EPA Awards Rebates Totaling $17 Million to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health
PHILADELPHIA (April 6, 2022) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced the winners of two school bus rebate opportunities through the 2021 American Rescue Plan (ARP) Electric School Bus Rebates, and the 2021 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) School Bus Rebates programs. Five Virginia school districts will receive $1.5 million in funding to replace […]
EPA Reaches Settlement with JTR Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. in Monee, Illinois Regarding Regulations to Protect Ozone Layer
April 7, 2022 Chicago (April 7, 2022)–Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with JTR Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. in Monee, Illinois, to resolve alleged violations of Clean Air Act stratospheric ozone regulations. EPA’s consent agreement and final order with JTR resolves alleged violations of regulations regarding the protection of the stratospheric ozone layer. […]
EPA Seeks Input on Revision to Air Emissions Reporting Requirements Rule
April 6, 2022 WASHINGTON (April 6, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is inviting qualified small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) for a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel. This Panel will focus on the agency’s development of proposed revisions to the existing […]
EPA Announces $120 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Water Infrastructure in San Bernardino County, California
Nationally, 74 WIFIA loans are financing over $28 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating over 82,000 jobs April 6, 2022 WASHINGTON (Apr 6, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $120 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Inland Empire Utilities Agency to implement its Regional Wastewater System Improvements Program. Through […]
EPA Announces $120 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Water Infrastructure in San Bernadino County, California
Nationally, 74 WIFIA loans are financing over $28 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating over 82,000 jobs April 6, 2022 WASHINGTON (Apr 6, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $120 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Inland Empire Utilities Agency to implement its Regional Wastewater System Improvements Program. Through […]
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe receives EPA approval to administer Clean Water Act programs on reservation and trust lands
April 5, 2022 SEATTLE — (April 5, 2022) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the application from the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe to administer the Clean Water Act’s water quality standards and certification programs on reservation and trust lands. With this approval, the JST will assume Clean Water Act authority to manage and protect all […]
EPA Announces Strategy to Protect Water Quality by Accelerating Nutrient Pollution Reductions
April 5, 2022 WASHINGTON (Apr 5, 2022) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water, Radhika Fox, released a new policy memorandum on Accelerating Nutrient Pollution Reductions in the Nation’s Waters. This memo reaffirms EPA’s commitment to working with federal agencies, state co-regulators, Tribes, water stakeholders, and the agricultural community to advance […]
EPA Announces Plan to Protect the Public from Perchlorate in Drinking Water
March 31, 2022 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it completed review of a July 2020 determination to not regulate perchlorate in drinking water. The agency concluded that the 2020 decision is supported by the best available peer reviewed science. Additionally, EPA announced multiple integrated actions to ensure that public […]
GT Metals & Salvage pays Clean Water Act penalty
The company agreed to pay a $50,300 penalty for stormwater pollution violations March 31, 2022 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that GT Metals & Salvage LLC of Longview, Washington has agreed to pay a $50,300 penalty for repeated Clean Water Act violations. EPA found the company failed to comply with Washington’s Industrial Stormwater […]
EPA settlements with Crescent Point Energy and EP Energy resolve Clean Air Act violations in Utah
Agreements reflect efforts to secure compliance with clean air requirements in Ozone Nonattainment Area March 30, 2022 SALT LAKE CITY – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced settlements with Canadian-based Crescent Point Energy U.S. Corp. (Crescent Point) and Houston, Texas-based EP Energy E & P Company, L.P. (EP Energy) resolving alleged violations of […]