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News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Aug. 23, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it is deleting C&R Battery Company, Inc. Superfund Site in Chesterfield County, Virginia, from the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is a list of the nation’s most contaminated hazardous waste sites.


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News Release: DENVER — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), and the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) to announce assistance for 25 small and rural communities from across the country ...


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News Release: PITTSBURGH (Aug. 23, 2022) – Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency toured two formerly contaminated sites in Pittsburgh today that are now cleaned up and provide thriving assets for the community.


EPA Awards $400,000 Environmental Education Grants to Empower Students, Teachers and Communities in Oregon and Washington
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News Release: SEATTLE (Aug. 18, 2022) —The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected four schools and organizations in Oregon and Washington to receive a total of $400,000 in environmental education grants. Nationwide, EPA selected 34 organizations to receive over $3.2 million in funding.


U.S. Finishing/Cone Mills Superfund Site slated for Partial Deletion from Superfund National Priorities List
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News Release: GREENVILLE, SC (Aug. 23, 2022) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed partial deletion of a 70-acre portion of Operable Unit 01 at the U.S. Finishing/Cone Mills Superfund Site, Greenville, SC. from the National Priorities List (NPL). The deletion will benefit the environment, the community of Greenville, and the people of South Carolina.


EPA Awards $350,000 to Advance Environmental Justice in Hawai‘i
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News Release: HONOLULU – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing $350,000 in new grants to advance environmental justice in Hawai'i. The grants will support three new projects on the Islands of O'ahu, Maui, and Kaua'i.


EPA Issues Fuel Waiver for Four States Impacted by Bp Refinery Shutdown
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News Release: WASHINGTON (Aug. 27, 2022) — As part of the Federal Government’s response to a fire and shutdown at the Bp Whiting Refinery in Whiting, Indiana, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan today issued an emergency fuel waiver to help alleviate fuel shortages in four states whose supply of gasoline has been impacted by the refinery shutdown.


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News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (AUG. 23, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more partial deletions from the National Priorities List (NPL) at the Omaha Lead Superfund Site in Nebraska.


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News Release: Reiterate request for information, documents, and communications between NARA and law enforcement officials.


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News Release: BOSTON (Aug. 22, 2022) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) announced assistance for 25 small and rural communities from across the country ...


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - One year ago today, the last U.S. military flight left Afghanistan, ending our almost 20-year presence in the country. The departure followed a chaotic emergency evacuation after Taliban forces, having quickly took over much of the country, surrounded the city of Kabul and President Ghani fled. House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has issued the following statement to commemorate the U.S. military’s departure.


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News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Saputo Cheese USA Inc., the owner and operator of a mozzarella cheese and whey protein concentrate production facility in Tulare, California. Saputo Cheese violated provisions of the Clean Air Act intended ...


EPA removes part of Himco Dump site in Elkhart, Indiana, from Superfund list
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News Release: CHICAGO (Aug. 17, 2022) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has deleted a portion of the Himco Dump site in Elkhart, Indiana, from Superfund’s National Priorities List, or NPL. Cleanup has been completed at the landfill area, four adjacent properties, and 43 downgradient properties. EPA has determined that while operation, maintenance, and monitoring activities will continue there, no further cleanup is needed.


EPA to Host August 30 Community Meeting for Salinas, Puerto Rico Residents
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News Release: NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a community meeting for residents of Salinas, Puerto Rico to share information about health risks from the chemical ethylene oxide or EtO, which is being emitted from a facility called Steri-Tech, Inc.


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News Release: WASHINGTON (Aug. 17, 2022) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), and the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) to announce assistance for 25 small and rural communities ...


EPA removes part of Summit National site in Deerfield, Ohio, from Superfund list
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News Release: CHICAGO (Aug. 17, 2022) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has deleted a portion of the Summit National site in Deerfield Township, Portage County, Ohio, from the Superfund’s National Priorities List, or NPL. Cleanup continues at the groundwater portion of the site which remains on the NPL along with surface water and sediment areas.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-KY), and House Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH) today introduced the Protecting Speech from Government Interference...


EPA settles with L.A.-Area Amalie Oil for violating Clean Water Act
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News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Amalie Oil Company USA (AOCUSA) for violations of the Clean Water Act and its regulations related to oil pollution prevention at the company’s Vernon, Calif. facility. Under the settlement, AOCUSA will pay a $132,590 penalty.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent letters to four federal agencies-the U.S. Department of Treasury, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and Federal Trade Commission -and five digital...


EPA Seeks Input on Proposed Amendments to the New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Generating Units
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News Release: WASHINGTON (Aug. 15, 2022) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) for a potential Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel. This Panel will focus on the agency’s ...