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• EPA Announces More Than $105 Million in Funding for Oklahoma Water Infrastructure Improvements

  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $105 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Oklahoma Water Resources Board for water infrastructure improvements.

  • Release Date: November 29, 2022

• North Pacific Seafoods penalized $345,000 for Clean Air Act violations

  EPA News Release: North Pacific Seafoods penalized $345,000 for Clean Air Act violations

  • Release Date: November 29, 2022

• EPA to Host December 1 Virtual Community Meeting for Allentown Residents

  EPA News Release: EPA to Host December 1 Virtual Community Meeting for Allentown Residents

  • Release Date: November 18, 2022

• La EPA organizará una reunión comunitaria virtual del 1 de diciembre para los residentes de Allentown

  EPA News Release: La EPA organizará una reunión comunitaria virtual del 1 de diciembre para los residentes de Allentown

  • Release Date: November 18, 2022

• EPA Awards $750,000 for Research Grants to Texas A&M University

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $750,000 in research grant funding to go towards the Texas A&M university to develop and evaluate innovative methods.

  • Release Date: November 17, 2022

• EPA Awards $749,926 for Research Grants to the University of Houston

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $749,926 in research grant funding to the University of Houston to develop and evaluate innovative methods.

  • Release Date: November 17, 2022

• EPA Awards Nearly $741,054 in Research Grants to the University of Texas at Austin

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a grant to the University of Texas at Austin totaling $741,054 for research to refine the measurement of benefits of water quality improvements.

  • Release Date: November 17, 2022

• Construction Begins for Southern Impoundment Cleanup at San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site

  Construction for the final remedy has begun for part of the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund site in Harris County, Texas, just east of Houston.

  • Release Date: November 14, 2022

• Oklahoma City Used Oil Recyclers Pay Nearly $2 Million for Processing, Transportation, and Storage Violations

  January Environmental Services, Inc., January Transport, Inc., and company-owner Cris January will pay civil penalties of $1.9 million and perform comprehensive corrective measures to resolve allegations that they violated the RCRA in Oklahoma.

  • Release Date: November 9, 2022

• EPA Announces Austin-Based Lemi Shine Among 2022 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing Lemi Shine as an outstanding Safer Choice Formulator Product Manufacturer. Lemi Shine has prioritized educating consumers about how products that are safer for human health and the environment.

  • Release Date: November 7, 2022

• Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in Alaska to Receive $1.3 million in EPA Funding

  EPA News Release: Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in Alaska to Receive $1.3 million in EPA Funding

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in Idaho and Other States to Receive $500,000 in EPA Funding

  EPA News Release: Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in Idaho and Other States to Receive $500,000 in EPA Funding

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• EPA Announces Texas Organizations to Receive Over $3 Million for Air Monitoring Projects

  Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that six Texas organizations will receive $3,050,010 from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and American Rescue Plan to enhance air quality monitoring in marginalized communities.

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• EPA Announces New Mexico Groups to Receive $545,099 for Air Monitoring Projects

  Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces New Mexico Groups to Receive $545,099 for Air Monitoring Projects

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in Oregon to Receive Over $1 Million in EPA Funding

  $53 million for 132 local projects nationwide is EPA’s largest ever investment in community air monitoring

  EPA News Release: Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in Oregon to Receive Over $1 Million in EPA Funding

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022