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• Teck Alaska pays $429K penalty for hazardous waste violations at Red Dog Mine

  EPA's settlement with Teck Alaska, Incorporated, for hazardous waste violations at Red Dog Mine near Kotzebue, Alaska.

  • Release Date: August 6, 2024

• EPA Settles with Nevada Company over Hazardous Waste and PCB Issues at Landfill

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles with Nevada Company over Hazardous Waste and PCB Issues at Landfill

  • Release Date: July 17, 2024

• EPA Selects Nevada’s Desert Research Institute for Funding to Support Environmental Education

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Nevada’s Desert Research Institute for Funding to Support Environmental Education

  • Release Date: July 8, 2024

• EPA Awards $25,000 to University of Nevada-Las Vegas for Water Disinfection Research

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $25,000 to University of Nevada-Las Vegas for Water Disinfection Research

  • Release Date: August 1, 2023

• 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

• EPA announces nearly $4 million in grant funding to research cumulative health impacts of climate change in underserved communities in Alaska and Washington

  Collaborative projects in Alaska and Washington will promote community-led science, knowledge-sharing to support environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA announces nearly $4 million in grant funding to research cumulative health impacts of climate change in underserved communities in Alaska and Washington

  • Release Date: February 27, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Funding for Cleanup in Nevada

  EPA announces start of new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites, along with support for 100 other ongoing cleanups, thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Funding for Cleanup in Nevada

  • Release Date: February 10, 2023

• Air Force agrees to pay $206,811 EPA penalty for hazardous waste violations at Eareckson Air Station in Alaska

  EPA News Release: Air Force agrees to pay $206,811 EPA penalty for hazardous waste violations at Eareckson Air Station in Alaska

  • Release Date: June 23, 2022

• EPA Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Recycle City Educational Initiative

  Online games provide teachers and students with environmental learning resources

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Recycle City Educational Initiative

  • Release Date: April 21, 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

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Report Shows Decline in Certain Toxic Chemicals, Makes Data More Accessible to Nevadans

  New data show increased pollution prevention at facilities nationwide

  EPA News Release: New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Report Shows Decline in Certain Toxic Chemicals, Makes Data More Accessible to Nevadans

  • Release Date: March 3, 2022

• Clark County Completes Laughlin Lagoon Wetland Conservation Measures, Protecting Colorado River

  EPA News Release: Clark County Completes Laughlin Lagoon Wetland Conservation Measures, Protecting Colorado River

  • Release Date: February 17, 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