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EPA Region 10 Announces Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

News Release: SEATTLE (Feb. 22, 2023) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 is announcing an upcoming virtual listening session on EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap for Region 10 communities on March 15, 2023, and inviting members of the public to attend and to speak.

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Regan: MATS 'have protected the health of American communities nationwide'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reaffirmed the scientific, economic and legal underpinnings of policy that dictates limits on toxic air pollution from power plants.

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National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing Technology Review discussed on Feb. 22 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions on Feb. 22

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a six page proposed rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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EPA Deputy Administrator McCabe Joins EPA Region 7 to Present $500K Check to St. Louis Community College for Brownfields Job Training Grant

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 22, 2023) – Today, EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe and EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister presented a $500,000 ceremonial check to St. Louis Community College (STLCC) for a Brownfields Job Training grant selection. McCabe and McCollister were joined by STLCC Chancellor Jeff L. Pittman, Ph. D.

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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; Definition of Chemical Process Plants Under State PSD Regulations and Operating Permit Program on Feb. 21

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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EPA Announces $81 Million Loan Supporting Water Supply Resilience in Yucaipa and Calimesa, California

News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an $81 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Yucaipa Valley Water District to modernize its recycled water and drinking water facilities and help ensure a dependable water supply in the wake of drought impacts in California.

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EPA to Delete Texas Superfund Site from the National Priorities List

News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS – (Feb. 22, 2023)- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is deleting the River City Metal Finishing Superfund site in San Antonio, Texas, from the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites. The NPL is a roster of the nation’s most contaminated sites that threaten human ...

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Gomez: Investment provides 'everyone with the opportunity to be a part of the green economy'

The Los Angeles Conservation Corps (LACC) has been awarded a $500,000 Brownfields job training grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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EPA offers new grant application process starting Feb. 21

Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2023 Request for Applications for: Chesapeake Bay Tidal Water Nutrient Limitation Assessment grant opened on Feb. 21.