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• EPA solicits comments and will host public hearing in Bainbridge, Georgia regarding BASF Corporation’s Attapulgus facility

  EPA News Release: EPA solicits comments and will host public hearing in Bainbridge, Georgia regarding BASF Corporation’s Attapulgus facility

  • Release Date: December 8, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $1.5 million for Environmental Justice Projects in communities across Georgia as part of Investing in America agenda

  Selections announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $1.5 million for Environmental Justice Projects in communities across Georgia as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• EPA Announces $2.1 Million in Environmental Projects and $200,000 Civil Penalty in Clean Air Act Violations Against Evergreen Packaging LLC

  On September 27, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a consent agreement and final order (CAFO) with Evergreen Packaging LLC (“Evergreen”) for alleged Clean Air Act (CAA) violations.

  • Release Date: October 16, 2023

• $30M BIL investment advances Superfund cleanup on Atlanta’s Westside and free EPA job training provides skills, job opportunities for 20 local residents

  EPA News Release: $30M BIL investment advances Superfund cleanup on Atlanta’s Westside and free EPA job training provides skills, job opportunities for 20 local residents

  • Release Date: October 10, 2023

• MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA to highlight BIL funding for Westside Superfund Site cleanup and recognize 20 local Superfund Job Training Initiative graduates at Atlanta press event

  EPA News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA to highlight BIL funding for Westside Superfund Site cleanup and recognize 20 local Superfund Job Training Initiative graduates at Atlanta press event

  • Release Date: October 3, 2023

• Judicial Settlement with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc. Resolves Clean Water Act Violations

  The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a consent decree with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc (Transocean) for alleged violations.

  • Release Date: September 28, 2023

• EPA Announces Approval of Arkansas State Certification of Pesticide Applicator Plan

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing stronger standards for individuals who use Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) in the state of Arkansas.

  • Release Date: September 28, 2023

• La EPA anuncia la aprobación del plan de certificación para aplicadores de pesticidas del estado de Arkansas

  La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE. UU. está finalizando la elaboración de normas más estrictas para las personas que usan pesticidas de uso restringido (RUP) en el estado de Arkansas.

  • Release Date: September 28, 2023

• EPA công bố phê duyệt kế hoạch cấp giấy chứng nhận người phun thuốc trừ sâu của tiểu bang Arkansas

  Cơ quan Bảo vệ Môi trường Hoa Kỳ đang hoàn thiện các tiêu chuẩn mạnh mẽ hơn đối với những cá nhân dùng Thuốc trừ sâu sử dụng hạn chế (RUP) ở tiểu bang Arkansas.

  • Release Date: September 28, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration invests more than $713,380 in Georgia Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA grants funded in part by largest recycling investment in 30 years under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration invests more than $713,380 in Georgia Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 13, 2023

• EPA Advises Facility Operators to Prepare for Hazardous Weather Events

  As the hurricane season kicks off, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reminds facility operators of preventing, minimizing, and reporting chemical releases during hazardous weather events.

  • Release Date: July 18, 2023

• EPA urges preparedness across Southeast as 2023 hurricane season begins

  EPA News Release: EPA urges preparedness across Southeast as 2023 hurricane season begins

  • Release Date: June 7, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $4 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Georgia

  EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $4 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Georgia

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackman Joins Clayton County Officials to Announce $400 Million in Grant Funding for Clean School Buses

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackman Joins Clayton County Officials to Announce $400 Million in Grant Funding for Clean School Buses

  • Release Date: May 18, 2023

• MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackman to Join Clayton County Public Schools at Event Highlighting $400 Million in Grant Funding for Clean School Buses

  EPA News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackman to Join Clayton County Public Schools at Event Highlighting $400 Million in Grant Funding for Clean School Buses

  • Release Date: May 15, 2023