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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

• EPA Issues Emergency Orders to Three Mobile Home Parks in Thermal, Calif., to Ensure Drinking Water is Safe for Residents

  Agency also fines Indian Village Mobile Home Park for failing to comply with previous order

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Emergency Orders to Three Mobile Home Parks in Thermal, Calif., to Ensure Drinking Water is Safe for Residents

  • Release Date: December 28, 2021

• EPA Awards over $8 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects in California

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards over $8 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects in California

  • Release Date: December 27, 2021

• EPA Awards Research Funding to UC Berkeley to Help Reduce Community Exposure to Wildfire Smoke

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Research Funding to UC Berkeley to Help Reduce Community Exposure to Wildfire Smoke

  • Release Date: December 20, 2021

• EPA to Use First $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog, including Funds for Argonaut Cleanup in Jackson, Calif.

  EPA News Release: EPA to Use First $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog, including Funds for Argonaut Cleanup in Jackson, Calif.

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• Grupo de trabajo federal-estatal lanza sitio de recursos de compost en el campo para agricultores y ganaderos

  EPA News Release: Grupo de trabajo federal-estatal lanza sitio de recursos de compost en el campo para agricultores y ganaderos

  • Release Date: December 10, 2021

• U.S. EPA Requires Giumarra Vineyards in Bakersfield to Improve Chemical Safety

  Under settlement, company will pay fine, make safety improvements

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Requires Giumarra Vineyards in Bakersfield to Improve Chemical Safety

  • Release Date: December 9, 2021

• U.S. EPA fines Torrance chemical company for safety violations

  Under settlement, facility owner will pay penalty, make safety improvements

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA fines Torrance chemical company for safety violations

  • Release Date: December 7, 2021

• EPA Announces over $600 Million in Water Infrastructure Funding for California Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces over $600 Million in Water Infrastructure Funding for California Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021