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• EPA Head of Water Office Visits Pennsylvania to Tout $10 million in Funding to Replace Lead Pipes and Upgrade Water Infrastructure

  EPA News Release: EPA Head of Water Office Visits Pennsylvania to Tout $10 million in Funding to Replace Lead Pipes and Upgrade Water Infrastructure

  • Release Date: November 1, 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

• Texas Petrochemical Company Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act Violation, Fined More than $30 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties Related to Explosions at Its Facility in Port Neches

  November 2019 explosions prompted evacuations of thousands of area residents and released millions of pounds of extremely hazardous substances

  EPA News Release: Texas Petrochemical Company Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act Violation, Fined More than $30 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties Related to Explosions at Its Facility in Port Neches

  • Release Date: May 21, 2024

• Apache Corporation to pay $4 million and reduce unlawful air pollution from oil and gas wells in New Mexico and Texas, eliminating more than 10,000 tons of harmful air pollutants annually

  Company will also spend $5.5 million for preventive measures and to help address environmental harm caused by its violations

  EPA News Release: Apache Corporation to pay $4 million and reduce unlawful air pollution from oil and gas wells in New Mexico and Texas, eliminating more than 10,000 tons of harmful air pollutants annually

  • Release Date: February 13, 2024

• 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 and Justice Department File Complaint Against Norfolk Southern Railway Company for Unlawful Discharge of Pollutants and Hazardous Substances in East Palestine Derailment

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department File Complaint Against Norfolk Southern Railway Company for Unlawful Discharge of Pollutants and Hazardous Substances in East Palestine Derailment

  • Release Date: March 31, 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

• EPA Settlement with Texas Recycling Company Will Prevent the Release of Ozone Depleting Refrigerants Which Contributes to Climate Change

  Company will implement refrigerant recovery management programs at its ten facilities and pay a civil penalty

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlement with Texas Recycling Company Will Prevent the Release of Ozone Depleting Refrigerants Which Contributes to Climate Change

  • Release Date: January 7, 2022

• 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

• 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