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EPA awards New Jersey nearly $169 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for water infrastructure improvements

News Release: NEW YORK — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded nearly $169 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to New Jersey for water infrastructure improvements that will help communities access clean, safe and reliable drinking water, increase resilience, collect and treat wastewater to protect public health, clean up pollution, and safeguard vital waterways.


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Performance Evaluation Studies on Wastewater Laboratories (Renewal) on Nov. 30

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EPA Settlement Results in Closure of Four Big Island Cesspools

News Release: HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken an enforcement action against American Savings Bank to close an illegal, pollution-causing large capacity cesspool at the bank’s former branch in Kealakekua. The settlement includes a penalty of $30,427 for having operated an illegal ...


Addition of Certain Chemicals; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting discussed on Nov. 30 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page rule on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Environmental Protection Agency on Nov. 30

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EPA Announces Proposal to Protect Tribal Reserved Rights in Water Quality Standards and Best Practices for Tribal Treaty and Reserved Rights

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, during the 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced a proposal to revise the federal water quality standards regulations to better protect Tribal rights under the Clean Water Act (CWA). With this action, ...


E&C Republicans to NIH: Turn Over Previously Requested Information Ahead of New Congress

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today sent a letter to National Institutes of...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Republican Leader John Barrasso (R-WY) sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm raising concerns about potential damage to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) due to President Biden’s unprecedented drawdowns and DOE’s mismanagement of the national security asset.


EPA’s Design for the Environment Program Highlighted in Amazon’s Climate Pledge Friendly Program

News Release: WASHINGTON – The Climate Pledge Friendly program on Amazon now includes antimicrobial products like disinfectants and sanitizers certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Design for the Environment (DfE) program. DfE joins EPA’s Safer Choice and 46 other sustainability certifications in Climate Pledge Friendly, which helps customers shop for over 300,000 more sustainable products in the company’s online store.


EPA aims to reduce lead exposure with free Lead-Safe Renovation Training for Pueblo, Colorado-area contractors on December 5

News Release: Pueblo, Colo. – As part of ongoing efforts to raise awareness about childhood lead exposure and protect communities in Pueblo, Colorado, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging all Pueblo-area contractors to attend a free lead-safe work practices training and certification course ...


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

News Release: (Seattle – Nov. 29, 2022) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that North Pacific Seafoods, Inc. of Seattle, Wash., paid a $345,000 penalty for Clean Air Act violations at two of its facilities in Naknek, Alaska. As a result of an investigation, EPA discovered North Pacific Seafoods ...


Rodgers Statement on Passing of Congressman Donald McEachin

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on the passing of Rep. Donald McEachin (D-VA):


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EPA Announces $52M in Grants for States to Support Clean Water, Flood Resilience, and Water Equity

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $52 million in grants to help communities improve essential stormwater infrastructure. EPA’s Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants will be used by states to invest in projects that reduce flooding ...


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

News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS (Nov. 29th, 2022) — 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. At an event ...


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) Meetings-2023 on Nov. 29

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Statement by Administrator Regan on Department of Justice Filing Court Order to Stabilize Jackson, Mississippi Water System

News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, in response to the Department of Justice filing a proposal in federal court that, if approved by the court, would appoint an Interim Third Party Manager to stabilize Jackson, Mississippi’s public drinking water system, EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan issued the following statement: ...



Environmental Protection Agency publishes notice on Nov. 28

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Nov. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.