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EPA Proposes to Strengthen Air Quality Standards to Protect the Public from Harmful Effects of Soot

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EPA Requires Reporting on Releases and Other Waste Management for Nine Additional PFAS

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EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to City of Springfield, Missouri, for Brownfields Job Training Grant

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 10, 2023) – Today at the Missouri Job Center in Springfield, Missouri, EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister presented a $500,000 ceremonial check to the City of Springfield, Missouri, as a Brownfields Job Training grant selectee. McCollister was joined by city leaders Mayor Ken McClure, City Manager Jason Gage, and Interim Director of Workforce Development Ericka Schmeeckle.

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Cozad: 'It is important that companies that handle dangerous chemicals comply with the safety requirements'

An Earth City, Mo. polyurethane producer will pay a civil penalty and make a donation to a local fire department to settle alleged violations of federal clean-air rules.

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EPA offers new grant application process starting Jan. 10

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING (EJCPS) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM grant opened on Jan. 10.

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EPA and TC Oil Pipeline Operations Inc. Enter Into Agreement to Clean Up Oil Discharge From Pipeline Rupture Near Washington, Kansas

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 9, 2023) – TC Oil Pipeline Operations Inc. has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clean up the oil discharge that occurred Dec. 7 in Washington County, Kansas, as a result of a rupture in a section of the Keystone Pipeline. TC Energy is ...

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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Trichloroethylene (TCE); Revision to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Risk Determination; Notice of Availability on Jan. 9

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a seven page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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EPA grant application closes on April 10

Environmental Justice Government-to-Government Program (EJG2G) grant opened on Jan. 10.

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Freedhoff: 'Communities deserve transparency' on companies' use of HFPO

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a test order intended to address the need for data on the toxicity of a specific chemical used in making plastic.

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Grisham: Gold mine spill settlement 'marks the conclusion of years of hard work'

New Mexico recently announced a $5 million settlement with two contractors in litigation over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill in Colorado.

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Week ending Dec. 31: Environmental Protection Agency publishes 14 notices

There were 14 notices published by the Environmental Protection Agency in week ending Dec. 31, according to the Federal Register.

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West Virginia senator: EPA's final water protection rule is latest round of 'regulatory overreach'

The Biden administration's announced final rule about how U.S. waterways are defined and protected is the latest round of "regulatory overreach," Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said in a statement.