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• EPA is securing chemicals stored at shuttered Cosmo Specialty Fibers facility in Cosmopolis

  EPA News Release: EPA is securing chemicals stored at shuttered Cosmo Specialty Fibers facility in Cosmopolis

  • Release Date: September 17, 2024

• EPA Urges Those Affected by Hurricane Francine to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reminds communities affected by Hurricane Francine to be aware of potential safety concerns in homes and other buildings.

  • Release Date: September 12, 2024

• EPA Urges Those Affected by Hurricane Beryl to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reminds communities affected by Hurricane Beryl to be aware of potential safety concerns in homes and other buildings.

  • Release Date: July 8, 2024

• EPA Emergency Response Team Prepares for Hurricane Season

  Guidelines available for facilities and local responders

  Emergency response teams at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are preparing for the Gulf Coast hurricane season, which begins June 1.

  • Release Date: May 9, 2024

• EPA Tips to Prepare for Hurricane Season

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reminds residents of Gulf Coast states that hurricane season begins on June 1. Families can take steps now to be ready before, during, and after a storm.

  • Release Date: May 6, 2024

• DEQ and EPA lead cleanup of wood preservative release in Sheridan

  EPA News Release: DEQ and EPA lead cleanup of wood preservative release in Sheridan

  • Release Date: August 24, 2023

• EPA Advises Facility Operators to Prepare for Hazardous Weather Events

  As the hurricane season kicks off, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reminds facility operators of preventing, minimizing, and reporting chemical releases during hazardous weather events.

  • Release Date: July 18, 2023

• Federal and State Agencies Prepare for Hurricane Season in Corpus Christi

  Natural Disaster Operational Workgroup conducts annual preparedness exercises

  This week, agencies from the federal government and the state of Texas will participate in a hurricane-preparedness exercise in and around Corpus Christi, Texas, from May 22-26.

  • Release Date: May 23, 2023

• Unified command responds to vessel fire in Tacoma, Washington

  EPA News Release: Unified command responds to vessel fire in Tacoma, Washington

  • Release Date: April 9, 2023

• BNSF Swinomish Channel Derailment UNIFIED COMMAND

  News Media Update #3

  EPA News Release: BNSF Swinomish Channel Derailment UNIFIED COMMAND

  • Release Date: March 18, 2023

• Chemical Hazard Reporting & Planning Enforcement Actions by EPA Region 10 in 2021

  EPA News Release: Chemical Hazard Reporting & Planning Enforcement Actions by EPA Region 10 in 2021

  • Release Date: February 16, 2022

• Chemical Accident Prevention Enforcement Actions Taken by EPA Region 10 in 2021

  EPA News Release: Chemical Accident Prevention Enforcement Actions Taken by EPA Region 10 in 2021

  • Release Date: February 16, 2022

• EPA fines Portland, Oregon glass company $39k for violating toxic chemical reporting rules

  Owens-Brockway Glass failed to report chromium used in glassmaking

  EPA News Release: EPA fines Portland, Oregon glass company $39k for violating toxic chemical reporting rules

  • Release Date: September 16, 2021

• EPA and LDEQ Announce Story Map Resource

  Interactive tool provides easy access to Hurricane Ida data

  EPA News Release: EPA and LDEQ Announce Story Map Resource

  • Release Date: September 13, 2021

• EPA’s EJSCREEN Tool Helps Decisionmakers Consider Needs of Communities Impacted by Hurricane Ida

  EPA News Release: EPA’s EJSCREEN Tool Helps Decisionmakers Consider Needs of Communities Impacted by Hurricane Ida

  • Release Date: September 10, 2021