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• 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 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 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

• 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

• The EPA Region 6 Announces a Total of $23 Million to Organizations to Advance Environmental Justice

  The EPA’s Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers include a network of over 160 partners to provide resources to unlock access to President Biden’s historic investments in America

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice will receive $15,000,000 and the New Mexico State University will receive $10,000,000 to help communities across Region 6.

  • Release Date: April 20, 2023

• Agencias de EE.UU. y México Participan en un Evento Binacional de Preparación para Emergencias

  El Programa de la Frontera 2025 de México y Estados Unidos de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA) realizará un ejercicio de dos días en Eagle Pass, Texas, los días 19 y 20 de abril de 2023.

  • Release Date: April 19, 2023

• U.S., Mexico Agencies Participate in Binational Emergency Preparedness Event

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) U.S. – Mexico Border 2025 Program will host a two-day exercise in Eagle Pass, Texas on April 19 – 20, 2023, to help agencies in both countries jointly prepare for environmental emergencies.

  • Release Date: April 19, 2023

• EPA Publishes 30th Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory

  EPA News Release: EPA Publishes 30th Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory

  • Release Date: April 13, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Strongest-Ever Pollution Standards for Cars and Trucks to Accelerate Transition to a Clean-Transportation Future

  Building on rapid advancements and investments in clean vehicle manufacturing, including investments in domestic manufacturing in the Inflation Reduction Act, EPA’s proposed standards would deliver on President Biden’s agenda to tackle the climate crisis

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Strongest-Ever Pollution Standards for Cars and Trucks to Accelerate Transition to a Clean-Transportation Future

  • Release Date: April 12, 2023

• La administración Biden-Harris propone las normas de contaminación más estrictas hasta la fecha para automóviles y camiones a fin de acelerar la transición hacia un futuro de transporte limpio

  Sobre la base de los avances en la fabricación de vehículos limpios, incluidas las inversiones en la fabricación nacional en la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación, las normas propuestas por la EPA cumplirían con la agenda del presidente Biden

  Comunicado de prensa de la EPA: La administración Biden-Harris propone las normas de contaminación más estrictas hasta la fecha para automóviles y camiones a fin de acelerar la transición hacia un futuro de transporte limpio

  • Release Date: April 12, 2023

• La EPA propone nuevas normas para proteger la salud pública y reducir la exposición a la contaminación por óxido de etileno

  Las propuestas reducirían las emisiones de óxido de etileno en un 80% por año, y requieren protecciones más rigurosas para los trabajadores

  Comunicado de prensa de la EPA: La EPA propone nuevas normas para proteger la salud pública y reducir la exposición a la contaminación por óxido de etileno

  • Release Date: April 11, 2023

• EPA Proposes New Standards to Protect Public Health, Reduce Exposure to Ethylene Oxide Pollution

  Proposals would slash Ethylene Oxide emissions by 80% per year, require stronger worker protections

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes New Standards to Protect Public Health, Reduce Exposure to Ethylene Oxide Pollution

  • Release Date: April 11, 2023