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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 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, 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

• 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

• 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $58 million to Reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare Facilities Through Investing in America Agenda

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law expanded the eligibility of WIIN funding to include remediating lead in water that children drink, in addition to testing and compliance monitoring

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $58 million to Reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare Facilities Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: July 24, 2023

• EPA Administrator Regan and Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Fu sign Memorandum of Understanding to Enhance Environmental Cooperation

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Regan and Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Fu sign Memorandum of Understanding to Enhance Environmental Cooperation

  • Release Date: July 20, 2023

• EPA Proposes to Streamline Requirements for States and Tribes, Strengthen Co-Regulator Partnerships to Protect Nation’s Waters

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Streamline Requirements for States and Tribes, Strengthen Co-Regulator Partnerships to Protect Nation’s Waters

  • Release Date: July 19, 2023

• EPA Earns 14th Consecutive “A” Grade on Annual Small Business Procurement Scorecard

  Scorecard from US Small Business Administration Measures Federal Agency’s Level of Contracting Dollars to Small Businesses

  EPA News Release: EPA Earns 14th Consecutive “A” Grade on Annual Small Business Procurement Scorecard

  • Release Date: July 19, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Workplace Safety Requirements for Carbon Tetrachloride to Protect Worker Health, Fenceline Communities

  Proposal would also ban discontinued uses so they cannot restart

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Workplace Safety Requirements for Carbon Tetrachloride to Protect Worker Health, Fenceline Communities

  • Release Date: July 17, 2023