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• EPA Enforcement Prevents Multiple Illegal Imports of Super Climate Pollutant

  Cases Part of EPA’s National Initiative to Enforce U.S. Hydrofluorocarbon Phasedown to Mitigate Climate Change

  EPA News Release: EPA Enforcement Prevents Multiple Illegal Imports of Super Climate Pollutant

  • Release Date: January 29, 2024

• EPA Settlement Addresses Contractor’s Actions on Renovation TV Show Violating the Lead-Based Paint Rule

  Marrs Construction Co. Will Pay Penalty and Raise Awareness of Lead-Safe Work Practices Through Home Improvement Programming

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlement Addresses Contractor’s Actions on Renovation TV Show Violating the Lead-Based Paint Rule

  • Release Date: January 22, 2024

• Swinerton Builders Reaches Agreement to Address Clean Water Act Violations and Offset Environmental Harm at Solar Farm Construction Sites in Alabama, Idaho and Illinois

  Settlement Includes $2.3 Million Penalty and Mitigation Actions, Highlights Risks Posed by Inadequate Management of Stormwater During Construction of Large-Scale Solar Generating Facilities

  EPA News Release: Swinerton Builders Reaches Agreement to Address Clean Water Act Violations and Offset Environmental Harm at Solar Farm Construction Sites in Alabama, Idaho and Illinois

  • Release Date: January 17, 2024

• Navajo Tribal Utility Authority agrees to $100 Million in Wastewater Treatment Improvements

  EPA News Release: Navajo Tribal Utility Authority agrees to $100 Million in Wastewater Treatment Improvements

  • Release Date: January 10, 2024

• EPA Selects Kansas State University to Receive $4 Million in Grant Funding to Provide Technical Assistance to Tribal Nations and Entities Addressing Brownfields

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Kansas State University to Receive $4 Million in Grant Funding to Provide Technical Assistance to Tribal Nations and Entities Addressing Brownfields

  • Release Date: January 10, 2024

• United States and California Announce Diesel Engine Manufacturer Cummins Inc. Agrees to Pay a Record $1.675 Billion Civil Penalty in Vehicle Test Cheating Settlement

  Total Value of Settlement Exceeds $2 Billion and Requires Nationwide Recall of Model Year 2013-2019 Ram diesel 2500 and 3500 Vehicles

  EPA News Release: United States and California Announce Diesel Engine Manufacturer Cummins Inc. Agrees to Pay a Record $1.675 Billion Civil Penalty in Vehicle Test Cheating Settlement

  • Release Date: January 10, 2024

• Allied Waste Resolves Clean Air Act Violations at its Niagara Falls Landfill

  Settlement Advances EPA’s National Enforcement Priority on Mitigating Climate Change

  EPA News Release: Allied Waste Resolves Clean Air Act Violations at its Niagara Falls Landfill

  • Release Date: January 9, 2024

• EPA Enforcement Program Seeks Public Ideas for Supplemental Environmental Projects

  Ideas Could Be Included in Enforcement Settlements

  EPA News Release: EPA Enforcement Program Seeks Public Ideas for Supplemental Environmental Projects

  • Release Date: December 7, 2023

• Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC to Pay More than $1.1 Million in Penalties and Implement Compliance Measures for Violations of Hazardous Waste Regulations

  EPA, DOJ, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, and State of Indiana Collaborate on Settlement

  EPA News Release: Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC to Pay More than $1.1 Million in Penalties and Implement Compliance Measures for Violations of Hazardous Waste Regulations

  • Release Date: December 7, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Releases Draft National Strategy to Reduce Food Loss and Waste

  EPA, USDA, and FDA announce steps to reduce waste and increase recycling of organics to reduce climate pollution, save families and businesses money, and support a circular economy for all.

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Draft National Strategy to Reduce Food Loss and Waste

  • Release Date: December 2, 2023

• Ingredion to Spend $8 Million in Settlement Over Violations Involving Emissions of Particulate Matter at Indianapolis Corn Wet Mill

  EPA News Release: Ingredion to Spend $8 Million in Settlement Over Violations Involving Emissions of Particulate Matter at Indianapolis Corn Wet Mill

  • Release Date: November 22, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $90 Million in Tribal Recycling Infrastructure Projects and Recycling Education and Outreach Grants

  On America Recycles Day and Anniversary of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA announces grants funded in part by the largest recycling investment in 30 years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $90 Million in Tribal Recycling Infrastructure Projects and Recycling Education and Outreach Grants

  • Release Date: November 15, 2023

• EPA Advances Enforcement Actions to Protect Communities from Hazardous Lead Paint

  Enforcement Initiatives and Tools Target Noncompliance by Renovators and Property Managers

  EPA News Release: EPA Advances Enforcement Actions to Protect Communities from Hazardous Lead Paint

  • Release Date: October 30, 2023

• Steel Manufacturer Pays More Than $100 Million to Reduce Emissions from its Dearborn, Michigan Facility

  Company Will Also Distribute Air Purifiers to Overburdened, Nearby Residents

  EPA News Release: Steel Manufacturer Pays More Than $100 Million to Reduce Emissions from its Dearborn, Michigan Facility

  • Release Date: October 19, 2023

• EPA and OSHA Investigations Lead to Convictions of Company Officials in Deadly Mill Explosion Case

  EPA News Release: EPA and OSHA Investigations Lead to Convictions of Company Officials in Deadly Mill Explosion Case

  • Release Date: October 17, 2023