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There are two releases scheduled to be published on Oct. 21.
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EPA Issues Air Quality Advisory for Western Washington Reservations

EPA Issues Air Quality Advisory for Western Washington Reservations
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EPA Region 7 Announces Finalization of Climate Adaptation Implementation Plan

EPA Region 7 Announces Finalization of Climate Adaptation Implementation Plan
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EPA Releases 2021 Data Collected under Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

EPA Releases 2021 Data Collected under Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
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Tomorrow: EPA to Hold Open Houses and Community Meetings for Memphis Residents about Health Risks from Ethylene Oxide

Tomorrow: EPA to Hold Open Houses and Community Meetings for Memphis Residents about Health Risks from Ethylene Oxide
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Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Wisconsin

News Release: CHICAGO (Oct. 19, 2022) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $79 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to the state of Wisconsin for water infrastructure improvements.
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Final Cleanup Plan for Operable Unit 2 at Kerr-McGee Navassa Superfund Site to be Discussed at Community Meeting and Drop-In Information Session, October 18

Final Cleanup Plan for Operable Unit 2 at Kerr-McGee Navassa Superfund Site to be Discussed at Community Meeting and Drop-In Information Session, October 18
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EPA Region 7 and Haskell Indian Nations University Partner to Promote Student Career Opportunities and Environmental Outreach on Campus

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 19 , 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 and Haskell Indian Nations University (Haskell) have partnered to promote environmental collaboration and career opportunities for Haskell students.
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EPA to Review Cleanups at 45 Southeast Superfund Sites

News Release: ATLANTA (Oct. 19, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that comprehensive reviews will be conducted of completed cleanup work at 45 National Priority List (NPL) Superfund sites in the Southeast.
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UPS Settles with EPA to Correct Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations Nationwide

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) to resolve violations of hazardous waste regulations at 1,160 facilities across forty-five (45) states and the territory of Puerto Rico.
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EPA Announces Community Meeting Oct. 26 to Discuss Environmental Concerns in Verona, Missouri

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 18, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will hold a Public Availability Session and Community Meeting at the Verona High School on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The session will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by the meeting with a presentation at 7 p.m. Following the presentation by the attending agencies, EPA will facilitate a question-and-answer session until 9 p.m.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Virginia: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions on Oct. 18

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA offers new grant application process starting Oct. 19

Understanding and Control of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Air Emissions grant opened on Oct. 19.
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Virginia: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions discussed on Oct. 18 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page rule on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA awards grant to support Wasted Food Solutions for Denver project

News Release: DENVER – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $23,351 in grant funding to the Center for Eco
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Revisions to Exclusionary Rules and Permit Exemptions on Oct. 18

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page rule on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Rodgers and Guthrie Statement on the MOBILE Health Care Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Leader of the Health Subcommittee Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed into law S.958, the Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act...
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Top Energy & Commerce, Financial Services Republicans Seek Answers Regarding PayPal’s Anti-Free Speech Policy

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (R-NC), along with Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Tom Emmer (R-MN), the top Republicans on each Committees’ Oversight...
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EPA grant application closes on Dec. 7

DEVELOPING AND DEMONSTRATING NANOSENSOR TECHNOLOGY TO DETECT, MONITOR, AND DEGRADE POLLUTANTS grant opened on Oct. 19.
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EPA Cracks Down on Sellers of ‘Defeat Devices’ that Increase Air Pollution

News Release: NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that two companies, PARTS iD, Inc. and PARTSiD, LLC (PARTSiD), will pay a penalty of nearly $500,000 in response to EPA claims that the companies illegally sold aftermarket products that disable vehicles’ emissions-control systems – known as defeat devices. While these companies are based in Cranbury, N.J., the devices were sold across the country.
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