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• EPA Announces $5 Million in Grants Available for Tribes and Insular Areas to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions

  For the first time under this competition, matching funds are not required.

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $5 Million in Grants Available for Tribes and Insular Areas to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions

  • Release Date: April 30, 2021

• EPA Announces $4.5 Million in Grants Available for Tribes to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions

  For the first time under this competition, matching funds are not required.

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $4.5 Million in Grants Available for Tribes to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions

  • Release Date: April 30, 2021

• EPA Announces Plan to Update Toxics Release Inventory to Advance Environmental Justice

  Plan includes expanding reporting requirements for certain chemicals and facilities, including ethylene oxide and PFAS, and providing new tools for communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Plan to Update Toxics Release Inventory to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: April 29, 2021

• EPA Announces Public Comment Period for Additions to Minnesota’s Impaired Waters List

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Public Comment Period for Additions to Minnesota’s Impaired Waters List

  • Release Date: April 29, 2021

• EPA Administrator Regan Establishes New Council on PFAS

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Regan Establishes New Council on PFAS

  • Release Date: April 27, 2021

• EPA Region 7 Launches 2021 ‘See a Bloom, Give It Room: Urban Waters Edition’ Video Challenge

  KCMO area citizens, NGOs, and educational institutions invited to submit videos that raise awareness about harmful algal blooms

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Launches 2021 ‘See a Bloom, Give It Room: Urban Waters Edition’ Video Challenge

  • Release Date: April 22, 2021

• EPA Settlement with Trucking Company will Improve Safety Measures at No. Smithfield, R.I. Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlement with Trucking Company will Improve Safety Measures at No. Smithfield, R.I. Facility

  • Release Date: April 20, 2021

• EPA penalizes Univar Solutions USA $165,000 for violations of federal pesticide laws

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Univar Solutions USA $165,000 for violations of federal pesticide laws

  • Release Date: April 19, 2021

• Four New England Facilities Provide Public with Chemical Information under EPA Settlements

  EPA News Release: Four New England Facilities Provide Public with Chemical Information under EPA Settlements

  • Release Date: April 15, 2021

• EPA Reaches Settlement with Winfield Solutions LLC for Alleged Clean Air Act Violation at Dodge City Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with Winfield Solutions LLC for Alleged Clean Air Act Violation at Dodge City Facility

  • Release Date: April 15, 2021

• EPA proposes settlement with Arrow Midstream to resolve produced water releases on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota

  Proposed penalty addresses the discharge of contaminants from the Moccasin Creek and Two Shields Butte pipelines

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes settlement with Arrow Midstream to resolve produced water releases on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota

  • Release Date: April 12, 2021

• South Portland Manufacturer Pays Penalty for Violating Chemical Handling Regulations

  EPA News Release: South Portland Manufacturer Pays Penalty for Violating Chemical Handling Regulations

  • Release Date: April 8, 2021

• New Bedford Seafood Processor Pays Penalty for Violating Chemical Accident Prevention Regulations

  EPA News Release: New Bedford Seafood Processor Pays Penalty for Violating Chemical Accident Prevention Regulations

  • Release Date: April 7, 2021

• EPA Announces $400,000 in Funding to Small Businesses in Alaska and Washington to Develop Innovative Environmental Technologies

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $400,000 in Funding to Small Businesses in Alaska and Washington to Develop Innovative Environmental Technologies

  • Release Date: April 6, 2021

• EPA Proposes Groundwater and Soil Cleanup for Superfund Site in York, Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Groundwater and Soil Cleanup for Superfund Site in York, Nebraska

  • Release Date: April 5, 2021