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• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and City of West Bend Announce Start of Asbestos and E-Waste Cleanup at Former 5R Processors Facility

  EPA News Release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and City of West Bend Announce Start of Asbestos and E-Waste Cleanup at Former 5R Processors Facility

  • Release Date: November 1, 2024

• EPA to Hold Community Learning Session on Air Permit Renewal for Veolia Hazardous Waste Incinerator in Sauget, Illinois

  EPA News Release: EPA to Hold Community Learning Session on Air Permit Renewal for Veolia Hazardous Waste Incinerator in Sauget, Illinois

  • Release Date: September 19, 2024

• EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Cedar Creek Superfund Site in Cedarburg, Wisconsin 

  EPA to hold a public meeting on August 29, and will accept public comments on the plan until September 12 

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Cedar Creek Superfund Site in Cedarburg, Wisconsin 

  • Release Date: August 16, 2024

• EPA Begins Public Comment Period for Updated Cleanup Plan at the Wisconsin Public Service Corp. Site in Marinette 

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Public Comment Period for Updated Cleanup Plan at the Wisconsin Public Service Corp. Site in Marinette 

  • Release Date: July 17, 2024

• EPA Announces Funding Update for Drinking Water, Wastewater and Flood Prevention in Cahokia Heights/Metro East, Illinois

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Funding Update for Drinking Water, Wastewater and Flood Prevention in Cahokia Heights/Metro East, Illinois

  • Release Date: May 30, 2024

• EPA Announces More Than $8.5 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Wisconsin

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces More Than $8.5 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Wisconsin

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA Approves Plan to Remove PCB Contamination at the North Austin Community Center in Chicago

  Residents may see increased truck traffic around the site

  EPA News Release: EPA Approves Plan to Remove PCB Contamination at the North Austin Community Center in Chicago

  • Release Date: April 15, 2024

• EPA Adds Acme Steel Coke Plant in Chicago to Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Acme Steel Coke Plant in Chicago to Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: March 5, 2024

• EPA and Partners to Host Open House on Milwaukee Floodplains Cleanup

  EPA News Release: EPA and Partners to Host Open House on Milwaukee Floodplains Cleanup

  • Release Date: February 8, 2024

• EPA to Begin Hazardous Waste Cleanup at My Way Trading Warehouse Fire Site in Richmond, Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA to Begin Hazardous Waste Cleanup at My Way Trading Warehouse Fire Site in Richmond, Indiana

  • Release Date: October 17, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $7.3 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Illinois

  EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $7.3 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Illinois

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA invites Downers Grove, Illinois residents to talk about the Ellsworth Superfund site

  EPA News Release: EPA invites Downers Grove, Illinois residents to talk about the Ellsworth Superfund site

  • Release Date: February 17, 2023

• EPA seeks public comment on proposed cleanup plan for Hegeler Zinc Superfund site in Vermilion County, Illinois

  The Agency will hold a public meeting at Danville Area Community College on Wednesday, December 7, from 5:30 – 8 p.m.

  EPA News Release: EPA seeks public comment on proposed cleanup plan for Hegeler Zinc Superfund site in Vermilion County, Illinois

  • Release Date: December 1, 2022

• Biden Administration Announces $7.5 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites in Wisconsin

  EPA announces Wisconsin communities to receive Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment and Revolving Loan Fund Grants to help build a better America while advancing environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden Administration Announces $7.5 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites in Wisconsin

  • Release Date: May 12, 2022

• U.S. EPA to resume sampling and soil cleanup at the Old American Zinc Plant Superfund site in Fairmont City, Illinois

  The agency will hold an open-air availability session on July 7 to discuss the upcoming cleanup and sampling

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA to resume sampling and soil cleanup at the Old American Zinc Plant Superfund site in Fairmont City, Illinois

  • Release Date: June 30, 2021