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• EPA completes cleanup at 187 properties this year at the Jacobsville Superfund Site in Evansville, Indiana

  Work will shut down for winter months and resume in the spring

  EPA News Release: EPA completes cleanup at 187 properties this year at the Jacobsville Superfund Site in Evansville, Indiana

  • Release Date: December 21, 2023

• EPA Cites Dem-Con Metal Recycling for Clean Air Act Violations at Facility in Shakopee, Minnesota

  EPA News Release: EPA Cites Dem-Con Metal Recycling for Clean Air Act Violations at Facility in Shakopee, Minnesota

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects the Minneapolis Foundation to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects in the Midwest as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  The Minneapolis Foundation has been selected to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue hundreds of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects the Minneapolis Foundation to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects in the Midwest as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA Announces $22 Million to Help Restore St. Louis River in Minnesota

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $22 Million to Help Restore St. Louis River in Minnesota

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA report: US fuel economy marks a new record high; CO2 emissions reach record lows, and all large manufacturers meet greenhouse gas standards

  EPA News Release: EPA report: US fuel economy marks a new record high; CO2 emissions reach record lows, and all large manufacturers meet greenhouse gas standards

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $350 Million to 14 States to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Funding from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will help improve air quality for communities by helping states take the lead in cutting methane emissions from low-producing well sites

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $350 Million to 14 States to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 15, 2023

• EPA Finalizes $585,000 Settlement with Lakeshore Railcar & Tanker Services in East Chicago, Indiana, for Alleged Violations of the Clean Water Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes $585,000 Settlement with Lakeshore Railcar & Tanker Services in East Chicago, Indiana, for Alleged Violations of the Clean Water Act

  • Release Date: December 13, 2023

• EPA Oversees Last Phase of Soil Cleanup in the Residential Area of the USS Lead Superfund Site in East Chicago, Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA Oversees Last Phase of Soil Cleanup in the Residential Area of the USS Lead Superfund Site in East Chicago, Indiana

  • Release Date: December 11, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 to Recruit and Train Workers in Racine, Wisconsin for Community Revitalization and Cleanup Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Latest funding for EPA’s Brownfield Job Training Grants is supported by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will boost workforce training in underserved and overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 to Recruit and Train Workers in Racine, Wisconsin for Community Revitalization and Cleanup Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 8, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Almost $500,000 to Recruit and Train Cincinnati, Ohio Workers for Community Revitalization and Cleanup Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Latest funding for EPA’s Brownfield Job Training Grants is supported by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and will boost workforce training in underserved and overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Almost $500,000 to Recruit and Train Cincinnati, Ohio Workers for Community Revitalization and Cleanup Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 8, 2023

• EPA Regional Administrator, Local Leaders Highlight How $500,000 Grant Will Advance Environmental Justice in South Bend, Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator, Local Leaders Highlight How $500,000 Grant Will Advance Environmental Justice in South Bend, Indiana

  • Release Date: December 7, 2023

• EPA Reaches Settlement with R.J. Torching for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations at Facility in Flint, Michigan

  EPA to hold virtual public meeting January 18, 2024 to discuss the consent decree

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with R.J. Torching for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations at Facility in Flint, Michigan

  • Release Date: December 5, 2023

• EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan Cuts Smog-Forming Pollution from Power Plants in Summer 2023

  EPA Data Shows “Good Neighbor Plan” delivers significant early public health protections in first year

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan Cuts Smog-Forming Pollution from Power Plants in Summer 2023

  • Release Date: November 30, 2023

• EPA Announces Final Cleanup Plan for Radio Materials Corp. Site in Attica, Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Final Cleanup Plan for Radio Materials Corp. Site in Attica, Indiana

  • Release Date: November 28, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Awards $8.8 Million in Funding to Measure Pollution from Wood Heaters as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Inflation Reduction Act award will fund independent testing of harmful pollution from woodstoves and wood heater devices to inform cleaner, healthier options

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Awards $8.8 Million in Funding to Measure Pollution from Wood Heaters as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: November 17, 2023