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• EPA Plans Sampling for Cleanup of Residential Areas at the Iron King Mine – Humboldt Smelter Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Plans Sampling for Cleanup of Residential Areas at the Iron King Mine – Humboldt Smelter Superfund Site

  • Release Date: February 29, 2024

• EPA announces new cleanup projects in Arizona as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is continuing to boost Superfund cleanup efforts across Arizona

  EPA News Release: EPA announces new cleanup projects in Arizona as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 27, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $70 million for Arizona drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure upgrades as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across Arizona

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $70 million for Arizona drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure upgrades as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 21, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration expands EPA program to bring wastewater sanitation services to 150 more underserved communities across Rural America, including the San Carlos Apache Tribe in Arizona

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration expands EPA program to bring wastewater sanitation services to 150 more underserved communities across Rural America, including the San Carlos Apache Tribe in Arizona

  • Release Date: February 13, 2024

• EPA Awards over $1.9 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects in Arizona

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards over $1.9 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects in Arizona

  • Release Date: December 27, 2021

• EPA fines Arizona auto parts companies for selling ‘defeat’ devices in violation of Clean Air Act

  Over $54,000 in penalties paid

  EPA News Release: EPA fines Arizona auto parts companies for selling ‘defeat’ devices in violation of Clean Air Act

  • Release Date: December 21, 2021

• EPA Awards Inter Tribal Council of Arizona $1,581,000 to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Inter Tribal Council of Arizona $1,581,000 to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: December 3, 2021

• EPA Announces over $109 Million in Water Infrastructure Funding for Arizona Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces over $109 Million in Water Infrastructure Funding for Arizona Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA provides over $23 million for environmental improvements on tribal lands in Arizona

  EPA News Release: EPA provides over $23 million for environmental improvements on tribal lands in Arizona

  • Release Date: November 9, 2021

• EPA to Help Pima County Schools Create Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers

  The schools will receive technical assistance through a new demonstration program called Schools as Community Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers.

  EPA News Release: EPA to Help Pima County Schools Create Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers

  • Release Date: November 1, 2021

• El Programa Ambiental México – Estados Unidos: Frontera 2025 de la EPA selecciona proyectos ambientales para implementar en la región fronteriza entre Sonora y Arizona

  Financiamiento de $220,175 para cuatro proyectos

  EPA News Release: El Programa Ambiental México – Estados Unidos: Frontera 2025 de la EPA selecciona proyectos ambientales para implementar en la región fronteriza entre Sonora y Arizona

  • Release Date: October 27, 2021

• EPA’s U.S.-Mexico Border 2025 Program Selects Environmental Projects for Implementation in the Arizona/Sonora Border Region

  Funding $220,175 for four projects

  EPA News Release: EPA’s U.S.-Mexico Border 2025 Program Selects Environmental Projects for Implementation in the Arizona/Sonora Border Region

  • Release Date: October 27, 2021

• Tohono O’odham Nation Awarded $200,000 for Environmental Justice Projects under the American Rescue Plan

  EPA News Release: Tohono O’odham Nation Awarded $200,000 for Environmental Justice Projects under the American Rescue Plan

  • Release Date: August 25, 2021

• U.S. EPA penalizes Lupton, Arizona refinery for violating Clean Air Act chemical safety requirements

  Under settlement, facility owner and operator will pay fine, make safety improvements at facility

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA penalizes Lupton, Arizona refinery for violating Clean Air Act chemical safety requirements

  • Release Date: May 24, 2021

• EPA Announces 13 Communities Across Nation’s Pacific Southwest to Receive $6.85 Million in Revitalization Funding

  Brownfields assessment and cleanup grants help underserved communities Build Back Better and address Environmental Justice concerns

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces 13 Communities Across Nation’s Pacific Southwest to Receive $6.85 Million in Revitalization Funding

  • Release Date: May 11, 2021