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• United States Reaches Over $310 Million Settlement with Norfolk Southern to Address Harms Caused by East Palestine Train Derailment

  Settlement requires Norfolk Southern to pay for past and future cleanup costs, enhanced rail safety, civil penalty and health monitoring, among other provisions

  EPA News Release: United States Reaches Over $310 Million Settlement with Norfolk Southern to Address Harms Caused by East Palestine Train Derailment

  • Release Date: May 23, 2024

• Texas Petrochemical Company Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act Violation, Fined More than $30 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties Related to Explosions at Its Facility in Port Neches

  November 2019 explosions prompted evacuations of thousands of area residents and released millions of pounds of extremely hazardous substances

  EPA News Release: Texas Petrochemical Company Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act Violation, Fined More than $30 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties Related to Explosions at Its Facility in Port Neches

  • Release Date: May 21, 2024

• EPA Settlement Resolves Hazardous Waste Violations with US Technology Media, Inc. in Georgia, Ohio, and Utah

  Company Must Dispose of Existing Hazardous Waste Before Accepting More Waste at its Facilities

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlement Resolves Hazardous Waste Violations with US Technology Media, Inc. in Georgia, Ohio, and Utah

  • Release Date: November 15, 2021

• U.S. EPA fines two commercial ships over Vessel General Permit violations

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA fines two commercial ships over Vessel General Permit violations

  • Release Date: November 15, 2021

• EPA and Grambling State University Partner to Strengthen Environmental Studies and Improve Career Opportunities for Students

  EPA News Release: EPA and Grambling State University Partner to Strengthen Environmental Studies and Improve Career Opportunities for Students

  • Release Date: November 8, 2021

• EPA to Hold Building Managers Responsible for Lead-Based Paint Safety Requirements

  EPA News Release: EPA to Hold Building Managers Responsible for Lead-Based Paint Safety Requirements

  • Release Date: November 4, 2021