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EPA fines 22 home renovators and contractors for lead-based paint safety violations in Idaho and Washington
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EPA Announces $3.65 Million Grant to Rural Community Assistance Partnership to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water

EPA Announces $3.65 Million Grant to Rural Community Assistance Partnership to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water
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EPA protects Big Island water resources by ordering closure of three illegal cesspools

EPA protects Big Island water resources by ordering closure of three illegal cesspools
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EPA Settlement Holds Tanker Truck Company Accountable for Two 2021 Oil Spills in Athol and Revere, Mass.

EPA Settlement Holds Tanker Truck Company Accountable for Two 2021 Oil Spills in Athol and Revere, Mass.
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Biden Administration Continues Phasedown of Super-Pollutants to Combat Climate Change and Boost U.S. Manufacturing

Biden Administration Continues Phasedown of Super-Pollutants to Combat Climate Change and Boost U.S. Manufacturing
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Tomorrow: EPA to Hold Open Houses and Community Meetings for New Tazewell Residents about Health Risks from Ethylene Oxide

Tomorrow: EPA to Hold Open Houses and Community Meetings for New Tazewell Residents about Health Risks from Ethylene Oxide
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EPA To Host Public Discussion of Exide Cleanup October 25

EPA To Host Public Discussion of Exide Cleanup October 25
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EPA, EGLE to Continue Soil Cleanup at Velsicol Superfund Site in St. Louis, Michigan

EPA, EGLE to Continue Soil Cleanup at Velsicol Superfund Site in St. Louis, Michigan
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EPA to Hold Open Houses and Community Meetings for New Tazewell Residents about Health Risks from Ethylene Oxide

EPA to Hold Open Houses and Community Meetings for New Tazewell Residents about Health Risks from Ethylene Oxide
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Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information for September 2022 discussed on Oct. 25 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page notice on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA, Justice Department Announce Flexsteel Industries Agrees to Pay for the Cleanup of the Lane Street Ground Water Contamination Superfund Site in Elkhart, Indiana

News Release: CHICAGO (Oct. 25, 2022) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice announce Flexsteel Industries Inc. has agreed to a consent decree that requires the company to pay $9.8 million for the cleanup of contamination at the Lane Street Ground Water Contamination Superfund site in Elkhart, Indiana, and to reimburse EPA for a portion of its past costs incurred at the site.
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Air Plan Disapproval; AL; Interstate Transport Requirements for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards discussed on Oct. 25 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Miscellaneous Emission Control Standards Rule Revisions discussed on Oct. 25 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA to propose requiring Wrangell wastewater plant to disinfect sewage discharges

News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing stricter limits on the amount of pollution Wrangell’s wastewater treatment plant will be allowed to release to Zimovia Strait.
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Goffman: EPA’s program reports ‘important insights into greenhouse gas emissions trends’

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced greenhouse gas emissions have been decreasing overall since 2011.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Pesticide Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability on Oct. 25

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New York; Fuel Composition and Use on Oct. 25

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Pesticide Registration Review; Decisions and Case Closures for Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability discussed on Oct. 25 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA awards $195,000 to Ohio University for project to reuse waste from food and brewery sectors

News Release: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $195,736 grant to Ohio University in Athens to fund a project that expands the use of anaerobic digesters to divert food waste from landfills and reduce methane emissions. Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service will use the funding to promote anaerobic digestion in the food and brewery sectors which generate large quantities of organic waste.
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