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• EPA Plans Sampling for Cleanup of Residential Areas at the Iron King Mine – Humboldt Smelter Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Plans Sampling for Cleanup of Residential Areas at the Iron King Mine – Humboldt Smelter Superfund Site

  • Release Date: February 29, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Grantee Seeks to Decrease Children’s Exposure to Lead and Pesticides in Vulnerable St. Louis Communities

  Children’s Mercy researcher and team will conduct outreach activities aimed at improving environmental conditions that promote positive health outcomes

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Grantee Seeks to Decrease Children’s Exposure to Lead and Pesticides in Vulnerable St. Louis Communities

  • Release Date: February 28, 2024

• EPA Announces New Cleanup Projects in Kansas as Part of Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is continuing to boost Superfund cleanup efforts across Kansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces New Cleanup Projects in Kansas as Part of Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: February 27, 2024

• EPA announces new cleanup projects in California as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is continuing to boost Superfund cleanup efforts across California

  EPA News Release: EPA announces new cleanup projects in California as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 27, 2024

• EPA announces new cleanup projects in Arizona as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is continuing to boost Superfund cleanup efforts across Arizona

  EPA News Release: EPA announces new cleanup projects in Arizona as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 27, 2024

• EPA takes action against three New England companies for Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act violations 

  Massachusetts and Connecticut companies will pay penalties for reporting violations

  EPA News Release: EPA takes action against three New England companies for Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act violations 

  • Release Date: February 26, 2024

• EPA Files Complaint for Rat Poison Sold in Plastic Baggies in St. Louis

  EPA News Release: EPA Files Complaint for Rat Poison Sold in Plastic Baggies in St. Louis

  • Release Date: February 22, 2024

• EPA seeks input on new program to label cleaner construction materials as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  Proposal would help federal agencies purchase low-emissions construction materials made by U.S. manufacturers, funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA seeks input on new program to label cleaner construction materials as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 15, 2024

• EPA finalizes changes to strengthen implementation of Toxic Substances Control Act, improve chemical reviews

  Rule will ensure EPA recovers 25% of authorized costs of chemical safety reviews, as Congress intended to fund its work to protect public health

  EPA News Release: EPA finalizes changes to strengthen implementation of Toxic Substances Control Act, improve chemical reviews

  • Release Date: February 8, 2024

• EPA Outlines Implementation Approaches for Endangered Species Act Pesticide Policies

  EPA News Release: EPA Outlines Implementation Approaches for Endangered Species Act Pesticide Policies

  • Release Date: February 7, 2024

• EPA Issues Explanation of Significant Differences for PCE Southeast Contamination Superfund Site in York, Nebraska

  Changes outlined by document are necessary for installation of remedial system

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Explanation of Significant Differences for PCE Southeast Contamination Superfund Site in York, Nebraska

  • Release Date: February 2, 2024

• EPA settles with two Rhode Island companies for Clean Air Act violations

  Cranston and North Kingstown, R.I. ammonia refrigeration facilities to pay penalties and evaluate hazards

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with two Rhode Island companies for Clean Air Act violations

  • Release Date: December 18, 2023

• EPA Begins Process to Prioritize Five Chemicals for Risk Evaluation Under Toxic Substances Control Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Process to Prioritize Five Chemicals for Risk Evaluation Under Toxic Substances Control Act

  • Release Date: December 14, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Investment to Recruit and Train California Workers for Community Revitalization Work

  Latest funding for EPA’s Brownfield Job Training Grants is supported by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and will boost workforce training in underserved and overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Investment to Recruit and Train California Workers for Community Revitalization Work

  • Release Date: December 8, 2023

• EPA Fines Kansas City-Based CBD American Shaman LLC for Violating Federal Pesticide Law

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Kansas City-Based CBD American Shaman LLC for Violating Federal Pesticide Law

  • Release Date: December 6, 2023