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• 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

• EPA Announces Steps to Advance the Cleanup for Raritan Bay Superfund Site Community

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Steps to Advance the Cleanup for Raritan Bay Superfund Site Community

  • Release Date: August 26, 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 Recognizes Federal Green Challenge Winners for Conserving Resources and Promoting Efficiency

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Federal Green Challenge Winners for Conserving Resources and Promoting Efficiency

  • Release Date: June 25, 2020

• New Mapping Tool for Managing Debris Expands Nationwide

  EPA News Release: New Mapping Tool for Managing Debris Expands Nationwide

  • Release Date: June 17, 2020

• Pottstown Mercury: EPA helping convert Mercury building into 'boutique hotel

  EPA News Release: Pottstown Mercury: EPA helping convert Mercury building into 'boutique hotel

  • Release Date: June 11, 2020

• EPA Administrator Wheeler Announces $6.9 Million in Supplemental Funding for Additional Clean Up and Reuse of Brownfield Sites Across the Nation

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Wheeler Announces $6.9 Million in Supplemental Funding for Additional Clean Up and Reuse of Brownfield Sites Across the Nation

  • Release Date: June 10, 2020

• EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler Wraps Up Pennsylvania Swing Highlighting Trump Administration Commitment to Cleaning Up Contaminated Sites Across the State

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler Wraps Up Pennsylvania Swing Highlighting Trump Administration Commitment to Cleaning Up Contaminated Sites Across the State

  • Release Date: June 10, 2020

• EPA Report Highlights Superfund's Success, Including Ogden's Swift Plant

  EPA News Release: EPA Report Highlights Superfund's Success, Including Ogden's Swift Plant

  • Release Date: June 10, 2020

• What They Are Saying: Trump Administration’s Cleaning Up Contaminated Sites Across the Country

  EPA News Release: What They Are Saying: Trump Administration’s Cleaning Up Contaminated Sites Across the Country

  • Release Date: June 10, 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

• Administrator Wheeler Kicks Off Southwest Michigan Swing with Congressman Upton Discussing Great Lakes, Superfund, Clean Air

  EPA News Release: Administrator Wheeler Kicks Off Southwest Michigan Swing with Congressman Upton Discussing Great Lakes, Superfund, Clean Air

  • Release Date: June 2, 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