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• EPA Decides on Cleanup Plans for Seven Abandoned Uranium Mine Sites in Navajo Nation

  EPA News Release: EPA Decides on Cleanup Plans for Seven Abandoned Uranium Mine Sites in Navajo Nation

  • Release Date: October 8, 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7,830,500 in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Alabama

  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: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7,830,500 in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Alabama

  • Release Date: May 24, 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 Adds Sites to the Superfund National Priorities List, including the Lukachukai Mountains Mining District in Navajo Nation

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Sites to the Superfund National Priorities List, including the Lukachukai Mountains Mining District in Navajo Nation

  • Release Date: March 5, 2024

• EPA Proposes to Add Afterthought Mine in Shasta County, Calif. to Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Add Afterthought Mine in Shasta County, Calif. to Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: March 5, 2024

• EPA Plans Sampling for Cleanup of Residential Areas at the Iron King Mine – Humboldt Smelter Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Plans Sampling for Cleanup of Residential Areas at the Iron King Mine – Humboldt Smelter Superfund Site

  • Release Date: February 29, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites

  Utilizing updated, best available science, EPA lowers screening levels for the first time in 30 years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites

  • Release Date: January 17, 2024

• EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Iron King Mine-Humboldt Smelter Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Iron King Mine-Humboldt Smelter Superfund Site

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• EPA to Review Cleanups at 40 Southeast Superfund Sites

  EPA News Release: EPA to Review Cleanups at 40 Southeast Superfund Sites

  • Release Date: October 19, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $4,179,495 Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Alabama

  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 $4,179,495 Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Alabama

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA to Review Cleanups at 45 Southeast Superfund Sites

  EPA News Release: EPA to Review Cleanups at 45 Southeast Superfund Sites

  • Release Date: October 19, 2022

• EPA Selects UC Berkeley, State of California, Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians for Grants Funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  Pollution Prevention Grants Focus on Promoting Safer Products, Helping Businesses in Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects UC Berkeley, State of California, Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians for Grants Funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  • Release Date: October 11, 2022

• EPA Awards over $1 million to Advance Environmental Justice in California

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards over $1 million to Advance Environmental Justice in California

  • Release Date: June 29, 2022