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Recent News About Us Environmental Protection Agency
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Ethics Complaint Filed Over $1.8 Billion Superfund Settlement Agreement
The government watchdog organization, Protect the Public's Trust (PPT), has filed an ethics complaint regarding a former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official's involvement in the controversial Diamond Alkali Superfund Site cleanup settlement.
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EPA opens welcome center for East Palestine residents, business owners
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the opening of a community welcome center for residents and business owners of East Palestine, Ohio.
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EPA: New Jersey tapped to test lead-removal program from water pipes
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rolled out an initiative to jump-start efforts to attain a goal of removal and replacement of 100% of lead service lines as part of its Lead Service Line Replacement Accelerators program, which was introduced at a White House event marking the first anniversary of the Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan.
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National parks group criticizes EPA's proposed soot pollution standards
A nonpartisan association that seeks to safeguard national parks in the U.S. is criticizing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal of new soot pollution standards, saying they don’t address ecosystems and overall welfare.
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EPA awards Guam Department of Education nearly $9.9 million for cleaner school buses
The Guam Department of Education is among the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program rebate competition.
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Environmental leaders praise EPA nominee Joseph Goffman as ‘well-qualified’
Leaders at two environmental organizations are praising the experience of Joseph Goffman, nominee for assistant administrator of the Office of Air and Radiation for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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EPA’s proposed rule reaffirming regulation of power plants’ hazardous air pollutants ‘revokes a 2020 finding’
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule that reaffirms that hazardous air pollutants such as mercury from power plants should be regulated.
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EPA hosts public listening session on combatting lead
The Environmental Protection Agency (or EPA) has recently said it will hold a series of virtual public listening sessions, including one on Feb. 22 for residents of the Southwest Pacific region, to help them draft their strategy on combatting lead.
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Iowan Hy-Vee warehouse receives 'well-deserved recognition' for its environmental efforts
The Environmental Protection Agency awarded the Cherokee, Iowa Hy-Vee distribution center a 2020 EPA Region WasteWise Award for its efforts in preventing and diverting waste.
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EPA honors 14 partners for going ‘above and beyond’ in appliance recycling
More than a dozen partners were recognized this year in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Responsible Appliance Disposal (RAD) Program for their recycling efforts.
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Biden calls on U.S. to sharply cut methane pollution
At the COP26 summit held last week, President Joe Biden talked about cutting off methane levels by 30%, stating it is responsible for putting the climate and public health in danger.