.S., to Include Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Grantmaker selected to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects RTI International to Receive $100M to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across U.S., to Include Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA report: US fuel economy marks a new record high; CO2 emissions reach record lows, and all large manufacturers meet greenhouse gas standards

  EPA News Release: EPA report: US fuel economy marks a new record high; CO2 emissions reach record lows, and all large manufacturers meet greenhouse gas standards

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA Fines Cobalt Boats for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Kansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Cobalt Boats for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Kansas

  • Release Date: December 19, 2023

• EPA Fines Swift Beef Company for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Swift Beef Company for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Nebraska

  • Release Date: December 18, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $350 Million to 14 States to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Funding from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will help improve air quality for communities by helping states take the lead in cutting methane emissions from low-producing well sites

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $350 Million to 14 States to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 15, 2023

• EPA Begins Process to Prioritize Five Chemicals for Risk Evaluation Under Toxic Substances Control Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Process to Prioritize Five Chemicals for Risk Evaluation Under Toxic Substances Control Act

  • Release Date: December 14, 2023

• EPA Fines Lawrence, Kansas, Landfill for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Lawrence, Kansas, Landfill for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: December 12, 2023

• EPA Announces $458K to Recruit and Train Missouri Workers for Community Revitalization and Cleanup Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Latest funding for EPA’s Brownfields Job Training Grants is supported by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and will boost workforce training in underserved and overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $458K to Recruit and Train Missouri Workers for Community Revitalization and Cleanup Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 8, 2023

• EPA Fines Kansas City-Based CBD American Shaman LLC for Violating Federal Pesticide Law

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Kansas City-Based CBD American Shaman LLC for Violating Federal Pesticide Law

  • Release Date: December 6, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Standards to Slash Methane Pollution, Combat Climate Change, Protect Health, and Bolster American Innovation

  Announced at COP28, the final rule will advance President Biden’s historic climate agenda, prevent 1.5 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, and deliver billions of dollars in health and economic benefits

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Standards to Slash Methane Pollution, Combat Climate Change, Protect Health, and Bolster American Innovation

  • Release Date: December 2, 2023

• EPA Takes Action to Protect People from PFAS that Leach from Plastic Containers into Pesticides and Other Products

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Protect People from PFAS that Leach from Plastic Containers into Pesticides and Other Products

  • Release Date: December 1, 2023

• EPA Fines Iowa Ethanol Producer for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Iowa Ethanol Producer for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: November 30, 2023

• EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan Cuts Smog-Forming Pollution from Power Plants in Summer 2023

  EPA Data Shows “Good Neighbor Plan” delivers significant early public health protections in first year

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan Cuts Smog-Forming Pollution from Power Plants in Summer 2023

  • Release Date: November 30, 2023

• EPA Proposes Stronger Rules to Protect People from Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemical Exposures

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Stronger Rules to Protect People from Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemical Exposures

  • Release Date: November 20, 2023

• Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing Will Pay Over $23M to Address Clean Air Act Violations and Offset Environmental Harm Related to Its Kansas Refinery

  EPA News Release: Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing Will Pay Over $23M to Address Clean Air Act Violations and Offset Environmental Harm Related to Its Kansas Refinery

  • Release Date: November 20, 2023