EPA Opens $20 Million Grant Competition for Community Air Pollution Monitoring
Air monitoring projects can help foster transparency and accountability to reduce pollution in underserved communities December 13, 2021 Contact Information Region4Press (404) 562 -8400 (Main ) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $20 million in competitive grants through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to enhance ambient air quality monitoring […]
EPA Announces Two Missouri National Priority List Superfund Sites to Receive Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding
EPA plans to use first $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clear out the Superfund backlog and accelerate cleanup for dozens of additional Superfund projects December 17, 2021 LENEXA, KAN. (DEC. 17, 2021) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $1 billion investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to initiate cleanup and clear […]
EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Proposal to Cut Methane and Other Pollution from the Oil and Natural Gas Industry
December 14, 2021 WASHINGTON (Dec. 14, 2021) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the public comment on the Agency’s proposed comprehensive new protections to sharply reduce pollution from the oil and natural gas industry to January 31, 2022. The previous comment deadline was January 14, 2022. The proposed Clean Air Act rules, announced November 2, […]
EPA Announces Cherokee County, Kansas, Superfund Site to Receive Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding
EPA plans to use first $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clear out the Superfund backlog and accelerate cleanup for dozens of additional Superfund projects December 17, 2021 LENEXA, KAN. (DEC. 17, 2021) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $1 billion investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to initiate cleanup and clear […]
EPA Announces Nationwide Monitoring Effort to Better Understand Extent of PFAS in Drinking Water
December 20, 2021 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) to establish nationwide monitoring for 29 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and lithium in drinking water. This action is essential to addressing the public health and environmental risks of PFAS in drinking water and marks […]
United States Fines BNSF $1.5 Million for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations
December 17, 2021 LENEXA, KAN. (DEC. 17, 2021) – BNSF Railway Corporation has agreed to pay $1,513,750 to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), BNSF released approximately 117,500 gallons of heavy crude oil when one of its freight trains derailed outside of Doon, Iowa, […]
EPA Files Clean Air Act Complaint Against Company in Waterford, Michigan, for the Sale of Vehicle Emission “Defeat Devices”
December 16, 2021 (CHICAGO) December 16, 2021 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has filed a complaint against Diesel Ops LLC and Orion Diesel LLC in Waterford, Mich., for manufacturing, selling, and installing aftermarket parts known as “defeat devices” designed to defeat required vehicle emissions controls in violation of the federal Clean Air Act. “This […]
EPA Region 7 Announces Environmental Justice Grant Funding for Eight Community-Driven Projects in Missouri and Nebraska
December 16, 2021 LENEXA, KAN. (DEC. 16, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $14.1 million in environmental justice (EJ) grant funding for 133 grants selected through the Environmental Justice Small Grants (EJSG) and Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement (EJCPS) programs. A total of eight organizations in Missouri and Nebraska were selected to receive […]
EPA awards over $32 million for tribal environmental programs in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest
December 15, 2021 SEATTLE (December 15, 2021) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has recently awarded over $32 million in Indian Environmental General Assistance Program grants for 257 tribes and tribal consortia in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. “Tribes are on the front lines of protecting public health and the environment in our […]
EPA Settlement with Synagro Northeast and City of Woonsocket Will Address Air Emissions
December 15, 2021 WOONSOCKET, R.I. – The United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has reached a proposed settlement with Synagro Northeast, LLC and the City of Woonsocket for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. Under a proposed consent decree filed in the federal district court in Providence, Synagro, the […]