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• EPA issues first ever underground injection permits for carbon sequestration in California

  Carbon sequestration will be used at Kern County site to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and mitigate climate change

  EPA News Release: EPA issues first ever underground injection permits for carbon sequestration in California

  • Release Date: December 31, 2024

• EPA Grants Waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Cars II Regulations

  Agency additionally grants waiver for low-NOx regulations for heavy-duty and off-road vehicles and engines

  EPA News Release: EPA Grants Waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Cars II Regulations

  • Release Date: December 18, 2024

• EPA Delivers Over $135 Million to California for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Nationwide Inflation Reduction Act Investment

  Historic funding will help California reduce air pollution and combat climate change, while advancing career access, equity, and justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Delivers Over $135 Million to California for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Nationwide Inflation Reduction Act Investment

  • Release Date: December 11, 2024

• EPA Requires California’s Central Valley Meat Company to Improve Chemical Safety

  EPA News Release: EPA Requires California’s Central Valley Meat Company to Improve Chemical Safety

  • Release Date: December 10, 2024

• U.S. Navy to upgrade wastewater treatment plant on California’s San Clemente Island following agreement with U.S. EPA

  EPA News Release: U.S. Navy to upgrade wastewater treatment plant on California’s San Clemente Island following agreement with U.S. EPA

  • Release Date: November 23, 2020

• U.S. EPA Invites California to Apply for $695 Million in Water Infrastructure Loans

  Brand new loan program will help states finance more infrastructure projects

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Invites California to Apply for $695 Million in Water Infrastructure Loans

  • Release Date: November 19, 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

• U.S. EPA Announces $200,000 Environmental Justice Grant to California Office of Planning & Research

  Agency awards $2 million to states and tribes nationwide for communities facing environmental justice challenges that are impacted by COVID-19

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Announces $200,000 Environmental Justice Grant to California Office of Planning & Research

  • Release Date: November 16, 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 Announces Nearly $500 Million for Water Infrastructure Projects in Northern California

  Nationally, 40 WIFIA loans are helping finance more than $16.6 billion in water infrastructure projects

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Announces Nearly $500 Million for Water Infrastructure Projects in Northern California

  • Release Date: November 10, 2020

• U.S. EPA settles with New York’s Quest USA Corp. for importing unregistered disinfectant product into Los Angeles

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA settles with New York’s Quest USA Corp. for importing unregistered disinfectant product into Los Angeles

  • Release Date: November 9, 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