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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2 Million in Hawaii for Environmental Justice Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Hawaii 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 $2 Million in Hawaii for Environmental Justice Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• EPA Hazardous Materials Removal, First Stage of Multi-Phase Cleanup, is 75% Complete on Maui

  Ash and debris stabilization expands; removal and disposal of electric and hybrid vehicle batteries begins

  EPA News Release: EPA Hazardous Materials Removal, First Stage of Multi-Phase Cleanup, is 75% Complete on Maui

  • Release Date: October 18, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Makes Over $2.1 Million Grant Investments in Innovative Reuse and Refill Program in Hilo, Hawaii

  Project to protect public health, replace single-use plastics, and reduce marine debris

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Makes Over $2.1 Million Grant Investments in Innovative Reuse and Refill Program in Hilo, Hawaii

  • Release Date: October 13, 2023

• EPA Begins Soil Stabilizer Application in Lāhainā, Maui

  EPA to apply soil stabilizer to ash and debris footprint of burned buildings

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Soil Stabilizer Application in Lāhainā, Maui

  • Release Date: October 13, 2023

• Upgrades to Waimanalo Gulch Landfill Called for Under EPA - Hawaii DOH Consent Decree Are Completed

  EPA News Release: Upgrades to Waimanalo Gulch Landfill Called for Under EPA - Hawaii DOH Consent Decree Are Completed

  • Release Date: October 5, 2023

• EPA Approves Joint Task Force-Red Hill Pre-Defueling Preparedness Report

  Decision paves way for safe defueling operations to begin

  EPA News Release: EPA Approves Joint Task Force-Red Hill Pre-Defueling Preparedness Report

  • Release Date: October 3, 2023

• EPA orders the closure of cesspool in Kauai to protect water resources

  EPA News Release: EPA orders the closure of cesspool in Kauai to protect water resources

  • Release Date: December 16, 2020

• EPA settles with Qantas Airways for importing unregistered disinfectant products in Honolulu and Los Angeles

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Qantas Airways for importing unregistered disinfectant products in Honolulu and Los Angeles

  • Release Date: December 15, 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

• 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

• EPA Awards $23.3 Million for Infrastructure to Protect Surface Waters and Drinking Water in Hawaii

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $23.3 Million for Infrastructure to Protect Surface Waters and Drinking Water in Hawaii

  • Release Date: October 26, 2020

• EPA Awards $346.8 Million for Infrastructure to Protect Surface Waters and Drinking Water in the Pacific Southwest Region

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $346.8 Million for Infrastructure to Protect Surface Waters and Drinking Water in the Pacific Southwest Region

  • Release Date: October 26, 2020

• U.S. EPA settles with Honolulu-based BEI Hawaii over a Chlorine Gas Release and Pesticides Violations

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA settles with Honolulu-based BEI Hawaii over a Chlorine Gas Release and Pesticides Violations

  • Release Date: October 15, 2020

• U.S. EPA requires Lanai Oil Company to protect Hawaiian waterways from oil spills

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA requires Lanai Oil Company to protect Hawaiian waterways from oil spills

  • Release Date: October 14, 2020

• U.S. EPA requires Hawaii’s largest refrigerated food warehouse to improve chemical safety

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA requires Hawaii’s largest refrigerated food warehouse to improve chemical safety

  • Release Date: September 28, 2020