EPA Settlement with Salem, Mass. Facility Achieves Better Protection from Risk of Chemical Accident
November 17, 2022 BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Excelitas Technologies Corp. of Salem, Mass., resolving an allegation the company violated the chemical accident prevention requirements of the federal Clean Air Act. A chemical accident at this facility could impact nearby densely populated communities, including areas with disproportionate […]
La EPA organizará una reunión comunitaria virtual del 1 de diciembre para los residentes de Allentown
November 18, 2022 FILADELFIA (18 de noviembre de 2022) – La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) organizará una reunión comunitaria virtual para los residentes de Allentown, Pensilvania, a fin de compartir información sobre los riesgos para la salud que plantea el agente químico llamado óxido de etileno […]
EPA to Host December 1 Virtual Community Meeting for Allentown Residents
November 18, 2022 PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 18, 2022) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a virtual community meeting for residents of Allentown, Pennsylvania, to share information about health risks from the chemical, ethylene oxide or EtO. The community meeting will take place virtually on December 1 at 6 p.m. During the meeting, EPA staff […]
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 for Community Air Pollution Monitoring Project in Mississippi
Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans November 3, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. (November 3, 2022) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to receive funding to conduct community air quality monitoring in the Cherokee Community. The grant is […]
EPA Highlights Important Progress in Protecting Communities from PFAS
November 17, 2022 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released “A Year of Progress Under EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap,” which underscores key actions taken by the agency during the first year of implementing the PFAS Roadmap. EPA is implementing a whole-of-agency approach, advancing science, and following the law to safeguard public health, protect […]
EPA Awards Nearly $741,054 in Research Grants to the University of Texas at Austin
November 17, 2022 DALLAS, TEXAS (November 17th, 2022)– The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a grant to the University of Texas at Austin totaling $741,054 for research to refine the measurement of benefits of water quality improvements. The research conducted will also be used to determine the impacts of water quality by studying three larger […]
Environmental Study Released for Projects to Mitigate San Diego – Tijuana Transborder Water Pollution
November 18, 2022 Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and International Boundary and Water Commission, U.S. Section, (USIBWC) release the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Final PEIS) for a set of proposed projects that comprise the Comprehensive Infrastructure Solution to mitigate transborder water pollution. The Final PEIS, prepared in accordance with the National Environmental […]
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $437,889 for Community Air Pollution Monitoring Project in Alabama
Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans November 3, 2022 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (November 3, 2022) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the Southern Research Institute to receive funding to conduct community air quality monitoring in two Birmingham communities. The grant is one of […]
EPA Announces Requirement of New Clean Air Permit for Oil Refinery on St. Croix Before Operation, Ensuring Public Health Protections
Requirement of new Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permit advances EPA commitment to ensuring equal protection under the law for all communities November 17, 2022 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the oil refinery on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands may not resume operations without obtaining a new comprehensive Clean […]
EPA to Hold Community Meeting Nov. 17 to Discuss Findett Corp. Superfund Site in St. Charles, Missouri
Drinking water in St. Charles meets Safe Drinking Water Act requirements November 17, 2022 LENEXA, KAN. (NOV. 17, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will hold a Community Meeting on Thursday, Nov. 17, at Memorial Hall in Blanchette Park, 1900 W. Randolph, St. Charles, Missouri. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m., […]