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• EPA Announces Requirement of New Clean Air Permit for Oil Refinery on St. Croix Before Operation, Ensuring Public Health Protections

  Requirement of new Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permit advances EPA commitment to ensuring equal protection under the law for all communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Requirement of New Clean Air Permit for Oil Refinery on St. Croix Before Operation, Ensuring Public Health Protections

  • Release Date: November 17, 2022

• EPA Administrator Regan Announces Initial Actions to Protect Communities Following Puerto Rico Journey to Justice Tour

  Actions reflect Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to building a better America and addressing environmental and health challenges in communities that are underserved and overburdened by pollution

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Regan Announces Initial Actions to Protect Communities Following Puerto Rico Journey to Justice Tour

  • Release Date: November 4, 2022

• El Administrador de la EPA Regan anuncia medidas iniciales para proteger a las comunidades después de la gira en Puerto Rico titulada Viaje a la Justicia

  Las medidas reflejan el compromiso de la Administración Biden-Harris de construir un país mejor y abordar los desafíos ambientales y de salud en las comunidades marginadas y sobrecargadas por la contaminación

  Comunicado de prensa de la EPA: El Administrador de la EPA Regan anuncia medidas iniciales para proteger a las comunidades después de la gira en Puerto Rico titulada Viaje a la Justicia.

  • Release Date: November 4, 2022

• EPA Announces Over $620,000 in Grant Funding for Beach Water Quality Monitoring in the Caribbean

  Nationally, $9.6 million in grant funding will help communities monitor beach water quality

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $620,000 in Grant Funding for Beach Water Quality Monitoring in the Caribbean

  • Release Date: May 19, 2021

• EPA Announces the Selection of Three Municipalities in Puerto Rico to Receive $900,000 for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  The grant awards help underserved communities Build Back Better and address Environmental Justice concerns

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces the Selection of Three Municipalities in Puerto Rico to Receive $900,000 for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  • Release Date: May 18, 2021

• EPA Uses Emergency Powers to Protect St. Croix Communities and Orders Limetree Bay Refinery to Pause Operations

  EPA News Release: EPA Uses Emergency Powers to Protect St. Croix Communities and Orders Limetree Bay Refinery to Pause Operations

  • Release Date: May 14, 2021

• EPA Announces 13 Communities Across Nation’s Pacific Southwest to Receive $6.85 Million in Revitalization Funding

  Brownfields assessment and cleanup grants help underserved communities Build Back Better and address Environmental Justice concerns

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces 13 Communities Across Nation’s Pacific Southwest to Receive $6.85 Million in Revitalization Funding

  • Release Date: May 11, 2021

• EPA Notifies Limetree Bay of Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Notifies Limetree Bay of Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: May 3, 2021