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• EPA Launches Training Initiative to Reduce Lead Exposure in Underserved SoCal Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches Training Initiative to Reduce Lead Exposure in Underserved SoCal Communities

  • Release Date: September 27, 2021

• Seven California Companies recognized as 2021 U.S. EPA Safer Choice Partners

  EPA News Release: Seven California Companies recognized as 2021 U.S. EPA Safer Choice Partners

  • Release Date: September 23, 2021

• U.S. EPA issues new emergency order on drinking water safety to Oasis Mobile Home Park

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA issues new emergency order on drinking water safety to Oasis Mobile Home Park

  • Release Date: September 15, 2021

• U.S. EPA, CalEPA launch joint effort to strengthen environmental enforcement in communities overburdened by pollution

  New agreement will serve as model for other EPA and state partnerships on environmental justice

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA, CalEPA launch joint effort to strengthen environmental enforcement in communities overburdened by pollution

  • Release Date: September 10, 2021

• U.S. EPA Penalizes Four California Facilities More Than $800,000 for Clean Air Act Chemical Safety Violations

  Under settlements, facility owners will pay fines, make safety improvements

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Penalizes Four California Facilities More Than $800,000 for Clean Air Act Chemical Safety Violations

  • Release Date: September 9, 2021

• U.S. EPA penalizes Hawaiian Ice for chemical safety violations

  2017 chemical release resulted in evacuation of nearby business community

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA penalizes Hawaiian Ice for chemical safety violations

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• After Successfully Obtaining a Preliminary Injunction, Justice Department and EPA Reach Clean Air Act Settlement with Gear Box Z for Selling Defeat Devices

  EPA News Release: After Successfully Obtaining a Preliminary Injunction, Justice Department and EPA Reach Clean Air Act Settlement with Gear Box Z for Selling Defeat Devices

  • Release Date: August 30, 2021

• EPA Settles with Chevron, Levies Penalty, for Hazardous Waste Violations at Montebello, CA Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles with Chevron, Levies Penalty, for Hazardous Waste Violations at Montebello, CA Facility

  • Release Date: August 26, 2021

• American Samoa EPA Awarded $200,000 for Environmental Justice Projects under the American Rescue Plan

  EPA News Release: American Samoa EPA Awarded $200,000 for Environmental Justice Projects under the American Rescue Plan

  • Release Date: August 26, 2021

• EPA Awards UC Berkeley, the Oakland Public Health Institute, and Stanford nearly $3 Million for Research to Reduce Wildland Fire Smoke Exposure

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards UC Berkeley, the Oakland Public Health Institute, and Stanford nearly $3 Million for Research to Reduce Wildland Fire Smoke Exposure

  • Release Date: August 25, 2021

• Tohono O’odham Nation Awarded $200,000 for Environmental Justice Projects under the American Rescue Plan

  EPA News Release: Tohono O’odham Nation Awarded $200,000 for Environmental Justice Projects under the American Rescue Plan

  • Release Date: August 25, 2021

• EPA Levies Penalty Against SoCal Company for Illegal Antimicrobial Products

  EPA News Release: EPA Levies Penalty Against SoCal Company for Illegal Antimicrobial Products

  • Release Date: August 25, 2021

• Sierra County mine agrees with U.S. EPA to install wastewater treatment, protecting local waterways

  EPA News Release: Sierra County mine agrees with U.S. EPA to install wastewater treatment, protecting local waterways

  • Release Date: August 24, 2021

• Administrator Regan Announces $168 Million in Water Investments in Bay Area, Highlights Benefits of Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal

  EPA News Release: Administrator Regan Announces $168 Million in Water Investments in Bay Area, Highlights Benefits of Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal

  • Release Date: August 17, 2021

• EPA Announces two Northern California Winners of President’s Student Environmental Awards

  Watsonville, Calif. student group and Pleasanton, Calif. student among those recognized in a virtual ceremony by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces two Northern California Winners of President’s Student Environmental Awards

  • Release Date: August 16, 2021