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News Release: CHICAGO (Oct. 27, 2022) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Petroff Trucking Company, Inc., for an alleged violation of the Clean Water Act. The company has agreed to purchase and secure 15.5 wetland acres to compensate for wetlands it destroyed in East St. Louis, Illinois.
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Notice published by Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 27

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Oct. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA and Congressman Clyburn to Recognize South Carolina’s Receipt of $58 Million for Clean School Buses in Orangeburg on Tuesday

News Release: ORANGEBURG, SC. – The EPA together with other federal, state and local partners will host a press event in Orangeburg next week to highlight South Carolina’s receipt of upwards of $58 million for clean school buses. Historic investment from President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law is headed to all 50 states in an effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. South Carolina is the state with the third highest total of awards this year.
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New England Experienced a Slight Increase in the Number of Unhealthy Air Quality Days During the 2022 Ozone Season

News Release: BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) New England regional office today confirmed that New Englanders experienced a slight increase in the number of unhealthy air quality days this year, compared with 2021. Based on preliminary data collected between March and September 2022, there ...
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces nearly $59 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for South Carolina Districts

News Release: COLUMBIA, SC (Oct. 27, 2022) - On Oct. 26, 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding nearly $59 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure ...
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $50 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Georgia Districts

News Release: ATLANTA (Oct. 27, 2022) – On Oct. 26, 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding over $50 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to ...
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EPA Penalizes Property Management and Development Firm in Waterbury for Asbestos and Lead-Based Paint Violations

News Release: WATERBURY, CONN. (Oct. 27, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently reached a settlement with Russell Apartments, LLC, a Connecticut property management and development firm located in Waterbury, for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The company agreed to pay a penalty of $25,000 and to certify its return to compliance with these federal laws.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $36 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Mississippi School Districts

News Release: JACKSON, Miss. (Oct. 27, 2022) – On Oct. 26, 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding over $36 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure ...
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EPA’s Most Productive Laboratory Gets 20-Year Facility Lease, Reduces Footprint While Maintaining Analytical Capability and Jobs

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 27, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Kansas City Science and Technology Center (KCSTC), located at 300 Minnesota Ave. in Kansas City, Kansas, has renewed its facility lease through 2043. Today, EPA Region 7 and local leaders celebrated the 20-year lease renewal at the KCSTC.
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EPA, City of Dallas Recognize Lead Poisoning Prevention Week at West Dallas Community Center

News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS (Oct. 27, 2022) – This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of Children’s Environmental Health Month, recognizes Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. To increase awareness of childhood lead poisoning, Regional Administrator Earthea Nance and staff from EPA Region 6 spoke with children and families at the Wesley Rankin Community Center in Dallas, Texas. The event was held in partnership with the city of Dallas Environmental Commission.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $16 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Tennessee School Districts

News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 27, 2022) – On Oct. 26, 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding over $16 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure ...
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Rule published by Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 27

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page rule on Oct. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $11 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Florida School Districts

News Release: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Oct. 27, 2022) – On Oct. 26, 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding over $11 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure ...
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EPA Releases First-ever Agency-Wide Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities (Lead Strategy), in conjunction with National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. This first-ever, agency-wide Lead Strategy outlines how EPA will utilize ...
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $29 Million from EPA's Clean School Bus Program for Five Massachusetts School Districts

News Release: BOSTON (Oct. 26, 2022) — Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding $29,570,000 from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to five school districts ...
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EPA Awards Nevada nearly $9 Million in Historic Federal Funding to Improve Water Quality

News Release: CARSON CITY — Today, The U.S. EPA announced funding to the State of Nevada for water infrastructure improvements as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Improvements for Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Test Procedures, and Other Technical Amendments on Oct. 26

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $9.4 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for a Maryland School District

News Release: WASHINGTON (Oct. 26, 2022) — Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding over $9.4 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to the Baltimore City Public School System.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $809,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Delaware School District

News Release: WASHINGTON (Oct. 26, 2022) — Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding nearly $809,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to the Colonial ...
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $30,810,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Virginia School Districts

News Release: WASHINGTON (Oct. 26, 2022) — Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding nearly $30.8 Million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 11 school ...
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