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EPA, Commission for Environmental Cooperation announce $2 Million EJ4Climate Grant Program

News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency joined the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) of North America to announce that the $2 million Environmental Justice for Climate (EJ4Climate) grant program is now open for applications. This cycle of EJ4Climate grants will focus on ...


News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 20, 2022) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized two settlement agreements that provide a framework for the cleanup of the former West Calumet Housing Complex property in Zone 1 of the USS Lead Superfund site in East Chicago, Indiana. With this step, EPA will ensure lead-and-arsenic-contaminated soils that pose a risk to human health and the environment are removed, and the property is made safe for redevelopment.


What releases are upcoming from the Environmental Protection Agency on Sept. 22

There are three releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 22.


“Text of Senate Amendment 5499” published by the Congressional Record  on Sept. 15

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “Text of Senate Amendment 5499” on Sept. 15.


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


Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce Leaders Honor the Late Congresswoman Walorski with Maternal and Child Home Visiting Legislation

News Release: House Ways and Means Committee and Energy and Commerce Committee leaders introduced legislation to honor the late Congresswoman Walorski by reauthorizing the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program. The bill increases funding for services that aid new parents and their children...


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


EPA orders two Coachella Valley mobile home parks to provide safe drinking water

News Release: EPA orders two Coachella Valley mobile home parks to provide safe drinking water SAN FRANCISCO – On Wednesday, Sept. 14, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued Emergency Administrative Orders under the authority of the Safe Drinking Water Act to two mobile home parks located in the ...


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page proposed rule on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EPA Kicks-Off ‘Pollution Prevention Works: A Storytelling Challenge for Students’

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the launch of the “Pollution Prevention Works: A Storytelling Challenge for Students.” The Challenge invites students to tell stories with videos, written stories, infographics or story maps that illustrate how U.S. businesses are ...


News Release: La EPA ordena a dos parques de casas móviles del Valle de Coachella que proporcionen agua potable segura SAN FRANCISCO – El miércoles 14 de septiembre, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) emitió Órdenes Administrativas de Emergencia según la autoridad ...


There are three releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 21.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 19, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed a partnership agreement today with the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) pledging a commitment to environmental stewardship and environmental sustainability on golf courses everywhere.


News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 19, 2022) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the start of a hazardous-waste cleanup at the Chudnow Iron and Metal Co. site, 5401 W. State St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In March 2021, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources referred the site to the federal agency for action. EPA anticipates the estimated $1.8 million cleanup will be completed by mid-December.


EPA celebrates recreational improvements along the Ogden and Weber Rivers to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Clean Water Act

News Release: Ogden, Utah — Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) visited Ogden, Utah, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on unwinding the public health emergency (PHE) after President Biden declared the COVID-19 pandemic is over.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the full Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 10:15 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is partnering with state and local governments, community groups, businesses, and academic institutions to sponsor the tenth annual Septic


There are two releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 20.


There were eight notices published by the Environmental Protection Agency in week ending Sept. 17, according to the Federal Register.