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• EPA to Begin Hazardous Waste Cleanup at My Way Trading Warehouse Fire Site in Richmond, Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA to Begin Hazardous Waste Cleanup at My Way Trading Warehouse Fire Site in Richmond, Indiana

  • Release Date: October 17, 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects Illinois Recipients to Receive Over $2 Million in Pollution Prevention Grants to Advance Environmental Justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects Illinois Recipients to Receive Over $2 Million in Pollution Prevention Grants to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: October 12, 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

• EPA Seeks Participants for Environmental Justice Academy in East St. Louis, Illinois

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Participants for Environmental Justice Academy in East St. Louis, Illinois

  • Release Date: September 19, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Invests $733,568 in Illinois 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 $733,568 in Illinois 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 proposes denying Midwest Generation’s request for more time to close an unlined coal ash pond at Waukegan, Illinois, facility

  Agency opens public comment period July 5

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

  • Release Date: June 21, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $7.3 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Illinois

  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 More Than $7.3 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Illinois

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA Recognizes Chicago Educator with 2023 Presidential Innovation Award

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Chicago Educator with 2023 Presidential Innovation Award

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

• EPA Recognizes Waukegan Students with 2023 President’s Environmental Youth Award

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Waukegan Students with 2023 President’s Environmental Youth Award

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

• EPA Highlights Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Cleanup of Legacy Contamination in Ottawa, Illinois

  EPA News Release: EPA Highlights Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Cleanup of Legacy Contamination in Ottawa, Illinois

  • Release Date: April 6, 2023