Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Officials from EPA Region 7 were joined by state and city representatives to highlight funding for Superfund sites in Kansas EPA Region 7 officials are joined by representatives from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, City of Wichita, Chisholm Creek Utility Authority, and other entities on […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Contacto: Carlos Vega, (212)-637-3662, vega.carlos@epa.gov NUEVA YORK – (4 de abril de 2023) Hoy, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció $62,283,000 para mejoras esenciales de infraestructura de agua potable en Puerto Rico así como en todo el país […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PHILADELPHIA (April 5, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $62,283,000 to District of Columbia essential drinking water infrastructure upgrades through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). Thanks to a $6 billion boost from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA is increasing the […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $6.5 billion for states, Tribes, and territories for essential drinking water infrastructure upgrades across the nation through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). Thanks to a $6 billion boost from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) COLUMBIA, SC (April 4, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $73,846,000 to South Carolina for essential drinking water infrastructure upgrades through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). Thanks to a $6 billion boost from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA is increasing […]
Published by the Department of the Interior Today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland traveled to Houston to highlight investments being made through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to put people to work to plug, reclaim and remediate orphaned oil and gas wells. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-haaland-visits-texas-part-biden-administrations-investing-america-tour
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a 30-day public comment period on its proposed cleanup plan for the Chemring Energetic Devices, Inc. building at the Ellsworth Industrial Park site in Downers Grove, Illinois. EPA is cleaning up the site using the Superfund alternative approach which uses the […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeks public input as it proposes to augment its original plan for cleaning up the Matlack, Inc. Superfund site in Woolwich Township, New Jersey. A 30-day public comment period for the proposed plan begins March 29, 2023. EPA will […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (28 de marzo de 2023) — La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) y el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de los Estados Unidos (HHS, por sus siglas en inglés) emitieron una carta conjunta a los gobernadores para […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $170 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to Poseidon Resources in San Diego County, California, to support its Carlsbad Desalination Plant Intake Modification and Wetlands Project, which will help provide sustainable access to drinking […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – EPA, The Justice Department, and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts have entered into a consent decree with the City of Holyoke, Massachusetts, to resolve the Clean Water Act and Massachusetts state law. The proposed consent decree calls for Holyoke to take further remedial action to reduce ongoing […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense program is encouraging consumers and businesses to celebrate the 15th annual Fix a Leak Week, March 20 through 26, by finding and fixing plumbing leaks in their homes and improving irrigation systems for their landscapes. “This Fix a Leak […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – ABF Freight System Inc. (ABF), a freight carrier that operates more than 200 transportation facilities in 47 states and Puerto Rico, has resolved allegations that it violated requirements of the Clean Water Act (CWA) relating to industrial stormwater at locations across the country. Under the proposed […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) News Media Update #2 SEATTLE (MARCH 17, 2023) — Clean up crews have worked around the clock to excavate and remove diesel-contaminated soils from the site of Thursday morning’s locomotive derailing on the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Reservation near Anacortes, Washington. Thus far, crews have removed over 1,200 […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced it is proposing the first-ever national drinking water standard for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the latest action under President Biden’s plan to combat PFAS pollution and Administrator Regan’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap. Through this action, the U.S. Environmental Protection […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Hoy, la Administración Biden-Harris anunció que propone la primera norma nacional de agua potable para seis sustancias perfluoroalquiladas y polifluoroalquiladas (PFAS) en la última acción bajo el plan del presidente Biden para combatir la contaminación por PFAS y la Hoja de Ruta Estratégica de PFAS del administrador […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting applications from Tribal and state governments, nonprofits and universities for a $15 million grant opportunity to administer a national program on education and training for people that apply restricted use pesticides (RUPs), meaning pesticides that can only be […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DALLAS, TEXAS (March 9th, 2023) –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $176,868,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the states; Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas for this year’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). The funding will support communities in upgrading essential water, wastewater, […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA protects Hawaii Island water resources, orders closure of illegal cesspools at My Self Storage Owner of self-storage business will close cesspools and pay $53,011 penalty HONOLULU (March 8, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken an enforcement action to close two illegal large-capacity […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DALLAS, TEXAS (March 6th, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $199,701,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. This investment, will be made available […]