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• EPA Region 3 and Four Manufactured Home Communities Settle Wastewater Treatment Cases in Ann Arundel County, Maryland with $1.1 million in penalties

  Settlement protects waters leading to the Chesapeake Bay

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 3 and Four Manufactured Home Communities Settle Wastewater Treatment Cases in Ann Arundel County, Maryland with $1.1 million in penalties

  • Release Date: August 29, 2024

• EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program Office selects Khesha Reed as permanent Deputy Director

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program Office selects Khesha Reed as permanent Deputy Director

  • Release Date: August 27, 2024

• EPA Announces More Than $2M to West Virginia University to Support U.S. Manufacturing

  Grants from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will help businesses produce low-carbon materials

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces More Than $2M to West Virginia University to Support U.S. Manufacturing

  • Release Date: August 1, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $13.9 million to Pennsylvania in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants

  EPA announces initial selections from $2 billion Inflation Reduction Act program - the largest single environmental justice investment in history – delivered by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $13.9 million to Pennsylvania in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants

  • Release Date: July 25, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20 Million Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant to District of Columbia Organizations

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20 Million Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant to District of Columbia Organizations

  • Release Date: July 25, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Virginia DEQ Selection as Part of Coalitions to Receive Grants for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Virginia DEQ Selection as Part of Coalitions to Receive Grants for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• Delaware to benefit from $248 million grant for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution

  Department of Transportation is part of a coalition selected by the EPA to receive portion of a Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Delaware to benefit from $248 million grant for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• Cunningham and HNRC in Bomont, West Virginia, to pay $764,274 for alleged State and Federal violations

  Agreement ensures proper management of harmful well pad emissions

  EPA News Release: Cunningham and HNRC in Bomont, West Virginia, to pay $764,274 for alleged State and Federal violations

  • Release Date: July 9, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $16.7 million in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Maryland as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $16.7 million in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Maryland as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• EPA Issues Consent Order to MAX Environmental Technologies to Ensure Compliance with Hazardous Waste Rules at Yukon, PA, Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Consent Order to MAX Environmental Technologies to Ensure Compliance with Hazardous Waste Rules at Yukon, PA, Facility

  • Release Date: April 29, 2024

• EPA fines PMI of Baltimore MD $230,000 for Violations of Pollution Laws

  EPA News Release: EPA fines PMI of Baltimore MD $230,000 for Violations of Pollution Laws

  • Release Date: April 23, 2024

• Registration now open for EPA’s 3rd annual Mid-Atlantic Summit, kicks off 30-day countdown

  “Empowering Communities for Environmental Equity” theme provides opportunity for conversation about equitable access to healthy and sustainable communities

  EPA News Release: Registration now open for EPA’s 3rd annual Mid-Atlantic Summit, kicks off 30-day countdown

  • Release Date: April 17, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $18.5M in Awards for Clean School Buses Across West Virginia as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $18.5M in Awards for Clean School Buses Across West Virginia as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: January 8, 2024

• EPA Secures Agreement from Chemours to Conduct New Sampling for PFAS Contamination near Washington Works, WV Facility

  Agreement Reflects Agency’s National Enforcement Compliance Initiative on Addressing Exposure to PFAS

  EPA News Release: EPA Secures Agreement from Chemours to Conduct New Sampling for PFAS Contamination near Washington Works, WV Facility

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• United States Brings Civil Enforcement Action for Significant Damage to 21 Acres of Wetlands in Ashland, VA

  EPA News Release: United States Brings Civil Enforcement Action for Significant Damage to 21 Acres of Wetlands in Ashland, VA

  • Release Date: November 16, 2023