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EPA to Highlight Successes in Camden, N.J. Communities in Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act

News Release: NEW YORK -- On Thursday, September 8, 2022, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water Bruno Pigott will be joined by U.S. Representative Donald Norcross, Camden Mayor Victor Carstarphen, EPA Region 2 Senior Advisor for Equity and Chief of Staff Olivia Glenn, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn La

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EPA Proposes Bellevue, Nebraska, Site for Addition to Superfund National Priorities List

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (SEPT. 7, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it is adding five sites to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) and is proposing to add another two sites where releases of contamination pose significant human health and environmental risk – one of which is in Bellevue, Nebraska.

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Local Central Savannah River Area Communities Participate in Climate Resilience and Emergency Preparedness Training Workshops Hosted by EPA

News Release: ATLANTA (September 7, 2022) — A project team comprised of members from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Imani Group - a local Grassroots Environmental Justice (EJ) Organization based in Aiken, SC, and consultants recently developed and hosted a series of workshops in two rural communities in close proximity to the Savanah River Site.

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Thymol; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance discussed on Sept. 7 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List to Clean Up Pollution and Address Public Health Risks

News Release: WASHINGTON (Sep. 7, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is adding five sites to the Superfund National Priorities List and is proposing to add another two where releases of contamination pose significant human health and environmental risk.

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What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on Sept. 7?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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EPA Adds the Lower Hackensack River to the Superfund National Priorities List

News Release: NEW YORK – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Deputy Regional Administrator Walter Mugdan, Representative Donald Payne, Jr., Representative Josh Gottheimer, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette, the Hackensack Riverkeeper Captain Bill ...

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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Oxirane, 2-(phenoxymethyl)-, polymer with oxirane, monobutyl ether, block; Tolerance Exemption on Sept. 7

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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What releases are upcoming from the Environmental Protection Agency on Sept. 9

There are five releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 9.

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Notice published by Environmental Protection Agency on Sept. 7

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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NOAA research reveals threat to ozone layer fell significantly

Air samples collected around the globe show that the threat to the ozone layer fell more than 50% back to levels last observed in 1980 before ozone depletion was significant, said scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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EPA Adds the Brillo Landfill Site to the National Priorities List

News Release: NEW YORK – In a move that will protect the nearby community, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it is adding the Brillo Landfill in Victory, New York to its Superfund National Priorities List (NPL), along with four other sites across the country. EPA will also propose two sites to the NPL, where releases of contamination pose significant human health and environmental risk.

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EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List to Include Highway 3 PCE Site in Le Mars, Iowa

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (SEPT. 7, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is adding five sites to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL), including the Highway 3 PCE Site in Le Mars, Iowa.