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• EPA and North Carolina Health Authorities Encourage Well Water Testing in Areas Affected by Hurricane Helene

  Free sampling kits and disinfection resources are available through state and local health departments

  EPA News Release: EPA and North Carolina Health Authorities Encourage Well Water Testing in Areas Affected by Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 31, 2024

• THURSDAY: Press briefing on drinking water sampling and restoration progress in Western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene

  EPA News Release: THURSDAY: Press briefing on drinking water sampling and restoration progress in Western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 29, 2024

• EPA Secures Commitment with Air Force to Protect Communities from PFAS Concerns in Tucson Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA Secures Commitment with Air Force to Protect Communities from PFAS Concerns in Tucson Drinking Water

  • Release Date: October 22, 2024

• Second EPA mobile water laboratory deployed to North Carolina to assist communities impacted by Hurricane Helene

  EPA mobile labs support North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services with drinking water sample analysis

  EPA News Release: Second EPA mobile water laboratory deployed to North Carolina to assist communities impacted by Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 22, 2024

• EPA deploys mobile water testing labs to help Western North Carolina communities recover from Hurricane Helene

  Agency also urges residents to be cautious with heating oil systems

  EPA News Release: EPA deploys mobile water testing labs to help Western North Carolina communities recover from Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 17, 2024

• Federal Agencies Working Together in Multimillion-Dollar Mission to Remove Debris in Virginia

  EPA News Release: Federal Agencies Working Together in Multimillion-Dollar Mission to Remove Debris in Virginia

  • Release Date: October 17, 2024

• EPA Fines Roquette America Inc. of Keokuk, Iowa, for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Roquette America Inc. of Keokuk, Iowa, for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  • Release Date: October 3, 2024

• EPA launches resource website for communities affected by Hurricane Helene

  EPA News Release: EPA launches resource website for communities affected by Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 2, 2024

• EPA Continues Oversight of Cleanup Operations Performed by TC Energy Near Washington, Kansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Continues Oversight of Cleanup Operations Performed by TC Energy Near Washington, Kansas

  • Release Date: March 30, 2023

• EPA Settlement with Cold Storage Warehouse and Distribution Company Helps Make New Bedford and Hartford Communities Safer

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlement with Cold Storage Warehouse and Distribution Company Helps Make New Bedford and Hartford Communities Safer

  • Release Date: March 22, 2023

• BNSF Swinomish Channel Derailment UNIFIED COMMAND

  News Media Update #3

  EPA News Release: BNSF Swinomish Channel Derailment UNIFIED COMMAND

  • Release Date: March 18, 2023

• EPA Requires ACS, LLC in Yuma to Improve Chemical Safety

  Under settlement, company will pay fine and purchase $93,000 of emergency response equipment for the Yuma Fire Department

  EPA News Release: EPA Requires ACS, LLC in Yuma to Improve Chemical Safety

  • Release Date: March 7, 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