EPA Orders New Strawn, Kansas, Excavator to Cease Dumping and Restore Wetlands
September 27, 2022 LENEXA, KAN. (SEPT. 27, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered a New Strawn, Kansas, man and his excavating company to cease dumping materials into wetlands adjacent to a tributary to the Neosho River. According to EPA, Michael Skillman, who owns Victory Excavating LLC, placed debris into at least 3.7 […]
EPA Announces $315 Million WIFIA Loan to Increase Water Treatment Capacity and Reduce Emerging Contaminants in Nashville, Tennessee
Nationally, 92 WIFIA loans are financing $34 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating over 103,000 jobs September 27, 2022 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $315 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to Metro Water Services in Nashville, Tennessee. With EPA’s WIFIA loan, Metro Water Services will […]
Oakridge-Westfir communities attain Clean Air Act standards for fine particle pollution
Local collaborative efforts result in cleaner and healthier air during winter months September 23, 2022 Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing that the air quality in the Oakridge-Westfir communities of southern Oregon now meets the fine particulate National Ambient Air Quality Standard under the Clean Air Act. “This milestone demonstrates that working together on creative, […]
Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure BIL Funding to D.C.
PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 23, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded $10 million Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to the District of Columbia today for water infrastructure improvements. President Biden’s BIL allocates more than $50 billion to EPA toward repairing the nation’s essential water infrastructure, which helps communities access clean, safe and reliable drinking water, increase resilience, […]
Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure BIL Funding to West Virginia
PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 20, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $83 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to West Virginia today for water infrastructure improvements. President Biden’s BIL allocates more than $50 billion to EPA toward repairing the nation’s essential water infrastructure, which helps communities access clean, safe and reliable drinking water, increase resilience, […]
Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure BIL Funding to Virginia
PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 20, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $46.3 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to Virginia today for water infrastructure improvements. An additional $80 million will be awarded in the coming weeks. President Biden’s BIL allocates more than $50 billion to EPA toward repairing the nation’s essential water infrastructure, which helps […]
Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure BIL Funding to Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 20, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $240 million [HA1] in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to Pennsylvania today for water infrastructure improvements. President Biden’s BIL allocates more than $50 billion to EPA toward repairing the nation’s essential water infrastructure, which helps communities access clean, safe and reliable drinking water, increase resilience, collect […]
EPA celebrates recreational improvements along the Ogden and Weber Rivers to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Clean Water Act
September 19, 2022 Ogden, Utah — Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) visited Ogden, Utah, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. The event featured EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox, EPA Regional Administrator KC Becker, Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Director Kim Shelley, and Ogden City Mayor Michael Caldwell. […]
La EPA ordena a dos parques de casas móviles del Valle de Coachella que proporcionen agua potable segura
September 19, 2022 La EPA ordena a dos parques de casas móviles del Valle de Coachella que proporcionen agua potable segura SAN FRANCISCO – El miércoles 14 de septiembre, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) emitió Órdenes Administrativas de Emergencia según la autoridad de la Ley de […]
EPA partners with golf course association to address best management practices, sustainability, improvements to air, water
September 19, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 19, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed a partnership agreement today with the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) pledging a commitment to environmental stewardship and environmental sustainability on golf courses everywhere. “Our biggest advances in protecting human health and the environment come from working together,” […]