News and reports from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Environmental Protection News

Environmental Protection
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a total of $5 million in Brownfield grant funding has been awarded to four Louisiana agencies.
Environmental Protection

Notice of Data Availability Relevant to Management of Regulated Substances Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 discussed on Oct. 17 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page notice on Oct. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Environmental Protection

Tomorrow: EPA to Hold Open Houses and Community Meetings for Memphis Residents about Health Risks from Ethylene Oxide

News Release: MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Oct. 17, 2022) - On Oct. 18, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host two open houses and community meetings at the Monumental Baptist Church at 704 S Pkwy E, Memphis, Tenn. to provide residents an opportunity to learn more about commercial sterilizers that ...
Environmental Protection

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

News Release: NAVASSA, N.C. (Oct. 14, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) and the Multistate Trust will hold a community meeting and drop-in information session on Tuesday, October 18 to discuss the Record of Decision (ROD) and final cleanup plan that EPA recently issued for Operable Unit 2 (OU2) at the Kerr-Mc
Environmental Protection

EPA Extends Air Quality Advisory for Kootenai Reservation

News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, in coordination with the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, has maintained the Air Quality Advisory for the Kootenai Reservation through midnight Thursday due to continued smoke impacts from the Kootenai Complex fires.
Environmental Protection

EPA Releases 2021 Data Collected under Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released 2021 greenhouse gas (GHG) data collected under the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). There has been an overall long-term decreasing trend in industry GHG emissions since 2011, primarily driven by a decrease in emissions ...
Environmental Protection

EPA Issues Air Quality Advisory for Kootenai Reservation

News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, has issued an air quality advisory for the Kootenai Reservation in Idaho due to the elevated pollution levels caused by area wildfires. Forecasts indicate periods of poor air quality will continue through Monday.
Environmental Protection

E&C Republicans Urge EPA Not to Shortcut Review of Proposed Air Quality Standards to Avoid Destroying Local Economies

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Republican Leader David McKinley (R-WV), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Environmental...
Environmental Protection

EPA Awards Three Environmental Merit Awards to Massachusetts Recipients

EPA Awards Three Environmental Merit Awards to Massachusetts Recipients
Environmental Protection

EPA Announces Opportunities for Public Input on Environmental Justice for the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements

EPA Announces Opportunities for Public Input on Environmental Justice for the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements
Environmental Protection

EPA Awards Three Environmental Merit Awards to Maine Recipients

EPA Awards Three Environmental Merit Awards to Maine Recipients
Environmental Protection

EPA Awards Three Environmental Merit Awards to Vermont Recipients

EPA Awards Three Environmental Merit Awards to Vermont Recipients
Environmental Protection

EPA Awards Two Environmental Merit Awards to Connecticut Recipients

EPA Awards Two Environmental Merit Awards to Connecticut Recipients
Environmental Protection

EPA Awards Six Environmental Merit Awards to Rhode Island Recipients

EPA Awards Six Environmental Merit Awards to Rhode Island Recipients
Environmental Protection

EPA Awards Three Environmental Merit Awards to New Hampshire Recipients

EPA Awards Three Environmental Merit Awards to New Hampshire Recipients
Environmental Protection

EPA Region 7 Announces Finalization of Climate Adaptation Implementation Plan

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 17, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 has released its Climate Adaptation Implementation Plan, as part of the Agency’s response to President Biden’s Executive Order 14008: Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.
Environmental Protection

EPA community meeting to present update on ethylene oxide risk in Sandy, Utah: October 20

EPA community meeting to present update on ethylene oxide risk in Sandy, Utah: October 20
Environmental Protection

EPA awards Food Lifeline $200,000 for project to reduce methane, food waste in South Seattle

EPA awards Food Lifeline $200,000 for project to reduce methane, food waste in South Seattle
Environmental Protection

EPA, Navy, State of California, and City of Irvine celebrate facility reuse award winner Marine Corps Air Station El Toro

EPA, Navy, State of California, and City of Irvine celebrate facility reuse award winner Marine Corps Air Station El Toro
Environmental Protection

Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Illinois

News Release: CHICAGO (Oct. 11, 2022) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced more than $148 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to the state of Illinois for water infrastructure improvements.
Your news, delivered.
Subscribe and personalize your weekly Newswire round-up.