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• Legally Binding Agreement Requires Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Remove Dangerous Chemicals

  EPA will Oversee Work Onsite and Approve All Workplans to Ensure That Chemicals Are Handled Correctly

  EPA News Release: Legally Binding Agreement Requires Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Remove Dangerous Chemicals

  • Release Date: December 5, 2022

• EPA Announces Requirement of New Clean Air Permit for Oil Refinery on St. Croix Before Operation, Ensuring Public Health Protections

  Requirement of new Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permit advances EPA commitment to ensuring equal protection under the law for all communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Requirement of New Clean Air Permit for Oil Refinery on St. Croix Before Operation, Ensuring Public Health Protections

  • Release Date: November 17, 2022

• EPA Announces New Mexico Groups to Receive $545,099 for Air Monitoring Projects

  Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces New Mexico Groups to Receive $545,099 for Air Monitoring Projects

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• EPA to Hold Open House Meeting in Santa Teresa, New Mexico on Health Risks from Ethylene Oxide Emissions

  EPA is conducting an open house meeting with the community of Santa Teresa, New Mexico.

  • Release Date: October 27, 2022

• EPA Announces $4,000,000 from in Clean School Bus Funding for School Districts in New Mexico

  Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet

  The Biden-Harris Administration announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding $4,560,000 to New Mexico school districts.

  • Release Date: October 26, 2022

• EPA Announces $26 Million in Funding for New Mexico Water Infrastructure Improvements

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced more than $26 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to the New Mexico Environment Department and the New Mexico Finance Authority for water infrastructure improvements.

  • Release Date: September 30, 2022

• Two New Mexico Communities Part of EPA-USDA Partnership to Provide Wastewater Sanitation to Underserved Rural Communities

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the Closing America’s Wastewater Access Gap Community Initiative in two New Mexico counties, Doña Ana County and Santo Domingo Pueblo.

  • Release Date: August 3, 2022

• EPA Announces Flyovers in the Permian Basin in New Mexico and Texas

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is conducting helicopter flyovers of the Permian Basin region in New Mexico and Texas.

  • Release Date: August 1, 2022

• EPA Gives U.S. Virgin Islands Over $300,000 to Support Water Quality Monitoring for Safe Beach Recreation

  EPA News Release: EPA Gives U.S. Virgin Islands Over $300,000 to Support Water Quality Monitoring for Safe Beach Recreation

  • Release Date: June 1, 2022

• EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia Urges Eligible School Districts in EPA Region 2 to Apply for $500 Million In Available Funding for Clean School Buses

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Creates New EPA Program to Protect Children’s Health, Reduce Pollution, and Boost American Manufacturing

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia Urges Eligible School Districts in EPA Region 2 to Apply for $500 Million In Available Funding for Clean School Buses

  • Release Date: May 24, 2022

• AGENCIAS ESTATALES Y FEDERALES Y ENTIDADES SIN FINES DE LUCRO INVITAN A CONFERENCIA SOBRE RESILIENCIA AL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO EN PUERTO RICO E ISLAS VÍRGENES

  EPA News Release: AGENCIAS ESTATALES Y FEDERALES Y ENTIDADES SIN FINES DE LUCRO INVITAN A CONFERENCIA SOBRE RESILIENCIA AL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO EN PUERTO RICO E ISLAS VÍRGENES

  • Release Date: April 14, 2022

• STATE, FEDERAL AGENCIES AND NON-PROFIT ENTITIES HOST TWO DAY CONFERENCE ABOUT CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS

  EPA News Release: STATE, FEDERAL AGENCIES AND NON-PROFIT ENTITIES HOST TWO DAY CONFERENCE ABOUT CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS

  • Release Date: April 14, 2022

• EPA Seeks More Information from New Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Determine Possible Permitting Requirements

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks More Information from New Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Determine Possible Permitting Requirements

  • Release Date: March 22, 2022

• EPA Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Eagle Picher Superfund Site in Socorro, N.M.

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Eagle Picher Superfund Site in Socorro, N.M.

  • Release Date: March 22, 2022

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Facilities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Continue to Reduce Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  2020 Analysis Includes New Features to Make Data More Accessible to Communities

  EPA News Release: New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Facilities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Continue to Reduce Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  • Release Date: March 4, 2022