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• EPA Issues Emergency Fuel Waiver for E15 Sales

  EPA takes action to provide consumers relief at the pump by helping ensure an adequate fuel supply

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Emergency Fuel Waiver for E15 Sales

  • Release Date: April 28, 2023

• EPA Opens Public Comment on Proposal Granting Louisiana Primacy for Carbon Sequestration and Protection of Drinking Water Sources

  EPA News Release: EPA Opens Public Comment on Proposal Granting Louisiana Primacy for Carbon Sequestration and Protection of Drinking Water Sources

  • Release Date: April 28, 2023

• EPA Invests $41 million in New Technical Assistance to Help Communities Address Wastewater Challenges

  This investment illustrates the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to changing the odds for underserved communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Invests $41 million in New Technical Assistance to Help Communities Address Wastewater Challenges

  • Release Date: April 27, 2023

• Tesoro to Pay $27.5 Million For Violating Previous Court Order Requiring Them to Reduce Air Pollution at Their Martinez, Calif. Refinery

  Settlement Will Result in Cleaner Air Due to Tesoro’s Forfeiture of Air Emission Credits

  EPA News Release: Tesoro to Pay $27.5 Million For Violating Previous Court Order Requiring Them to Reduce Air Pollution at Their Martinez, Calif. Refinery

  • Release Date: April 27, 2023

• EPA Names 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, San Francisco, and New York make top five, cutting energy costs while increasing efficiency and reducing emissions

  EPA News Release: EPA Names 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

• EPA Announces Public Hearing on Proposal to Strengthen Standards for Chemical and Polymers Plants

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Public Hearing on Proposal to Strengthen Standards for Chemical and Polymers Plants

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

• EPA takes first-ever federal Clean Water Act enforcement action to address PFAS discharges at Washington Works facility near Parkersburg, W. Va.

  EPA News Release: EPA takes first-ever federal Clean Water Act enforcement action to address PFAS discharges at Washington Works facility near Parkersburg, W. Va.

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

• DuPont and former employee sentenced for plant explosion that killed four

  Company to pay $12M fine and donate additional $4M to Fish & Wildlife Foundation

  EPA News Release: DuPont and former employee sentenced for plant explosion that killed four

  • Release Date: April 25, 2023

• EPA Releases Report Showing Health Impacts of Climate Change on Children in the United States

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases Report Showing Health Impacts of Climate Change on Children in the United States

  • Release Date: April 25, 2023

• EPA Settlement with Evonik Will Reduce Air Toxics in St. John the Baptist Parish, La.

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a settlement with Evonik Corporation that will reduce emissions of ethylene oxide and other hazardous air pollutants by 5.6 tons per year from a facility in Reserve, St. John.

  • Release Date: April 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $400 Million Grant Program to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

  Latest funding from the President’s Investing in America Agenda follows nearly $1 billion for thousands of electric and low-emission school buses across the nation

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $400 Million Grant Program to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

  • Release Date: April 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Latest Steps to Reduce Plastic Pollution Nationwide

  EPA releases draft strategy to combat harmful impacts on communities affected by plastic from production to waste as Biden-Harris Administration marks Earth Week

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Latest Steps to Reduce Plastic Pollution Nationwide

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

• EPA Proposes Texas Regional Haze Rule to Protect Visibility in National Parks and Wilderness Areas

  Emissions limits would reduce SO2 emissions in Texas by more than 80,000 tons per year

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Texas Regional Haze Rule to Protect Visibility in National Parks and Wilderness Areas

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

• EPA Celebrates the 2023 Winners for the Presidential Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) and the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE)

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates the 2023 Winners for the Presidential Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) and the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE)

  • Release Date: April 20, 2023

• EPA Announces $191 Million WIFIA Loan to Wichita, Kansas to Improve Water Quality in Mississippi River Basin

  This loan is part of a $37 billion investment in water infrastructure through WIFIA

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $191 Million WIFIA Loan to Wichita, Kansas to Improve Water Quality in Mississippi River Basin

  • Release Date: April 20, 2023