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• 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

• 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 Marks 5th Anniversary of Landmark Improvements to Chemical Safety Regulation

  EPA News Release: EPA Marks 5th Anniversary of Landmark Improvements to Chemical Safety Regulation

  • Release Date: June 22, 2021

• EPA Announces $1.4M Settlement with Sasol Chemicals for Alleged Chemical Accident Prevention Violations at Westlake, La., Facility

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized a settlement with Sasol Chemicals (Sasol) over alleged violations of the chemical accident prevention provisions of the Clean Air Act at the company’s facility in Westlake, Louisiana.

  • Release Date: April 9, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Ban on Most Uses of Methylene Chloride, Protecting Workers and Communities from Fatal Exposure

  Rule requires stronger worker safety requirements for remaining industrial uses

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Ban on Most Uses of Methylene Chloride, Protecting Workers and Communities from Fatal Exposure

  • Release Date: April 30, 2024

• WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Critical Action to Protect 100 Million People from PFAS Pollution in Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Critical Action to Protect 100 Million People from PFAS Pollution in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: April 16, 2024

• EPA Announces $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Initiatives Under the American Rescue Plan

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Initiatives Under the American Rescue Plan

  • Release Date: June 25, 2021

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $198 million to deliver residential solar in North Dakota, lowering energy costs and advancing Environmental Justice   

  Coalition for Green Capital and MHA Nation to receive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged communities through the President’s Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $198 million to deliver residential solar in North Dakota, lowering energy costs and advancing Environmental Justice   

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• Statement by Administrator Regan on the President’s FY 2022 Budget

  The President’s FY 2022 budget request of $11.2 billion for the Environmental Protection Agency makes historic investments in environmental justice, science, support for the EPA’s state and local programs, and reverses years of declining operating budgets

  EPA News Release: Statement by Administrator Regan on the President’s FY 2022 Budget

  • Release Date: June 2, 2021

• Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Critical Rule to Clean up PFAS Contamination to Protect Public Health

  EPA action designates two widely used PFAS as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, improving transparency and accountability to clean up PFAS contamination in communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Critical Rule to Clean up PFAS Contamination to Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: April 19, 2024