News and reports from the Environmental Protection Agency.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a settlement with the City of Tolleson, Arizona, addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act at the Tolleson Wastewater Treatment Plant. These laws are designed to ensure safe handling of hazardous chemicals. The plant uses chlorine, a regulated toxic chemical that can cause serious health effects.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New England has finalized a Prospective Purchaser Agreement (PPA) for the Olin property, a 50-acre parcel at 51 Eames Street in Wilmington, Massachusetts. This site was previously used for chemical manufacturing and waste disposal, leading to significant environmental contamination and its designation as a federal Superfund site in 2006.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing October as Children’s Health Month. Each year, the agency aims to highlight the importance of a healthy environment for the well-being of children across the United States.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached settlements with several companies in Georgia over alleged violations of asbestos regulations under the Clean Air Act (CAA). These violations include failing to conduct thorough inspections for asbestos-containing materials before demolition or renovation and not providing written notice at least ten days prior to starting demolition activities.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has commenced an asbestos cleanup operation at the Illinois Cabinet Co. site in Rockford, Illinois. The agency's crews will remove asbestos-contaminated debris from the defunct company site located at 2525 11th St. and transport the waste to an EPA-approved facility. The project is expected to take approximately four months.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a settlement with Horizon Tool, Inc. of Greensboro, North Carolina, to address alleged violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The settlement requires Horizon Tool to pay a civil penalty of $140,940.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice have announced a settlement with Ovintiv USA Inc. to address Clean Air Act violations at the company's oil and gas production facilities in Utah. The settlement includes a $5.5 million civil penalty and requires Ovintiv to implement extensive compliance measures aimed at reducing pollutants from 139 facilities across the state.

Today, at Ilus W. Davis Park in Kansas City, Missouri, EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister presented ceremonial checks totaling $4.5 million to the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and the Kansas City Regional Brownfields Coalition. This funding supports their Brownfields Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs).

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a settlement with Giant Resource Recovery – Attalla, Inc. (GRR) regarding alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at its facility in Attalla, Alabama.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a settlement with Ameresco Palmetto, LLC (Ameresco) of Wellford, South Carolina, regarding alleged violations of hazardous waste management laws at its facility in the state.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has introduced new resource tools aimed at assisting small, rural, and tribal communities that use lagoon systems for wastewater management. These tools are designed to help local decision-makers protect public health and the environment, address compliance issues, and improve asset-management planning.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a settlement with Underwater Creations Inc., based in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, over allegations of selling unregistered pesticide products. The agreement mandates that the company cease production and pay a penalty of $226,652.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Bakelite Chemicals, LLC of Conway, North Carolina, to address alleged violations related to the handling and storage of hazardous waste at its chemical manufacturing facility.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Purac America, Inc., doing business as Corbion, to address alleged violations of federal and state hazardous waste regulations at its facility in Tucker, Georgia.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a settlement with Pangea Real Estate over alleged violations of the lead disclosure rule at residential properties in Chicago and Calumet City, Illinois. As part of the settlement, Pangea Real Estate will address the alleged violations, pay a $40,000 penalty, and undertake projects to abate lead hazards in one of its Chicago buildings and in child-occupied facilities or pre-1978 residential properties in Chicago and its suburbs. The company is expected to spend at least $384,350 on these supplemental environmental...