Pacific Southwest (Region 9) Media Center
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EPA Region 9
News media, state and local officials, and others can find press releases, media events and contacts in EPA's Pacific Southwest. Additional resources include newsletters, annual reports, and library services that support regional activities.
Find news releases, newsletters, contacts, and other information for the media and public at EPA’s Pacific Southwest Media Center. EPA’s Pacific Southwest region implements and enforces federal environmental laws in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and 148 Tribal Nations.
Latest Pacific Southwest News
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EPA Completes Historic Oil Removal at Dunsmuir Railyard, Restores Sacramento River Shoreline
EPA has completed oversight of the removal of approximately 75,000 gallons of oil and 100,000 tons of oil-contaminated soil from the Dunsmuir Railroad site in Dunsmuir, California.
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EPA Fines Southern California Facility for Hazardous Waste Violations
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with the Sherwin-Williams Company
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EPA Takes Action Against Apple for Inadequate Hazardous Waste Management
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a settlement with Apple Inc. over claims of violations of federal hazardous waste law at a facility located on Scott Boulevard, Santa Clara, California.
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EPA Initiates Cleanup of Uranium Mine Waste at Lukachukai Superfund Site on Navajo Nation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is beginning the cleanup of 13,000 cubic yards of uranium mine waste rock at the Mesa V complex of three former mines in the Lukachukai Mountains on the Navajo Nation.
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EPA Orders Cabras Marine to End Sloppy Hazardous Waste Management, Preventing Spills into Apra Harbor
Under the authority of the Clean Water Act, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an Order to the Cabras Marine Corporation to improve deficient operations and maintenance of their ship repair facility in Guam.
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EPA Completes Dededo Transfer Station Removal Action
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed the removal of approximately 31,000 cubic yards of soil contaminated with heavy metals and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at the Dededo Transfer Station in Guam.
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EPA Oversees Largest Lithium-Ion Battery Cleanup in Agency History at Moss Landing
Following work to delink batteries and stabilize severely fire-impacted Moss Landing 300 Building, crews begin removing, treating lithium-ion batteries
Today, EPA began oversight of the removal of lithium-ion batteries from the Moss Landing, California battery energy storage facility impacted in a January 2025 fire, marking the start of an unprecedented battery cleanup effort.
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