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Recent News About U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the allocation of $319,000 in grant funding to support water quality monitoring at Puerto Rico's beaches. This initiative aims to safeguard public health by ensuring clean and safe coastal waters for beachgoers.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Fort Worth Independent School District will receive $6,167,108 through EPA’s first Clean School Bus Grant Competition. This funding, part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, will facilitate the purchase of 15 clean school buses.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan has issued a proclamation designating June 17-23, 2024, as National Pollinator Week. This announcement highlights the EPA's ongoing efforts to protect pollinators from pesticides and includes plans for mitigation measures and the upcoming finalization of the Herbicide Strategy aimed at protecting over 900 federally threatened and endangered species, including pollinators.
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CHICAGO (June 18, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, announced that Vishal Swamy, a high school student from Novi, Michigan, has been awarded the 2024 President’s Environmental Youth Award.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), announced the 2024 recipients of the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) and the President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) today, June 18.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, announced that Shari Insley, a fifth-grade math and science teacher at Pine Intermediate School in North Olmsted, Ohio, has been awarded the 2024 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators.
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Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will host two community meetings on June 25 to present the findings of the Technical Assistance Needs Assessment (TANA) for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)-managed St. Louis Airport Site (SLAPS) and Coldwater Creek.
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Eight home renovation companies in the St. Louis area have agreed to pay over $65,000 collectively in penalties to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve alleged violations of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the final Explanation of Significant Differences detailing changes to the cleanup plan for the Woodbrook Road Dump Superfund site in South Plainfield, New Jersey.
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), recognized two California student groups from Solana Beach and Ventura as recipients of the 2024 President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA).
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a settlement with Tristar Terminals Guam, Inc., addressing Clean Water Act violations related to the unauthorized discharge of oily wastewater into the Big Guatali River, which flows into Apra Harbor.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new grant exceeding $1 million to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for lead testing in schools and daycare centers. The announcement was made at an event in Durham, where EPA Acting Regional Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle was joined by Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, U.S. Representative Valerie Foushee (NC-04), Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams, and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Electronic Products Industries LLC, based in Newburyport, Massachusetts, for alleged violations of the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the process hazard review (PHR) requirement of the General Duty Clause of the Clean Air Act.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $95,000 settlement with Intelligent Design Corp., based in Maple Grove, Minnesota, to resolve alleged violations of federal Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting regulations.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the filing of a settlement agreement with three parties for the payment of cleanup costs at the Findett Corp. Superfund Site in St. Charles, Missouri. The settlement was filed in the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Missouri.
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Acting EPA Region Four Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle will represent the EPA in Durham for a press conference, lead pipe inventory site tour, and announcement of new grant funding to protect children from lead in drinking water.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan will join Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff in Durham, North Carolina, tomorrow to highlight new funding and actions aimed at protecting children from lead in drinking water. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, June 18 at 3:30 p.m. EDT.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on June 17, 2024, that it has awarded $1.5 million to three organizations through the Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency to Advance Reporting and Data (PREPARED) program. This initiative aims to provide technical assistance to enhance the capacity of EPA grant recipients in generating data and information necessary for evaluating program outcomes and understanding community impacts.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it has awarded $1.5 million to three organizations through the Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency to Advance Reporting and Data (PREPARED) program. This initiative aims to provide technical assistance to enhance EPA grant recipients' ability to generate data and information necessary for evaluating program outcomes and understanding community impacts.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold an informal community meeting on Thursday, June 20, to discuss the cleanup progress at the Bofors Nobel Superfund site in Muskegon, Michigan. The meeting aims to provide updates and gather community input on future actions and the potential formation of a community advisory group.