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• Biden-Harris Administration Proposes to Improve Air Pollution Emissions Data

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes to Improve Air Pollution Emissions Data

  • Release Date: July 25, 2023

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy Announce Intent to Fund Efforts to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector

  Financial and technical assistance will support methane emissions leak reductions and monitoring in cooperation with states

  EPA News Release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy Announce Intent to Fund Efforts to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector

  • Release Date: July 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Takes Latest Step in National Phasedown of Climate-damaging Hydrofluorocarbons

  Final rule will implement 40% reduction starting in 2024 while advancing U.S. manufacturing and innovation

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Latest Step in National Phasedown of Climate-damaging Hydrofluorocarbons

  • Release Date: July 11, 2023

• EPA Proposes Updates to Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Requirements for the Oil and Gas Sector

  Revisions to EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program required by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act would improve accuracy of the sector’s reported methane emissions, one of the major drivers of climate change

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Updates to Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Requirements for the Oil and Gas Sector

  • Release Date: July 6, 2023

• EPA Names 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, San Francisco, and New York make top five, cutting energy costs while increasing efficiency and reducing emissions

  EPA News Release: EPA Names 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

• EPA Announces Public Hearing on Proposal to Strengthen Standards for Chemical and Polymers Plants

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Public Hearing on Proposal to Strengthen Standards for Chemical and Polymers Plants

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

• EPA Releases Report Showing Health Impacts of Climate Change on Children in the United States

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases Report Showing Health Impacts of Climate Change on Children in the United States

  • Release Date: April 25, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $400 Million Grant Program to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

  Latest funding from the President’s Investing in America Agenda follows nearly $1 billion for thousands of electric and low-emission school buses across the nation

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $400 Million Grant Program to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

  • Release Date: April 24, 2023

• EPA Publishes 30th Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory

  EPA News Release: EPA Publishes 30th Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory

  • Release Date: April 13, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Strongest-Ever Pollution Standards for Cars and Trucks to Accelerate Transition to a Clean-Transportation Future

  Building on rapid advancements and investments in clean vehicle manufacturing, including investments in domestic manufacturing in the Inflation Reduction Act, EPA’s proposed standards would deliver on President Biden’s agenda to tackle the climate crisis

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Strongest-Ever Pollution Standards for Cars and Trucks to Accelerate Transition to a Clean-Transportation Future

  • Release Date: April 12, 2023

• La administración Biden-Harris propone las normas de contaminación más estrictas hasta la fecha para automóviles y camiones a fin de acelerar la transición hacia un futuro de transporte limpio

  Sobre la base de los avances en la fabricación de vehículos limpios, incluidas las inversiones en la fabricación nacional en la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación, las normas propuestas por la EPA cumplirían con la agenda del presidente Biden

  Comunicado de prensa de la EPA: La administración Biden-Harris propone las normas de contaminación más estrictas hasta la fecha para automóviles y camiones a fin de acelerar la transición hacia un futuro de transporte limpio

  • Release Date: April 12, 2023

• La EPA propone nuevas normas para proteger la salud pública y reducir la exposición a la contaminación por óxido de etileno

  Las propuestas reducirían las emisiones de óxido de etileno en un 80% por año, y requieren protecciones más rigurosas para los trabajadores

  Comunicado de prensa de la EPA: La EPA propone nuevas normas para proteger la salud pública y reducir la exposición a la contaminación por óxido de etileno

  • Release Date: April 11, 2023

• EPA Proposes New Standards to Protect Public Health, Reduce Exposure to Ethylene Oxide Pollution

  Proposals would slash Ethylene Oxide emissions by 80% per year, require stronger worker protections

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes New Standards to Protect Public Health, Reduce Exposure to Ethylene Oxide Pollution

  • Release Date: April 11, 2023

• EPA Seeks Input on Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Other Solid Waste Incineration Units Review

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Input on Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Other Solid Waste Incineration Units Review

  • Release Date: April 6, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Proposes to Strengthen Standards for Chemical and Polymers Plants, Dramatically Reduce Cancer Risks from Air Toxics

  Proposal would reduce the number of people with elevated cancer risk by 96 percent in communities surrounding chemical plants, cut more than 6,000 tons of toxic pollution per year

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes to Strengthen Standards for Chemical and Polymers Plants, Dramatically Reduce Cancer Risks from Air Toxics

  • Release Date: April 6, 2023