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• 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

• La EPA llevará a cabo reunión comunitaria sobre emisiones de óxido de etileno en Salinas, Puerto Rico el 30 de agosto

  La reunión se centrará en informar a los residentes sobre los posibles riesgos a la salud de una planta esterilizadora cercana

  EPA News Release: La EPA llevará a cabo reunión comunitaria sobre emisiones de óxido de etileno en Salinas, Puerto Rico el 30 de agosto

  • Release Date: August 26, 2022

• EPA to Host August 30 Community Meeting for Salinas, Puerto Rico Residents

  Community meeting will focus on informing residents about potential health risks from a nearby sterilizer plant

  EPA News Release: EPA to Host August 30 Community Meeting for Salinas, Puerto Rico Residents

  • Release Date: August 26, 2022

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Facilities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands 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 Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Continue to Reduce Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  • Release Date: March 4, 2022

• Nuevos datos del inventario de emisiones tóxicas de la EPA muestran que las sedes en Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes Estadounidenses continúan reduciendo emisiones de ciertas sustancias químicas tóxicas

  El Análisis 2020 incluye nuevas características para hacer los datos más accesibles a las comunidades

  EPA News Release: Nuevos datos del inventario de emisiones tóxicas de la EPA muestran que las sedes en Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes Estadounidenses continúan reduciendo emisiones de ciertas sustancias químicas tóxicas

  • Release Date: March 4, 2022

• Agencias Federales y Estatales Presentan Guia para Ayudar a los Municipios a Integrar el Manejo de Desperdicios Sólidos y Escombros de Desastres en Planes de Mitigación de Riesgos en Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: Agencias Federales y Estatales Presentan Guia para Ayudar a los Municipios a Integrar el Manejo de Desperdicios Sólidos y Escombros de Desastres en Planes de Mitigación de Riesgos en Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: September 14, 2021

• Federal and Puerto Rico Agencies Unveil Guide to Assist Municipalities in Integrating Solid Waste and Disaster Debris Management into Hazard Mitigation Plans

  EPA News Release: Federal and Puerto Rico Agencies Unveil Guide to Assist Municipalities in Integrating Solid Waste and Disaster Debris Management into Hazard Mitigation Plans

  • Release Date: September 14, 2021

• EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by Proposing to Add Ochoa Fertilizer Co. in Guánica, Puerto Rico to the National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by Proposing to Add Ochoa Fertilizer Co. in Guánica, Puerto Rico to the National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• EPA Announces the Selection of Three Municipalities in Puerto Rico to Receive $900,000 for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  The grant awards help underserved communities Build Back Better and address Environmental Justice concerns

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces the Selection of Three Municipalities in Puerto Rico to Receive $900,000 for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  • Release Date: May 18, 2021

• U.S. Government Calls for End of Disposing Solid Waste at Puerto Rico Municipal Landfill

  EPA News Release: U.S. Government Calls for End of Disposing Solid Waste at Puerto Rico Municipal Landfill

  • Release Date: February 25, 2021

• EPA Publishes 2019 Annual Toxics Release Inventory Report and Analysis Facilities in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Continue to Reduce Releases of Toxic Chemicals

  Facilities in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Continue to Reduce Releases of Toxic Chemicals

  EPA News Release: EPA Publishes 2019 Annual Toxics Release Inventory Report and Analysis Facilities in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Continue to Reduce Releases of Toxic Chemicals

  • Release Date: January 13, 2021

• EPA Awards Funding to Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs for Farmworker Pesticide Training in New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Funding to Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs for Farmworker Pesticide Training in New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: November 19, 2020

• EPA Takes Action to Protect Public from Coronavirus Protection Scams

  EPA issued 29 Advisory Letters to companies selling misbranded and unregistered pesticide products and prevented 52 imports of illegal pesticide products in New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Protect Public from Coronavirus Protection Scams

  • Release Date: October 15, 2020

• La EPA finaliza el plan de limpieza para abordar el Sitio Superfondo Pesticide Warehouse I en Arecibo, Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: La EPA finaliza el plan de limpieza para abordar el Sitio Superfondo Pesticide Warehouse I en Arecibo, Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: October 5, 2020

• EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan to Address Pesticide Warehouse I Superfund Site in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan to Address Pesticide Warehouse I Superfund Site in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: October 5, 2020