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• 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 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

• U.S. EPA begins cleanup of Nelson Knitting site in Rockford, Illinois

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA begins cleanup of Nelson Knitting site in Rockford, Illinois

  • Release Date: January 30, 2023

• EPA and Senator Schumer Mark Recent Settlement to Remove Asbestos Piles from TechCity Site in Ulster County, New York

  EPA News Release: EPA and Senator Schumer Mark Recent Settlement to Remove Asbestos Piles from TechCity Site in Ulster County, New York

  • Release Date: August 12, 2022

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Facilities in New York 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 New York Continue to Reduce Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  • Release Date: March 4, 2022

• EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by Proposing to Add Meeker Avenue Plume, Brooklyn, New York to the National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by Proposing to Add Meeker Avenue Plume, Brooklyn, New York to the National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• La EPA responde a los daños provocados por los restos de la tormenta del huracán Ida en Nueva Jersey y Nueva York

  EPA News Release: La EPA responde a los daños provocados por los restos de la tormenta del huracán Ida en Nueva Jersey y Nueva York

  • Release Date: September 2, 2021

• EPA Responds to Damage from Storm Remnants of Hurricane Ida in New Jersey and New York

  EPA News Release: EPA Responds to Damage from Storm Remnants of Hurricane Ida in New Jersey and New York

  • Release Date: September 2, 2021

• EPA to take comments on proposed cleanup plan for Olin Corp. facility in East Alton, Illinois

  60-day public comment period begins May 26

  EPA News Release: EPA to take comments on proposed cleanup plan for Olin Corp. facility in East Alton, Illinois

  • Release Date: May 26, 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 Completes Cleanup of FMC Corp. Landfill Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes Cleanup of FMC Corp. Landfill Superfund Site

  • Release Date: September 22, 2020

• Senior EPA Officials Speak at Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Forum on Strengthening Puerto Rico Recovery Efforts

  EPA News Release: Senior EPA Officials Speak at Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Forum on Strengthening Puerto Rico Recovery Efforts

  • Release Date: September 1, 2020

• EPA Region 2 Continues to Address PFAS on the State and Local Level

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 2 Continues to Address PFAS on the State and Local Level

  • Release Date: July 29, 2020

• EPA Resolves Past Hazardous Waste Incinerator Violations by Norlite, LLC in Cohoes, NY

  EPA News Release: EPA Resolves Past Hazardous Waste Incinerator Violations by Norlite, LLC in Cohoes, NY

  • Release Date: May 21, 2020

• EPA Region 2 Transfers Personal Protective Equipment to Federal Emergency Management Agency

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 2 Transfers Personal Protective Equipment to Federal Emergency Management Agency

  • Release Date: May 4, 2020