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Paterson to Benefit from Part of $6.5 Million in EPA Brownfields-Specific Funding Going to New Jersey Communities Contact Information: John Senn, 212-637-3662, senn.john@epa.gov NEW YORK (June 21,...

SAN DIEGO (June 17, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) invite the public to review and comment by...

SAN FRANCISCO (June 16, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a total of $3,745,495 to boost programs that restore habitat, protect tribal water quality and preserve...

Contact: EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON (June 15, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of the Army (Army) (together, the agencies) will host a...

Contact: EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON (June 15, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of the Army (Army) (together, the agencies) will host a...

PHILADELPHIA (June 15, 2022) – To replace the nation’s fleet of school buses with clean, American-made, zero-emission buses, the U.S. EPA is currently accepting applications from school...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 15, 2022) – Today, the U.S....

Contact: EPA Press Office, press@epa.gov WASHINGTON (June 15, 2022) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released four drinking water health advisories for per- and...

Contact: EPA Press Office, press@epa.gov WASHINGTON (June 15, 2022) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released four drinking water health advisories for per- and...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations Contact Information: EPA Press Office, press@epa.gov...

Contact: EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON (June 13, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 2022 notices of funding availability for the agency’s...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations Contact Information: EPA Press Office...

Contact: EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON (June 10, 2022) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox, joined by Iowa Secretary...

Contact: EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON (June 10, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of the Army (Army) (together, the agencies) will host a...

Contact: Stephen McBay, (212)-637-3672, mcbay.stephen@epa.gov NEW YORK (June 9, 2022) - Asbestos piles will now be removed from the Tech City site, under a June 7, 2022, U.S. Environmental...

WASHINGTON – Five subsidiaries of Westlake Chemical Corporation — Westlake Chemical OpCo LP, Westlake Petrochemicals LLC, Westlake Polymers LLC, Westlake Styrene LLC, and Westlake Vinyls, Inc. —

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations Contact Information: Shannan Beisser, 816-520-1949,...

Contact: EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON (June 8, 2022) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $375 million in funding through President Biden’s Bipartisan...

PHILADELPHIA (June 7, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency joined the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) and a private company called Seabin today to introduce a project...

June 7, 2022 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a second Water Infrastructure Finance and...

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a second Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of Englewood, Colorado, for $38...

PHILADELPHIA (June 7, 2022) -- The United States and the State of Delaware have reached an agreement with 21 defendants on completing a $41.6 million cleanup plan for the 27-acre Delaware Sand &...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations EPA Takes Action to Reset and Strengthen the RFS Program

SAN FRANCISCO — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the winners of the 2022 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards, with three of the five awardees based in California....

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of the Army (Army) (together, the agencies) will host a virtual Southeast-focused regional roundtable on “waters...

WASHINGTON — Today, as a part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap, the agency issued the first in a series of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) test...

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched the Let’s Talk About Heat Challenge to protect public health by raising awareness of health risks from extreme heat....

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched the Let’s Talk About Heat Challenge to protect public health by raising awareness of health risks from extreme heat....

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the winners of the 2022 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and...

WASHINGTON — Today, EPA announced several actions that will help provide a path for the sustained growth of renewable fuels and reinforce the foundation of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of the Army (Army) (together, the agencies) will host a virtual Midwest-focused regional roundtable on “waters...

Contact Information: EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) Tracy McIntosh, (212) 637-3633, Mcintosh.Tracy@epa.gov NEW YORK (June 2, 2022) - Puerto Rico is among 38 states, territories, and Indian...

IMPERIAL, Calif. (June 2, 2022) – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with California’s Imperial Irrigation District (IID) for violations of the Clean...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations Contact Information: EPA Press Office, press@epa.gov...

EPA Names Dr. Kandis Boyd as New Director of Chesapeake Bay Program PHILADELPHIA (June 2, 2022) -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of Dr. Kandis Boyd...

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule to update the regulatory requirements for water quality certification under Clean Water Act (CWA)...

Contact Information EPA Region 8 Press Office (Region8Media@epa.gov) DENVER (June 2, 2022) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a grant funding opportunity for...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its annual “Top Cities” list, spotlighting the cities with the greatest number of ENERGY STAR certified commercial and multifamily...

WASHINGTON (June 1, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that approximately $12 million in funding for environmental job training grants is now available under...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Space Age Fuel, Inc. of Clackamas, Oregon has agreed to pay a $135,000 penalty for Clean Water Act violations following the release of...

$500 million is now available for Clean School Bus Rebates! EPA’s new Clean School Bus Program provides funding to replace existing school buses with zero-emission and low-emission models. EPA...

Contact Information: EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) Tracy McIntosh, (212) 637-3633, Mcintosh.Tracy@epa.gov NEW YORK (June 1, 2022)- New York is among the 38 states, territories, and Indian...

Contact Information: EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) Tracy McIntosh, (212) 637-3633, mcintosh.tracy@epa.gov NEW YORK (June 1, 2022)- New Jersey is among the 38 states, territories, and Indian...

Contact Information: EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) Tracy McIntosh, (212) 637-3633, Mcintosh.Tracy@epa.gov The U.S. Virgin Islands is among 38 states, territories, and Indian Nations that will...

June 1, 2022 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that approximately $12 million in funding for...

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that approximately $12 million in funding for environmental job training grants is now available under the Fiscal...

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the annual interactive report tracking America’s progress in controlling air pollution. “Our Nation’s Air:...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of the Army (Army) (together, the agencies) will host a virtual Southwest-focused regional roundtable on “waters...

SAN FRANCISCO (June 1, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that Allied Exhaust Systems, Inc., doing business as Team Allied Distribution, has agreed to pay a...

PHILADELPHIA (May 31, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded Virginia Polytech Institute and State University $800,000 to develop a low-cost technique to measure hazardous air...