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EPA announces cleanup activities are complete at another portion of Libby, Montana Superfund site

News Release: Libby, Mont. -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced another portion of the Libby Asbestos Superfund site in Libby, Mt. is protective of human health and the environment and being partially deleted from EPA’s National Priorities List (NPL).


News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards from companies or institutions that have developed a new green chemistry process or product that helps protect human health and the environment. EPA ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the launch of the Make a Market Tech Challenge, which invites undergraduate and graduate students to develop a market assessment for patented EPA technologies.


EPA Proposes Designating Certain PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund to Protect People’s Health

News Release: WASHINGTON (Aug. 26, 2022) – Following through on the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to tackle environmental injustice and improve public health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking a significant action under Administrator Regan’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap to protect people ...


News Release: CHICAGO (Aug. 17, 2022) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to delete the soil portion of the Wauconda Sand & Gravel site in Wauconda, Illinois, from the Superfund’s National Priorities List, or NPL. Cleanup continues at the groundwater portion of the site which remains on the NPL.


EPA Begins Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Diamond Hard Chrome Site in Cleveland

News Release: CHICAGO (Aug. 25, 2022) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the start of a hazardous waste cleanup at the Diamond Hard Chrome site, 6110 Grand Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. In February, Ohio EPA referred the site to the federal agency for action. EPA anticipates that its estimated over $1 million cleanup will be completed by the end of the year.


Rodgers, Comer, Jordan Introduce Bill to Stop Biden Administration from Pressuring Social Media Companies to Censor Americans

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-KY), and House Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH) today introduced the Protecting Speech from Government Interference...


EPA Requires $179K Penalty and Compliance Actions to Fix Unsafe Practices and Inadequate Reporting at Brookfield Chemical Storage and Processing Facility

News Release: BROOKFIELD, CONN. (Aug. 30, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently reached a settlement with Greenfield Global USA, Inc., based in Brookfield, Conn., for alleged violations of both the Clean Air Act's General Duty Clause (CAA GDC) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). Under the settlement, the company has agreed to pay a penalty of $179,596 and certify compliance with all its CAA GDC and EPCRA requirements.


EPA Celebrates the Completion of the Durham Meadows Superfund Site Waterline Project Providing a Safe, Sustainable Drinking Water Supply to Hundreds of Properties

News Release: DURHAM, CONN. (Aug. 24, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash joined Senator Richard Blumenthal, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England Commander and District Engineer Colonel John A. Atilano II, ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) rule to further protect vulnerable communities from chemical accidents, especially those living near facilities with high accident rates. The proposed rule, entitled the “Safer ...


EPA Reaches Over $200K Settlement with The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC in Denison, Iowa, Over Alleged Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Violations

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (AUG. 22, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $209,241 settlement with The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC (Andersons Marathon) facility in Denison, Iowa. This is part of a broader settlement totaling over $1.7 million.


News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (AUG. 17, 2022) – The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) is proposing to modify its $4.7 billion, 25-year sewer system upgrade. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which must approve proposed modifications to the sewer project, the revisions will reduce the project’s impacts to underserved communities, will not negatively affect ratepayers, and will reduce discharges of sewage into local waters.


News Release: CHICAGO (Aug. 19, 2022) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a notice of violation to Renergy, Inc. alleging permit violations at its Dovetail Energy facility in Greene County and Emerald Bio



EPA Discusses Community Redevelopment Efforts in Tyler, Wetzel and Monongalia Counties, West Virginia

News Release: PADEN CITY, W.V. (Aug. 24, 2022) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency leadership visited formerly abandoned sites in northeastern West Virginia today that are undergoing cleanup or have now been revitalized, thanks to funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).


EPA Report Highlights Significant Decline in Emissions, Improved Air Quality from Bipartisan Diesel Emissions Reduction Act

News Release: WASHINGTON – According to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report released today, the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) has delivered significant reductions in diesel emissions to protect human health and improve air quality in communities across America. DERA legislation, a bipartisan effort authorized by Congress, emphasizes maximizing health benefits, serving areas of poor air quality, and conserving diesel fuel.


EPA Removes Chem-Solv Site from List of Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites

News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Aug. 23, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it is deleting the Chem-Solv, Inc. site in Cheswold, Delaware, from the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is a list of the nation’s most contaminated hazardous waste sites.


EPA Reaches $1.7 Million Settlement over Alleged Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Violations with The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC

News Release: WASHINGTON (Aug. 17, 2022) – Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced a $1.7 million settlement with The Andersons Marathon Holdings (Andersons Marathon) LLC to resolve alleged Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting violations of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act ...


News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (AUG. 30, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has penalized three companies to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act (CAA). According to EPA, the companies installed and/or sold illegal “defeat devices” in vehicle engines designed to render emissions controls inoperative.


EPA to Support Recreation Economy Growth in Ohio

News Release: CHICAGO (Aug. 18, 2022) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and partners, announced assistance for Beverly, Coshocton and South Point, Ohio to grow their outdoor recreation economy through the Recreation Economy for Rural Communities (RERC) program.