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• EPA leads roundtable at Norfolk State University to tackle environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA leads roundtable at Norfolk State University to tackle environmental justice

  • Release Date: October 2, 2024

• Ovintiv USA to Pay $5.5M Penalty and Upgrade Oil and Gas Facilities in Utah to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations

  Compliance measures address violations at 22 facilities in Utah including on Uintah and Ouray Reservation state lands within Uinta Basin

  EPA News Release: Ovintiv USA to Pay $5.5M Penalty and Upgrade Oil and Gas Facilities in Utah to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: September 30, 2024

• EPA Issues Consent Order to MAX for Clean Water Act Violations at Yukon, PA, Waste Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Consent Order to MAX for Clean Water Act Violations at Yukon, PA, Waste Facility

  • Release Date: September 27, 2024

• EPA and Justice Department Announce Settlement to Reduce Benzene and Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Wastewater at Lima Refining Company’s Refinery in Ohio

  Lima Refining Company will implement injunctive relief valued at an estimated $150M to correct deficiencies and pay a penalty of $19M

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department Announce Settlement to Reduce Benzene and Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Wastewater at Lima Refining Company’s Refinery in Ohio

  • Release Date: September 27, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Makes $965M Available to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Pollution, Save Money, and Protect Children’s Health

  Latest funding opportunity under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda builds on nearly $3 billion already invested into clean school buses nationwide

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Makes $965M Available to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Pollution, Save Money, and Protect Children’s Health

  • Release Date: September 26, 2024

• EPA Issues Two Enforcement Alerts to Highlight Compliance and Monitoring Obligations for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Two Enforcement Alerts to Highlight Compliance and Monitoring Obligations for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

  • Release Date: September 25, 2024

• La Administración Biden-Harris crea el Cuerpo Nacional de Justicia Ambiental Climática

  La nueva asociación entre la EPA y AmeriCorps anunciada durante la Semana del Clima en la Ciudad de Nueva York ampliará las vías hacia las carreras de justicia ambiental como parte del Cuerpo Estadounidense del Clima del presidente Biden

  EPA News Release: La Administración Biden-Harris crea el Cuerpo Nacional de Justicia Ambiental Climática

  • Release Date: September 25, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Launches Nationwide Environmental Justice Climate Corps

  New partnership between EPA and AmeriCorps announced during Climate Week NYC will expand pathways into environmental justice careers as part of President Biden’s American Climate Corps

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Launches Nationwide Environmental Justice Climate Corps

  • Release Date: September 25, 2024

• Rooted in Justice: EPA and Richmond teams partner for greener Southside

  EPA News Release: Rooted in Justice: EPA and Richmond teams partner for greener Southside

  • Release Date: September 20, 2024

• EPA Upgrades ECHO Database to Add Water Quality Indicators Tool Enhancing Access to Water Quality Data Including Contributors to Pollution

  New mapping tool allows users to analyze water data and identify pollution problems in their communities including the potential polluters

  EPA News Release: EPA Upgrades ECHO Database to Add Water Quality Indicators Tool Enhancing Access to Water Quality Data Including Contributors to Pollution

  • Release Date: September 18, 2024

• United States Reaches Agreement with COBB Tuning Products for Clean Air Act Violations

  Company will stop selling defeat devices and pay $2.9M civil penalty

  EPA News Release: United States Reaches Agreement with COBB Tuning Products for Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: September 16, 2024

• EPA and SEMARNAT Reaffirm Shared Commitment to Improving Public Health and the Environment Along the U.S.-Mexico Border

  EPA News Release: EPA and SEMARNAT Reaffirm Shared Commitment to Improving Public Health and the Environment Along the U.S.-Mexico Border

  • Release Date: September 13, 2024

• North Carolina Auto Parts Seller and its Owner to Pay $10M for Making, Selling and Installing Emissions Defeat Devices on Motor Vehicles

  EPA News Release: North Carolina Auto Parts Seller and its Owner to Pay $10M for Making, Selling and Installing Emissions Defeat Devices on Motor Vehicles

  • Release Date: September 10, 2024

• La EPA emite una alerta de acatamiento para abordar la importación ilegal de hidrofluorocarbonos a los Estados Unidos

  La EPA aumenta los esfuerzos de aplicación de la ley civil y penal debido a la eliminación global de los HFC, un súper contaminante climático

  EPA News Release: La EPA emite una alerta de acatamiento para abordar la importación ilegal de hidrofluorocarbonos a los Estados Unidos

  • Release Date: September 6, 2024

• EPA Issues Enforcement Alert to Address Illegal Import of Hydrofluorocarbons into the United States

  EPA increasing civil and criminal enforcement efforts due to the global phasedown of HFCs, a climate super pollutant

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Enforcement Alert to Address Illegal Import of Hydrofluorocarbons into the United States

  • Release Date: September 6, 2024