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• EPA Reaches Settlement with S & W Atlas Iron & Metal of Los Angeles over Stormwater Pollution Claims

  Company agrees to series of steps to comply with Clean Water Act, protect nearby school.

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with S & W Atlas Iron & Metal of Los Angeles over Stormwater Pollution Claims

  • Release Date: February 28, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $74 Million WIFIA Loan to Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency in Santa Cruz

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $74 Million WIFIA Loan to Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency in Santa Cruz

  • Release Date: February 27, 2024

• EPA announces new cleanup projects in California as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is continuing to boost Superfund cleanup efforts across California

  EPA News Release: EPA announces new cleanup projects in California as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 27, 2024

• EPA Settles Safe Drinking Water Act Claims with California Resources Corporation and Elk Hills Power

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles Safe Drinking Water Act Claims with California Resources Corporation and Elk Hills Power

  • Release Date: February 26, 2024

• EPA Finds Chiquita Canyon Landfill Presents Imminent and Substantial Endangerment to Nearby Communities

  Agency demands action to address ongoing noxious odors and other hazards.

  EPA News Release: EPA Finds Chiquita Canyon Landfill Presents Imminent and Substantial Endangerment to Nearby Communities

  • Release Date: February 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over half a billion for California drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure upgrades as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across California

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over half a billion for California drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure upgrades as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 20, 2024

• EPA hosts “roadshow” in San Bernadino to help communities access historic Investing in America funding

  EPA’s Community, Equity & Resiliency Initiative stops in California to support residents’ ability to obtain unprecedented Inflation Reduction Act resources

  EPA News Release: EPA hosts “roadshow” in San Bernadino to help communities access historic Investing in America funding

  • Release Date: February 15, 2024

• EPA Settles with Shipping Company over Claims of Clean Water Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles with Shipping Company over Claims of Clean Water Act Violations

  • Release Date: February 12, 2024

• EPA Requires Leprino Foods Company in Tracy, Calif., to Improve Chemical Safety

  EPA News Release: EPA Requires Leprino Foods Company in Tracy, Calif., to Improve Chemical Safety

  • Release Date: February 8, 2024

• EPA to Review Effectiveness of Cleanups at 14 Privately-Owned California Superfund Sites in 2024

  EPA News Release: EPA to Review Effectiveness of Cleanups at 14 Privately-Owned California Superfund Sites in 2024

  • Release Date: February 8, 2024

• 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