News from 2023
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Latest Steps to Reduce Plastic Pollution Nationwide
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the draft “National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution” for public comment, a significant step forward in the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to reduce pollution and build a circular economy for all.
EPA New England Celebrates Earth Week by Making Community Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making grants available for New England communities to support EPA's mission to reduce environmental risks, protect and improve human health and improve the quality of life, especially in communities that have been underserved and overburdened.
Urban Waters Federal Partnership announces new location in Raleigh, N.C. bringing partnership and resources together to help restore Walnut Creek
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Today at an event in Raleigh, North Carolina, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S.
EPA Recognizes Ohio Educator with 2023 Presidential Innovation Award
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, has awarded the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators to Amanda Schaeffer, a teacher at Hilliard Innovative Learning Hub in Hilliard, Ohio.
EPA Recognizes Waukegan Students with 2023 President’s Environmental Youth Award
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that students from the Waukegan (Illinois) High School Environmental Club have won the President’s Environmental Youth Award for their project, Waukegan Zero.
EPA Proposes Texas Regional Haze Rule to Protect Visibility in National Parks and Wilderness Areas
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
On April 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule that would withdraw a portion of the existing Regional Haze Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) Federal Implementation Plan (FIP)
EPA Celebrates Three California Winners of the Presidential Environmental Youth Award
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), is pleased to recognize three California recipients of the 2023 President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA).
EPA Releases Report Showing Health Impacts of Climate Change on Children in the United States
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The signs of climate change are all around us, and children are uniquely vulnerable to its impacts.
DuPont and former employee sentenced for plant explosion that killed four
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Inc. (DuPont) pleaded guilty and has been sentenced for criminal negligence in connection with a 2014 accident that left four company employees dead, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
EPA Will Hold Virtual Community "Coffee and Chat" Sessions on the Olin Chemical Superfund Site in Wilmington, Mass.
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold two virtual community events - "Coffee and Chat" sessions - for the Olin Chemical Superfund Site.
EPA Settlement with Arctic Glacier USA Resolves Chemical Emergency Release Notification Violations at Grayling, Michigan Facility
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Arctic Glacier USA Inc. will pay penalties totaling $232,593 to resolve alleged violations of federal requirements to report on the releases of hazardous substances.
EPA Lists Two Michigan Cities as ‘Top Cities’ for ENERGY STAR Buildings
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today congratulates Jackson, Michigan for ranking first among small cities, and Grand Rapids, Michigan for ranking fourth among mid-sized cities on the annual ENERGY STAR ‘Top Cities’ list.
EPA Names Two North Carolina Cities Among 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its annual “Top Cities” list, spotlighting the cities with the greatest number of ENERGY STAR certified commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022.
EPA Rates Minneapolis as a ‘Top City’ for ENERGY STAR Buildings
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today congratulates Minneapolis for ranking 16th on the annual ENERGY STAR ‘Top Cities’ list. Minneapolis earned its spot with 156 certified ENERGY STAR commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022.
Milwaukee Ranks #8 in EPA’s ‘Top Mid-Sized Cities’ for ENERGY STAR Buildings
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today congratulates Milwaukee for ranking eighth among mid-sized cities on the annual ENERGY STAR ‘Top Cities” list.
EPA Names 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR-Certified Buildings
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its annual “Top Cities” list, spotlighting the cities with the greatest number of ENERGY STAR-certified and multifamily buildings in 2022.
O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith Opening Statement on the Growing Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance
By EPA Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered the following opening remarks during today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Antimicrobial Resistance: Examining an Emerging Public Health Threat."
EPA Invests $41 million in New Technical Assistance to Help Communities Address Wastewater Challenges
By EPA Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $41 million in new technical assistance funding under America’s Water Infrastructure Act to help communities address urgent wastewater challenges. The new funding, awarded to nine technical assistance providers across the country, ...
Chair Rodgers Opening Statement on the Growing Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance
By EPA Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Antimicrobial Resistance: Examining an Emerging Public Health Threat."
EPA Issues Emergency Fuel Waiver for E15 Sales
By EPA Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today is issuing an emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 gasoline — gasoline blended with 15% ethanol — to be sold during the summer driving season.