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• EPA starts lead inspection sweep in the greater Manchester New Hampshire area to prevent childhood lead poisoning

  Homes built before 1978 are very likely to contain lead paint

  EPA News Release: EPA starts lead inspection sweep in the greater Manchester New Hampshire area to prevent childhood lead poisoning

  • Release Date: March 28, 2024

• EPA enforcement action leads to settlement with school bus transportation company for alleged Clean Air Act violations

  EPA News Release: EPA enforcement action leads to settlement with school bus transportation company for alleged Clean Air Act violations

  • Release Date: March 26, 2024

• EPA Regional Administrator kicks off 2024 Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference in State College, PA

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator kicks off 2024 Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference in State College, PA

  • Release Date: March 26, 2024

• EPA Begins Contaminated Soil Cleanup at Belanger Park in River Rouge, Michigan

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Contaminated Soil Cleanup at Belanger Park in River Rouge, Michigan

  • Release Date: March 25, 2024

• EPA Orders Amphenol Corp. to Implement Final Cleanup Plan for Amphenol/Franklin Power Products Site in Indiana  

  Company to clean up contamination in groundwater, install barriers for the remaining volatile organic compounds

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders Amphenol Corp. to Implement Final Cleanup Plan for Amphenol/Franklin Power Products Site in Indiana  

  • Release Date: March 22, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Partners with Jennings, Missouri, to Redevelop West Florissant Business Corridor

  Jennings is one of 10 cities to receive technical assistance through the Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Partners with Jennings, Missouri, to Redevelop West Florissant Business Corridor

  • Release Date: March 22, 2024

• EPA finds lead-based paint at Putnam, Conn. apartment complex may present imminent and substantial endangerment to tenants

  Agency takes action against property owner to address lead-based paint hazards and protect children and families

  EPA News Release: EPA finds lead-based paint at Putnam, Conn. apartment complex may present imminent and substantial endangerment to tenants

  • Release Date: March 21, 2024

• Public meeting scheduled to update community on a final design plan and a monitoring and maintenance plan for Upland Disposal Facility

  EPA News Release: Public meeting scheduled to update community on a final design plan and a monitoring and maintenance plan for Upland Disposal Facility

  • Release Date: March 18, 2024

• EPA announces final rule to slash toxic emissions of ethylene oxide and reduce cancer risk

  EPA News Release: EPA announces final rule to slash toxic emissions of ethylene oxide and reduce cancer risk

  • Release Date: March 14, 2024

• La EPA finaliza el plan de limpieza para el Lugar Superfondo Battery Recycling Company en Arecibo, Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: La EPA finaliza el plan de limpieza para el Lugar Superfondo Battery Recycling Company en Arecibo, Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: March 14, 2024

• EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for The Battery Recycling Company Superfund Site in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for The Battery Recycling Company Superfund Site in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: March 14, 2024

• EPA to test for soil contamination near U.S. Fireworks site in Memphis, Tennessee and host Open House for residents

  EPA News Release: EPA to test for soil contamination near U.S. Fireworks site in Memphis, Tennessee and host Open House for residents

  • Release Date: March 13, 2024

• Public meeting scheduled to update community on status of Scovill Industrial Landfill Superfund Site in Waterbury, Conn.

  EPA News Release: Public meeting scheduled to update community on status of Scovill Industrial Landfill Superfund Site in Waterbury, Conn.

  • Release Date: March 12, 2024

• 45 states, large metro areas submit climate action plans under President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  Key milestone reached as part of $5B Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Program

  EPA News Release: 45 states, large metro areas submit climate action plans under President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  • Release Date: March 11, 2024

• EPA Adds Louisiana Superfund Site to the National Priorities List

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is adding the Louisiana Superfund site Exide Baton Rouge to the National Priorities List (NPL).

  • Release Date: March 6, 2024