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• EPA Announces Latest Action to Protect Communities from Coal Ash Contamination

  Latest Proposal Would Protect Public Health and Water Sources from Legacy Coal Ash Sites and Hold Polluters Accountable

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Latest Action to Protect Communities from Coal Ash Contamination

  • Release Date: May 17, 2023

• EPA and Peace Corps Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Environmental Protection Around the World

  EPA News Release: EPA and Peace Corps Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Environmental Protection Around the World

  • Release Date: May 16, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Latest Steps to Reduce Plastic Pollution Nationwide

  EPA releases draft strategy to combat harmful impacts on communities affected by plastic from production to waste as Biden-Harris Administration marks Earth Week

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Latest Steps to Reduce Plastic Pollution Nationwide

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

• EPA Publishes a New Online Resource to Help Prevent Heavy Metal Exposures in Children

  EPA News Release: EPA Publishes a New Online Resource to Help Prevent Heavy Metal Exposures in Children

  • Release Date: April 14, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional $1B in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Start New Cleanup Projects and Expedite On-going Cleanup Work Across the Country

  EPA announces start of new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites, along with 100 other ongoing cleanups, thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional $1B in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Start New Cleanup Projects and Expedite On-going Cleanup Work Across the Country

  • Release Date: February 10, 2023

• EPA Takes Final Action to Protect Groundwater from Coal Ash Contamination at Ohio Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Final Action to Protect Groundwater from Coal Ash Contamination at Ohio Facility

  • Release Date: November 18, 2022

• Deputy Administrator McCabe and National Tribal Caucus Chair Wagner Co-Chair 2022 National Tribal Operations Committee Meeting

  EPA News Release: Deputy Administrator McCabe and National Tribal Caucus Chair Wagner Co-Chair 2022 National Tribal Operations Committee Meeting

  • Release Date: September 14, 2022

• EPA Proposes Designating Certain PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund to Protect People’s Health

  Designating PFOA and PFOS under CERCLA would improve transparency, accountability, and deliver on Administrator Regan’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Designating Certain PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund to Protect People’s Health

  • Release Date: August 26, 2022

• Commission for Environmental Cooperation Launches Second Round of $2 Million Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience Grant Program

  Administrator Regan joins Mexican, Canadian Counterparts in Merida, Mexico for 29th CEC Council Session

  EPA News Release: Commission for Environmental Cooperation Launches Second Round of $2 Million Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience Grant Program

  • Release Date: July 18, 2022

• Biden Administration Announces $254 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites

  EPA announces 265 communities to receive Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment and Revolving Loan Fund Grants to help build a better America while advancing environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden Administration Announces $254 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites

  • Release Date: May 12, 2022

• EPA Announces $524 Million Investment to Improve Health of Waterways and Oceans as Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates Earth Week

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $524 Million Investment to Improve Health of Waterways and Oceans as Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates Earth Week

  • Release Date: April 18, 2022

• Joint Statement by Environment and Climate Change Canada and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement

  EPA News Release: Joint Statement by Environment and Climate Change Canada and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement

  • Release Date: April 14, 2022

• EPA Administrator Regan and National Tribal Caucus Chair Wagner Co-Chair 2021 National Tribal Operations Committee Meeting

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Regan and National Tribal Caucus Chair Wagner Co-Chair 2021 National Tribal Operations Committee Meeting

  • Release Date: September 30, 2021

• Administrator Regan Discusses Climate Change and Environmental Justice with Mexico and Canada at CEC Council Session

  EPA News Release: Administrator Regan Discusses Climate Change and Environmental Justice with Mexico and Canada at CEC Council Session

  • Release Date: September 10, 2021

• U.S. EPA and UNEP Partner to Protect Human Health and the Environment

  Activities will contribute to the success of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA and UNEP Partner to Protect Human Health and the Environment

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021