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• 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 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

• La Administración Biden-Harris crea el Cuerpo Nacional de Justicia Ambiental Climática

  La nueva asociación entre la EPA y AmeriCorps anunciada durante la Semana del Clima en la Ciudad de Nueva York ampliará las vías hacia las carreras de justicia ambiental como parte del Cuerpo Estadounidense del Clima del presidente Biden

  EPA News Release: La Administración Biden-Harris crea el Cuerpo Nacional de Justicia Ambiental Climática

  • Release Date: September 25, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Launches Nationwide Environmental Justice Climate Corps

  New partnership between EPA and AmeriCorps announced during Climate Week NYC will expand pathways into environmental justice careers as part of President Biden’s American Climate Corps

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Launches Nationwide Environmental Justice Climate Corps

  • Release Date: September 25, 2024

• EPA Finalizes Policy for Meaningful Engagement and Public Participation in Agency Decision-Making Processes

  Updated policy helps ensure that EPA staff are meaningfully engaging with the American public on environmental and public health issues

  EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes Policy for Meaningful Engagement and Public Participation in Agency Decision-Making Processes

  • Release Date: September 5, 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

• EPA and U.S. Army Announce Joint Sampling Project to Identify PFAS Contamination Near Army Installations

  Joint effort to identify PFAS releases near Army installations builds on critical actions EPA is taking to protect public health from harmful “forever chemicals”

  EPA News Release: EPA and U.S. Army Announce Joint Sampling Project to Identify PFAS Contamination Near Army Installations

  • Release Date: July 26, 2024

• 바이든-해리스 행정부, 환경 기후 정의 지역사회 변화 보조금으로 3억 2,500만 달러 이상 발표

  EPA, 바이든 대통령의 미국 투자 의제가 전달한 사상 최대 단일 환경 정의 투자인 20억 달러 규모의 인플레이션 감축 법안(IRA) 프로그램에서 초기 선정 발표

  EPA News Release: 바이든-해리스 행정부, 환경 기후 정의 지역사회 변화 보조금으로 3억 2,500만 달러 이상 발표

  • Release Date: July 25, 2024

• La Administración Biden-Harris anuncia más de $325 millones en subvenciones para el Cambio Comunitario sobre Justicia Ambiental y Climática

  La EPA anuncia las selecciones iniciales del programa de la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación de $2 mil millones, la mayor inversión en justicia ambiental de la historia, entregada por la agenda Invertir en America del Presidente Biden

  EPA News Release: La Administración Biden-Harris anuncia más de $325 millones en subvenciones para el Cambio Comunitario sobre Justicia Ambiental y Climática

  • Release Date: July 25, 2024