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News Release: NEW YORK – In a move that will protect the nearby community, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it is adding the Brillo Landfill in Victory, New York to its Superfund National Priorities List (NPL), along with four other sites across the country. EPA will also propose two sites to the NPL, where releases of contamination pose significant human health and environmental risk.


News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (SEPT. 7, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is adding five sites to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL), including the Highway 3 PCE Site in Le Mars, Iowa.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances discussed on Sept. 6 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There are two releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 8.


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Florida: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions on Sept. 6

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



EPA community meeting to present update on ethylene oxide risk in Lakewood, Colorado: September 22

News Release: Lakewood, Colo. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a virtual community meeting on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 6:30 p.m. to share information about health risks from the chemical ethylene oxide, or EtO, near the Terumo BCT sterilization facility at 11308 W. Collins Ave. in Lakewood, ...


Environmental Protection Agency publishes notice on Sept. 6

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page notice on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published on Sept. 6 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Environmental Protection Agency set to publish a new notice on Sept. 7

There are two releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 7.


DOJ Files Clean Air Act Complaint Against East Peoria, Illinois, Company for the Sale of Vehicle Emission “Defeat Devices”

News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 2, 2022) – Today, U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency filed a civil judicial complaint against River City Diesel LLC, RCD Performance LLC, and Midwest Truck and 4WD Center LLC (collectively RCD) and Joshua Davis of East Peoria, Illinois, for manufacturing, selling, and installing aftermarket "defeat devices" designed to bypass vehicle emission controls in violation of the federal Clean Air Act.


“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.“ was published in the House section on pages H7729-H7730 on Aug. 30


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement in response to Speaker Pelosi’s statement on the American Data Privacy and Protection Act and the importance of the legislation’s preemption provisions to ensure all Americans have the same privacy protections, no matter where they are.


EPA and The Ministry of the Environment of Japan Release Joint Statement on Continued Bilateral Environmental Cooperation

News Release: WASHINGTON – On Sept. 2, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Michael S. Regan and Minister of the Environment, Japan Nishimura Akihiro met in Tokyo, Japan for a high-level bilateral dialogue. The ministers met to discuss accomplishments, including the historic climate investments from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and priorities for continued international, regional, and bilateral cooperation on environmental protection.


What releases are upcoming from the Environmental Protection Agency on Sept. 6

There are three releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 6.


EPA Proposes to Stop Authorized Use of Certain PFAS in Pesticide Products

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to remove 12 chemicals identified as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the current list of inert ingredients approved for use in pesticide products to better protect human health and the environment.


EPA Announces Dallas Student Wins President’s Environmental Youth Award

News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS – (Sept. 1, 2022) The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 is pleased to announce the winner of the President’s Environmental Youth Award, Grade 6-12 category Spencer Jackson Burke of Dallas, Texas.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the award of $3.5 million to an ongoing program that will support projects to protect and restore the nation’s estuaries—those rich, productive coastal habitats where freshwater rivers and streams meet tidal areas. The funds were the second such award from EPA to Restore America's Estuaries (RAE), which manages the competitive National Estuary Program (NEP) Watersheds Grant Program.