EPA protects Big Island water resources by ordering closure of three illegal cesspools
SKS Management and Wailuku Plaza will close cesspools and pay a combined $71,780 penalty October 20, 2022 HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken an enforcement action to close two illegal large capacity cesspools (LCCs) at the Wailuku Professional Plaza in Hilo and one cesspool at the SKS Management LLC self-storage business […]
EPA Settlement Holds Tanker Truck Company Accountable for Two 2021 Oil Spills in Athol and Revere, Mass.
October 20, 2022 BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Goguen Transportation, Inc. of Gardner, Mass., resolving alleged violations of the Clean Water Act associated with two tanker truck accidents in Revere and Athol, Mass. that resulted in oil discharges to local waters. “EPA takes our role of protecting […]
EPA Issues Burn Ban on Yakama Reservation
October 19, 2022 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10, working with tribal air staff, has issued an air quality advisory and a ban on open burning on the Yakama Reservation due to the elevated pollution levels caused by regional fires. Weather forecasts indicate poor air quality will continue until Friday. This burn ban begins […]
EPA Awards Over $14 Million to Improve and Protect Water Quality in Arizona, California, Nevada & Hawaii
Grant funding will support state projects and leverage local partnerships October 19, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $14,504,000 for water improvement projects in Arizona, California, Nevada and Hawai’i to implement Nonpoint Source (NPS) management plans. Nonpoint source pollution is caused by rainfall moving over the ground, leading to runoff […]
EPA settles with Guam Shipyard to reduce pollution at Apra Harbor Facility
October 19, 2022 PITI, Guam – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Guam Shipyard to meet pollutant discharge requirements under the Clean Water Act to protect Apra Harbor. “EPA will continue to focus enforcement actions on facilities that directly pollute coral reef ecosystems,” said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha […]
New York receives over $200 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding
EPA highlights milestone with New York partners at a water infrastructure groundbreaking and Clean Water Act 50th anniversary celebration in Buffalo, New York October 19, 2022 NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced New York has received nearly $207 million in clean water funding awarded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for water […]
US EPA Region 4 Approves Georgia’s Ozone Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan for the Atlanta 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Nonattainment Area
October 17, 2022 ATLANTA (October 17, 2022) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published EPA’s approval of the Georgia Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan, redesignating the Atlanta 2015 8-Hour ozone NAAQS Nonattainment Area to Attainment. “Working in partnership with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division and other key stakeholders, we have achieved a significant milestone in […]
EPA Region 7 Announces Finalization of Climate Adaptation Implementation Plan
This plan was one of 20 published in a nationwide rollout October 17, 2022 LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 17, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 has released its Climate Adaptation Implementation Plan, as part of the Agency’s response to President Biden’s Executive Order 14008: Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. EPA […]
EPA Announces Community Meeting Oct. 26 to Discuss Environmental Concerns in Verona, Missouri
Multiple federal and state agency partners will provide update on recent and ongoing efforts in Verona community October 18, 2022 LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 18, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will hold a Public Availability Session and Community Meeting at the Verona High School on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The session will begin […]
EPA celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act on the banks of the Cuyahoga River
October 18, 2022 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory, and Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox, along with national and local environmental leaders, gathered in Cleveland to recognize the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act on the banks of the […]