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• La EPA de Trump actualiza al público sobre la asistencia de la agencia tras los catastróficos incendios forestales

  EPA News Release: La EPA de Trump actualiza al público sobre la asistencia de la agencia tras los catastróficos incendios forestales

  • Release Date: January 30, 2025

• Trump EPA Updates Public on Agency Assistance Following Catastrophic Wildfires

  EPA News Release: Trump EPA Updates Public on Agency Assistance Following Catastrophic Wildfires

  • Release Date: January 28, 2025

• EPA to Begin Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Goo Smoke Shop Site in Clinton Township, Michigan

  EPA News Release: EPA to Begin Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Goo Smoke Shop Site in Clinton Township, Michigan

  • Release Date: August 21, 2024

• EPA Begins Cleanup at the Cheboygan Tissue Fire Site in Michigan

  More truck traffic along South Main Street is anticipated, South Main Street sidewalk will remain closed

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Cleanup at the Cheboygan Tissue Fire Site in Michigan

  • Release Date: April 18, 2024

• EPA finalizes stronger safety standards to protect at-risk communities from chemical accidents

  EPA News Release: EPA finalizes stronger safety standards to protect at-risk communities from chemical accidents

  • Release Date: March 1, 2024

• EPA Announces Stronger Standards to Improve Oil Spill Responses

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Stronger Standards to Improve Oil Spill Responses

  • Release Date: May 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 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

• U.S. EPA begins cleanup of Nelson Knitting site in Rockford, Illinois

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA begins cleanup of Nelson Knitting site in Rockford, Illinois

  • Release Date: January 30, 2023

• EPA Proposes Stronger Regulations to Protect Communities from Chemical Accidents

  Proposed Rule Aims to Enhance Chemical Safety Provisions and Help Protect the Nation’s Most Vulnerable Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Stronger Regulations to Protect Communities from Chemical Accidents

  • Release Date: August 19, 2022

• EPA Encourages Individuals, Businesses, and Communities to Take Action During National Preparedness Month

  EPA News Release: EPA Encourages Individuals, Businesses, and Communities to Take Action During National Preparedness Month

  • Release Date: September 13, 2021

• EPA Issues Fuel Waiver for Port Fourchon, Louisiana

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Fuel Waiver for Port Fourchon, Louisiana

  • Release Date: September 7, 2021

• EPA Approves Emergency Fuel Waivers for Louisiana and Mississippi

  EPA News Release: EPA Approves Emergency Fuel Waivers for Louisiana and Mississippi

  • Release Date: August 30, 2021