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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 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

• 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

• 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 Wraps Up A Year of Significant Accomplishments

  Agency actions address the climate crisis, advance environmental justice, protect the health of communities, and restore the role of science

  EPA News Release: EPA Wraps Up A Year of Significant Accomplishments

  • Release Date: December 28, 2021

• EPA Issues Emergency Orders to Three Mobile Home Parks in Thermal, Calif., to Ensure Drinking Water is Safe for Residents

  Agency also fines Indian Village Mobile Home Park for failing to comply with previous order

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Emergency Orders to Three Mobile Home Parks in Thermal, Calif., to Ensure Drinking Water is Safe for Residents

  • Release Date: December 28, 2021

• La EPA anuncia $14.1 millones para financiar 133 subvenciones de justicia ambiental

  Las comunidades de Puerto Rico se verán beneficiadas

  EPA News Release: La EPA anuncia $14.1 millones para financiar 133 subvenciones de justicia ambiental

  • Release Date: December 23, 2021

• EPA Announces $14.1 Million to Fund 133 Environmental Justice Grants

  Puerto Rico Communities will Benefit

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $14.1 Million to Fund 133 Environmental Justice Grants

  • Release Date: December 21, 2021

• EPA Announces York, Nebraska, Superfund Site to Receive Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

  EPA plans to use first $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clear out the Superfund backlog and accelerate cleanup for dozens of additional Superfund projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces York, Nebraska, Superfund Site to Receive Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• EPA Announces Two Missouri National Priority List Superfund Sites to Receive Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

  EPA plans to use first $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clear out the Superfund backlog and accelerate cleanup for dozens of additional Superfund projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Two Missouri National Priority List Superfund Sites to Receive Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• EPA Announces Cherokee County, Kansas, Superfund Site to Receive Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

  EPA plans to use first $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clear out the Superfund backlog and accelerate cleanup for dozens of additional Superfund projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Cherokee County, Kansas, Superfund Site to Receive Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• EPA Region 7 Announces Environmental Justice Grant Funding for Eight Community-Driven Projects in Missouri and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces Environmental Justice Grant Funding for Eight Community-Driven Projects in Missouri and Nebraska

  • Release Date: December 16, 2021

• EPA Announces $1.3 Million to Fund 13 Environmental Justice Grants in New England

  Projects in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $1.3 Million to Fund 13 Environmental Justice Grants in New England

  • Release Date: December 16, 2021

• EPA Awards 2021 Environmental Justice Small Grants to Local Communities in the Southeast

  Nationally, EPA Announces $14.1 Million to Fund 133 Environmental Justice Grants

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards 2021 Environmental Justice Small Grants to Local Communities in the Southeast

  • Release Date: December 16, 2021