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EPA Region 7 Encourages Radon Testing During National Radon Action Month
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EPA and Army Finalize Rule Establishing Definition of WOTUS and Restoring Fundamental Water Protections

EPA and Army Finalize Rule Establishing Definition of WOTUS and Restoring Fundamental Water Protections
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $40 Million in Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia to Improve Recycling Infrastructure

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $40 Million in Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia to Improve Recycling Infrastructure
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Regan: EPA’s work delivers a ‘definition of WOTUS that safeguards our nation’s waters’

A final rule establishing a definition of "waters of the United States” helped restored water protections placed before 2015 under the Clean Water Act.
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Extract of Caesalpinia Spinosa; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance discussed on Jan. 6 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment on Jan. 6

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page rule on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA Requires Reporting on Releases and Other Waste Management for Nine Additional PFAS

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the automatic addition of nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) list.
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EPA Proposes to Strengthen Air Quality Standards to Protect the Public from Harmful Effects of Soot

News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a proposal to strengthen a key national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for fine particle pollution, also known as PM2.5, to better protect communities, including those most overburdened by pollution. Fine particles, ...
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Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability discussed on Jan. 6 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA provides research funds to Colorado Small Businesses to develop technologies for wastewater reuse and microplastic identification

News Release: DENVER (January 6, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding two Colorado small businesses, Lafayette-based, Sporian Microsystems Inc., and Lakewood-based, J-Tech LLC, $100,000 each to develop promising environmental technologies related to microplastics identification and wastewater ...
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EPA Settlement with Univar Solutions USA Inc. Improves Safety at Five Chemical Distribution Facilities

News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Univar Solutions USA Inc. (Univar) to resolve alleged violations of industrial accident-prevention requirements at five facilities located in Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Colorado. Four of the five facilities ...
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EPA Reaches Settlement with San Diego-based Pacific Ship Repair & Fabrication Inc.

News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it has reached an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) with Pacific Ship Repair & Fabrication Inc. over claims of Clean Water Act (CWA) violations at its facility in San Diego, California. Under the terms of the AOC, the company will undertake several steps to prevent stormwater pollutants—particularly metals—from discharging into Chollas Creek, a tributary to San Diego Bay.
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Settlement with Univar Solutions USA Inc. improves safety at Denver chemical distribution facility

News Release: DENVER – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Univar Solutions USA Inc. (Univar) to resolve alleged violations of industrial accident-prevention requirements at one of Univar’s chemical distribution facilities in North Denver as well as four other Univar facilities ...
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Lime Manufacturing Plants Amendments on Jan. 5

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Finding of Failure To Attain and Reclassification of Las Vegas Area as Moderate for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard discussed on Jan. 5 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a nine page rule on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Regan: 'Our priority is helping Tribal nations improve their recycling efforts'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced $40 million in grants to fund recycling infrastructure projects for Tribes and intertribal consortia.
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EPA to Host January Virtual Community Meeting for Erie Residents

News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 5, 2023) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a virtual community meeting for residents of Erie, Pennsylvania, to share information about health risks from the chemical, ethylene oxide or EtO. The community meeting will take place virtually on January 19 at 6 p.m. During the meeting, EPA staff will discuss revised risk information related to the Cosmed commercial sterilizer facility, located at 2205 East 33rd Street in Erie.
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EPA Releases New PFAS Analytic Tools

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a new interactive webpage, called the “PFAS Analytic Tools ,” which provides information about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) across the country. This information will help the public, researchers, and other stakeholders ...
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Chair Rodgers: FDA’s Expansion of Abortion Pills is Dangerous for Women and Disastrous for Unborn Children

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a revision to the Risk Evaluation Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for abortion-inducing drugs...
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EPA Announces $500 Million Loan to Modernize Wastewater and Drinking Water Infrastructure in New Jersey

News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $500 million loan to the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to modernize wastewater and drinking water systems serving over 10 million people throughout New Jersey. This is the first loan issued through the State Infrastructure ...
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