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• EPA Selects Final Cleanup Plan for the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Final Cleanup Plan for the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Superfund Site

  • Release Date: December 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Almost $8 Million for Tribal Recycling Infrastructure Projects in the Pacific Southwest

  On America Recycles Day and Anniversary of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA announces grants funded in part by the largest recycling investment in 30 years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Almost $8 Million for Tribal Recycling Infrastructure Projects in the Pacific Southwest

  • Release Date: November 15, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $13 Million in California for Environmental Justice Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  California projects announced as part of nationwide investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement program, funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $13 Million in California for Environmental Justice Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• EPA Announces $2.1 Million in Environmental Projects and $200,000 Civil Penalty in Clean Air Act Violations Against Evergreen Packaging LLC

  On September 27, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a consent agreement and final order (CAFO) with Evergreen Packaging LLC (“Evergreen”) for alleged Clean Air Act (CAA) violations.

  • Release Date: October 16, 2023

• Judicial Settlement with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc. Resolves Clean Water Act Violations

  The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a consent decree with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc (Transocean) for alleged violations.

  • Release Date: September 28, 2023

• EPA Announces Approval of Arkansas State Certification of Pesticide Applicator Plan

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing stronger standards for individuals who use Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) in the state of Arkansas.

  • Release Date: September 28, 2023

• La EPA anuncia la aprobación del plan de certificación para aplicadores de pesticidas del estado de Arkansas

  La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE. UU. está finalizando la elaboración de normas más estrictas para las personas que usan pesticidas de uso restringido (RUP) en el estado de Arkansas.

  • Release Date: September 28, 2023

• EPA công bố phê duyệt kế hoạch cấp giấy chứng nhận người phun thuốc trừ sâu của tiểu bang Arkansas

  Cơ quan Bảo vệ Môi trường Hoa Kỳ đang hoàn thiện các tiêu chuẩn mạnh mẽ hơn đối với những cá nhân dùng Thuốc trừ sâu sử dụng hạn chế (RUP) ở tiểu bang Arkansas.

  • Release Date: September 28, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Unveils $4.6 Billion in Grants to Cut Climate Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Funds benefit states, tribes, and territories in Pacific Southwest region

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Unveils $4.6 Billion in Grants to Cut Climate Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 20, 2023

• EPA Opens Flagstaff Office with Focus on Navajo Abandoned Uranium Mines

  EPA News Release: EPA Opens Flagstaff Office with Focus on Navajo Abandoned Uranium Mines

  • Release Date: July 25, 2023

• EPA Advises Facility Operators to Prepare for Hazardous Weather Events

  As the hurricane season kicks off, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reminds facility operators of preventing, minimizing, and reporting chemical releases during hazardous weather events.

  • Release Date: July 18, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $4.4 Million to Northern California Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites

  EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $4.4 Million to Northern California Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $9.8 Million to Arizona Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites

  EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $9.8 Million to Arizona Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA Region 6 Announces Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 is announcing an upcoming virtual listening session on EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap for Region 6 communities on April 25th, 2023 and inviting members of the public to attend and to speak.

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $57 Million Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas

  Nearly half of funding available as grants, forgivable loans for critical water infrastructure projects that will help underserved communities across the country

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $57,760,000 from this year’s Clean Water State Revolving Funds to go towards the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas for water infrastructure improvements.

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023