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• U.S. Government Calls for End of Disposing Solid Waste at Puerto Rico Municipal Landfill

  EPA News Release: U.S. Government Calls for End of Disposing Solid Waste at Puerto Rico Municipal Landfill

  • Release Date: February 25, 2021

• EPA settles Boise asbestos case with “Wright Brothers, the Building Company” and “First Team Restoration”

  Companies will pay $36,300 penalty for renovation violations

  EPA News Release: EPA settles Boise asbestos case with “Wright Brothers, the Building Company” and “First Team Restoration”

  • Release Date: February 12, 2021

• EPA settles with Emerald Kalama Chemical, LLC over hazardous waste handling, storage violations

  Facility agrees to modify practice and pay penalty to settle alleged violations

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Emerald Kalama Chemical, LLC over hazardous waste handling, storage violations

  • Release Date: February 8, 2021

• EPA seeks public comment on proposed cleanup plan for Former GM Delco Plant 5 in Kokomo, Indiana

  Comment period runs February 1 to March 17

  EPA News Release: EPA seeks public comment on proposed cleanup plan for Former GM Delco Plant 5 in Kokomo, Indiana

  • Release Date: February 3, 2021

• EPA to take public comment on proposed finding that nearby cleanup work will have no adverse effect on historic properties or cultural resources at Lac Du Flambeau Reservation

  Comment period runs September 29 – October 29

  EPA News Release: EPA to take public comment on proposed finding that nearby cleanup work will have no adverse effect on historic properties or cultural resources at Lac Du Flambeau Reservation

  • Release Date: September 29, 2020

• EPA Announces 2020 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners in Oregon and Washington

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces 2020 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners in Oregon and Washington

  • Release Date: September 24, 2020

• Idaho, Oregon, Washington and partners to receive nearly $1 Million in EPA Pollution Prevention Grants

  EPA News Release: Idaho, Oregon, Washington and partners to receive nearly $1 Million in EPA Pollution Prevention Grants

  • Release Date: September 23, 2020

• EPA Completes Cleanup of FMC Corp. Landfill Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes Cleanup of FMC Corp. Landfill Superfund Site

  • Release Date: September 22, 2020

• EPA Again Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed Cleanup Plan to Address Soil and Groundwater Contamination at the Riverside Industrial Park Superfund Site in Newark, New Jersey

  EPA News Release: EPA Again Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed Cleanup Plan to Address Soil and Groundwater Contamination at the Riverside Industrial Park Superfund Site in Newark, New Jersey

  • Release Date: September 21, 2020

• Eden Wood Preserving, LLC to pay $50,000 penalty To settle hazardous waste violations at Fruitland, Md. facility

  EPA News Release: Eden Wood Preserving, LLC to pay $50,000 penalty To settle hazardous waste violations at Fruitland, Md. facility

  • Release Date: September 16, 2020

• EPA completes cleanup of Hegewisch Little League Field

  EPA News Release: EPA completes cleanup of Hegewisch Little League Field

  • Release Date: September 16, 2020

• Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the PNW

  Actions finalized in May and June 2020

  EPA News Release: Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the PNW

  • Release Date: September 10, 2020

• EPA Deletes the Hormigas Groundwater Superfund Site in Puerto Rico, from federal Superfund list

  EPA News Release: EPA Deletes the Hormigas Groundwater Superfund Site in Puerto Rico, from federal Superfund list

  • Release Date: September 10, 2020

• Iowa State University Awarded $800,000 EPA Grant to Build Resilience and Protect Vulnerable Groups from Environmental Impacts of Natural Disasters

  EPA awards nearly $4 million in funding to five research institutions

  EPA News Release: Iowa State University Awarded $800,000 EPA Grant to Build Resilience and Protect Vulnerable Groups from Environmental Impacts of Natural Disasters

  • Release Date: September 3, 2020

• EPA Announces Vision and Goals for RCRA Cleanups for the Next 10 Years

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Vision and Goals for RCRA Cleanups for the Next 10 Years

  • Release Date: September 1, 2020