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EPA partners with golf course association to address best management practices, sustainability, improvements to air, water

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 19, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed a partnership agreement today with the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) pledging a commitment to environmental stewardship and environmental sustainability on golf courses everywhere.

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EPA Begins Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Chudnow Iron and Metal Co. Site in Milwaukee

News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 19, 2022) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the start of a hazardous-waste cleanup at the Chudnow Iron and Metal Co. site, 5401 W. State St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In March 2021, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources referred the site to the federal agency for action. EPA anticipates the estimated $1.8 million cleanup will be completed by mid-December.

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EPA celebrates recreational improvements along the Ogden and Weber Rivers to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Clean Water Act

News Release: Ogden, Utah — Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) visited Ogden, Utah, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act.

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Leader Rodgers to President Biden: Provide Your Plan to Unwind the Public Health Emergency

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on unwinding the public health emergency (PHE) after President Biden declared the COVID-19 pandemic is over.

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E&C Announces Full Committee Markup

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the full Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 10:15 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

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EPA’s Tenth Annual SepticSmart Week: Protecting Your Home and the Environment while Saving Money

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is partnering with state and local governments, community groups, businesses, and academic institutions to sponsor the tenth annual Septic

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EPA's McCollister on testing at Cherokee County Superfund site: 'Protect your family from dangerous lead exposure by contacting us'

As part of a new site-wide assessment of the Cherokee County NPL Superfund Site in southeastern Kansas, the EPA will provide free home lead testing.

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Environmental Protection Agency set to publish a new notice on Sept. 20

There are two releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 20.

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'Critical step to address historic PCB contamination': EPA, GE reach agreement on study of Hudson River

The Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with General Electric Company (GE) for the company to evaluate the Lower River section of the Hudson River polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) Superfund site to determine the best course of action for resolving contamination, according to a Sept. 13 EPA news release.

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Waterhouse: Brownsfield clean-up grants will trigger 'environmentally just redevelopment'

Communities with brownfield sites are now eligible for a portion of the approximately $169 million in grant funding for remediation of the sites, without the matching-funds requirement in some cases.