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• EPA and MPCA announce $16 million sediment cleanup in the St. Louis River Area of Concern in Duluth, Minnesota

  EPA News Release: EPA and MPCA announce $16 million sediment cleanup in the St. Louis River Area of Concern in Duluth, Minnesota

  • Release Date: January 27, 2021

• EPA modifies cleanup plan for Lemberger Landfill and Lemberger Transport & Recycling Superfund Sites in Wisconsin

  EPA News Release: EPA modifies cleanup plan for Lemberger Landfill and Lemberger Transport & Recycling Superfund Sites in Wisconsin

  • Release Date: January 27, 2021

• EPA reaches milestone of restoring 100 beneficial uses at various Great Lakes Areas of Concern

  100 out of a total of 255 Beneficial Use Impairments have now been removed

  EPA News Release: EPA reaches milestone of restoring 100 beneficial uses at various Great Lakes Areas of Concern

  • Release Date: January 14, 2021

• EPA Publishes 2019 Annual Toxics Release Inventory Report and Analysis for the Great Lakes Region

  EPA News Release: EPA Publishes 2019 Annual Toxics Release Inventory Report and Analysis for the Great Lakes Region

  • Release Date: January 12, 2021

• EPA Invites 3 Chicago-Area Projects to Apply for $461 million in Loans to Improve Water Quality

  55 projects across the country will provide water infrastructure upgrades for 30 million Americans while creating over 40,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites 3 Chicago-Area Projects to Apply for $461 million in Loans to Improve Water Quality

  • Release Date: January 12, 2021

• EPA requests applications for $5 million in funding for Great Lakes trash-free water projects

  For the second time, GLRI grants available to keep trash out of the Great Lakes

  EPA News Release: EPA requests applications for $5 million in funding for Great Lakes trash-free water projects

  • Release Date: January 7, 2021

• EPA to hold public hearings on proposed hazardous waste permit for Heritage Thermal Services Inc. in East Liverpool, Ohio

  Virtual Public Hearings Scheduled for Jan. 12, Jan. 14; Public Comment Period Ends Jan. 20

  EPA News Release: EPA to hold public hearings on proposed hazardous waste permit for Heritage Thermal Services Inc. in East Liverpool, Ohio

  • Release Date: January 7, 2021

• EPA removes the Tomah Armory Landfill site in Tomah, Wis., from the Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA removes the Tomah Armory Landfill site in Tomah, Wis., from the Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: February 28, 2019

• EPA Begins Public Comment Period on Proposed Settlement for the Panelyte Property in Kalamazoo

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Public Comment Period on Proposed Settlement for the Panelyte Property in Kalamazoo

  • Release Date: February 26, 2019

• EPA-funded Flint lead-abatement program graduates February 26

  EPA News Release: EPA-funded Flint lead-abatement program graduates February 26

  • Release Date: February 25, 2019

• EPA Seeks Nominations for Members of Great Lakes Advisory Board

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Nominations for Members of Great Lakes Advisory Board

  • Release Date: February 21, 2019

• EPA to Announce First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan

  EPA News Release: EPA to Announce First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan

  • Release Date: February 13, 2019

• EPA Advances President Trump's Infrastructure Agenda in Region 5 Through Accelerated Investments in America's Water Infrastructure

  Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin receive over $2 billion in drinking water and clean water infrastructure loans

  EPA News Release: EPA Advances President Trump's Infrastructure Agenda in Region 5 Through Accelerated Investments in America's Water Infrastructure

  • Release Date: February 7, 2019

• P.H. Glatfelter Company Agrees to Reimburse Government Costs and Assume Long-Term Responsibility for Massive Superfund Cleanup at Wisconsin’s Fox River

  Final Settlement Ends All Superfund Litigation

  EPA News Release: P.H. Glatfelter Company Agrees to Reimburse Government Costs and Assume Long-Term Responsibility for Massive Superfund Cleanup at Wisconsin’s Fox River

  • Release Date: February 5, 2019