Epa Region 3 (mid-Atlantic)
Recent News About Epa Region 3 (mid-Atlantic)
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EPA, West Virginia Join McDowell County Officials at Ribbon Cutting to Celebrate New Sewer Project
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz joined West Virginia and McDowell County officials in Welch today for a ribbon cutting celebrating the completion of the first phase of the Coalwood Wastewater project.
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EPA and Senator Carper join DNREC for visit to Standard Chlorine Superfund Site in New Castle, DE
During a visit to Delaware this week, EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe joined Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
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EPA, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Morgan County School Board Celebrate Transformation of Brownfields Site to Soccer Complex
EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz joined representatives of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP)
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Messer LLC to pay $1.9 million penalty for Clean Water Act violations at New Cumberland, WV facility
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Messer LLC has agreed to pay a $1.9 million civil penalty for Clean Water Act permit violations at its air products manufacturing facility in New Cumberland, West Virginia.
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EPA to Host Ethylene Oxide Virtual Meeting in Henrico, June 20 at 6 p.m.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a community meeting for residents of Henrico County, Virginia to share information about health risks from the chemical, ethylene oxide or EtO.
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EPA Announces $500,000 of Brownfields Funding to Revitalize Sites in Brooke and Hancock County, West Virginia
Communities in Brooke and Hancock County, West Virginia will benefit from a $500,000 Brownfields assessment grant to the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle (BDC).
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.9 million to Virginia Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1.9 million to the state of Virginia from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Virginia while advancing environmental justice.
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Eastman Chemical Resins Inc. to pay $2.4 million penalty for multiple environmental violations at West Elizabeth Pa. facility
Eastman Chemical Resins Inc. will pay a $2.4 million penalty for environmental violations at the sprawling 56-acre manufacturing facility in West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, that is now owned and operated by Synthomer Jefferson Hills, LLC, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $14M going to Pennsylvania Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $14,232,308 going to Pennsylvania from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Pennsylvania while advancing environmental justice.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $5.9M to West Virginia Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $5,966,135 to West Virginia from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in West Virginia while advancing environmental justice.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.79M going to Maryland Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1,791,543 going to Maryland from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Maryland while advancing environmental justice.
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EPA to award over $1 million in grants to support water quality monitoring at Mid-Atlantic beaches to protect swimmers’ health
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $1 million in grant funding to help protect public health in coastal and Great Lakes beach communities in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.99M going to District of Columbia Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleaning up Polluted Brownfield Sites
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1,996,589 going to the District of Columbia from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in the District while advancing environmental justice.
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EPA Announces Completion of Groundwater Treatment Plant at Chem Fab Superfund Site in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today the completion of the groundwater treatment system at the Chem Fab Superfund Site in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, thanks to $2.9 million under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to expedite the cleanup.
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Epa Issues Safe Drinking Water Act Order To City Of Baltimore
To protect Baltimore’s supply of safe, clean drinking water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a unilateral administrative order (UAO) to the City of Baltimore.
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EPA to Host June Community Meeting for Hanover and Jessup Residents
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a community meeting for residents of Hanover and Jessup, Maryland to share information about health risks from the chemical, ethylene oxide or EtO.
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Epa Issues Safe Drinking Water Act Order To City Of Baltimore
To protect Baltimore’s supply of safe, clean drinking water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a unilateral administrative order (UAO) to the City of Baltimore.
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EPA to Host June Community Meeting for Hanover and Jessup Residents
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a community meeting for residents of Hanover and Jessup, Maryland to share information about health risks from the chemical, ethylene oxide or EtO.
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EPA Announces Phase 2 Winners of the Environmental Justice Video Challenge for Students
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its co-sponsors, American Public Health Association, the Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities
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Cleanup at Zone 1 of the USS Lead Superfund Site in East Chicago, Indiana Begins this Summer
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public meeting on May 10 to discuss the upcoming cleanup of Zone 1 of the USS Lead Superfund site which encompasses the now-demolished West Calumet Housing Complex, a portion of Goodman Park and a utility corridor in East Chicago, Indiana. Cleanup begins this summer and is expected to be completed by the end of this year.