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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Almost $78 Million for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Pacific Southwest

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Almost $78 Million for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Pacific Southwest

  • Release Date: March 31, 2023

• EPA Proposes Former Uranium Mining District on Navajo Nation for Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Former Uranium Mining District on Navajo Nation for Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: March 30, 2023

• EPA Announces Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap for Pacific Southwest

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap for Pacific Southwest

  • Release Date: March 23, 2023

• In the Pacific Southwest, Toxic Chemical Releases Decreased Slightly in 2021 According to EPA Data

  EPA News Release: In the Pacific Southwest, Toxic Chemical Releases Decreased Slightly in 2021 According to EPA Data

  • Release Date: March 17, 2023

• EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for the Iron King Mine-Humboldt Smelter Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for the Iron King Mine-Humboldt Smelter Superfund Site

  • Release Date: March 9, 2023

• EPA Requires ACS, LLC in Yuma to Improve Chemical Safety

  Under settlement, company will pay fine and purchase $93,000 of emergency response equipment for the Yuma Fire Department

  EPA News Release: EPA Requires ACS, LLC in Yuma to Improve Chemical Safety

  • Release Date: March 7, 2023

• U.S. EPA Fines BC Systems for Violating Chemical Accident Prevention Requirements at Arizona and California Facilities

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Fines BC Systems for Violating Chemical Accident Prevention Requirements at Arizona and California Facilities

  • Release Date: December 22, 2020

• EPA Awards Nearly $4.5 Million Grant to Improve and Protect Arizona’s Water Quality

  Funds will support Arizona’s Nonpoint Source Management Plan, which implements high priority projects that have the greatest water quality impacts

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Nearly $4.5 Million Grant to Improve and Protect Arizona’s Water Quality

  • Release Date: December 15, 2020

• U.S. EPA to Support Farmworker Safety Training in the Pacific Southwest Through Funding National Farmworker Programs Association

  $2.5 million to be awarded nation-wide

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA to Support Farmworker Safety Training in the Pacific Southwest Through Funding National Farmworker Programs Association

  • Release Date: November 18, 2020

• EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region Delivers Results by Reducing Permit Backlog, Identifying Formerly Contaminated Properties for Reuse

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region Delivers Results by Reducing Permit Backlog, Identifying Formerly Contaminated Properties for Reuse

  • Release Date: November 12, 2020

• U.S. EPA Recognizes Pacific Southwest Freight Industry Leaders for Environmental Performance

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Recognizes Pacific Southwest Freight Industry Leaders for Environmental Performance

  • Release Date: November 5, 2020

• U.S. EPA fines Safeway over chemical safety violations at ice cream facility

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA fines Safeway over chemical safety violations at ice cream facility

  • Release Date: October 29, 2020

• U.S. EPA finalizes settlement with chemical manufacturer in Cochise County, Ariz., will protect workers and the community

  Company will pay $1.5 million in penalties and make improvements to its operations

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA finalizes settlement with chemical manufacturer in Cochise County, Ariz., will protect workers and the community

  • Release Date: October 29, 2020

• EPA Awards $346.8 Million for Infrastructure to Protect Surface Waters and Drinking Water in the Pacific Southwest Region

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $346.8 Million for Infrastructure to Protect Surface Waters and Drinking Water in the Pacific Southwest Region

  • Release Date: October 26, 2020

• U.S. EPA approves tribes’ authority to develop water quality standards, issue air permits

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA approves tribes’ authority to develop water quality standards, issue air permits

  • Release Date: October 22, 2020