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Region 2 News Releases

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EPA Issues Record of Decision Related to Combined Sewer Overflow Impacts on the Newtown Creek Superfund Site in New York City
The United States Seeks Court Approval of Modification to Settlement Covering the St. Croix Limetree Bay Facility located in the U.S. Virgin Islands
$100,000 EPA Grant to Small Business in Syracuse, New York Helps Develop Innovative Environmental Technology
EPA Proposes Plan for Next Phase of Cleanup at the Sherwin-Williams/Hilliards Creek Superfund Site in Gibbsboro, Lindenwold, and Voorhees, New Jersey
EPA Recognizes Electronics Industry Leaders in New Jersey and New York for Diverting 176,494 Tons of Electronic Products from Landfills
EPA Issues Administrative Order Requiring City to Construct Sewage Retention Tanks for Gowanus Canal Superfund Site Cleanup
Cleanup work to resume next month at Grasse River Superfund Site in Massena, New York
EPA Withdraws Plantwide Applicability Limit Permit for Limetree Bay Refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Will Review Clean Air Act Requirements for the Facility
EPA Selects PUSH Buffalo to Receive $200,000 Brownfields Job Training Grant to Build a Skilled Environmental Workforce in Economically Distressed Communities
EPA Selects Three New York City Organizations for Brownfields Job Training Grants to Build a Skilled Environmental Workforce in Economically Distressed Communities
El gobierno federal exige detener la disposición de residuos sólidos en vertedero municipal de Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
U.S. Government Calls for End of Disposing Solid Waste at Puerto Rico Municipal Landfill
EPA Extends Public Review of Proposed Cleanup Plan to Address Soil and Groundwater Contamination at the Riverside Industrial Park Superfund Site in Newark, New Jersey
La EPA emprende proyectos innovadores de investigación para reducir el riesgo del radón en Puerto Rico
EPA Embarks on Innovative Research Projects to Reduce Radon Risk in Puerto Rico
EPA Publishes 2019 Annual Toxics Release Inventory Report and Analysis Facilities in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Continue to Reduce Releases of Toxic Chemicals
New EPA Agreement with The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Will Provide Flexibility, Maximize Environmental Results
EPA Invites 55 New Projects to Apply for WIFIA Loans to Improve Water Quality; New York Region Included
EPA Evaluates Revised Plan by New York State to Meet Bay Pollutant Reduction Targets
EPA Region 2 Awards Grants to Student Teams in New Jersey and New York for Innovative Technology Projects
EPA Provides Continued Time for Public Review of Proposed Cleanup Plan to Address Soil and Groundwater Contamination at the Riverside Industrial Park Superfund Site in Newark, New Jersey
$1.1 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound Sixteen grants awarded to projects in New York
EPA Finalizes Clean Air Act Permit for Limetree Bay Facility on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
$120,000 EPA Grant to Cooper’s Ferry Partnership, in Camden, New Jersey Helps Camden Residents Reduce Health Risks in Their Homes
EPA Provides Additional Time for Public Review of Proposed Cleanup Plan to Address Soil and Groundwater Contamination at the Riverside Industrial Park Superfund Site in Newark, New Jersey
EPA Awards Funding to Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs for Farmworker Pesticide Training in New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico
EPA Begins Historic Full-Scale Dredging of Gowanus Canal Superfund Site
Nearing Full Implementation, EPA’s Lean Management System Delivers Results
EPA Awards Source Reduction Grant to New York State Pollution Prevention Institute at Rochester Institute of Technology
U.S. EPA Recognizes Freight Industry Leaders for Environmental Performance New Jersey and New York among the Winners
EPA Recognizes WaterSense Conservation Leader in New York
EPA Announces $7.5 Million Grant to Reduce Lead Exposure in Newark, New Jersey, Schools
EPA Awards Environmental Justice Grant to Hope Program, Inc., Bronx, New York
EPA Provides Additional Time for Public Review of Proposed Cleanup Plan to Address Soil and Groundwater Contamination at the Riverside Industrial Park Superfund Site in Newark, New Jersey
EPA Provides Additional Time for Public Review of Proposed Cleanup Plan to Address Groundwater Contamination in the Townships of Cinnaminson and Delran, Burlington County, New Jersey
EPA Takes Action to Protect Public from Coronavirus Protection Scams
EPA Marks Third Year of Historically High Superfund Site Deletions with Visit to Peter Cooper Superfund Site in Gowanda, New York
La Región 2 de la EPA adjudica subvención de $1.1 millones a la Universidad de Puerto Rico para reducir la contaminación del aire en San Juan
EPA Region 2 to Provide $1.1 Million Grant to the University of Puerto Rico to Reduce Air Pollution in San Juan
EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan to Address Creosote Contamination at the GCL Tie and Treating Superfund Site in Sidney, New York
La EPA finaliza el plan de limpieza para abordar el Sitio Superfondo Pesticide Warehouse I en Arecibo, Puerto Rico
EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan to Address Pesticide Warehouse I Superfund Site in Arecibo, Puerto Rico
EPA Finalizes Change to Cleanup Plan for the Imperial Oil/Champion Chemical Superfund Site in Morganville, New Jersey
EPA Awards Funding to Student Teams to Solve Environmental and Public Health Challenges
EPA Announces the Selection of 12 Organizations to Receive $3 Million in Funding to Support Anaerobic Digestion in Communities
EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan to Address Groundwater Contamination at the Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund Site in New Jersey
EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan to Address PCB Contamination at the Unimatic Superfund Site in Fairfield, New Jersey
EPA Region 2 to Provide $4.7 Million in Grant Funding to Reduce Air Pollution in New York and New Jersey
The United States and New Jersey Reach Settlement for Cleanup at the Hercules, Inc. Superfund Site, Gibbstown, New Jersey
EPA Announces 2020 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners