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• EPA issues first ever underground injection permits for carbon sequestration in California

  Carbon sequestration will be used at Kern County site to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and mitigate climate change

  EPA News Release: EPA issues first ever underground injection permits for carbon sequestration in California

  • Release Date: December 31, 2024

• EPA Grants Waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Cars II Regulations

  Agency additionally grants waiver for low-NOx regulations for heavy-duty and off-road vehicles and engines

  EPA News Release: EPA Grants Waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Cars II Regulations

  • Release Date: December 18, 2024

• EPA Delivers Over $135 Million to California for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Nationwide Inflation Reduction Act Investment

  Historic funding will help California reduce air pollution and combat climate change, while advancing career access, equity, and justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Delivers Over $135 Million to California for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Nationwide Inflation Reduction Act Investment

  • Release Date: December 11, 2024

• EPA Requires California’s Central Valley Meat Company to Improve Chemical Safety

  EPA News Release: EPA Requires California’s Central Valley Meat Company to Improve Chemical Safety

  • Release Date: December 10, 2024

• California to Receive Nearly $1.2 Million from EPA to Help Businesses Prevent Pollution

  EPA News Release: California to Receive Nearly $1.2 Million from EPA to Help Businesses Prevent Pollution

  • Release Date: November 26, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Louisiana Selectees to Receive Over $1 Million in Grant Funding to Help Prevent Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Louisiana State University and Delgado Community College have been selected to collectively receive $1,049,700 in grants to provide technical assistance to businesses.

  • Release Date: November 21, 2024

• EPA Fines AB&I Foundry Operator in Oakland Clean Air Act Violations Case

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines AB&I Foundry Operator in Oakland Clean Air Act Violations Case

  • Release Date: November 21, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $40 Million in Louisiana Through Investing in America Agenda

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $40,145,000 for the state of Louisiana under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade water infrastructure and keep communities safe.

  • Release Date: November 21, 2024

• EPA Awards $800,000 to SoCal Small Businesses to Advance Innovative Environmental Technologies

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $800,000 to SoCal Small Businesses to Advance Innovative Environmental Technologies

  • Release Date: November 19, 2024

• EPA Settles with Edwards Lifesciences over Hazardous Waste Claims at Irvine Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles with Edwards Lifesciences over Hazardous Waste Claims at Irvine Facility

  • Release Date: November 13, 2024

• Denali Water Solutions LLC to Pay $610K for Alleged Illegal Sewage Sludge Application

  EPA News Release: Denali Water Solutions LLC to Pay $610K for Alleged Illegal Sewage Sludge Application

  • Release Date: November 12, 2024

• EPA Emergency Order Compels Havasu Water Company to Act to Protect Public Health, Ensure Safe Drinking Water

  Action follows repeated water outages at Southern California company

  EPA News Release: EPA Emergency Order Compels Havasu Water Company to Act to Protect Public Health, Ensure Safe Drinking Water

  • Release Date: November 7, 2024

• EPA Issues Nearly $1.5M in Penalties to Three Facilities in Louisiana Parishes

  Facilities inspected as part of Pollution Accountability Team enforcement effort following EPA Administrator Regan’s Journey to Justice tour of Parishes

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) settled cases of alleged Clean Air Act violations at three facilities in Southern Louisiana as part of the agency’s focus on achieving results in communities with environmental justice concerns.

  • Release Date: October 31, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $1 Billion of Clean Ports Investments in California as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA’s Clean Ports Program to fund 55 zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure, and planning projects across the nation to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, promote good jobs, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $1 Billion of Clean Ports Investments in California as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 29, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2,999,889 of Clean Ports Investments for Louisiana as Part of Investing America Agenda

  EPA’s Clean Ports Program to fund 55 zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure, and planning projects across the nation to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, promote good jobs, and advance environmental justice

  As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has been selected to receive a total of $2,999,889.

  • Release Date: October 29, 2024