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• EPA Awards $1.3M in Research Funding to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to Develop Nanosensors to Detect Pesticides and Mitigate Their Harmful Impacts

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $1.3M in Research Funding to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to Develop Nanosensors to Detect Pesticides and Mitigate Their Harmful Impacts

  • Release Date: July 31, 2023

• Belle Fourche and Bridger Pipeline Companies to Pay $12.5 Million in Penalties and Improve Compliance after Pipeline Spills in Montana and North Dakota

  Agreement protects public health, safety, and the environment by requiring action to make future spills less likely

  EPA News Release: Belle Fourche and Bridger Pipeline Companies to Pay $12.5 Million in Penalties and Improve Compliance after Pipeline Spills in Montana and North Dakota

  • Release Date: July 31, 2023

• EPA Seeks Public Input on Plan to Address Contaminated Soil at the Olean Well Field Superfund Site in Cattaraugus County, New York

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Public Input on Plan to Address Contaminated Soil at the Olean Well Field Superfund Site in Cattaraugus County, New York

  • Release Date: July 27, 2023

• EPA Posts Pesticide Incident Data Publicly

  Data Sets Include 10 Years of Incidents and Planned Monthly Updates

  EPA News Release: EPA Posts Pesticide Incident Data Publicly

  • Release Date: July 27, 2023

• EPA Extends Comment Period for Proposed Cleanup of Contaminated Sediment at Quanta Resources Superfund Site in Edgewater, NJ

  EPA News Release: EPA Extends Comment Period for Proposed Cleanup of Contaminated Sediment at Quanta Resources Superfund Site in Edgewater, NJ

  • Release Date: July 26, 2023

• EPA, Justice Department and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Reach Agreement with City of Jackson on Proposal to Address Sewer System Issues

  Like the November 2022 Agreement to Address Drinking Water, the Proposal Would Appoint an Interim Third-Party Manager to Oversee the Sewer System

  EPA News Release: EPA, Justice Department and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Reach Agreement with City of Jackson on Proposal to Address Sewer System Issues

  • Release Date: July 26, 2023

• EPA Fines the Ritz-Carlton Resort on St. Thomas, USVI for Violations of the Clean Water Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines the Ritz-Carlton Resort on St. Thomas, USVI for Violations of the Clean Water Act

  • Release Date: July 26, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $305 Million in WIFIA Loans for Water Supply Sustainability in Central Florida

  When combined with other funding sources, the WIFIA program has supported more than $39 billion for America’s water infrastructure

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $305 Million in WIFIA Loans for Water Supply Sustainability in Central Florida

  • Release Date: July 26, 2023

• Metal Shredding Facility in Owego, New York Agrees to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: Metal Shredding Facility in Owego, New York Agrees to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: July 25, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Proposes to Improve Air Pollution Emissions Data

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes to Improve Air Pollution Emissions Data

  • Release Date: July 25, 2023

• EPA Seeks Input on Expansion of the Safer Choice and Design for the Environment Programs

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Input on Expansion of the Safer Choice and Design for the Environment Programs

  • Release Date: July 25, 2023

• Globe Metallurgical to Pay $2.6 Million Fine, Implement Extensive Emissions Controls and Limit Sulfur Inputs to Reduce Pollution from Industrial Furnaces in Ohio

  EPA News Release: Globe Metallurgical to Pay $2.6 Million Fine, Implement Extensive Emissions Controls and Limit Sulfur Inputs to Reduce Pollution from Industrial Furnaces in Ohio

  • Release Date: July 25, 2023

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy Announce Intent to Fund Efforts to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector

  Financial and technical assistance will support methane emissions leak reductions and monitoring in cooperation with states

  EPA News Release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy Announce Intent to Fund Efforts to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector

  • Release Date: July 24, 2023

• EPA Releases Draft Strategy to Better Protect Endangered Species from Herbicide Use

  Strategy aims to increase efficiencies while supporting farmers, herbicide users with continued use of important pesticide tools

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases Draft Strategy to Better Protect Endangered Species from Herbicide Use

  • Release Date: July 24, 2023

• EPA Invites Public Input on Proposed Cleanup Plan for New Cassel/Hicksville Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites Public Input on Proposed Cleanup Plan for New Cassel/Hicksville Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site

  • Release Date: July 24, 2023