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Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its federal partners announced the Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Initiative
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EPA Announces Public Listening Sessions on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a series of upcoming public listening sessions on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities (Lead Strategy), so communities and stakeholders can provide their comments on the Agency’s plan.
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EPA Recognizes the Presidio Trust in San Francisco as Federal Green Challenge Winner

The Challenge, which began in 2013, is a national effort under EPA’s Sustainable Materials Management Program to encourage agencies to reduce the federal government's environmental impact.
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EPA Honors Sprouts Farmers Market’s Food Rescue Program with National Food Recovery Challenge Award

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizes Sprouts Farmers Market’s Food Rescue Program, as one of 18 businesses and organizations honored nationally for notable achievements and innovations in EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge in 2020 and 2021.
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Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority to Make Significant Improvements to Jersey City’s Municipal Sewer and Drinking Water Systems under Agreement with US Government, Benefiting Underserved Communities

“As a result of this settlement, the sewer system improvements will reduce discharges from Combined Sewer Overflows by 370 million gallons per year.
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EPA Announces Public Listening Sessions on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a series of upcoming public listening sessions on the draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities
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EPA Region 7 Recognizes Iowa Waste Reduction Center, Eat Greater Des Moines in EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge

“The EPA Food Recovery Challenge Award winners demonstrate how preventing food waste and diverting excess wholesome food away from landfills and to people is important for the environment and for communities,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan.
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EPA Region 7 Honors K-State PPI and Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas, for Sustainable Food Management Practices

The Kansas State University Pollution Prevention Institute (PPI) in Manhattan, Kansas, and Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas, were recognized by the U.S.
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Quad Cities’ Food Rescue Partnership Receives National Food Recovery Challenge Award

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizes the Food Rescue Partnership (FRP) in the Quad Cities, as one of 18 businesses and organizations honored nationally for notable achievements and innovations in EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge in 2020 and 2021.
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EPA Recognizes Sodexo for Diverting Food Waste from Landfills

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it is recognizing Sodexo Inc. of Gaithersburg, Maryland, as an awardee in the Regional Endorser category of its Food Recovery Challenge (FRC).
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EPA and Partners Celebrate Groundbreaking for Drinking Water Projects in Vinton, Texas

These projects are receiving a total of $6.5 million in grants from the Border Environment Infrastructure Fund (BEIF), which is funded by EPA and administered by NADBank.
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EPA Takes Important Step to Clean Up the Former LCP Chemicals, Inc. Superfund Site in Linden, New Jersey

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is taking an important step in protecting people who live near the LCP Chemicals, Inc.
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EPA to Reconsider Issues Related to Risks Posed by Ethylene Oxide Emissions for Certain Types of Chemical Manufacturing

The agency is proposing this action because the 2016 ethylene oxide Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessment remains the best available science.
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EPA Region 7 Announces Virtual Public Listening Session March 3 on Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 announces an upcoming virtual public listening session on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities (Lead Strategy), so communities and stakeholders can provide their comments on the Agency’s plan.
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EPA Proposes Update to Cleanup Plan for Commerce Street Plume Superfund Site in Williston, VT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed an update to the agency's plan to clean up the Commerce Street Plume Superfund Site in Williston, Vermont.
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Notice published by Environmental Protection Agency on Jan. 24

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Environmental Protection Agency publishes rule on Jan. 24

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Rule published by Environmental Protection Agency on Jan. 24

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on Jan. 24?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Environmental Protection Agency publishes notice on Jan. 24

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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