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• EPA and DOJ file complaint against Bruneau, Idaho, ranch alleging significant violations that threaten fisheries, wetlands and wildlife areas

  EPA News Release: EPA and DOJ file complaint against Bruneau, Idaho, ranch alleging significant violations that threaten fisheries, wetlands and wildlife areas

  • Release Date: February 27, 2024

• EPA, HUD and HHS announce interagency commitments to more robust collaboration on addressing risks of exposures to lead

  Agreements solidify agencies’ dedication to a whole of government approach to preventing lead poisoning

  EPA News Release: EPA, HUD and HHS announce interagency commitments to more robust collaboration on addressing risks of exposures to lead

  • Release Date: February 26, 2024

• Corn milling company officials sentenced to federal prison for their role in deadly explosion that killed five workers

  Sentencings for willful conduct related to workplace safety, environmental offenses, and fraud follow investigation of company that operated facility

  EPA News Release: Corn milling company officials sentenced to federal prison for their role in deadly explosion that killed five workers

  • Release Date: February 16, 2024

• Apache Corporation to pay $4 million and reduce unlawful air pollution from oil and gas wells in New Mexico and Texas, eliminating more than 10,000 tons of harmful air pollutants annually

  Company will also spend $5.5 million for preventive measures and to help address environmental harm caused by its violations

  EPA News Release: Apache Corporation to pay $4 million and reduce unlawful air pollution from oil and gas wells in New Mexico and Texas, eliminating more than 10,000 tons of harmful air pollutants annually

  • Release Date: February 13, 2024

• EPA Reaches Settlement with Greenidge Generation LLC on Actions to Address Compliance with Coal Ash Regulations

  Settlement Advances EPA’s National Enforcement Priority of Protecting Communities from Coal Ash Contamination

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with Greenidge Generation LLC on Actions to Address Compliance with Coal Ash Regulations

  • Release Date: February 6, 2024

• United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Lowell to Address Pollution in Merrimack River

  City to Invest Approximately $195 Million in Total to Upgrade Sewage Systems and Protect Drinking Water for Downstream Communities

  EPA News Release: United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Lowell to Address Pollution in Merrimack River

  • Release Date: February 5, 2024

• EPA and Justice Department File Complaint Against Norfolk Southern Railway Company for Unlawful Discharge of Pollutants and Hazardous Substances in East Palestine Derailment

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department File Complaint Against Norfolk Southern Railway Company for Unlawful Discharge of Pollutants and Hazardous Substances in East Palestine Derailment

  • Release Date: March 31, 2023

• United States Orders Matador Production Company to Reduce Unlawful Air Pollution from Its Oil and Gas Wells in New Mexico, Eliminating 16,000 Tons of Harmful Air Pollutants

  Company to Pay $1.15 Million in Civil Penalties and Conduct $1.25 Million Community Project to Help Address Environmental Harm Caused by the Company’s Violations

  EPA News Release: United States Orders Matador Production Company to Reduce Unlawful Air Pollution from Its Oil and Gas Wells in New Mexico, Eliminating 16,000 Tons of Harmful Air Pollutants

  • Release Date: March 27, 2023

• United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Holyoke to Reduce Sewage in Connecticut River

  EPA News Release: United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Holyoke to Reduce Sewage in Connecticut River

  • Release Date: March 22, 2023

• National Freight Carrier to Pay Civil Penalties and Implement Stormwater Compliance Measures for Clean Water Act Noncompliance

  EPA News Release: National Freight Carrier to Pay Civil Penalties and Implement Stormwater Compliance Measures for Clean Water Act Noncompliance

  • Release Date: March 20, 2023

• United States Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against Denka Performance Elastomer to Immediately Reduce Chloroprene Emissions

  EPA News Release: United States Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against Denka Performance Elastomer to Immediately Reduce Chloroprene Emissions

  • Release Date: March 20, 2023

• United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Gloucester to Upgrade Sewage Treatment Infrastructure

  United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Gloucester to Upgrade Sewage Treatment Infrastructure

  EPA News Release: United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Gloucester to Upgrade Sewage Treatment Infrastructure

  • Release Date: March 6, 2023

• EPA Announces Listening Sessions on a Potential CERCLA Enforcement Discretion Policy for Addressing PFAS Contamination at Superfund Sites

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Listening Sessions on a Potential CERCLA Enforcement Discretion Policy for Addressing PFAS Contamination at Superfund Sites

  • Release Date: March 2, 2023

• EPA Announces Enforcement Actions to Control Hydrofluorocarbon Imports

  Efforts Support National Commitments on Climate Change

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Enforcement Actions to Control Hydrofluorocarbon Imports

  • Release Date: March 2, 2023