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• DOJ and EPA Announce $9.5M Settlement with Stericycle, Inc. for Violations of Hazardous Waste Management Regulations

  Landmark Settlement is the First Judicial Action to Enforce EPA’s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act e-Manifest Requirements

  EPA News Release: DOJ and EPA Announce $9.5M Settlement with Stericycle, Inc. for Violations of Hazardous Waste Management Regulations

  • Release Date: January 17, 2025

• EPA and CDPHE partner to strengthen civil rights in Colorado

  EPA News Release: EPA and CDPHE partner to strengthen civil rights in Colorado

  • Release Date: January 17, 2025

• Hino Motors, a Toyota Subsidiary, Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay Over $1.6B to Resolve Emissions Fraud Scheme

  EPA News Release: Hino Motors, a Toyota Subsidiary, Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay Over $1.6B to Resolve Emissions Fraud Scheme

  • Release Date: January 15, 2025

• Indiana Auto Parts Distributor to Pay $7.4M for Selling Emissions Defeat Devices for Cars and Trucks

  Company agrees to $1.2M project for a new tugboat with updated emission controls to reduce the release of harmful air pollutants in the Gulf Coast region

  EPA News Release: Indiana Auto Parts Distributor to Pay $7.4M for Selling Emissions Defeat Devices for Cars and Trucks

  • Release Date: January 13, 2025

• Boulder company among 24 small businesses receiving a total of $2.4M to develop innovative environmental technologies

  PAGE Technologies, Inc. to develop sensors for real-time measurement of water quality

  EPA News Release: Boulder company among 24 small businesses receiving a total of $2.4M to develop innovative environmental technologies

  • Release Date: January 13, 2025

• EPA and Montana DEQ announce Cleanup Plan for Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Superfund Site

  Record of Decision document follows extensive public engagement, details actions to protect human health and the environment

  EPA News Release: EPA and Montana DEQ announce Cleanup Plan for Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Superfund Site

  • Release Date: January 10, 2025

• EPA and Department of Energy announce $345M to reduce methane pollution from the oil and gas sector in Colorado and Wyoming 

  Colorado State University, Pioneer Energy Inc, and Blue Mountain Operations among awardees receiving $850M nationwide  

  EPA News Release: EPA and Department of Energy announce $345M to reduce methane pollution from the oil and gas sector in Colorado and Wyoming 

  • Release Date: December 23, 2024

• EPA cites Salt Lake City building owner for not providing lead paint hazard notice

  Pacific Coast Capital to pay $74K, settling alleged violations at rental apartments

  EPA News Release: EPA cites Salt Lake City building owner for not providing lead paint hazard notice

  • Release Date: December 17, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1.6 Billion in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants

  105 selected applications funded through the Inflation Reduction Act will reduce pollution, improve climate resilience, and build community capacity to address legacy environmental justice issues around the nation

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1.6 Billion in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants

  • Release Date: December 12, 2024

• EPA resolves Arrow Pipeline air pollution violations in North Dakota  

  Company to pay $450K penalty  

  EPA News Release: EPA resolves Arrow Pipeline air pollution violations in North Dakota  

  • Release Date: December 12, 2024

• EPA selects Groundwork Denver to receive $500,000 Brownfields job training grant to build a skilled environmental workforce in Denver and Sheridan, Colorado

  EPA News Release: EPA selects Groundwork Denver to receive $500,000 Brownfields job training grant to build a skilled environmental workforce in Denver and Sheridan, Colorado

  • Release Date: December 12, 2024

• Utah selected to receive $60 million grant for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Utah Department of Environmental Quality to receive funding for 171 zero-emission vehicles and charging infrastructure to reduce air pollution

  EPA News Release: Utah selected to receive $60 million grant for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 11, 2024

• Colorado Department of Corrections selected to receive $735,000 for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Colorado selected to receive funding for zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, infrastructure, and workforce development projects to reduce air pollution

  EPA News Release: Colorado Department of Corrections selected to receive $735,000 for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 11, 2024

• EPA and DOJ Announce Settlement with Cahokia Heights, Illinois, for Improper Operation of the City’s Sanitary Sewer System

  Settlement requires city to invest an estimated $30M in upgrades in response to unlawful release of sewage

  EPA News Release: EPA and DOJ Announce Settlement with Cahokia Heights, Illinois, for Improper Operation of the City’s Sanitary Sewer System

  • Release Date: December 10, 2024

• PennEnergy Resources Agrees to Settlement to Reduce Climate and Health Harming Emissions in Pennsylvania

  Settlement will result in annual reductions of over 8,350 tons of pollution

  EPA News Release: PennEnergy Resources Agrees to Settlement to Reduce Climate and Health Harming Emissions in Pennsylvania

  • Release Date: December 10, 2024