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• EPA and DOJ Announce Settlement with Cahokia Heights, Illinois, for Improper Operation of the City’s Sanitary Sewer System

  Settlement requires city to invest an estimated $30M in upgrades in response to unlawful release of sewage

  EPA News Release: EPA and DOJ Announce Settlement with Cahokia Heights, Illinois, for Improper Operation of the City’s Sanitary Sewer System

  • Release Date: December 10, 2024

• EPA and DOJ Announce Settlement with Cahokia Heights, Illinois, for Improper Operation of the City’s Sanitary Sewer System

  Settlement requires city to invest an estimated $30M in upgrades in response to unlawful release of sewage

  EPA News Release: EPA and DOJ Announce Settlement with Cahokia Heights, Illinois, for Improper Operation of the City’s Sanitary Sewer System

  • Release Date: December 10, 2024

• EPA and Department of Energy announce $345M to reduce methane pollution from the oil and gas sector in Colorado and Wyoming 

  Colorado State University, Pioneer Energy Inc, and Blue Mountain Operations among awardees receiving $850M nationwide  

  EPA News Release: EPA and Department of Energy announce $345M to reduce methane pollution from the oil and gas sector in Colorado and Wyoming 

  • Release Date: December 23, 2024

• EPA Settles Alleged Clean Air Act Violations with BCP Ingredients Inc. in Verona, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles Alleged Clean Air Act Violations with BCP Ingredients Inc. in Verona, Missouri

  • Release Date: December 3, 2024

• EPA Fines Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America Inc. for Alleged Violations of Multiple Environmental Laws in Eddyville, Iowa

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America Inc. for Alleged Violations of Multiple Environmental Laws in Eddyville, Iowa

  • Release Date: December 4, 2024

• EPA Issues Emergency Order to Stop Use of Pesticide Dacthal to Address Serious Health Risk

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Emergency Order to Stop Use of Pesticide Dacthal to Address Serious Health Risk

  • Release Date: August 6, 2024

• EPA Penalizes Kansas Packaging Companies for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Penalizes Kansas Packaging Companies for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  • Release Date: December 2, 2024

• EPA Honors Home Builders and Raters for Providing Healthier Indoor Air

  EPA News Release: EPA Honors Home Builders and Raters for Providing Healthier Indoor Air

  • Release Date: October 3, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Makes Unprecedented Progress to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution

  New report highlights key EPA accomplishments under national strategy to confront PFAS “forever chemicals” in communities across the country

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Makes Unprecedented Progress to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution

  • Release Date: November 14, 2024

• EPA Actions Protect Families and Children from Lead Exposure in New York and New Jersey

  EPA News Release: EPA Actions Protect Families and Children from Lead Exposure in New York and New Jersey

  • Release Date: October 24, 2024

• EPA and Tucson Airport Sign Agreement to Protect Major Drinking Water Source for Tucson

  EPA News Release: EPA and Tucson Airport Sign Agreement to Protect Major Drinking Water Source for Tucson

  • Release Date: September 25, 2024

• U.S. Navy enters agreement with U.S. EPA to upgrade Pearl Harbor-Hickam Wastewater Treatment Plant

  Agreement will prevent plant’s elevated toxic pollutants from entering Pearl Harbor

  EPA News Release: U.S. Navy enters agreement with U.S. EPA to upgrade Pearl Harbor-Hickam Wastewater Treatment Plant

  • Release Date: June 29, 2021

• In Coordination with EPA, Aloha Petroleum Completes Improvements to Oil Facility in Maui

  Work under EPA settlement will protect Kahului Harbor and the Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary

  EPA News Release: In Coordination with EPA, Aloha Petroleum Completes Improvements to Oil Facility in Maui

  • Release Date: September 11, 2024

• Tribe in Northern California to Improve Drinking Water Safeguards Under Federal Enforcement Agreement

  EPA News Release: Tribe in Northern California to Improve Drinking Water Safeguards Under Federal Enforcement Agreement

  • Release Date: April 9, 2024

• EPA Settlement Will Result in Better and More Resilient Management of Stormwater in Atlantic City

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlement Will Result in Better and More Resilient Management of Stormwater in Atlantic City

  • Release Date: September 18, 2024