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• 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 Adds Bradford Island near Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River to the National Priorities or “Superfund” List

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Bradford Island near Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River to the National Priorities or “Superfund” List

  • Release Date: March 17, 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

• 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

• EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by Proposing to Add Ochoa Fertilizer Co. in Guánica, Puerto Rico to the National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by Proposing to Add Ochoa Fertilizer Co. in Guánica, Puerto Rico to the National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• EPA Announces the Selection of Three Municipalities in Puerto Rico to Receive $900,000 for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  The grant awards help underserved communities Build Back Better and address Environmental Justice concerns

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces the Selection of Three Municipalities in Puerto Rico to Receive $900,000 for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  • Release Date: May 18, 2021

• EPA Announces $400,000 in Funding to Small Businesses in Alaska and Washington to Develop Innovative Environmental Technologies

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $400,000 in Funding to Small Businesses in Alaska and Washington to Develop Innovative Environmental Technologies

  • Release Date: April 6, 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 challenge seeks innovative solutions for reducing indoor air pollution from western wildfires

  EPA News Release: EPA challenge seeks innovative solutions for reducing indoor air pollution from western wildfires

  • Release Date: February 17, 2021

• EPA settles with Emerald Kalama Chemical, LLC over hazardous waste handling, storage violations

  Facility agrees to modify practice and pay penalty to settle alleged violations

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Emerald Kalama Chemical, LLC over hazardous waste handling, storage violations

  • Release Date: February 8, 2021

• Idaho, Oregon, Washington and partners to receive nearly $1 Million in EPA Pollution Prevention Grants

  EPA News Release: Idaho, Oregon, Washington and partners to receive nearly $1 Million in EPA Pollution Prevention Grants

  • Release Date: September 23, 2020

• Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the PNW

  Actions finalized in May and June 2020

  EPA News Release: Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the PNW

  • Release Date: September 10, 2020

• EPA Deletes the Hormigas Groundwater Superfund Site in Puerto Rico, from federal Superfund list

  EPA News Release: EPA Deletes the Hormigas Groundwater Superfund Site in Puerto Rico, from federal Superfund list

  • Release Date: September 10, 2020

• EPA to begin time-critical removal work at Kaiser site in Mead, Washington

  Asbestos, PCBs at former aluminum smelter pose risks to people

  EPA News Release: EPA to begin time-critical removal work at Kaiser site in Mead, Washington

  • Release Date: July 23, 2020