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• EPA Region 6 Releases 2022 Year in Review

  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 released the 2022 Year in Review outlining major accomplishments and environmental progress over the past fiscal year.

  • Release Date: January 25, 2023

• Capital Region Water agrees to make upgrades to wastewater treatment for Harrisburg area

  EPA News Release: Capital Region Water agrees to make upgrades to wastewater treatment for Harrisburg area

  • Release Date: February 14, 2023

• EPA Region 7 to Showcase Mobile Response Vehicles at Iowa State Fair

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Showcase Mobile Response Vehicles at Iowa State Fair

  • Release Date: August 7, 2023

• EPA Report Shows Decrease in Chemical Releases, Increase in Recycling and Waste Management in Region 2 Facilities

  Includes New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: EPA Report Shows Decrease in Chemical Releases, Increase in Recycling and Waste Management in Region 2 Facilities

  • Release Date: March 16, 2023

• EPA penalizes Oregon company over $148,000 for installing ‘defeat devices’

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Oregon company over $148,000 for installing ‘defeat devices’

  • Release Date: July 21, 2023

• EPA Fines Grocery Outlet $392,000 for Sale of Products Claiming to Be “Sterilizing” But Not Tested or Registered

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Grocery Outlet $392,000 for Sale of Products Claiming to Be “Sterilizing” But Not Tested or Registered

  • Release Date: August 31, 2023

• EPA penalizes Oregon lumber company nearly $50,000 for Clean Water Act violations 

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Oregon lumber company nearly $50,000 for Clean Water Act violations 

  • Release Date: October 12, 2023

• EPA Orders Valero Refining to Improve Chemical Safety at Benicia, CA Refinery

  Settlement Also Requires Company to Pay $1.2 Million Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders Valero Refining to Improve Chemical Safety at Benicia, CA Refinery

  • Release Date: April 5, 2023

• EPA Begins Assessment Activities at HPI Products Inc. in St. Joseph, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Assessment Activities at HPI Products Inc. in St. Joseph, Missouri

  • Release Date: June 27, 2023

• EPA Orders Valero Refining to Improve Chemical Safety at Benicia, CA Refinery

  Settlement Also Requires Company to Pay $1.2 Million Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders Valero Refining to Improve Chemical Safety at Benicia, CA Refinery

  • Release Date: April 6, 2023

• EPA penalizes American Seafoods Company almost $1M for Clean Water Act violations off Oregon, Washington coasts

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes American Seafoods Company almost $1M for Clean Water Act violations off Oregon, Washington coasts

  • Release Date: September 28, 2023

• EPA requires Calumet Montana Refining to correct chemical risk management violations at Great Falls facility

  Company pays fine, addresses Clean Air Act deficiencies

  EPA News Release: EPA requires Calumet Montana Refining to correct chemical risk management violations at Great Falls facility

  • Release Date: December 12, 2023

• Settlements with three natural gas processors to reduce air pollution in Colorado, North Dakota, Wyoming, the Southern Ute Reservation, and the Uintah and Ouray Reservation

  Clean Air Act settlements for facilities operated by Williams Companies, Inc., MPLX LP, and WES DJ Gathering LLC will reduce ozone-forming pollutants and greenhouse gases in EPA Region 8 communities

  EPA News Release: Settlements with three natural gas processors to reduce air pollution in Colorado, North Dakota, Wyoming, the Southern Ute Reservation, and the Uintah and Ouray Reservation

  • Release Date: April 20, 2023

• EPA Cracks Down on Companies in California, New Jersey, Oregon, and Washington State for Selling Illegal Auto Parts that Avoid Pollution Controls

  EPA News Release: EPA Cracks Down on Companies in California, New Jersey, Oregon, and Washington State for Selling Illegal Auto Parts that Avoid Pollution Controls

  • Release Date: August 24, 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