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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

• United States Brings Civil Enforcement Action for Significant Damage to 21 Acres of Wetlands in Ashland, VA

  EPA News Release: United States Brings Civil Enforcement Action for Significant Damage to 21 Acres of Wetlands in Ashland, VA

  • Release Date: November 16, 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

• Messer LLC to pay $1.9 million penalty for Clean Water Act violations at New Cumberland, WV facility

  EPA News Release: Messer LLC to pay $1.9 million penalty for Clean Water Act violations at New Cumberland, WV facility

  • Release Date: June 23, 2023

• Eastman Chemical Resins Inc. to pay $2.4 million penalty for multiple environmental violations at West Elizabeth Pa. facility

  EPA News Release: Eastman Chemical Resins Inc. to pay $2.4 million penalty for multiple environmental violations at West Elizabeth Pa. facility

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• Honeywell International, Olin Corp. to pay for cleanup at Superfund site near Moundsville, W. Va.

  EPA News Release: Honeywell International, Olin Corp. to pay for cleanup at Superfund site near Moundsville, W. Va.

  • Release Date: April 25, 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

• Capital Region Water agrees to make upgrades to wastewater treatment for Harrisburg area

  EPA News Release: Capital Region Water agrees to make upgrades to wastewater treatment for Harrisburg area

  • Release Date: February 14, 2023

• Koppers Inc. settles with EPA for alleged oil spill prevention violations in West Virginia, Pennsylvania

  EPA News Release: Koppers Inc. settles with EPA for alleged oil spill prevention violations in West Virginia, Pennsylvania

  • Release Date: November 19, 2020

• EPA settlement with MarkWest addresses Clean Air Act violations at Evans City, Pa. plant

  EPA News Release: EPA settlement with MarkWest addresses Clean Air Act violations at Evans City, Pa. plant

  • Release Date: September 25, 2020

• Eden Wood Preserving, LLC to pay $50,000 penalty To settle hazardous waste violations at Fruitland, Md. facility

  EPA News Release: Eden Wood Preserving, LLC to pay $50,000 penalty To settle hazardous waste violations at Fruitland, Md. facility

  • Release Date: September 16, 2020

• EPA settlement penalizes Superior Concrete Materials For Clean Air Act violations at former D.C. location

  EPA News Release: EPA settlement penalizes Superior Concrete Materials For Clean Air Act violations at former D.C. location

  • Release Date: September 2, 2020

• EPA: Managing Waste for Half-a-Century

  EPA News Release: EPA: Managing Waste for Half-a-Century

  • Release Date: July 24, 2020

• EPA Settles Pesticide Worker Protection Case With C&S Farms of Laurel, Delaware

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles Pesticide Worker Protection Case With C&S Farms of Laurel, Delaware

  • Release Date: June 15, 2020