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• EPA requires industrial facilities to enhance preparation for chemical discharges to water in adverse weather conditions, better protecting the environment and public health

  EPA News Release: EPA requires industrial facilities to enhance preparation for chemical discharges to water in adverse weather conditions, better protecting the environment and public health

  • Release Date: March 21, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces latest action to better protect communities from treatment of waste explosives

  EPA proposal would strengthen rules for open burning and open detonation to treat waste explosives, reducing environmental and public health impacts

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces latest action to better protect communities from treatment of waste explosives

  • Release Date: March 12, 2024

• La Administración Biden-Harris anuncia la acción más reciente para proteger mejor a las comunidades del tratamiento de explosivos desechados

  La propuesta de la EPA fortalecería las reglas para la quema y la detonación al aire libre a fin de tratar explosivos desechados, reduciendo los impactos ambientales y de salud pública

  EPA News Release: La Administración Biden-Harris anuncia la acción más reciente para proteger mejor a las comunidades del tratamiento de explosivos desechados

  • Release Date: March 12, 2024

• EPA Adds Sites to the Superfund National Priorities List in Illinois, Iowa, Navajo Nation, Louisiana and Pennsylvania

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Sites to the Superfund National Priorities List in Illinois, Iowa, Navajo Nation, Louisiana and Pennsylvania

  • Release Date: March 5, 2024

• EPA finalizes stronger safety standards to protect at-risk communities from chemical accidents

  EPA News Release: EPA finalizes stronger safety standards to protect at-risk communities from chemical accidents

  • Release Date: March 1, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $1 billion to start new cleanup projects and continue work at 100 Superfund sites across the country

  Thanks to this third and final wave of investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA is funding all the construction work that is ready to begin at Superfund sites nationwide

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $1 billion to start new cleanup projects and continue work at 100 Superfund sites across the country

  • Release Date: February 27, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Steps to Protect Communities from PFAS and Other Emerging Chemicals of Concern

  Proposed rules would better enable regulators to address PFAS under the nation’s hazardous waste law to protect families across the nation

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Steps to Protect Communities from PFAS and Other Emerging Chemicals of Concern

  • Release Date: February 1, 2024

• EPA Selects Kansas State University to Receive $4 Million in Grant Funding to Provide Technical Assistance to Tribal Nations and Entities Addressing Brownfields

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Kansas State University to Receive $4 Million in Grant Funding to Provide Technical Assistance to Tribal Nations and Entities Addressing Brownfields

  • Release Date: January 10, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Releases Draft National Strategy to Reduce Food Loss and Waste

  EPA, USDA, and FDA announce steps to reduce waste and increase recycling of organics to reduce climate pollution, save families and businesses money, and support a circular economy for all.

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Draft National Strategy to Reduce Food Loss and Waste

  • Release Date: December 2, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $90 Million in Tribal Recycling Infrastructure Projects and Recycling Education and Outreach Grants

  On America Recycles Day and Anniversary of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA announces grants funded in part by the largest recycling investment in 30 years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $90 Million in Tribal Recycling Infrastructure Projects and Recycling Education and Outreach Grants

  • Release Date: November 15, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $235 Million Investment to Assess and Clean up Brownfield Sites Across America

  Latest funding is part of $1.5 billion investment through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clean up brownfield sites, address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and spur economic revitalization

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $235 Million Investment to Assess and Clean up Brownfield Sites Across America

  • Release Date: September 26, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Invests More than $100 Million in Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA grants funded in part by largest recycling investment in 30 years under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Invests More than $100 Million in Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 13, 2023

• EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List, Adding Sites in Indiana, Louisiana, and Oklahoma

  EPA News Release: EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List, Adding Sites in Indiana, Louisiana, and Oklahoma

  • Release Date: September 6, 2023

• EPA Proposes to Deny Alabama’s Coal Ash Permit Program and Better Protect Local Communities from Pollution

  Denial is latest EPA action to protect overburdened communities and water sources from coal ash contamination, advancing environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Deny Alabama’s Coal Ash Permit Program and Better Protect Local Communities from Pollution

  • Release Date: August 3, 2023

• EPA Announces the Sixth Annual Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Award Winners

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces the Sixth Annual Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Award Winners

  • Release Date: June 13, 2023