EPA Starts Process to Take the Rochester Embayment off List of Badly Polluted Areas in the Great Lakes
NEW YORK - After decades of restoration and cleanup work, the Rochester Embayment Area of Concern (AOC) is no longer a polluted hotspot in the Great Lakes basin. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the New York State Department of… Read More
EPA Investing Over $43 Million in New Funding to Protect and Restore San Francisco Bay and Its Watersheds
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced $43.5 million to fund projects that will help protect and restore San Francisco Bay and local watersheds and wetlands. EPA also announced today that the Agency will be… Read More
EPA Expands Wastewater Infrastructure Program, Invites Rural Communities To Apply for Assistance
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the expansion of its successful Closing America’s Wastewater Access Gap Community Initiative to 150 communities across Rural America. The program is already serving… Read More
EPA completes 17 miles of sewer line inspection and continues to sample drinking water lines impacted by Maui wildfires
Lahaina, Hawaii – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed inspecting the sanitary sewer lines in Lahaina, Hawai'i. EPA cleared debris, such as sediment, rocks, rags, and grease from the lines. Once cleared, a robotic… Read More
EPA Adds Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site to National Priorities List
Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Site map showing site boundary. (U.S. EPA image)LENEXA, KAN. (MARCH 5, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adding five sites to the Superfund… Read More
EPA Completes Nighttime Operations on Sanitary Sewer Lines in Lahaina on March 2nd
Lahaina, Hawaii – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed nighttime operations that required road closures in order to inspect a portion of the sewer line system on March 2nd, 2024. EPA cleared and inspected sanitary sewer… Read More
EPA Opens $1.5M Grant Competition for Pollution Source Reduction Projects, Apply By April 15th
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites eligible applicants in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, and Washington D.C. to apply for a Regional Source Reduction Assistance grant by April 15, 2024.… Read More
EPA Reaches Settlement with S & W Atlas Iron & Metal of Los Angeles over Stormwater Pollution Claims
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entered into an Administrative Order on Consent with S & W Atlas Iron & Metal Co. Inc. over claims of Clean Water Act violations at its facility in Los Angeles,… Read More
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $74 Million WIFIA Loan to Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency in Santa Cruz
SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans totaling $74 million to the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency in Santa Cruz County, California.… Read More
EPA Announces New Cleanup Projects in Kansas as Part of Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda
LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 27, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a third and final wave of over $1 billion for cleanup projects at more than 100 Superfund sites across the country, as part of President… Read More