United States Announces Settlement with J.R. Simplot to Improve Hazardous Waste Management and Reduce Emissions at Idaho Facility

July 11, 2023 / by Enforcement and Compliance Assurance OECA / Asia, Climate, Fresh Water, Lands, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice today announced a settlement with J.R. Simplot Company involving Simplot’s Don Plant manufacturing facility located near Pocatello, Idaho. The settlement resolves allegations primarily under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at the facility, including […]

EPA Region 7 to Seek Input at July 11 Public Meeting on Proposed Plan for Domestic Water Wells at Southwest Jefferson County Mining Superfund Site

July 7, 2023 / by Region 07 / Fresh Water

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Groundwater wells within the Southwest Jefferson County Superfund Site boundaries. (U.S. EPA image) LENEXA, KAN. (JULY 7, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 is inviting the public to attend a meeting on Tuesday, July 11, at the Festus R-VI School District Performing Arts […]

EPA Seeks Public Comment on Carbon Storage Draft Permits for Company in Indiana

July 7, 2023 / by Region 05 / Asia, Fresh Water

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a public comment period on its intent to issue permits for Wabash Carbon Services to inject and store carbon dioxide underground at two injection wells in Vermillion County and Vigo County, Indiana. The process of storing carbon underground to reduce emissions […]

EPA announces nearly $4 million for water systems in underserved communities across PNW and Alaska

June 30, 2023 / by Region 10 / Fresh Water

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE (June 30, 2023) – This week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced nearly $4 million in grant funds to disadvantaged communities in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington to support access to clean and safe drinking water.  “We’re proud to partner with state and local governments to […]

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy Announce Partnership to Provide More than $1 Billion to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector

June 30, 2023 / by Air and Radiation OAR / Air Quality, Climate, Fresh Water, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced their partnership to provide more than $1 billion in funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to help reduce wasteful methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, one of the […]

EPA Grants Ameren an Extension to Submit Draft Focused Feasibility Study for Huster Road Substation in St. Charles, Missouri

June 29, 2023 / by Region 07 / Fresh Water

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 29, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 granted Ameren a two-week extension to complete a draft Focused Feasibility Study (FFS) for the Huster Road Substation in St. Charles, Missouri. Ameren now has until July 17, 2023, to provide EPA with […]

EPA Invests Over $50 Million to Protect San Francisco Bay and Its Watersheds, Build Resilience to Climate Change

June 28, 2023 / by Region 09 / Climate, Fresh Water, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced 24 projects receiving nearly $52 million in grant funding at an event in Oakland, Calif., along with U.S. Representative Barbara Lee and project grantees. The selected projects will help protect and restore wetlands and water quality, build […]

EPA and Senator Carper join DNREC for visit to Standard Chlorine Superfund Site in New Castle, DE

June 27, 2023 / by Region 03 / Climate, Fresh Water, Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA and Senator Carper join DNREC for visit to Standard Chlorine Superfund Site in New Castle, DE  New Castle, DE – During a visit to Delaware this week, EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe joined Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), and Delaware Department of […]

EPA joins Mayor Hancock to award over $1 million for revitalization of contaminated riverfront property in Denver’s Sun Valley neighborhood 

June 26, 2023 / by Region 08 / Fresh Water, Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DENVER (June 26, 2023) – At an event today at the newly-opened Thrive residential complex in Denver’s Sun Valley neighborhood, Kelly Watkins of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 office joined Denver Mayor Michael Hancock; Denver Housing Authority CEO David Nisivoccia; U.S. Department of Housing […]

EPA Announces Over $50 Million to Assist Small, Underserved, and Disadvantaged Communities in Accessing Clean and Safe Drinking Water

June 26, 2023 / by Water OW / Asia, Fresh Water, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $50.4 million in annual funding to states and territories for communities most in need of access to clean and safe drinking water. The funding will support projects and activities in underserved, small and disadvantaged communities to access and […]

EPA Continues to Oversee the Groundwater Investigation at the Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund Site in Uniontown, Ohio

June 22, 2023 / by Region 05 / Fresh Water, Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CHICAGO (June 22, 2023) – This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began oversight of the potentially responsible party’s additional groundwater investigations in Uniontown and Green, Ohio, west of the Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund site at 12646 Cleveland Ave., Uniontown. Previous sampling around the site found dioxane in […]

EPA proposes denying Midwest Generation’s request for more time to close an unlined coal ash pond at Waukegan, Illinois, facility

June 21, 2023 / by Region 05 / Fresh Water

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it  has proposed denying Midwest Generation LLC’s request for an extension to close the East Ash Pond at the Waukegan Generating Station in Waukegan, Illinois. EPA based the denial on preliminary findings that the company failed to comply with the […]

EPA Finalizes New Renewable Fuel Standards to Strengthen U.S. Energy Security, Support U.S. Rural Economy, and Expand Production of Low-Carbon Fuels

June 21, 2023 / by Air and Radiation OAR / Air Quality, Climate, Fresh Water

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program that establishes the biofuel volume requirements for 2023 to 2025. This final rule builds on the RFS program’s progress over the previous two years and reflects the Biden-Harris […]

EPA Collecting Data to Assess Lake Ontario

June 20, 2023 / by Region 02 / Fresh Water, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is collecting important data from April to September 2023 using its two largest research vessels, the Lake Guardian and the Lake Explorer II. EPA will collect data on water quality and the plant and animal life in the lake. […]

EPA to Award More than $650,000 to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to Support Water Quality Monitoring at Beaches to Protect Public Health

June 20, 2023 / by Region 02 / Fresh Water

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $10.6 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers this summer. A total of $653,000 will go to Puerto Rico ($344,000) and the U.S. Virgin Islands ($309,000) contingent upon their meeting the […]

EPA Seeks Public Comment to Update Proposed Soil Cleanup Plan for Lammers Barrel Superfund Site in Beavercreek, Ohio

June 15, 2023 / by Region 05 / Fresh Water, Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will begin a 30-day public comment period on a proposed change to update the scope of soil cleanup as part of the proposed cleanup plan at the Lammers Barrel Superfund site in Beavercreek, Ohio. EPA will host a public meeting on June 22 to […]

Consumers and Businesses Look to WaterSense and Save 7.5 Trillion Gallons of Water

June 14, 2023 / by Water OW / Fresh Water, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its 2022 WaterSense Accomplishments Report today, noting that consumers using WaterSense labeled products saved more than 1.1 trillion gallons of water in 2022. Since, EPA’s WaterSense program was launched in 2006, consumers and businesses have saved more than 7.5 […]

EPA Announces $52 Million WIFIA loan to Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority

June 9, 2023 / by Water OW / Fresh Water

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PITTSBURGH — Today in Pittsburgh, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox, joined by U.S. Representative Summer Lee, Mayor Ed Gainey and local leaders announced a $52 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA). […]

EPA Protects Big Island Water Resources, Orders Extra Space Storage to Pay $130K Penalty

June 7, 2023 / by Region 09 / Fresh Water, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) HONOLULU – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Extra Space Management, Inc. and Kaloko Storage 18 LLC, the respective operator and owner of an Extra Space Storage facility on the island of Hawaii. The Extra Space Storage facility has been operating an […]

Biden-Harris Administration Invests $115 million in Funding to Respond to the Drinking Water Emergency in Jackson, Mississippi

June 6, 2023 / by Water OW / Fresh Water

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (June 6, 2023) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the City of Jackson, Mississippi will receive $115 million to support critical water infrastructure investments that will help ensure safe and reliable drinking water for residents. The funding comes from a $600 million Congressional […]

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