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• EPA and Justice Department File Complaint Against Norfolk Southern Railway Company for Unlawful Discharge of Pollutants and Hazardous Substances in East Palestine Derailment

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department File Complaint Against Norfolk Southern Railway Company for Unlawful Discharge of Pollutants and Hazardous Substances in East Palestine Derailment

  • Release Date: March 31, 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 completes review of general construction permits that will protect Pennsylvania waterways

  EPA News Release: EPA completes review of general construction permits that will protect Pennsylvania waterways

  • Release Date: December 11, 2019

• EPA settlement with Chambersburg chemical manufacturer enforces pesticide safeguards

  EPA News Release: EPA settlement with Chambersburg chemical manufacturer enforces pesticide safeguards

  • Release Date: October 31, 2019

• EPA selects Earth Conservancy for $200,000 grant to support more environmental job training in Ashley, Pa.

  Designates total of $5.1 million for job training nationwide

  EPA News Release: EPA selects Earth Conservancy for $200,000 grant to support more environmental job training in Ashley, Pa.

  • Release Date: October 28, 2019

• EPA offers compliance assistance to community water treatment facilities

  EPA News Release: EPA offers compliance assistance to community water treatment facilities

  • Release Date: October 25, 2019

• EPA selects Auberle for $200,000 grant to support more environmental job training in Southwestern Pa.

  Designates total of $5.1 million for job training nationwide

  EPA News Release: EPA selects Auberle for $200,000 grant to support more environmental job training in Southwestern Pa.

  • Release Date: October 25, 2019

• Wyoming Valley Communities have Flexibility in Implementing their Stormwater Program

  (Rain tax not required by EPA)

  EPA News Release: Wyoming Valley Communities have Flexibility in Implementing their Stormwater Program

  • Release Date: October 25, 2019

• EPA awards $300K to Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for Brownfields Assessment

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $300K to Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for Brownfields Assessment

  • Release Date: October 24, 2019

• EPA Backs Pennsylvania’s Water Infrastructure Plans

  EPA News Release: EPA Backs Pennsylvania’s Water Infrastructure Plans

  • Release Date: October 22, 2019

• EPA Funding Will Help Protect Children by Reducing Diesel Air Pollution

  EPA News Release: EPA Funding Will Help Protect Children by Reducing Diesel Air Pollution

  • Release Date: October 18, 2019

• EPA Proposes Updates to Lead and Copper Rule to Better Protect Children and At-Risk Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Updates to Lead and Copper Rule to Better Protect Children and At-Risk Communities

  • Release Date: October 10, 2019

• Leading Shippers, Carriers and Logistics Firms in EPA Region 3 Earn EPA Distinction for Efficiency

  EPA News Release: Leading Shippers, Carriers and Logistics Firms in EPA Region 3 Earn EPA Distinction for Efficiency

  • Release Date: October 8, 2019

• EPA Partially Removes Novak Sanitary Landfill Site from National Superfund List

  EPA News Release: EPA Partially Removes Novak Sanitary Landfill Site from National Superfund List

  • Release Date: September 26, 2019

• EPA awards grants to support pollutant reduction plan tied to Conowingo reservoir infill

  EPA News Release: EPA awards grants to support pollutant reduction plan tied to Conowingo reservoir infill

  • Release Date: September 26, 2019