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News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of at least $400 million in grants for cleaner school buses, reducing harmful pollution and protecting children’s health. Under President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, funding from EPA’s Clean School ...

EPA Fines Bollinger County, Missouri, Landowner for Illegal Dams

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (APRIL 24, 2023) – Bollinger County, Missouri, landowner Michael Zahner and his company, Zahner Management Company LLC, will pay a $105,000 civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Zahner and his company filled in portions of streams to build two lakes on his property without obtaining the required Clean Water Act permits.

EPA Settlement with Evonik Will Reduce Air Toxics in St. John the Baptist Parish, La.

News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS (April 24, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a settlement with Evonik Corporation that will reduce emissions of ethylene oxide and other hazardous air pollutants by 5.6 tons per year from a facility in Reserve, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. ...

Proposed Settlement Resolves EPA Clean Water Act Claims Against Maine Fish Hatchery

News Release: BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached an agreement with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service that will require the Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery in Orland, Maine, to take specific actions to reduce the amount of phosphorus it discharges to Alamoosook Lake.

E&C GOP Implore Biden Commerce Official to Speak Out Against TikTok at Ethics Summit

By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Innovation, Data and Commerce Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH)

It’s Earth Day!

By EPA Newswire | Apr 23, 2023

News Release: On Earth Day, we are celebrating how America has led the world in reducing emissions-and we’ve done it while raising the standard of living, fighting poverty, and maintaining the highest environmental and labor standards in the world.

EPA Recognizes Chicago Educator with 2023 Presidential Innovation Award

News Release: 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 Ayesha Qazi-Lampert, a teacher at Northside College Preparatory High School in Chicago, Illinois.

Army and EPA to host Community Engagement Sessions on Joint Recommended Preferred Approach to Reduce Flood Risk in Yazoo Backwater Area

News Release: VICKSBURG, Miss.– (April 21, 2023) The U.S Department of the Army (Army) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host community sessions on May 4-5,2023, to present and receive feedback on their joint recommended preferred approach to flood risk reduction in the Yazoo Backwater Area (YBA). ...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Latest Steps to Reduce Plastic Pollution Nationwide

News Release: 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’s draft strategy includes ambitious ...

EPA Recognizes Waukegan Students with 2023 President’s Environmental Youth Award

News Release: 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.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Latest Steps to Reduce Plastic Pollution Nationwide

News Release: 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’s draft strategy includes ambitious ...

EPA Proposes Texas Regional Haze Rule to Protect Visibility in National Parks and Wilderness Areas

News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS (April 21, 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) for Texas and replace it with a new BART FIP that includes ...

Urban Waters Federal Partnership announces new location in Raleigh, N.C. bringing partnership and resources together to help restore Walnut Creek

News Release: WASHINGTON (April 21, 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. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced the Walnut Creek watershed as the 21st Urban Waters Federal Partnership location. ...

Earth Day Recognized at Truly Living Well Center for Urban Agriculture

News Release: ATLANTA (April 21, 2023) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the City of Atlanta observed Earth Day, by participating in a Cross Agency Community Engagement Event at the Truly Living Well Center for Urban Agriculture in Atlanta, Georgia.

EPA Recognizes Ohio Educator with 2023 Presidential Innovation Award

News Release: 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 New England Celebrates Earth Week by Making Community Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment

News Release: BOSTON ( April 21, 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.

EPA Offers Critical Training to Curb Violations at Construction Sites Releases Spanish Language Version of Training Course Materials

News Release: NEW YORK - On April 26, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a training session in Mayaguez for people who conduct inspections of construction sites in Puerto Rico. These inspectors must ensure that construction projects have proper coverage from an EPA general permit and take certain ...

EPA Recognizes Hastings, Nebraska, for Clean Water Infrastructure Innovation

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (APRIL 20, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized 20 clean water infrastructure projects for innovation, including the City of Hastings, Nebraska, through EPA’s George F. Ames Performance and Innovation in the SRF (State Revolving Fund) Creating Environmental Success (PISCES) 2022 national recognition program.

Energy and Commerce Leaders Announce Hearing on Guaranteeing Data Privacy Protections Online

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) today announced a hearing titled "Addressing America's Data Privacy Shortfalls: How a National Standard Fills Gaps to Protect Americans' Personal Information."

EPA and Justice Department Announce Clean Air Act Settlements with Three Natural Gas Processors