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EPA issues PFAS test order as part of National Testing Strategy

March 25, 2024 / by Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP / Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued the fourth Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) test order requiring testing on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under EPA’s National PFAS Testing Strategy, the latest action taken under EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap to confront contamination from “forever chemicals” nationwide. This action orders […]

Statement by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan on National Agriculture Day

March 19, 2024 / by Office of the Administrator AO / Climate, Lands, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, March 19, 2024, in celebration of National Agriculture Day, EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan issued the following statement: “Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) commemorates National Agriculture Day, recognizing the invaluable contributions of America’s farmers and ranchers to our nation and the world. […]

EPA digs into Charlottesville Urban Garden during National Agriculture Week

March 19, 2024 / by Region 03 / Climate, Lands, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PHILADELPHIA (March 19, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz and Charlottesville Mayor Juandiego Wade marked National Agriculture Week by visiting Charlottesville High School’s urban garden to learn from students about their sustainable agriculture practices and impact on the Charlottesville, Virginia […]

EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants of 2023

March 15, 2024 / by Region 07 / Lands, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (MARCH 15, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized 103 U.S. manufacturing plants, including four in Region 7 states, that earned the Agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2023, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their […]

EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for The Battery Recycling Company Superfund Site in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

March 14, 2024 / by Region 02 / Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its cleanup plan to address arsenic and lead-contaminated soil, and volatile organic compounds in groundwater at the Battery Recycling Company Superfund Site in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The final plan, known as a Record of Decision, explains EPA’s intention […]

EPA announces most energy-efficient manufacturing plants of 2023

March 14, 2024 / by Air and Radiation OAR / Asia, Lands, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, March 14, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized 103 U.S. manufacturing plants that earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2023, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector. Together, these plants prevented more than […]

EPA to test for soil contamination near U.S. Fireworks site in Memphis, Tennessee and host Open House for residents

March 13, 2024 / by Region 04 / Lands, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Memphis, Tenn. (March 13, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) are investigating whether contamination from the former United States Fireworks Company (U.S. Fireworks) in Memphis is present in soil of nearby residential areas. Soil sampling is […]

Biden-Harris Administration announces latest action to better protect communities from treatment of waste explosives

March 12, 2024 / by Land and Emergency Management OLEM / Lands, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, Mar. 12, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing a rule to amend standards for facilities that use open burning and open detonation (OB/OD) to treat waste explosives such as munitions, fireworks, flares or airbag propellants. If finalized, the rule would strengthen existing regulatory […]

Public meeting scheduled to update community on status of Scovill Industrial Landfill Superfund Site in Waterbury, Conn.

March 12, 2024 / by Region 01 / Lands, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WATERBURY, CONN. (March 12, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host an informational public meeting at the Roberto Clemente International Dual Language School on Tuesday, March 19th from 6-8 p.m. to discuss upcoming site work at the Scovill Industrial Landfill Superfund Site made possible by […]

EPA settlement with Haifa North America in Altamonte Springs, Florida resolves alleged TSCA reporting violations

March 6, 2024 / by Region 04 / Lands, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (March 6, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement requiring Haifa North America, Inc. (Haifa) in Altamonte Springs, Florida, to pay a civil $664,267 penalty for violations of chemical data reporting regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The EPA […]

EPA Region 10 enforcement actions in 2023

March 6, 2024 / by Region 10 / Lands, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE –- The following tables summarize enforcement actions the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 10 office completed in 2023. Each case is linked to the corresponding legal documents which provide further details. Cases resulting in large penalty amounts are typically announced via stand-alone news releases at the […]

EPA Adds Louisiana Superfund Site to the National Priorities List

March 6, 2024 / by Region 06 / Lands, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DALLAS, TEXAS (March 6, 2024) —The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is adding the Louisiana Superfund site Exide Baton Rouge to the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is a list of known sites throughout the United States and its territories where releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants […]

EPA Adds Berks County, PA Site to Superfund National Priorities List

March 5, 2024 / by Region 03 / Lands, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PHILADELPHIA (March 5, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today it will add the area surrounding the former Exide Technologies Laureldale facility in Berks County, Pennsylvania to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) on March 7. The NPL is the list of hazardous waste […]

EPA announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds for cleanup at Post & Lumber Preserving Co. Inc. Superfund site in Quincy, Fla.

March 5, 2024 / by Region 04 / Lands, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a third and final wave of more than $1 billion for cleanup projects at more than 100 Superfund sites across the country as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. This funding is made possible by the […]

EPA proposes adding the Upper Columbia River, WA to Superfund List

March 5, 2024 / by Region 10 / Europe, Lands, North America, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE (March 5, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today it is proposing to add the Upper Columbia River Site in northeast Washington to the National Priorities List, the list of hazardous waste sites in the United States eligible for cleanup financed under the federal […]

Landowner to pay $10,000 for Clean Water Act violations in Central, Alaska

March 5, 2024 / by Region 10 / Fresh Water, Lands, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Ryan Smith and Noah Smith will pay $10,000 for multiple violations of the Clean Water Act at their property in Central, Alaska. In April 2021, Ryan Smith and Noah Smith cleared over five acres of wetlands adjacent to Crooked […]

EPA Adds Sites to the Superfund National Priorities List in Illinois, Iowa, Navajo Nation, Louisiana and Pennsylvania

March 5, 2024 / by Land and Emergency Management OLEM / Climate, Lands, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, Mar. 5, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is adding five sites and proposing to add three additional sites to the Superfund National Priorities List. The NPL is a list of known sites throughout the United States and its territories where historic releases of hazardous substances, […]

EPA Proposes to Add Afterthought Mine in Shasta County, Calif. to Superfund National Priorities List

March 5, 2024 / by Region 09 / Lands, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed to add Afterthought Mine near Bella Vista in Shasta County, Calif. to the to the Superfund National Priorities List. The NPL is a list of known sites throughout the United States and its territories where historic […]

EPA Plans Sampling for Cleanup of Residential Areas at the Iron King Mine – Humboldt Smelter Superfund Site

February 29, 2024 / by Region 09 / Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PHOENIX – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the next step to initiate its final cleanup plan, or Record of Decision, in Dewey-Humboldt, Ariz. Soil sampling in residential yards is needed to determine where residential cleanups can occur. In March, EPA will ask property owners for access […]

EPA to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss Soil Sampling Efforts at the Town of Pines Superfund Site in Indiana

February 29, 2024 / by Region 05 / Asia, Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CHICAGO (February 29, 2024) – On Thursday, March 14, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a community meeting to discuss residential soil sampling for properties within the Town of Pines Superfund site, Town of Pines, Indiana. The meeting will be held in the Michigan City Council Chambers, […]