Search News Releases

Displaying 1 - 15 of 100 results

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $61 Million for Water Infrastructure in Minnesota Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $61 Million for Water Infrastructure in Minnesota Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 23, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces $37.6 Million in Funding to Minnesota to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  EPA Announces New Final Regulations and New Funding Under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda for Clean Drinking Water

  Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces $37.6 Million in Funding to Minnesota to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Removes New York’s Rochester Embayment from List of Most Polluted Areas in the Great Lakes

  Nearly $14 million in GLRI cleanup funding results in delisting New York’s second area of concern

  EPA News Release: EPA Removes New York’s Rochester Embayment from List of Most Polluted Areas in the Great Lakes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Awards More Than $7 Million to Indiana University to Monitor Toxic Chemicals Entering the Great Lakes

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards More Than $7 Million to Indiana University to Monitor Toxic Chemicals Entering the Great Lakes

  • Release Date: October 1, 2024

• EPA Announces $4 Million Funding Opportunity for Phosphorus Reduction Efforts in Western Lake Erie Basin

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $4 Million Funding Opportunity for Phosphorus Reduction Efforts in Western Lake Erie Basin

  • Release Date: October 1, 2024

• EPA Reaches Settlement with Underwater Creations Inc. in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, for Alleged Pesticide Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with Underwater Creations Inc. in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, for Alleged Pesticide Violations

  • Release Date: September 27, 2024

• EPA Announces Settlement with Federal Cartridge Co. in Anoka, Minnesota, for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Settlement with Federal Cartridge Co. in Anoka, Minnesota, for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: September 6, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $5 Million to Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota to Cut Climate Pollution and Accelerate Clean Energy Transition

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces 34 selected Tribal and territory applications through the competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $5 Million to Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota to Cut Climate Pollution and Accelerate Clean Energy Transition

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024

• EPA Deletes Three of the Last Four Properties at the South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination Site from Superfund List 

  EPA News Release: EPA Deletes Three of the Last Four Properties at the South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination Site from Superfund List 

  • Release Date: August 16, 2024

• EPA and Partners to Test Options to Remove Drums from Torch Lake in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

  EPA to Hold Open House August 20 in Lake Linden

  EPA News Release: EPA and Partners to Test Options to Remove Drums from Torch Lake in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

  • Release Date: August 14, 2024

• EPA Announces Nearly $200 Million  to Minnesota for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution  

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Nearly $200 Million  to Minnesota for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution  

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• EPA and Partners Complete Cleanup and Restoration, Open New Trail at Spirit Lake near Duluth, Minnesota

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding accelerated the project, part of the St. Louis River Area of Concern on Lake Superior

  EPA News Release: EPA and Partners Complete Cleanup and Restoration, Open New Trail at Spirit Lake near Duluth, Minnesota

  • Release Date: July 10, 2024

• EPA Selects Two Minnesota Organizations to Receive Almost $200,000 to Support Educational Projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Two Minnesota Organizations to Receive Almost $200,000 to Support Educational Projects

  • Release Date: July 9, 2024

• EPA Announces Settlement with Intelligent Design Corp. for Lead Paint Renovation Violations in Maple Grove, Minnesota

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Settlement with Intelligent Design Corp. for Lead Paint Renovation Violations in Maple Grove, Minnesota

  • Release Date: June 17, 2024

• EPA Announces Settlement with Smith Foundry to Cease Furnace and Casting Operations within 12 Months and Pay $80,000

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Settlement with Smith Foundry to Cease Furnace and Casting Operations within 12 Months and Pay $80,000

  • Release Date: June 4, 2024