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• Bay Area Communities Awarded $1.5 Million in Revitalization Funds Through EPA’s Brownfields Program

  Grants announced at a virtual event with East Bay Community Energy

  EPA News Release: Bay Area Communities Awarded $1.5 Million in Revitalization Funds Through EPA’s Brownfields Program

  • Release Date: May 26, 2021

• San Diego Firm and Owner Pleads Guilty to Illegal Importation, Sale and Mailing of Product Marketed as COVID-19 Killer

  EPA News Release: San Diego Firm and Owner Pleads Guilty to Illegal Importation, Sale and Mailing of Product Marketed as COVID-19 Killer

  • Release Date: May 26, 2021

• U.S. EPA penalizes Lupton, Arizona refinery for violating Clean Air Act chemical safety requirements

  Under settlement, facility owner and operator will pay fine, make safety improvements at facility

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA penalizes Lupton, Arizona refinery for violating Clean Air Act chemical safety requirements

  • Release Date: May 24, 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 settles with Sutter County’s Bear River Supply Inc. for selling misbranded pesticide

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Sutter County’s Bear River Supply Inc. for selling misbranded pesticide

  • Release Date: May 6, 2021

• Two Health Programs, both in California, Announced as the Winners of U.S. EPA’s National Asthma Management Awards

  Central California Asthma Collaborative, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego Earn Awards Tied to Asthma Awareness Month

  EPA News Release: Two Health Programs, both in California, Announced as the Winners of U.S. EPA’s National Asthma Management Awards

  • Release Date: May 5, 2021

• EPA approves rapid test to assess beach water quality in San Diego County

  New pilot bacteria rapid test provides same-day results for beachgoers

  EPA News Release: EPA approves rapid test to assess beach water quality in San Diego County

  • Release Date: May 3, 2021

• EPA Announces 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants, Including 6 Arizona Companies

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants, Including 6 Arizona Companies

  • Release Date: March 25, 2021

• U.S. EPA awards nearly $5.7 million to improve post-typhoon waste management in CNMI

  Funding represents second allocation from $56 million total

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA awards nearly $5.7 million to improve post-typhoon waste management in CNMI

  • Release Date: March 24, 2021

• U.S. EPA awards nearly $200,000 to Kern County for job training tied to revitalization work

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA awards nearly $200,000 to Kern County for job training tied to revitalization work

  • Release Date: March 24, 2021

• EPA Announces 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants including Nevada Company

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants including Nevada Company

  • Release Date: March 23, 2021

• U.S. EPA orders cleanup at waste hauler facility in Guam

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA orders cleanup at waste hauler facility in Guam

  • Release Date: March 22, 2021

• Under Agreement with EPA, US Forest Service Closes 77 Pollution Causing Cesspools

  Cesspool Closures in Arizona and California to Increase Healthy Watersheds Across Landscapes

  EPA News Release: Under Agreement with EPA, US Forest Service Closes 77 Pollution Causing Cesspools

  • Release Date: March 18, 2021

• U.S. EPA Awards $200,000 to Nye County for job training

  18 organizations awarded $3.3 million nationally

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Awards $200,000 to Nye County for job training

  • Release Date: March 11, 2021

• EPA penalizes Arizona Company for selling ‘defeat’ devices

  Idaho company, affiliates illegally sold devices allowing 3.5 million pounds of illegal emissions per year

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Arizona Company for selling ‘defeat’ devices

  • Release Date: March 9, 2021