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• EPA and MPCA announce $16 million sediment cleanup in the St. Louis River Area of Concern in Duluth, Minnesota

  EPA News Release: EPA and MPCA announce $16 million sediment cleanup in the St. Louis River Area of Concern in Duluth, Minnesota

  • Release Date: January 27, 2021

• EPA modifies cleanup plan for Lemberger Landfill and Lemberger Transport & Recycling Superfund Sites in Wisconsin

  EPA News Release: EPA modifies cleanup plan for Lemberger Landfill and Lemberger Transport & Recycling Superfund Sites in Wisconsin

  • Release Date: January 27, 2021

• EPA reaches milestone of restoring 100 beneficial uses at various Great Lakes Areas of Concern

  100 out of a total of 255 Beneficial Use Impairments have now been removed

  EPA News Release: EPA reaches milestone of restoring 100 beneficial uses at various Great Lakes Areas of Concern

  • Release Date: January 14, 2021

• EPA Publishes 2019 Annual Toxics Release Inventory Report and Analysis for the Great Lakes Region

  EPA News Release: EPA Publishes 2019 Annual Toxics Release Inventory Report and Analysis for the Great Lakes Region

  • Release Date: January 12, 2021

• EPA Invites 3 Chicago-Area Projects to Apply for $461 million in Loans to Improve Water Quality

  55 projects across the country will provide water infrastructure upgrades for 30 million Americans while creating over 40,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites 3 Chicago-Area Projects to Apply for $461 million in Loans to Improve Water Quality

  • Release Date: January 12, 2021

• EPA requests applications for $5 million in funding for Great Lakes trash-free water projects

  For the second time, GLRI grants available to keep trash out of the Great Lakes

  EPA News Release: EPA requests applications for $5 million in funding for Great Lakes trash-free water projects

  • Release Date: January 7, 2021

• EPA to hold public hearings on proposed hazardous waste permit for Heritage Thermal Services Inc. in East Liverpool, Ohio

  Virtual Public Hearings Scheduled for Jan. 12, Jan. 14; Public Comment Period Ends Jan. 20

  EPA News Release: EPA to hold public hearings on proposed hazardous waste permit for Heritage Thermal Services Inc. in East Liverpool, Ohio

  • Release Date: January 7, 2021

• EPA Proposes No Further Action at Barrels, Inc. Superfund Site in Lansing

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes No Further Action at Barrels, Inc. Superfund Site in Lansing

  • Release Date: July 30, 2020

• EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS in the Great Lakes Region

  Progress continues to be made through EPA’s PFAS Action Plan

  EPA News Release: EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS in the Great Lakes Region

  • Release Date: July 29, 2020

• EPA announces $4.2 million for habitat restoration work at Rouge River Area of Concern

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $4.2 million for habitat restoration work at Rouge River Area of Concern

  • Release Date: July 28, 2020

• EPA extends public comment period on proposed cleanup plan for NIPSCO Bailly Generating Facility in Chesterton

  Comment period runs through October 18

  EPA News Release: EPA extends public comment period on proposed cleanup plan for NIPSCO Bailly Generating Facility in Chesterton

  • Release Date: July 28, 2020

• EPA Requests Applications for $6 Million Grant to Monitor Contaminants in Great Lakes Fish

  EPA News Release: EPA Requests Applications for $6 Million Grant to Monitor Contaminants in Great Lakes Fish

  • Release Date: July 27, 2020

• EPA Proposes Removing the Scrap Processing Co. Superfund Site in Medford from Superfund List

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Removing the Scrap Processing Co. Superfund Site in Medford from Superfund List

  • Release Date: July 27, 2020

• EPA Announces Over $12 Million in Grants to Improve Great Lakes Fisheries and Michigan Water Quality

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $12 Million in Grants to Improve Great Lakes Fisheries and Michigan Water Quality

  • Release Date: July 27, 2020

• EPA Proposes Removing a Portion of Fort Wayne Reduction Dump from Superfund List

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Removing a Portion of Fort Wayne Reduction Dump from Superfund List

  • Release Date: July 16, 2020