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EPA Highlights $650,000 Brownfields Investment in Vernon
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EPA Selects Recipients of More Than $9 Million in Pollution Prevention Grants

EPA Selects Recipients of More Than $9 Million in Pollution Prevention Grants
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Leader Rodgers on Biden’s Plans to Keep Draining the SPR: “The SPR is meant for emergencies – not political bailout.”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about President Biden’s reported plans to further drain the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in order to bail out Democrats for their failed “rush-to-green" agenda.
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EPA to Hold Open House Meeting in Ardmore, Oklahoma on Health Risks from Ethylene Oxide Emissions

EPA to Hold Open House Meeting in Ardmore, Oklahoma on Health Risks from Ethylene Oxide Emissions
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EPA Issues Air Quality Advisory for Western Oregon Reservations

EPA Issues Air Quality Advisory for Western Oregon Reservations
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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 proposes revisions to Federal Air Rules for Reservations, seeks public comment

EPA proposes revisions to Federal Air Rules for Reservations, seeks public comment
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EPA Issues Air Quality Advisory for Kootenai Reservation

EPA Issues Air Quality Advisory for Kootenai Reservation
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EPA Fines Midwest Motors in Eureka, Missouri, for Alleged Automobile ‘Defeat Device’ Violations

EPA Fines Midwest Motors in Eureka, Missouri, for Alleged Automobile ‘Defeat Device’ Violations
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EPA to Host Four Lead Awareness Sessions in St. Louis to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposure

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 13, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host four lead awareness training sessions in St. Louis in October and November to reduce childhood lead exposure.
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EPA Issues Air Quality Advisory for Western Washington Reservations

News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, has issued an Air Quality Advisory through midnight Thursday for Indian Reservations in Western Washington due to smoke from fires in the Cascade Mountains.
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Environmental Protection Agency set to publish a new notice on Oct. 19

There are three releases scheduled to be published on Oct. 19.
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EPA proposes revisions to Federal Air Rules for Reservations, seeks public comment

News Release: Seattle (Oct. 14, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposes revisions to the Federal Air Rules for Reservations and is soliciting public comments until Jan. 10, 2023. Full details on the proposed changes and comment submission instructions are available on the EPA FARR website.
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EPA Extends Air Quality Advisory for Cow Creek Umpqua Reservation

News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10, in coordination with the Cow Creek Umpqua Tribe, has maintained the Air Quality Advisory for the Cow Creek Umpqua Reservation through midnight Thursday due to continued smoke impacts from the Cedar Creek fire.
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Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Michigan

News Release: CHICAGO (Oct. 14, 2022) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced more than $212 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to the state of Michigan for water infrastructure improvements.
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EPA Issues Air Quality Advisory for Western Oregon Reservations

News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, has issued an air quality advisory for Indian Reservations in Western Oregon due to the elevated pollution levels caused by regional wildfires. Weather forecasts indicate periods of poor air quality will continue through Monday.
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EPA Issues Air Quality Advisory for Western Washington Reservations

News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, has issued an air quality advisory for Indian Reservations in Western Washington due to the elevated pollution levels caused by wildfires in the Cascade Mountains. Weather forecasts indicate periods of poor air quality will continue through Monday.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval and Air Quality Designation; GA; Redesignation of the Atlanta, Georgia 2015 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment on Oct. 17

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on Oct. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on Oct. 17?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US EPA Region 4 Approves Georgia’s Ozone Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan for the Atlanta 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Nonattainment Area

News Release: ATLANTA (Oct. 17, 2022) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published EPA’s approval of the Georgia Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan, redesignating the Atlanta 2015 8-Hour ozone NAAQS Nonattainment Area to Attainment. “Working in partnership with the Georgia Environmental ...
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