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• EPA Issues Draft Permits for Underground Injection Control Class VI Wells in Texas

  Draft permits seek public input to ensure local communities and the environment are protected

  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued draft Class VI permits to Oxy Low Carbon Ventures LLC for three proposed wells for geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide in Ector County, Texas.

  • Release Date: September 4, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $29,917,000 for Maryland Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden’s commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $29,917,000 for Maryland Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• EPA Announces Approval of Oklahoma State Certification of Pesticide Applicators Plan

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing stronger standards for individuals who use restricted use pesticides (RUPs) in the state of Oklahoma.

  • Release Date: November 2, 2023

• EPA Announces Approval of Arkansas State Certification of Pesticide Applicator Plan

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing stronger standards for individuals who use Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) in the state of Arkansas.

  • Release Date: September 28, 2023

• EPA Announces Approval of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas State Certification of Pesticide Applicator Plans

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing stronger standards for individuals who use Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) in the states of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas.

  • Release Date: September 12, 2023

• EPA releases 2021 Toxic Release Inventory data for Mid-Atlantic Region

  Releases remained below Pre-Pandemic levels, including a decrease of nearly 40 percent in production-related waste releases since 2020

  EPA News Release: EPA releases 2021 Toxic Release Inventory data for Mid-Atlantic Region

  • Release Date: March 31, 2023

• EPA Mid-Atlantic Releases Local Lead Action Plan (LLAP) Guide

  EPA News Release: EPA Mid-Atlantic Releases Local Lead Action Plan (LLAP) Guide

  • Release Date: March 28, 2023

• Nationwide EPA Initiative Aims to Reduce Lead Exposure in Portsmouth Communities

  EPA News Release: Nationwide EPA Initiative Aims to Reduce Lead Exposure in Portsmouth Communities

  • Release Date: October 6, 2022

• EPA partners with golf course association to address best management practices, sustainability, improvements to air, water

  EPA News Release: EPA partners with golf course association to address best management practices, sustainability, improvements to air, water

  • Release Date: September 19, 2022

• EPA Settlement with Allied BioScience Addresses Alleged Claims of SurfaceWise2 Product and SARS-CoV-2 Viruses

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlement with Allied BioScience Addresses Alleged Claims of SurfaceWise2 Product and SARS-CoV-2 Viruses

  • Release Date: March 10, 2022

• EPA Announces Public Listening Session on Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities, March 9

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Public Listening Session on Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities, March 9

  • Release Date: March 2, 2022

• La EPA anuncia sesiones públicas de escucha sobre la Estrategia preliminar para reducir la exposición al plomo y las disparidades en las comunidades estadounidenses, 9 de marzo

  EPA News Release: La EPA anuncia sesiones públicas de escucha sobre la Estrategia preliminar para reducir la exposición al plomo y las disparidades en las comunidades estadounidenses, 9 de marzo

  • Release Date: March 2, 2022

• EPA Region 6 to Hold Public Listening Session on Draft Lead Strategy

  A public listening session on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities for stakeholders from Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas will be held February 15, 2022.

  • Release Date: February 3, 2022

• EPA Names Two DC-Based Trade Associations 2021 Safer Choice Partners of the Year

  EPA News Release: EPA Names Two DC-Based Trade Associations 2021 Safer Choice Partners of the Year

  • Release Date: September 24, 2021

• EPA awards Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers more than $1.35 Million for research to better understand exposure of young children to chemicals in soil and dust

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers more than $1.35 Million for research to better understand exposure of young children to chemicals in soil and dust

  • Release Date: August 10, 2021