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• EPA Secures Agreement from Chemours to Conduct New Sampling for PFAS Contamination near Washington Works, WV Facility

  Agreement Reflects Agency’s National Enforcement Compliance Initiative on Addressing Exposure to PFAS

  EPA News Release: EPA Secures Agreement from Chemours to Conduct New Sampling for PFAS Contamination near Washington Works, WV Facility

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA Mid-Atlantic Administrator Offers Tips for an Environmentally-Friendly Holiday

  EPA News Release: EPA Mid-Atlantic Administrator Offers Tips for an Environmentally-Friendly Holiday

  • Release Date: December 13, 2023

• EPA Awards Nearly $500,000 to Texas Organization to improve Air Quality in the Houston Area

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded $498,813 to the Achieving Community Tasks Successfully (ACTS) for a citizen science project to monitor hazardous air pollutants stemming from local pollution sources in Houston.

  • Release Date: November 29, 2023

• EPA Highlights Importance of Children’s Health Month with North Philadelphia Day Care Visit

  EPA News Release: EPA Highlights Importance of Children’s Health Month with North Philadelphia Day Care Visit

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• EPA Announces a Public Phone Line and Website for Residents in Fairmont, West Virginia

  Roll Out of Hotline and Website to Support Transparency and Inform the Public about Fairmont Brine Processing Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces a Public Phone Line and Website for Residents in Fairmont, West Virginia

  • Release Date: October 19, 2023

• EPA Region 6 Celebrates Children’s Health Month

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 is proudly celebrating Children’s Health Month this October by spreading awareness about the importance of protecting children from environmental threats where they live, learn and play.

  • Release Date: October 18, 2023

• EPA Announces $2.1 Million in Environmental Projects and $200,000 Civil Penalty in Clean Air Act Violations Against Evergreen Packaging LLC

  On September 27, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a consent agreement and final order (CAFO) with Evergreen Packaging LLC (“Evergreen”) for alleged Clean Air Act (CAA) violations.

  • Release Date: October 16, 2023

• EPA Announces nearly $700,000 in Settlements for Clean Air Act Violations with Companies in the San Juan Basin

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing administrative penalty settlements with three companies in the San Juan Basin in New Mexico: Logos Operating, LLC, DJR Operating, LLC, and Enduring Resources, LLC.

  • Release Date: October 3, 2023

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

  Announcement comes during Climate Week 2023

  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 Region 3 Celebrates Electric School Bus Delivery in Wirt County, West Virginia

  Event recognizes Wirt County School District and rebate recipient Matheny Motors who together received nearly $400,000 in funding for the purchase of an electric school bus.

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 3 Celebrates Electric School Bus Delivery in Wirt County, West Virginia

  • Release Date: September 15, 2023

• EPA to Host Meeting in Henrico, Virginia, August 23 about Ethylene Oxide and Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

  EPA News Release: EPA to Host Meeting in Henrico, Virginia, August 23 about Ethylene Oxide and Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

  • Release Date: August 9, 2023

• EPA Awards $25,000 to Rice University for Research on PFAS Waste in Landfills

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $25,000 to Rice University to fund their research on treating PFAS (per- and polyfluoralkyl) waste in landfills as part of the Agency’s People, Prosperity, and the Planet.

  • Release Date: August 7, 2023

• EPA Awards $24,000 to University of Texas at Dallas for Air Quality Sensor Project

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $24,999 for the University of Texas at Dallas for their work to develop low-cost air quality sensors for environmental justice communities as part of the Agency’s People, Prosperity, and the Planet.

  • Release Date: August 7, 2023

• EPA Announces $1.3 Million Settlement for Permian Basin Company

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) to Callon Permian LLC for emissions from tanks, flares, and other equipment that EPA identified using a helicopter equipped with a special infrared camera.

  • Release Date: July 13, 2023

• EPA Announces Nearly $500,000 in Grant Funding for High-Risk Houston Communities

  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Houston Health Department will receive grant funding to support community monitoring of hazardous air pollutants.

  • Release Date: July 10, 2023