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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is unveiling a new rule to restore federal-quality standards for waterways in the state of Washington, a move that will protect the state’s residents who eat fish caught locally.

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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Final Allocations of Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Allowances From New Unit Set-Asides for 2021 Control Periods on April 18
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on April 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Canola Oil Pathways to Renewable Diesel, Jet Fuel, Naphtha, Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Heating Oil discussed on April 18 by Environmental Protection Agency
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on April 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; Rules for Particulate Emissions From Open Sources, Sand and Gravel and Related Sources on April 18
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page proposed rule on April 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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EPA approves the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s Water Quality Standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 (EPA) announced its approval of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s water quality standards under the federal Clean Water Act.

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Rodgers, Griffith Urge State Attorneys Generals to Shed Light on how Trial Lawyers use Public Funds for Political Purposes
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to several State Attorneys Generals about the practice of outsourcing enforcement of consumer protection laws to outside private trial lawyers.

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The Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Continue Progress Cutting Super-Pollutants, Barring Illegal Imports, and Speeding Transition to Cleaner New Technologies to Fight Climate Change and Save Money
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Biden-Harris Administration continues with its swift implementation of the bipartisan American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act to phase down climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

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EPA Announces Plan to Protect Endangered Species and Support Sustainable Agriculture
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its first-ever comprehensive workplan to address the decades-old challenge of protecting endangered species from pesticides. The plan establishes four overall strategies and dozens of actions to adopt those protections while providing farmers, public health authorities, and others with access to pesticides.

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'Working together': EPA administrator co-chairs OECD meeting, 38 nations pledge to fight climate change
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which met in March, condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and made several commitments over two days in what a U.S. official calls, “an example of nations working together,” according to an April 1 press release.

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EPA grant application closes on June 17
ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE CENTER GRANT PROGRAM grant opened on April 18.

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'Protect people from pollution': EPA administrator announces fiscal 2023 budget
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's portion of President Joe Biden's proposed fiscal 2023 budget will include billions for environmental programs nationwide, agency Administrator Michael S. Regan said in a recent news release.

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State, Federal Agencies and Non-Profit entities host two day conference about climate resilience in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Island
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER), U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and The Nature Conservancy are celebrating Earth Day by offering a two-day virtual conference promoting climate resilience and equity in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.

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EPA Begins Third Five-Year Review of Upper Hudson River PCB Cleanup
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has initiated its third five-year review of the cleanup of the Hudson River PCBs Superfund site, which extends from Hudson Falls, New York, to New York City

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E&C Republican Leaders Ask White House to Survey Agencies for All Funding Proposals on Cleavage Site Research
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Acting Director Alondra Nelson requesting more information on funding, including proposals for furin cleavage site research or any other cleavage site research.

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EPA Proposes Attainment Status Updates for Areas in Connecticut Required to Meet Health Protection Standards for Smog
Map of the proposed Severe Classification Area for the 2008 Ozone StandardBOSTON (April 12, 2022) – Following the Clean Air Act requirements, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing determinations for whether certain areas of Connecticut have met the 2008 and 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone, commonly referred to as smog.
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Week ending April 16: 5 notices published by Environmental Protection Agency
There were five notices published by the Environmental Protection Agency in week ending April 16, according to the Federal Register.

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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Pesticide Product Performance Data Requirements for Products Claiming Efficacy Against Certain Invertebrate Pests on April 15
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page rule on April 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability discussed on April 15 by Environmental Protection Agency
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on April 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Air Plan Approval; Iowa; 2015 Ozone NAAQS Interstate Transport Requirements discussed on April 15 by Environmental Protection Agency
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page rule on April 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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EPA's Guzman: 'I applaud the students at UC Berkeley' for creating clean-water tech
A group of students at the University of California, Berkeley, has been awarded nearly $100,000 for developing new technology to remove arsenic from groundwater, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced recently.

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