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• EPA finalizes stronger safety standards to protect at-risk communities from chemical accidents

  EPA News Release: EPA finalizes stronger safety standards to protect at-risk communities from chemical accidents

  • Release Date: March 1, 2024

• EPA Announces Stronger Standards to Improve Oil Spill Responses

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Stronger Standards to Improve Oil Spill Responses

  • Release Date: May 31, 2023

• EPA Requires Norfolk Southern to Sample for Dioxins in East Palestine

  EPA will direct immediate cleanup as appropriate if contaminants from the derailment pose any unacceptable risk to human health

  EPA News Release: EPA Requires Norfolk Southern to Sample for Dioxins in East Palestine

  • Release Date: March 2, 2023

• EPA Opens Community Welcome Center in East Palestine for Residents and Business Owners

  EPA Community Welcome Center to provide community with ‘one-stop shop’ for information about the ongoing response to the train derailment; EPA deploys TAGA mobile lab to conduct real-time air-monitoring during waste removal

  EPA News Release: EPA Opens Community Welcome Center in East Palestine for Residents and Business Owners

  • Release Date: February 28, 2023

• EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Conduct All Cleanup Actions Associated with the East Palestine Train Derailment

  EPA order comes as state-led emergency response transitions to environmental cleanup phase; EPA will continue to work with local, state, and federal partners to ensure the health and safety of East Palestine community

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Conduct All Cleanup Actions Associated with the East Palestine Train Derailment

  • Release Date: February 21, 2023

• EPA Proposes Stronger Regulations to Protect Communities from Chemical Accidents

  Proposed Rule Aims to Enhance Chemical Safety Provisions and Help Protect the Nation’s Most Vulnerable Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Stronger Regulations to Protect Communities from Chemical Accidents

  • Release Date: August 19, 2022

• Kalite Dlo nan Zòn ki te Sibi Enpak Inondasyon an pandan Ouragan Laura a

  EPA News Release: Kalite Dlo nan Zòn ki te Sibi Enpak Inondasyon an pandan Ouragan Laura a

  • Release Date: August 26, 2020

• What They Are Saying | EPA Adds Reporting Exemption Under EPCRA for Air Emissions from Animal Waste

  EPA News Release: What They Are Saying | EPA Adds Reporting Exemption Under EPCRA for Air Emissions from Animal Waste

  • Release Date: June 5, 2019