EPA Region 7 Approves Permit Modification at Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant in De Soto, Kansas
August 2, 2022 LENEXA, KAN. (AUG. 2 , 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 has approved modification to a permit issued to Sunflower Redevelopment LLC and the U.S. Army at the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant in De Soto, Kansas. This permit modification, made with the support of the Kansas Department of […]
Biden-Harris Administration Launches EPA-USDA Partnership to Provide Wastewater Sanitation to Underserved Rural Communities
Historic Funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Help Address Lack of Basic Wastewater Infrastructure in Rural America August 2, 2022 WASHINGTON (August 2, 2022) – Today, at an event in Lowndes County, Alabama, where a significant number of residents lack access to wastewater infrastructure, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department […]
EPA Announces Flyovers in the Permian Basin in New Mexico and Texas
August 1, 2022 DALLAS, TEXAS – (August 1, 2022) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is conducting helicopter flyovers of the Permian Basin region in New Mexico and Texas. The flyovers will use infrared cameras to survey oil and gas operations to identify large emitters of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, as well excess emissions […]
EPA Announces $13.5 Million for the San Francisco Bay, Morro Bay, and Santa Monica Bay National Estuary Programs from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
EPA releases guidance on how the agency will administer the program August 1, 2022 San Francisco – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced an unprecedented investment of $132 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) over the next five years for important work to protect and restore estuaries of national significance, including three in […]
EPA Announces $12.5 Million for the San Francisco Bay, Morro Bay, and Santa Monica Bay National Estuary Programs from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
EPA releases guidance on how the agency will administer the program August 1, 2022 San Francisco – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced an unprecedented investment of $132 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) over the next five years for important work to protect and restore estuaries of national significance, including three in […]
Kern County Company to pay $214K Penalty for Violations of Clean Air Act, Emergency Notification Requirements
July 27, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. for violations of the Clean Air Act and the emergency notification-related requirements of two other federal laws at its Arvin, California, facility. The company will pay $214,103 in civil penalties. This settlement helps protect the public, […]
Pilot Travel Centers to Pay $121K Penalty for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska
July 27, 2022 LENEXA, KAN. (JULY 27, 2022) – Pilot Travel Centers LLC, the largest operator of truck stops in North America, has agreed to pay a $121,469 civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) at 17 of its facilities in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. “Protecting our nation’s waters from harmful […]
EPA Announces $55 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure in Providence, Rhode Island, and Protect Narragansett Bay
Nationally, 89 WIFIA loans are financing nearly $33 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 100,000 jobs July 27, 2022 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $55 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Narragansett Bay Commission in Providence, Rhode Island. EPA’s third WIFIA loan to the Commission […]
EPA New England to Invest up to $24 Million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Help Protect and Restore its Six Estuaries of National Significance
EPA releases guidance on how the agency will administer the program July 27, 2022 BOSTON (July 27, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will invest $132 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in the National Estuaries Program (NEP). This unprecedented investment will provide each of New England’s estuaries […]
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $132 Million for EPA’s National Estuary Program from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
EPA releases guidance on how the agency will administer the program July 26, 2022 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an unprecedented investment of $132 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law over the next five years for important work to protect and restore estuaries of national significance, funding projects to address climate […]