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• 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 Enforcement Actions at Facilities in Arizona, California and Nevada Address Chemical Safety Deficiencies

  One settlement in Northern California will enhance local emergency response capabilities

  EPA News Release: EPA Enforcement Actions at Facilities in Arizona, California and Nevada Address Chemical Safety Deficiencies

  • Release Date: May 23, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Almost $8 Million for Tribal Recycling Infrastructure Projects in the Pacific Southwest

  On America Recycles Day and Anniversary of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA announces grants funded in part by the largest recycling investment in 30 years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Almost $8 Million for Tribal Recycling Infrastructure Projects in the Pacific Southwest

  • Release Date: November 15, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $550,000 in Nevada Recycling Infrastructure Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA grants funded in part by largest recycling investment in 30 years under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $550,000 in Nevada Recycling Infrastructure Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 13, 2023

• Nevada-Based Thatcher Agrees to Pay Penalty, Undertake Project for Fire Department to Settle Claims of Chemical Safety Violations

  Under the settlement, owner of Sparks facility will pay a penalty, purchase equipment for fire department

  EPA News Release: Nevada-Based Thatcher Agrees to Pay Penalty, Undertake Project for Fire Department to Settle Claims of Chemical Safety Violations

  • Release Date: September 5, 2023

• 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

• 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

• EPA fines Autosales, Inc., which has location in Reno, for selling defeat devices, harming air quality

  EPA News Release: EPA fines Autosales, Inc., which has location in Reno, for selling defeat devices, harming air quality

  • Release Date: August 22, 2022

• EPA Directs Carson City Public Works to Improve Pretreatment Program and Protect Carson River

  EPA News Release: EPA Directs Carson City Public Works to Improve Pretreatment Program and Protect Carson River

  • Release Date: August 10, 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

• 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

• U.S. EPA orders Nevada and California companies to stop selling illegal disinfectants

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA orders Nevada and California companies to stop selling illegal disinfectants

  • Release Date: April 1, 2021

• U.S. EPA and Clark County reach agreement over unpermitted Laughlin Lagoon Dredging Project

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA and Clark County reach agreement over unpermitted Laughlin Lagoon Dredging Project

  • Release Date: September 28, 2020

• Caesars Entertainment Wins EPA Regional WasteWise Award

  Company has Diverted Nearly 400,000 Tons of Waste from Landfills

  EPA News Release: Caesars Entertainment Wins EPA Regional WasteWise Award

  • Release Date: April 20, 2020