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• 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Seeks Public Input on Inflation Reduction Act’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

  Stakeholder Input Will Help Shape First-of-Its-Kind Federal Fund to Mobilize Clean Energy and Climate Projects and Reduce Pollution in Disadvantaged Communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Seeks Public Input on Inflation Reduction Act’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

  • Release Date: October 21, 2022

• EPA Celebrates Children’s Health Month, Highlighting Unprecedented Investment in Protecting Children’s Health

  Historic levels of funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act will go towards protecting children

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates Children’s Health Month, Highlighting Unprecedented Investment in Protecting Children’s Health

  • Release Date: October 4, 2022

• La EPA lanza el desafío Hablemos del calor para generar consciencia sobre los riesgos extremos del calor

  Comunicado de prensa de la EPA: La EPA lanza el desafío Hablemos del calor para generar consciencia sobre los riesgos extremos del calor

  • Release Date: June 6, 2022

• EPA Wraps Up A Year of Significant Accomplishments

  Agency actions address the climate crisis, advance environmental justice, protect the health of communities, and restore the role of science

  EPA News Release: EPA Wraps Up A Year of Significant Accomplishments

  • Release Date: December 28, 2021

• EPA Administrator Kicks Off Alaska Swing in Fairbanks

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Kicks Off Alaska Swing in Fairbanks

  • Release Date: August 20, 2019

• EPA Administrator Wheeler statement about Shell ethylene cracker plant tour in Monaca, Pennsylvania, with President Trump

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Wheeler statement about Shell ethylene cracker plant tour in Monaca, Pennsylvania, with President Trump

  • Release Date: August 13, 2019

• Wheeler Highlights America's Environmental Progress

  EPA News Release: Wheeler Highlights America's Environmental Progress

  • Release Date: July 9, 2019

• Statement of Administrator Andrew Wheeler regarding the departure of Assistant Administrator Bill Wehrum

  EPA News Release: Statement of Administrator Andrew Wheeler regarding the departure of Assistant Administrator Bill Wehrum

  • Release Date: June 26, 2019

• 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

• EPA Spring 2019 Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions Shows Commitment to Strong Environmental Protection and Regulatory Reform

  EPA News Release: EPA Spring 2019 Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions Shows Commitment to Strong Environmental Protection and Regulatory Reform

  • Release Date: May 23, 2019

• EPA Spring 2019 Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions Shows Commitment to Strong Environmental Protection and Regulatory Reform

  EPA News Release: EPA Spring 2019 Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions Shows Commitment to Strong Environmental Protection and Regulatory Reform

  • Release Date: May 22, 2019