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• EPA Update on Sequential Sampling Study, Next Steps to Address Lead in Drinking Water in St. Croix

  EPA News Release: EPA Update on Sequential Sampling Study, Next Steps to Address Lead in Drinking Water in St. Croix

  • Release Date: December 7, 2023

• EPA Requires Norfolk Southern to Sample for Dioxins in East Palestine

  EPA will direct immediate cleanup as appropriate if contaminants from the derailment pose any unacceptable risk to human health

  EPA News Release: EPA Requires Norfolk Southern to Sample for Dioxins in East Palestine

  • Release Date: March 2, 2023

• EPA Opens Community Welcome Center in East Palestine for Residents and Business Owners

  EPA Community Welcome Center to provide community with ‘one-stop shop’ for information about the ongoing response to the train derailment; EPA deploys TAGA mobile lab to conduct real-time air-monitoring during waste removal

  EPA News Release: EPA Opens Community Welcome Center in East Palestine for Residents and Business Owners

  • Release Date: February 28, 2023

• EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Conduct All Cleanup Actions Associated with the East Palestine Train Derailment

  EPA order comes as state-led emergency response transitions to environmental cleanup phase; EPA will continue to work with local, state, and federal partners to ensure the health and safety of East Palestine community

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Conduct All Cleanup Actions Associated with the East Palestine Train Derailment

  • Release Date: February 21, 2023

• Statement from Regional Administrator Debra Shore on the East Palestine Train Derailment

  EPA News Release: Statement from Regional Administrator Debra Shore on the East Palestine Train Derailment

  • Release Date: February 14, 2023

• La EPA desembolsa primera parte de la subvención de $40 millones al Plan de Manejo de Desperdicios Sólidos de Puerto Rico

  Comunicado de prensa de la EPA:: La EPA desembolsa primera parte de la subvención de $40 millones al Plan de Manejo de Desperdicios Sólidos de Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: October 3, 2019

• Acuerdo con EPA provee equipo nuevo de respuesta a emergencias a socorristas en Puerto Rico e Islas Vírgenes

  Comunicado de prensa de la EPA: Acuerdo con EPA provee equipo nuevo de respuesta a emergencias a socorristas en Puerto Rico e Islas Vírgenes

  • Release Date: September 30, 2019

• EPA Regional Administrator Meets with U.S. Virgin Islands Governor

  Reaffirms Recovery Efforts and Sustainable Infrastructure

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator Meets with U.S. Virgin Islands Governor

  • Release Date: July 10, 2019

• EPA Marks Start of 2019 Hurricane Season as Preparedness Efforts are Underway even as Hurricanes Irma/Maria Recovery Continues

  EPA News Release: EPA Marks Start of 2019 Hurricane Season as Preparedness Efforts are Underway even as Hurricanes Irma/Maria Recovery Continues

  • Release Date: June 12, 2019

• La EPA propone aprobar el Programa de residuos sólidos de las Islas Vírgenes Estadounidenses

  Audiencias públicas programadas para el 23, 24 y 25 de julio

  Comunicado de prensa de la EPA: La EPA propone aprobar el Programa de residuos sólidos de las Islas Vírgenes Estadounidenses

  • Release Date: June 10, 2019