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• EPA Orders City of Los Angeles to Implement Improvements to Hyperion Wastewater Treatment Plant

  Largest Western U.S. Plant spilled 12.5 million gallons of untreated sewage in July 2021.

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders City of Los Angeles to Implement Improvements to Hyperion Wastewater Treatment Plant

  • Release Date: March 21, 2024

• EPA Investing Over $43 Million in New Funding to Protect and Restore San Francisco Bay and Its Watersheds

  EPA will also open a new San Francisco Bay program office later this year

  EPA News Release: EPA Investing Over $43 Million in New Funding to Protect and Restore San Francisco Bay and Its Watersheds

  • Release Date: March 12, 2024

• EPA Proposes to Add Afterthought Mine in Shasta County, Calif. to Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Add Afterthought Mine in Shasta County, Calif. to Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: March 5, 2024

• EPA Awards Over $650,000 for Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Recycling Project

  Grant funded in part by the largest recycling investment in 30 years

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Over $650,000 for Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Recycling Project

  • Release Date: March 5, 2024

• Ventura Coastal Agrees to $270,000 Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations at Visalia Facility

  EPA News Release: Ventura Coastal Agrees to $270,000 Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations at Visalia Facility

  • Release Date: August 31, 2022

• EPA settles with L.A.-Area Amalie Oil for violating Clean Water Act

  Enforcement action protects Los Angeles waterways and sensitive environments from potential oil pollution

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with L.A.-Area Amalie Oil for violating Clean Water Act

  • Release Date: August 23, 2022

• U.S. and Mexico agree to invest $474M to address Tijuana River sewage problem

  EPA News Release: U.S. and Mexico agree to invest $474M to address Tijuana River sewage problem

  • Release Date: August 18, 2022

• Central Valley’s Saputo Cheese Agrees to $170,000 Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations

  Under settlement, facility owner will pay fine, make necessary chemical safety improvements

  EPA News Release: Central Valley’s Saputo Cheese Agrees to $170,000 Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: August 17, 2022

• California Company to pay $68K Penalty for Violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act at its Arizona Storage Facility

  EPA News Release: California Company to pay $68K Penalty for Violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act at its Arizona Storage Facility

  • Release Date: August 9, 2022

• EPA Recognizes Corte Madera Teacher with Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Corte Madera Teacher with Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators

  • Release Date: August 4, 2022

• EPA, USDA Partner to Bolster Wastewater Infrastructure for San Carlos Apache Tribe, 10 Other U.S. Communities

  Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Will Help Address Lack of Basic Wastewater Infrastructure in Rural America

  EPA News Release: EPA, USDA Partner to Bolster Wastewater Infrastructure for San Carlos Apache Tribe, 10 Other U.S. Communities

  • Release Date: August 3, 2022

• EPA Announces $13.5 Million for the San Francisco Bay, Morro Bay, and Santa Monica Bay National Estuary Programs from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA releases guidance on how the agency will administer the program

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $13.5 Million for the San Francisco Bay, Morro Bay, and Santa Monica Bay National Estuary Programs from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  • Release Date: August 1, 2022