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Proposed rule published on Oct. 20 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EPA to Hold Open Houses and Community Meetings for New Tazewell Residents about Health Risks from Ethylene Oxide

News Release: NEW TAZEWELL, Tenn. (Oct. 20, 2022) - On Tuesday, Oct. 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host several public forums at the Walters State Community College, 1325 Claiborne St., New Tazewell, Tenn. to share information about ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions and risk information impacting the city.


What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on Oct. 20?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a nine page proposed rule on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed rule published by Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 20

The US Environmental Protection Agency published an eight page proposed rule on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EPA To Host Public Discussion of Exide Cleanup October 25

News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 20, 2022) --The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public availability session on Wednesday, Oct. 25, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Muhlenberg High School Auditorium, 400 Sharp Ave. in Reading, Pennsylvania. Residents will have a chance to learn about past, current, and future cleanup efforts at the former Exide Technologies Site located at 3000 Montrose Ave, in Laureldale.


EPA Settlement Holds Tanker Truck Company Accountable for Two 2021 Oil Spills in Athol and Revere, Mass.

News Release: BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Goguen Transportation, Inc. of Gardner, Mass., resolving alleged violations of the Clean Water Act associated with two tanker truck accidents in Revere and Athol, Mass. that resulted in oil discharges to local waters.


EPA settles with Guam Shipyard to reduce pollution at Apra Harbor Facility

News Release: PITI, Guam – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Guam Shipyard to meet pollutant discharge requirements under the Clean Water Act to protect Apra Harbor.


EPA Issues Burn Ban on Yakama Reservation 

News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10, working with tribal air staff, has issued an air quality advisory and a ban on open burning on the Yakama Reservation due to the elevated pollution levels caused by regional fires. Weather forecasts indicate poor air quality will continue until ...


EPA Awards $750,000 Pollution Prevention Grants to Oregon, Idaho and the Knik Tribal Council, Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

News Release: This week at an event in Portland, Oregon, EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pollution Prevention Jennie Romer announced that Oregon, Idaho, and the Knik Tribal Council have been awarded a total of $751,550 in pollution prevention (P2) grant funding. ...


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


New York receives over $200 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding

News Release: NEW YORK - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced New York has received nearly $207 million in clean water funding awarded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for water infrastructure improvements. This is the first installment of a total of nearly $427 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding going to New York for water infrastructure, with an additional $220 million expected to be awarded later this fall.



EPA Awards $1 Million to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for COVID-19 Research on Wastewater Systems to Track Current and Future Pandemics

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1,000,000 in research grant funding to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to improve wastewater monitoring to rapidly detect the emergence and spread of infectious disease in the current COVID-19 pandemic, and to detect other pathogens that could cause future pandemics.


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records discussed on Oct. 19 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Pallone Applauds Biden’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve Announcement to Lower Prices at the Pump

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today praising President Biden’s announcement that he will release 15 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to provide relief to Americans facing high gas prices as a result of the latest manipulation of the global oil market by OPEC+:


EPA Awards Over $14 Million to Improve and Protect Water Quality in Arizona, California, Nevada & Hawaii

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $14,504,000 for water improvement projects in Arizona, California, Nevada and Hawai’i to implement Nonpoint Source (NPS) management plans. Nonpoint source pollution is caused by rainfall moving over the ground, leading to runoff which picks up natural and man-made pollutants as it flows. NPS pollution, unlike pollution from industrial and sewage treatment plants, comes from many diffuse sources.



Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Wisconsin

News Release: CHICAGO (Oct. 19, 2022) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $79 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to the state of Wisconsin for water infrastructure improvements.


EPA Region 7 and Haskell Indian Nations University Partner to Promote Student Career Opportunities and Environmental Outreach on Campus

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 19 , 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 and Haskell Indian Nations University (Haskell) have partnered to promote environmental collaboration and career opportunities for Haskell students.


EPA to Review Cleanups at 45 Southeast Superfund Sites

News Release: ATLANTA (Oct. 19, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that comprehensive reviews will be conducted of completed cleanup work at 45 National Priority List (NPL) Superfund sites in the Southeast.