News and reports from the Environmental Protection Agency.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with the GB Group, Inc., for failing to comply with regulations that protect the public from exposure to lead while residential remodeling is being performed.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency congratulated Maryland Environmental Service (MES) today on their Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) grant award of $1.8 million to replace diesel powered yard trucks, forklifts, and cargo handling equipment with less polluting equipment, and replace three drayage trucks with electric vehicles at the Port of Baltimore.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) past efforts at enforcement have resulted in more timely information about chemicals in the environment getting out to the public.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced selection of Springfield, Missouri as a Brownfields job training program grant recipient is an investment in the city's people, a regional administrator said in a news release

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $1.2M to three small businesses in California last month in order to commercialize environmental technologies in the state.

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Clark County Department of Public Works has completed implementing wetlands conservation measures at Laughlin Lagoon in full compliance with a 2020 agreement.

Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe toured RecycleForce in Indianapolis joined by Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and Indiana Finance Authority Director of Environmental Programs Jim McGoff to highlight EPA’s Brownfields job training grants, which offer residents of overburdened communities an opportunity to gain the skills and certifications needed to secure environmental work in their communities.

Today, President Biden and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan will announce that as a direct result of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA will make significant progress in the clean-up and restoration of the Great Lakes’ most environmentally degraded sites, securing clean water and a better environment for millions of Americans in the Great Lakes region.

Today, President Biden and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan will announce that as a direct result of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA will make significant progress in the clean-up and restoration of the Great Lakes’ most environmentally degraded sites, securing clean water and a better environment for millions of Americans in the Great Lakes region.

Today, at a virtual roundtable with state and community representatives, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored 49 water infrastructure projects for excellence and innovation within the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) and Drinking Water SRF programs.

In 2021 the Region 10 office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – which enforces federal environmental laws in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington – completed the following six enforcement cases for violations of Section 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS” on Feb. 10.

“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.“ was published in the House of Representatives section on page H1111 on Feb. 9

Western District of Missouri Judge Greg Kays on Jan. 14 appointed a receiver to take over at a pesticide distributor in St. Joseph.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revealed its roster of Pacific Northwest honorees for their sustainability efforts to conserve energy and water and reduce food waste and trash headed for landfills.