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• EPA Grants Waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Cars II Regulations

  Agency additionally grants waiver for low-NOx regulations for heavy-duty and off-road vehicles and engines

  EPA News Release: EPA Grants Waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Cars II Regulations

  • Release Date: December 18, 2024

• EPA, Erie Water Works Celebrate Biden-Harris Administration Investment to Remove Lead from Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA, Erie Water Works Celebrate Biden-Harris Administration Investment to Remove Lead from Drinking Water

  • Release Date: July 24, 2024

• EPA Announces $56 Million WIFIA Loan to Upgrade Water Infrastructure for the Gun Lake Tribe in Western Michigan

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $56 Million WIFIA Loan to Upgrade Water Infrastructure for the Gun Lake Tribe in Western Michigan

  • Release Date: November 14, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $16 Million WIFIA Loan for Water System Reliability in Oregon

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $16 Million WIFIA Loan for Water System Reliability in Oregon

  • Release Date: September 26, 2023

• EPA Requires Norfolk Southern to Sample for Dioxins in East Palestine

  EPA will direct immediate cleanup as appropriate if contaminants from the derailment pose any unacceptable risk to human health

  EPA News Release: EPA Requires Norfolk Southern to Sample for Dioxins in East Palestine

  • Release Date: March 2, 2023

• EPA Opens Community Welcome Center in East Palestine for Residents and Business Owners

  EPA Community Welcome Center to provide community with ‘one-stop shop’ for information about the ongoing response to the train derailment; EPA deploys TAGA mobile lab to conduct real-time air-monitoring during waste removal

  EPA News Release: EPA Opens Community Welcome Center in East Palestine for Residents and Business Owners

  • Release Date: February 28, 2023

• EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Conduct All Cleanup Actions Associated with the East Palestine Train Derailment

  EPA order comes as state-led emergency response transitions to environmental cleanup phase; EPA will continue to work with local, state, and federal partners to ensure the health and safety of East Palestine community

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Conduct All Cleanup Actions Associated with the East Palestine Train Derailment

  • Release Date: February 21, 2023

• LyondellBasell Companies Agree to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution at Six U.S. Chemical Plants

  Settlement Will Cut Flaring at Plants in Texas and Iowa

  EPA News Release: LyondellBasell Companies Agree to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution at Six U.S. Chemical Plants

  • Release Date: October 15, 2021

• Administrator Wheeler Kicks Off Region 6 Visit in Texas

  EPA News Release: Administrator Wheeler Kicks Off Region 6 Visit in Texas

  • Release Date: November 18, 2020

• EPA Prepares for 2020 Hurricane Season Amid COVID-19

  EPA News Release: EPA Prepares for 2020 Hurricane Season Amid COVID-19

  • Release Date: June 9, 2020

• EPA Stresses the Importance of Recycling and Proper Disposal of Personal Protective Equipment

  EPA News Release: EPA Stresses the Importance of Recycling and Proper Disposal of Personal Protective Equipment

  • Release Date: May 12, 2020

• EPA and Federal Partners Commemorate 10-year Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

  EPA News Release: EPA and Federal Partners Commemorate 10-year Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

  • Release Date: April 20, 2020

• EPA Announces $2 Million Available for Tribes to Clean Up Diesel Engines

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $2 Million Available for Tribes to Clean Up Diesel Engines

  • Release Date: April 16, 2020

• EPA Continues Efforts to Increase the Availability of Disinfectant Products for Use Against the Novel Coronavirus

  EPA News Release: EPA Continues Efforts to Increase the Availability of Disinfectant Products for Use Against the Novel Coronavirus

  • Release Date: April 14, 2020

• EPA to Donate Personal Protective Equipment to State and Local Responders Fighting COVID-19 Across the Country

  EPA News Release: EPA to Donate Personal Protective Equipment to State and Local Responders Fighting COVID-19 Across the Country

  • Release Date: April 6, 2020