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Biden-Harris Administration announces over $20 million for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure upgrades as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

February 20, 2024 / by Region 09 / Climate, Fresh Water, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO, CA– Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $20 million ($20,022,000) from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. This historic funding is part of over $50 billion in […]

Biden-Harris Administration announces $5.8 billion from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure upgrades

February 20, 2024 / by Water OW / Climate, Fresh Water, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, Feb. 20, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as part of the fourth Investing in America tour, Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan will announce over $5.8 billion from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for states, Tribes, and […]

EPA Begins Sewer Line Inspections and Drinking Water Sampling in Lahaina

February 14, 2024 / by Region 09 / Fresh Water

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Lahaina, Hawai’i – Starting the week of February 5th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) started work on Mission Assignment from FEMA to clear and inspect nearly 100,000 linear feet of sewer lines within Lahaina. These inspections will allow the County of Maui to prioritize the emergency […]

Biden-Harris Administration expands EPA program to bring wastewater services to 150 more underserved communities across rural America as part of Investing in America agenda

February 13, 2024 / by Water OW / Asia, Fresh Water, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the expansion of its successful Closing America’s Wastewater Access Gap Community Initiative to 150 additional communities as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. Originally launched in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the initiative partners with […]

EPA and DOE announce intent to fund projects to reduce methane emissions from the oil and natural gas sectors as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

February 9, 2024 / by Air and Radiation OAR / Air Quality, Climate, Fresh Water, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a Notice of Intent (NOI) today to make funds available to help measure and reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sectors as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. […]

EPA Reaches Settlement with Greenidge Generation LLC on Actions to Address Compliance with Coal Ash Regulations

February 6, 2024 / by Enforcement and Compliance Assurance OECA / Fresh Water, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement under the Agency’s Coal Ash (Coal Combustion Residuals) program with the Greenidge Generation LLC, an electrical generating plant in Dresden, New York. This settlement, the first under EPA’s National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives, commits Greenidge to […]

United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Lowell to Address Pollution in Merrimack River

February 5, 2024 / by Enforcement and Compliance Assurance OECA / Europe, Fresh Water, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Justice Department and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts announced a settlement agreement with the City of Lowell, Massachusetts, requiring the city to reduce sewage discharges into the Merrimack River. Under the consent decree, Lowell will pay a $200,000 penalty […]

EPA Issues Explanation of Significant Differences for PCE Southeast Contamination Superfund Site in York, Nebraska

February 2, 2024 / by Region 07 / Fresh Water, Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 2, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 has issued an Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) for Operable Unit (OU) 1 of the PCE Southeast Contamination Superfund Site in York, Nebraska. Per the ESD, EPA Region 7 plans to demolish a vacant […]

EPA announces inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts

February 1, 2024 / by Region 01 / Climate, Europe, Fresh Water, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Feb. 1, 2024) — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox announced on Tuesday EPA’s inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts. Assistant Administrator Fox made the announcement at Healing, Bridging, Thriving: A Summit on Arts and […]

EPA announces inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts in Puerto Rico

February 1, 2024 / by Region 02 / Climate, Fresh Water, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Puerto Rico – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox announced on Tuesday EPA’s inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts. Assistant Administrator Fox made the announcement at Healing, Bridging, Thriving: A Summit on Arts and Culture in our […]

La EPA anuncia el primer Programa de Artistas en Residencia en asociación con el Fondo Nacional para las Artes en Puerto Rico

February 1, 2024 / by Region 02 / Asia, Fresh Water

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Puerto Rico – La Administradora Adjunta del Programa de Agua de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés), Radhika Fox, anunció el martes el Programa Inaugural de Artistas en Residencia de la EPA en colaboración con el Fondo Nacional para las Artes. Curar, tender puentes, […]

EPA to Review Cleanups at 14 Massachusetts Superfund Sites this Year

February 1, 2024 / by Region 01 / Europe, Fresh Water

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Feb. 1, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of completed cleanup work at 14 National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund sites in Massachusetts this year. Each individual site will undergo a legally required Five-Year Review to ensure that previous remediation efforts […]

EPA announces inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts in New York and New Jersey

February 1, 2024 / by Region 02 / Climate, Fresh Water, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox announced on Tuesday EPA’s inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts. Assistant Administrator Fox made the announcement at Healing, Bridging, Thriving: A Summit on Arts and Culture in our […]

EPA develops 6PPD-q water testing method for widespread use

January 30, 2024 / by Region 10 / Fresh Water

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE (January 30, 2024) – On the heels of its November 2023 commitment to gather information on the common tire additive 6PPD — and its chemical by-product 6PPD-quinone – that could be used to inform a subsequent regulatory action, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today the […]

EPA announces inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts

January 30, 2024 / by Water OW / Climate, Fresh Water, North America, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency’s Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox announced on Tuesday EPA’s inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts. Assistant Administrator Fox made the announcement at Healing, Bridging, Thriving: A Summit on Arts and Culture in our Communities, […]

La EPA anuncia el primer Programa de Artistas en Residencia en asociación con el Fondo Nacional para las Artes

January 30, 2024 / by Water OW / Asia, Fresh Water

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — La administradora adjunta para el agua de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés), Radhika Fox, anunció el martes el Programa Inaugural de Artistas en Residencia de la EPA en colaboración con el Fondo Nacional para las Artes. Curar, tender puentes, prosperar: […]

Oil Companies to Pay $7.4 Million in Civil Penalties to Resolve U.S. Claims for Pipeline Spill on Allotted Tribal Land

January 30, 2024 / by Enforcement and Compliance Assurance OECA / Asia, Fresh Water, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Justice Department announced that Holly Energy Partners-Operating L.P. and Osage Pipe Line Company LLC have agreed to pay $7.4 million in Clean Water Act civil penalties and implement corrective measures to settle claims stemming from a pipeline rupture and […]

EPA Recognizes Maine Wastewater Treatment Facility for Excellence

January 29, 2024 / by Region 01 / Europe, Fresh Water

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Jan. 29, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New England Office recently awarded a 2023 Regional Wastewater Treatment Award to the Wells Sanitary District to recognize it for its commitment to improving water quality. “Wastewater treatment is a vital, but often overlooked, part of […]

EPA Recognizes Rhode Island Wastewater Treatment Entities for Excellence

January 29, 2024 / by Region 01 / Europe, Fresh Water

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Jan. 29, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New England Office recently awarded three 2023 Regional Wastewater Treatment Awards to Rhode Island wastewater facilities and individuals to recognize them for their commitment to improving water quality. The EPA Regional Wastewater Awards Program recognizes personnel […]

EPA Recognizes New Hampshire Wastewater Treatment Entities for Excellence

January 29, 2024 / by Region 01 / Europe, Fresh Water

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Jan. 29, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New England Office recently awarded four 2023 Regional Wastewater Treatment Awards to New Hampshire wastewater facilities and individuals to recognize them for their commitment to improving water quality. The EPA Regional Wastewater Awards Program recognizes personnel […]