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• Environmental Compliance History Database Continues Upgrades Through Introduction of Clean Air Tracking Tool

  Search tool allows communities to quantify local air pollution and identify source

  EPA News Release: Environmental Compliance History Database Continues Upgrades Through Introduction of Clean Air Tracking Tool

  • Release Date: May 31, 2023

• St. Louis Chemical Company Agrees to Pay Penalty for Failure to Report Toxic Chemical Releases

  EPA News Release: St. Louis Chemical Company Agrees to Pay Penalty for Failure to Report Toxic Chemical Releases

  • Release Date: May 31, 2023

• Eastman Chemical Resins Inc. to pay $2.4 million penalty for multiple environmental violations at West Elizabeth Pa. facility

  EPA News Release: Eastman Chemical Resins Inc. to pay $2.4 million penalty for multiple environmental violations at West Elizabeth Pa. facility

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA awards $800,000 to Silverton, Colorado, for property cleanup and revitalization 

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will address mining-related contamination at downtown properties and along the Animas River and Cement Creek corridors 

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $800,000 to Silverton, Colorado, for property cleanup and revitalization 

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• Watts Regulator Company pays penalty under settlement with EPA for alleged violations of product safety law

  EPA News Release: Watts Regulator Company pays penalty under settlement with EPA for alleged violations of product safety law

  • Release Date: May 23, 2023

• EPA Takes Action to Protect Sandberg Creek and Fines Newburg Egg Processing Corp. for Violating Clean Water Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Protect Sandberg Creek and Fines Newburg Egg Processing Corp. for Violating Clean Water Act

  • Release Date: May 23, 2023

• EPA and Justice Department Announce Settlement to Reduce Hazardous Air Emissions at BP Products’ Whiting Refinery in Indiana

  BP Products Will Implement Injunctive Relief Valued at more than $197 Million to Correct Deficiencies and Pay a Record-Setting Penalty of $40 Million

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department Announce Settlement to Reduce Hazardous Air Emissions at BP Products’ Whiting Refinery in Indiana

  • Release Date: May 17, 2023

• EPA penalizes Anchorage renovation company $25,609 for lead-based paint violations

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Anchorage renovation company $25,609 for lead-based paint violations

  • Release Date: May 17, 2023

• EPA Fines California Company $602,000 for Sale of Unregistered Antimicrobial Wipes that Illegally Made “Sterilizer” Claims

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines California Company $602,000 for Sale of Unregistered Antimicrobial Wipes that Illegally Made “Sterilizer” Claims

  • Release Date: May 16, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Reforms to New Chemical Review Process to Protect Public Health, Promote Efficiency and Consistency

  Proposal removes low volume and exposure exemptions for new PFAS and other persistent chemicals, ensuring robust safety review

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Reforms to New Chemical Review Process to Protect Public Health, Promote Efficiency and Consistency

  • Release Date: May 16, 2023

• EPA and State of New Jersey Propose Settlement with Bank of America for Monmouth County, NJ Superfund Site Cleanup

  EPA News Release: EPA and State of New Jersey Propose Settlement with Bank of America for Monmouth County, NJ Superfund Site Cleanup

  • Release Date: May 15, 2023

• EPA Announces $48 Million Settlement for Cleanup of the Olin Chemical Superfund Site in Wilmington, Massachusetts

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $48 Million Settlement for Cleanup of the Olin Chemical Superfund Site in Wilmington, Massachusetts

  • Release Date: May 11, 2023

• EPA Ensures that Hartford Bus Company Reduces Engine Idling

  Enforcement action requires company to implement anti-idling program, pay penalty

  EPA News Release: EPA Ensures that Hartford Bus Company Reduces Engine Idling

  • Release Date: May 11, 2023

• EPA Invites Community to Attend May 9 Public Meeting to Discuss West Lake Landfill Design Investigation and Remedial Design Progress

  Operable Unit 1 will be the focus of the meeting in Bridgeton, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites Community to Attend May 9 Public Meeting to Discuss West Lake Landfill Design Investigation and Remedial Design Progress

  • Release Date: May 8, 2023

• EPA Orders U.S. Air Force to Address Oil Discharge at Travis Air Force Base

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders U.S. Air Force to Address Oil Discharge at Travis Air Force Base

  • Release Date: May 4, 2023