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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution

  Strategy to spur domestic and international action to protect communities affected by plastic from production to waste

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution

  • Release Date: November 21, 2024

• EPA, Justice Department and Pennsylvania Announce Settlements to Reduce Climate and Health Harming Emissions

  Settlements resolve Clean Air Act stationary source violations involving oil and natural gas production facilities and will result in reductions of methane and VOCs in Western Pennsylvania

  EPA News Release: EPA, Justice Department and Pennsylvania Announce Settlements to Reduce Climate and Health Harming Emissions

  • Release Date: November 21, 2024

• EPA Highlights Progress Achieved to Reduce Waste and Conserve Resources on America Recycles Day

  EPA News Release: EPA Highlights Progress Achieved to Reduce Waste and Conserve Resources on America Recycles Day

  • Release Date: November 15, 2024

• EPA Completes Series of Enforcement Actions to Protect Communities from Exposure to Coal Ash Pollution

  Settlements advance EPA’s National Enforcement Priority of protecting communities from coal ash contamination

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes Series of Enforcement Actions to Protect Communities from Exposure to Coal Ash Pollution

  • Release Date: October 23, 2024

• EPA Secures Commitment with Air Force to Protect Communities from PFAS Concerns in Tucson Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA Secures Commitment with Air Force to Protect Communities from PFAS Concerns in Tucson Drinking Water

  • Release Date: October 22, 2024

• Natural Gas Producer Agrees to Settlement to Reduce Emissions in New Mexico

  Settlement includes $9.4 million civil penalty and compliance measures that will result in reduction of over 113,000 tons worth of CO2 pollution

  EPA News Release: Natural Gas Producer Agrees to Settlement to Reduce Emissions in New Mexico

  • Release Date: October 17, 2024

• EPA Settles with Two Companies for Violating Clean Air Act Vehicle Emission Requirements

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles with Two Companies for Violating Clean Air Act Vehicle Emission Requirements

  • Release Date: October 16, 2024

• Ovintiv USA to Pay $5.5M Penalty and Upgrade Oil and Gas Facilities in Utah to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations

  Compliance measures address violations at 22 facilities in Utah including on Uintah and Ouray Reservation state lands within Uinta Basin

  EPA News Release: Ovintiv USA to Pay $5.5M Penalty and Upgrade Oil and Gas Facilities in Utah to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: September 30, 2024

• EPA and Justice Department Announce Settlement to Reduce Benzene and Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Wastewater at Lima Refining Company’s Refinery in Ohio

  Lima Refining Company will implement injunctive relief valued at an estimated $150M to correct deficiencies and pay a penalty of $19M

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department Announce Settlement to Reduce Benzene and Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Wastewater at Lima Refining Company’s Refinery in Ohio

  • Release Date: September 27, 2024

• EPA Issues Two Enforcement Alerts to Highlight Compliance and Monitoring Obligations for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Two Enforcement Alerts to Highlight Compliance and Monitoring Obligations for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

  • Release Date: September 25, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $117 Million in Grants Available to Advance Recycling Infrastructure and Prevent Wasted Food

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $117 Million in Grants Available to Advance Recycling Infrastructure and Prevent Wasted Food

  • Release Date: September 16, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $232 Million in Grants to Clean Up Brownfield Sites, Address Legacy Pollution, Advance Environmental Justice, and Spur Economic Revitalization

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $232 Million in Grants to Clean Up Brownfield Sites, Address Legacy Pollution, Advance Environmental Justice, and Spur Economic Revitalization

  • Release Date: September 6, 2024

• EPA Adds a Site in California to the Superfund National Priorities List, Proposes to Add Four Other Sites

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds a Site in California to the Superfund National Priorities List, Proposes to Add Four Other Sites

  • Release Date: September 4, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3.48 Million for Tribes to Build Environmental Protection Capacity

  EPA is seeking applications to support land restoration and emergency management Tribal programs

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3.48 Million for Tribes to Build Environmental Protection Capacity

  • Release Date: August 26, 2024

• EPA Issues Fuel Waiver for Four States Impacted by ExxonMobil Refinery Shutdown

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Fuel Waiver for Four States Impacted by ExxonMobil Refinery Shutdown

  • Release Date: August 1, 2024