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• 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

• EPA Mid-Atlantic Region schedules March 2 virtual listening session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  EPA News Release: EPA Mid-Atlantic Region schedules March 2 virtual listening session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  • Release Date: February 16, 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

• Capital Region Water agrees to make upgrades to wastewater treatment for Harrisburg area

  EPA News Release: Capital Region Water agrees to make upgrades to wastewater treatment for Harrisburg area

  • Release Date: February 14, 2023

• EPA Launches New Initiative to Accelerate Lead Pipe Replacement in Pennsylvania to Protect Underserved Communities

  New partnership with states will help communities access funds from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for lead service line removal and replacement

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches New Initiative to Accelerate Lead Pipe Replacement in Pennsylvania to Protect Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: January 27, 2023

• EPA to Host January Virtual Community Meeting for Erie Residents

  EPA News Release: EPA to Host January Virtual Community Meeting for Erie Residents

  • Release Date: January 5, 2023

• EPA Fines Knouse Foods of Central PA $230,000 for 120 Violations of Pollution Laws

  Settlement protects waters leading into Chesapeake Bay

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Knouse Foods of Central PA $230,000 for 120 Violations of Pollution Laws

  • Release Date: December 14, 2022

• EPA to Host December 1 Virtual Community Meeting for Allentown Residents

  EPA News Release: EPA to Host December 1 Virtual Community Meeting for Allentown Residents

  • Release Date: November 18, 2022

• La EPA organizará una reunión comunitaria virtual del 1 de diciembre para los residentes de Allentown

  EPA News Release: La EPA organizará una reunión comunitaria virtual del 1 de diciembre para los residentes de Allentown

  • Release Date: November 18, 2022

• EPA recognizes Charlottesville for water conservation efforts

  EPA News Release: EPA recognizes Charlottesville for water conservation efforts

  • Release Date: October 6, 2022

• EPA partners with golf course association to address best management practices, sustainability, improvements to air, water

  EPA News Release: EPA partners with golf course association to address best management practices, sustainability, improvements to air, water

  • Release Date: September 19, 2022

• EPA cracks down on Pa. company for selling auto parts that avoid pollution controls with $2.5 million penalty

  EPA News Release: EPA cracks down on Pa. company for selling auto parts that avoid pollution controls with $2.5 million penalty

  • Release Date: September 1, 2022

• EPA Removes C&R Battery from List of Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites

  EPA News Release: EPA Removes C&R Battery from List of Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites

  • Release Date: August 23, 2022