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• Tesoro to Pay $27.5 Million For Violating Previous Court Order Requiring Them to Reduce Air Pollution at Their Martinez, Calif. Refinery

  Settlement Will Result in Cleaner Air Due to Tesoro’s Forfeiture of Air Emission Credits

  EPA News Release: Tesoro to Pay $27.5 Million For Violating Previous Court Order Requiring Them to Reduce Air Pollution at Their Martinez, Calif. Refinery

  • Release Date: April 27, 2023

• EPA Names Los Angeles as 2023 Top City for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  San Francisco also makes top five in U.S., cutting energy costs while increasing efficiency and reducing emissions

  EPA News Release: EPA Names Los Angeles as 2023 Top City for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

• EPA Celebrates Three California Winners of the Presidential Environmental Youth Award

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates Three California Winners of the Presidential Environmental Youth Award

  • Release Date: April 25, 2023

• University of Arizona, San Diego State Unveiled as Centers to Help Communities Access Historic Environmental Justice Investments

  Biden-Harris Administration Announces $177 Million for 17 EPA Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Nationwide

  EPA News Release: University of Arizona, San Diego State Unveiled as Centers to Help Communities Access Historic Environmental Justice Investments

  • Release Date: April 13, 2023

• EPA Settles with Imperial Irrigation District for Safe Drinking Water Act Underground Injection Well Claims

  Enforcement action helps protect Imperial County drinking water sources

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles with Imperial Irrigation District for Safe Drinking Water Act Underground Injection Well Claims

  • Release Date: April 11, 2023

• EPA Orders Valero Refining to Improve Chemical Safety at Benicia, CA Refinery

  Settlement Also Requires Company to Pay $1.2 Million Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders Valero Refining to Improve Chemical Safety at Benicia, CA Refinery

  • Release Date: April 5, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $391 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in California

  Made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding will help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $391 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in California

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• U.S. EPA settles with Tesla over Clean Air Act violations at Fremont, Calif., facility

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA settles with Tesla over Clean Air Act violations at Fremont, Calif., facility

  • Release Date: February 22, 2022

• EPA finds Williams Creek Hatchery Violated Clean Water Act, Threatening Fort Apache Indian Waters

  U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service-owned hatchery exceeded phosphorous limit, resulting in violations

  EPA News Release: EPA finds Williams Creek Hatchery Violated Clean Water Act, Threatening Fort Apache Indian Waters

  • Release Date: February 15, 2022

• EPA reaches settlement with GB Group for lead-based paint violations in Oakland and San Francisco

  EPA News Release: EPA reaches settlement with GB Group for lead-based paint violations in Oakland and San Francisco

  • Release Date: February 14, 2022

• EPA Fines Owner of San Joaquin Valley Almond Orchard for Clean Water Act Violations, Orders Restoration of Wetlands

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Owner of San Joaquin Valley Almond Orchard for Clean Water Act Violations, Orders Restoration of Wetlands

  • Release Date: February 8, 2022

• EPA’s California Food Recovery Challenge Awardees Reducing Food Waste, Preventing Greenhouse Gases

  EPA News Release: EPA’s California Food Recovery Challenge Awardees Reducing Food Waste, Preventing Greenhouse Gases

  • Release Date: February 3, 2022

• EPA Selects Three Bay Area Organizations for Environmental Job Training Grants

  Approximately $3.8 Million to be Awarded Nationwide to Build a Skilled Environmental Workforce in Economically Distressed Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Three Bay Area Organizations for Environmental Job Training Grants

  • Release Date: February 2, 2022

• EPA Awards $200,000 to Los Angeles Conservation Corps for Environmental Job Training Initiative

  Approximately $3.8 Million to be Awarded Nationwide to Build a Skilled Environmental Workforce in Economically Distressed Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $200,000 to Los Angeles Conservation Corps for Environmental Job Training Initiative

  • Release Date: February 2, 2022