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- EPA Issues Emergency Fuel Waiver for E-15 Sales April 19, 2024WASHINGTON – Today, April 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is issuing an emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 gasoline — gasoline blended with 15% ethanol — to be sold during the summer driving season. This action will provide communities with relief at the pump from ongoing market supply issues created by the ongoing war in Ukraine and conflict i […]
- Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Critical Rule to Clean up PFAS Contamination to Protect Public Health April 19, 2024WASHINGTON – Today, April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking another step in its efforts to protect people from the health risks posed by exposure to “forever chemicals” in communities across the country. Exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has been linked to cancers, impacts to the liver and heart, and immun […]
- EPA Begins Cleanup at the Cheboygan Tissue Fire Site in Michigan April 18, 2024CHICAGO (April 18, 2024) – This spring, U.S Environmental Protection Agency began cleanup of the remaining hazardous waste exposed by a structural fire at a warehouse on Sept. 13, 2023, at 502 N. Main St. in Cheboygan, Michigan. The agency anticipates the ongoing cleanup will take a few months. The cleanup involves removing hazardous debris including a ca […]
- $15 million construction project for the Commerce Street Plume Superfund Site slated to start this summer April 17, 2024WILLISTON, Vt. (April 17, 2024) – Starting this summer, the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VTDEC), with EPA oversight, will break ground on a remedial action for the cleanup of groundwater at the Commerce Street Plume Superfund Site in Williston, Vermont. The goal of this work is to cleanup groundwater to meet VTDEC drinking water requirem […]
- EPA Region 4 Solicits Applications for the 2024 Pollution Prevention Recognition Program April 17, 2024Atlanta (April 17, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 4 is announcing the 2024 Pollution Prevention (P2) Recognition Program. EPA Region 4 encourages Tribal, nonprofit and for-profit organizations that have adopted innovative P2 practices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tenness […]
- EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Plan to Address Contamination at the Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund Site in Brooklyn April 17, 2024NEW YORK (April 17, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a plan to protect people living and working in residential and commercial buildings at the Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund Site in the Greenpoint/East Williamsburg area of Brooklyn. Groundwater and soil in the area is contaminated with chlorinated volatile organic compounds […]
- EPA paves the way for clean buses at Fairfax County Public Schools April 17, 2024Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz and U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (VA-11) celebrated one of EPA's first Clean School Bus grants under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law being awarded to Fairfax County Public Schools during a ceremony at Lorton Station Elementary School in Lorton, Virginia. […]
- Registration now open for EPA’s 3rd annual Mid-Atlantic Summit, kicks off 30-day countdown April 17, 2024Registration now open for EPA’s 3rd annual Mid-Atlantic Summit, kicks off 30-day countdown “Empowering Communities for Environmental Equity” theme provides opportunity for conversation about equitable access to healthy and sustainable communities PHILADELPHIA (April 17th, 2024) – EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region announced today that registration is now open for its […]
- EPA and State of New Jersey Propose Settlement that will provide nearly $19 million for the Riverside Industrial Park Superfund Site in Newark, New Jersey April 16, 2024NEW YORK (April 16, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a proposed settlement with PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG) to design and perform a $15.8 million cleanup at the Riverside Industrial Park Superfund Site on the bank of the Passaic River in Newark, New Jersey. Under the proposed settlement, the company will also pay $2.9 mi […]
- EPA Announces $84 Million Great Lakes Cleanup Project in Rouge River Near Detroit to Begin in April April 16, 2024Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the start of dredging in the Lower Rouge River Old Channel near Detroit, Michigan. Sediments in the channel are contaminated with polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, heavy metals, and polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs. These contaminants are toxic to invertebrates, fish, and other wildlife. They […]
- EPA New England issues three air permits for offshore wind farm projects April 16, 2024BOSTON (April 16, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its issuance of Clean Air Act Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) air quality permits for Sunrise Wind, Park City Wind (NEW1) and Park City Wind (NEW2). The permits allow for construction to begin on these three offshore "wind development areas" located in federal w […]
- EPA Highlights Air Pollution Monitoring Project in Buffalo, New York April 16, 2024NEW YORK (April 16, 2024) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia and Dr. Eun-Hye Enki Yoo, Associate Professor, University at Buffalo and Senior Pastor George F. Nicholas, Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church as well as other dignitaries gathered in Buffalo, NY to highlight a new collaborative project le […]
- WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Critical Action to Protect 100 Million People from PFAS Pollution in Drinking Water April 16, 2024EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Last week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the first-ever national drinking water standard to protect communities from exposure to harmful per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as ‘forever chemicals,’ as well as $1 billion through President Biden’s Investing in Ameri […]
- EPA Approves Plan to Remove PCB Contamination at the North Austin Community Center in Chicago April 15, 2024Starting last week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is overseeing the removal of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, under the parking lot and sidewalks at the North Austin Community Center, at 1841 North Laramie Ave. in Chicago. EPA expects to complete cleanup in 4-6 weeks. Excavated areas will be backfilled using clean stone, followed by concrete, […]
- EPA Takes Action to Maintain Public Health Protections for Communities Near Stationary Combustion Turbines April 15, 2024WASHINGTON – Today, April 15, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency denied a petition to remove stationary combustion turbines from the list of sources subject to regulation for emissions of air toxics, maintaining public health protections for communities near these facilities. As a result of denying this petition, stationary combustion turbines will con […]
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