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• Biden-Harris Administration finalizes ban on ongoing uses of asbestos to protect people from cancer

  EPA’s ban is the first rule to be finalized under new Toxic Substance Control Act process, marking historic milestone for nation’s chemical safety efforts

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration finalizes ban on ongoing uses of asbestos to protect people from cancer

  • Release Date: March 18, 2024

• EPA partners with Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point to foster equitable Brownfields development strategies to reach environmental goals

  EPA News Release: EPA partners with Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point to foster equitable Brownfields development strategies to reach environmental goals

  • Release Date: March 22, 2024

• EPA proposes adding the Upper Columbia River, WA to Superfund List

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes adding the Upper Columbia River, WA to Superfund List

  • Release Date: March 5, 2024

• U.S. EPA Honors 2024 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year Award Winners in New York and New Jersey

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Honors 2024 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year Award Winners in New York and New Jersey

  • Release Date: March 26, 2024

• EPA reaches settlement with Resonac America for illegal import of super climate pollutant at Port of Los Angeles

  EPA continues to advance climate enforcement initiative with another HFC enforcement case

  EPA News Release: EPA reaches settlement with Resonac America for illegal import of super climate pollutant at Port of Los Angeles

  • Release Date: March 21, 2024

• La Administración Biden-Harris anuncia la acción más reciente para proteger mejor a las comunidades del tratamiento de explosivos desechados

  La propuesta de la EPA fortalecería las reglas para la quema y la detonación al aire libre a fin de tratar explosivos desechados, reduciendo los impactos ambientales y de salud pública

  EPA News Release: La Administración Biden-Harris anuncia la acción más reciente para proteger mejor a las comunidades del tratamiento de explosivos desechados

  • Release Date: March 12, 2024

• EPA's Southeast New England Program announces additional $1.25M request for proposals to advance resilience in disadvantaged communities

  EPA News Release: EPA's Southeast New England Program announces additional $1.25M request for proposals to advance resilience in disadvantaged communities

  • Release Date: March 4, 2024

• EPA Requires Arkansas Midland Railroad Company to Pay $910K for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized a settlement with the Arkansas Midland Railroad Company over alleged hazardous waste violations at a private rail track in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

  • Release Date: March 20, 2024

• EPA Partners with Austin, Minnesota to Foster Equitable Development Strategies to Reach Environmental Goals

  EPA News Release: EPA Partners with Austin, Minnesota to Foster Equitable Development Strategies to Reach Environmental Goals

  • Release Date: March 22, 2024

• EPA Analysis shows 2022 decrease of toxic chemical releases in New Hampshire

  Toxic chemical releases have declined 21% nationally in 10 years according to new Toxics Release Inventory data

  EPA News Release: EPA Analysis shows 2022 decrease of toxic chemical releases in New Hampshire

  • Release Date: March 26, 2024

• EPA Analysis shows 2022 decrease of toxic chemical releases in Rhode Island

  Toxic chemical releases have declined 21% nationally in 10 years according to new Toxics Release Inventory data

  EPA News Release: EPA Analysis shows 2022 decrease of toxic chemical releases in Rhode Island

  • Release Date: March 26, 2024

• EPA Analysis shows 2022 decrease of toxic chemical releases in Vermont

  Toxic chemical releases have declined 21% nationally in 10 years according to new Toxics Release Inventory data

  EPA News Release: EPA Analysis shows 2022 decrease of toxic chemical releases in Vermont

  • Release Date: March 26, 2024

• EPA Partners with Manitowoc, Wisconsin to Foster Equitable Development Strategies to Reach Environmental Goals

  EPA News Release: EPA Partners with Manitowok, Wisconsin to Foster Equitable Development Strategies to Reach Environmental Goals

  • Release Date: March 22, 2024

• Toxic chemical releases have declined 21% in 10 years according to new Toxics Release Inventory data

  EPA News Release: Toxic chemical releases have declined 21% in 10 years according to new Toxics Release Inventory data

  • Release Date: March 21, 2024

• EPA Orders City of Los Angeles to Implement Improvements to Hyperion Wastewater Treatment Plant

  Largest Western U.S. Plant spilled 12.5 million gallons of untreated sewage in July 2021.

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders City of Los Angeles to Implement Improvements to Hyperion Wastewater Treatment Plant

  • Release Date: March 21, 2024