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• Tesoro to Pay $27.5 Million For Violating Previous Court Order Requiring Them to Reduce Air Pollution at Their Martinez, Calif. Refinery

  Settlement Will Result in Cleaner Air Due to Tesoro’s Forfeiture of Air Emission Credits

  EPA News Release: Tesoro to Pay $27.5 Million For Violating Previous Court Order Requiring Them to Reduce Air Pollution at Their Martinez, Calif. Refinery

  • Release Date: April 27, 2023

• EPA Names Los Angeles as 2023 Top City for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  San Francisco also makes top five in U.S., cutting energy costs while increasing efficiency and reducing emissions

  EPA News Release: EPA Names Los Angeles as 2023 Top City for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

• EPA Celebrates Three California Winners of the Presidential Environmental Youth Award

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates Three California Winners of the Presidential Environmental Youth Award

  • Release Date: April 25, 2023

• University of Arizona, San Diego State Unveiled as Centers to Help Communities Access Historic Environmental Justice Investments

  Biden-Harris Administration Announces $177 Million for 17 EPA Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Nationwide

  EPA News Release: University of Arizona, San Diego State Unveiled as Centers to Help Communities Access Historic Environmental Justice Investments

  • Release Date: April 13, 2023

• EPA Settles with Imperial Irrigation District for Safe Drinking Water Act Underground Injection Well Claims

  Enforcement action helps protect Imperial County drinking water sources

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles with Imperial Irrigation District for Safe Drinking Water Act Underground Injection Well Claims

  • Release Date: April 11, 2023

• EPA Orders Valero Refining to Improve Chemical Safety at Benicia, CA Refinery

  Settlement Also Requires Company to Pay $1.2 Million Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders Valero Refining to Improve Chemical Safety at Benicia, CA Refinery

  • Release Date: April 5, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $391 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in California

  Made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding will help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $391 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in California

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• U.S. Navy to upgrade wastewater treatment plant on California’s San Clemente Island following agreement with U.S. EPA

  EPA News Release: U.S. Navy to upgrade wastewater treatment plant on California’s San Clemente Island following agreement with U.S. EPA

  • Release Date: November 23, 2020

• U.S. EPA Invites California to Apply for $695 Million in Water Infrastructure Loans

  Brand new loan program will help states finance more infrastructure projects

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Invites California to Apply for $695 Million in Water Infrastructure Loans

  • Release Date: November 19, 2020

• U.S. EPA to Support Farmworker Safety Training in the Pacific Southwest Through Funding National Farmworker Programs Association

  $2.5 million to be awarded nation-wide

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA to Support Farmworker Safety Training in the Pacific Southwest Through Funding National Farmworker Programs Association

  • Release Date: November 18, 2020

• U.S. EPA Announces $200,000 Environmental Justice Grant to California Office of Planning & Research

  Agency awards $2 million to states and tribes nationwide for communities facing environmental justice challenges that are impacted by COVID-19

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Announces $200,000 Environmental Justice Grant to California Office of Planning & Research

  • Release Date: November 16, 2020

• EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region Delivers Results by Reducing Permit Backlog, Identifying Formerly Contaminated Properties for Reuse

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region Delivers Results by Reducing Permit Backlog, Identifying Formerly Contaminated Properties for Reuse

  • Release Date: November 12, 2020

• U.S. EPA Announces Nearly $500 Million for Water Infrastructure Projects in Northern California

  Nationally, 40 WIFIA loans are helping finance more than $16.6 billion in water infrastructure projects

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Announces Nearly $500 Million for Water Infrastructure Projects in Northern California

  • Release Date: November 10, 2020

• U.S. EPA settles with New York’s Quest USA Corp. for importing unregistered disinfectant product into Los Angeles

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA settles with New York’s Quest USA Corp. for importing unregistered disinfectant product into Los Angeles

  • Release Date: November 9, 2020

• U.S. EPA Recognizes Pacific Southwest Freight Industry Leaders for Environmental Performance

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Recognizes Pacific Southwest Freight Industry Leaders for Environmental Performance

  • Release Date: November 5, 2020