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• EPA Settlement Requires Action be Taken to Prevent Leaks, Secures Nearly $300,000 Penalty to Settle Alleged Clean Air Act Violations at Peerless Oil and Chemicals Inc. in Puerto Rico

  NEW YORK  – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Peerless Oil and Chemicals Inc for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at its Peñuelas, Puerto Rico facility. The settlement requires Peerless to inspect its

  • Release Date: November 13, 2023

• Underground Petroleum Storage Tank Violations result in Fines for Several Businesses in New Jersey and New York

  EPA News Release: Underground Petroleum Storage Tank Violations result in Fines for Several Businesses in New Jersey and New York

  • Release Date: October 30, 2023

• La EPA otorga $1 millón en fondos a San Juan para combatir el cambio climático

  Este financiamiento es posible gracias a la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación del Presidente Biden

  EPA News Release: La EPA otorga $1 millón en fondos a San Juan para combatir el cambio climático

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• EPA Awards $1 Million to San Juan to Tackle Climate Pollution

  Funding made possible by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $1 Million to San Juan to Tackle Climate Pollution

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• EPA and State of New Jersey Propose Settlement with Stepan Company for Cleanup of Maywood Chemical Company Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA and State of New Jersey Propose Settlement with Stepan Company for Cleanup of Maywood Chemical Company Superfund Site

  • Release Date: October 12, 2023

• EPA Urges Consumers to Beware of Misbranded Antimicrobial Household Products

  Rush to Market without Complying with Applicable Federal Law During the COVID-19 Pandemic Results in $1.5 Million Penalty

  EPA News Release: EPA Urges Consumers to Beware of Misbranded Antimicrobial Household Products

  • Release Date: October 11, 2023

• EPA Settlement with Slack Chemical Company in New York Resolves Violations of Toxic Chemical Reporting Requirements

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlement with Slack Chemical Company in New York Resolves Violations of Toxic Chemical Reporting Requirements

  • Release Date: October 11, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $4.6 Billion in Competitive Grants to Cut Climate Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $4.6 Billion in Competitive Grants to Cut Climate Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 20, 2023

• EPA Takes Action to Protect Delaware River and to Hold Delhi, NY Company Accountable for Violating Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Protect Delaware River and to Hold Delhi, NY Company Accountable for Violating Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act

  • Release Date: August 3, 2023

• EPA Fines the Ritz-Carlton Resort on St. Thomas, USVI for Violations of the Clean Water Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines the Ritz-Carlton Resort on St. Thomas, USVI for Violations of the Clean Water Act

  • Release Date: July 26, 2023

• Metal Shredding Facility in Owego, New York Agrees to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: Metal Shredding Facility in Owego, New York Agrees to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: July 25, 2023

• EPA and Congresswoman Velázquez Announce $7 Billion Solar for All Grant Competition at Community Workshop in Brooklyn, New York

  EPA seeking applications through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to deploy residential solar in low-income and overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: EPA and Congresswoman Velázquez Announce $7 Billion Solar for All Grant Competition at Community Workshop in Brooklyn, New York

  • Release Date: June 29, 2023

• EPA Takes Action to Protect Sandberg Creek and Fines Newburg Egg Processing Corp. for Violating Clean Water Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Protect Sandberg Creek and Fines Newburg Egg Processing Corp. for Violating Clean Water Act

  • Release Date: May 23, 2023

• EPA announces funding for New York and New Jersey metropolitan areas to tackle climate pollution

  Albany, Buffalo, New York City, and Rochester metropolitan areas will each receive $1 million made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA announces funding for New York and New Jersey metropolitan areas to tackle climate pollution

  • Release Date: May 18, 2023

• EPA and State of New Jersey Propose Settlement with Bank of America for Monmouth County, NJ Superfund Site Cleanup

  EPA News Release: EPA and State of New Jersey Propose Settlement with Bank of America for Monmouth County, NJ Superfund Site Cleanup

  • Release Date: May 15, 2023