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• DOJ and EPA Announce $9.5M Settlement with Stericycle, Inc. for Violations of Hazardous Waste Management Regulations

  Landmark Settlement is the First Judicial Action to Enforce EPA’s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act e-Manifest Requirements

  EPA News Release: DOJ and EPA Announce $9.5M Settlement with Stericycle, Inc. for Violations of Hazardous Waste Management Regulations

  • Release Date: January 17, 2025

• Hino Motors, a Toyota Subsidiary, Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay Over $1.6B to Resolve Emissions Fraud Scheme

  EPA News Release: Hino Motors, a Toyota Subsidiary, Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay Over $1.6B to Resolve Emissions Fraud Scheme

  • Release Date: January 15, 2025

• EPA Releases Draft Risk Assessment to Advance Scientific Understanding of PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases Draft Risk Assessment to Advance Scientific Understanding of PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids

  • Release Date: January 14, 2025

• Indiana Auto Parts Distributor to Pay $7.4M for Selling Emissions Defeat Devices for Cars and Trucks

  Company agrees to $1.2M project for a new tugboat with updated emission controls to reduce the release of harmful air pollutants in the Gulf Coast region

  EPA News Release: Indiana Auto Parts Distributor to Pay $7.4M for Selling Emissions Defeat Devices for Cars and Trucks

  • Release Date: January 13, 2025

• EPA Releases Draft Health-Based Recommendations for PFAS Levels in Bodies of Water

  Criteria can be used to inform water quality standards to protect people from exposure to PFAS

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases Draft Health-Based Recommendations for PFAS Levels in Bodies of Water

  • Release Date: December 19, 2024

• EPA Report Highlights Water Affordability Challenges in the U.S.

  EPA News Release: EPA Report Highlights Water Affordability Challenges in the U.S.

  • Release Date: December 17, 2024

• EPA Announces $12 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize and Improve Wastewater Infrastructure in Delaware

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $12 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize and Improve Wastewater Infrastructure in Delaware

  • Release Date: December 16, 2024

• EPA Launches New Studies and Data Collection Efforts to Better Protect Communities from PFAS

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches New Studies and Data Collection Efforts to Better Protect Communities from PFAS

  • Release Date: December 16, 2024

• EPA Celebrates 50 Years of Safe and Clean Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates 50 Years of Safe and Clean Drinking Water

  • Release Date: December 16, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1.6 Billion in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants

  105 selected applications funded through the Inflation Reduction Act will reduce pollution, improve climate resilience, and build community capacity to address legacy environmental justice issues around the nation

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1.6 Billion in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants

  • Release Date: December 12, 2024

• EPA Announces the Final Rule to Modernize State and Tribal Implementation of Clean Water Act Program

  This rule provides clarity to state and Tribal partners interested in administering Clean Water Act dredge or fill material permitting

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces the Final Rule to Modernize State and Tribal Implementation of Clean Water Act Program

  • Release Date: December 11, 2024

• EPA and DOJ Announce Settlement with Cahokia Heights, Illinois, for Improper Operation of the City’s Sanitary Sewer System

  Settlement requires city to invest an estimated $30M in upgrades in response to unlawful release of sewage

  EPA News Release: EPA and DOJ Announce Settlement with Cahokia Heights, Illinois, for Improper Operation of the City’s Sanitary Sewer System

  • Release Date: December 10, 2024

• PennEnergy Resources Agrees to Settlement to Reduce Climate and Health Harming Emissions in Pennsylvania

  Settlement will result in annual reductions of over 8,350 tons of pollution

  EPA News Release: PennEnergy Resources Agrees to Settlement to Reduce Climate and Health Harming Emissions in Pennsylvania

  • Release Date: December 10, 2024

• EPA’s Annual Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Results Include Strongest Outcomes Since 2017

  Revitalized enforcement and compliance efforts delivered public health benefits for people and communities, combatted climate change, and ensured cleaner air, water and land

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Annual Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Results Include Strongest Outcomes Since 2017

  • Release Date: December 5, 2024

• EPA, Justice Department and Pennsylvania Announce Settlements to Reduce Climate and Health Harming Emissions

  Settlements resolve Clean Air Act stationary source violations involving oil and natural gas production facilities and will result in reductions of methane and VOCs in Western Pennsylvania

  EPA News Release: EPA, Justice Department and Pennsylvania Announce Settlements to Reduce Climate and Health Harming Emissions

  • Release Date: November 21, 2024