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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 Awards Nearly $6 Million to Indiana University to Monitor Airborne Pollution in the Great Lakes

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Nearly $6 Million to Indiana University to Monitor Airborne Pollution in the Great Lakes

  • Release Date: September 26, 2019

• EPA removes portion of the New Brighton/Arden Hills/TCAAP site in New Brighton, Minnesota from NPL

  EPA News Release: EPA removes portion of the New Brighton/Arden Hills/TCAAP site in New Brighton, Minnesota from NPL

  • Release Date: September 23, 2019

• EPA and Ohio Propose Steubenville Area Now Meets Federal Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide

  EPA News Release: EPA and Ohio Propose Steubenville Area Now Meets Federal Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide

  • Release Date: September 20, 2019

• EPA Awards Purdue University Nearly $900,000 to Research Potential Environmental Impacts of PFAS Substances in Waste Streams

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Purdue University Nearly $900,000 to Research Potential Environmental Impacts of PFAS Substances in Waste Streams

  • Release Date: September 18, 2019

• EPA Settles with Ohio-based Chemical Solvents, Inc.

  Company improves air, water, waste handling at Cleveland facilities, pays $400,000 penalty

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles with Ohio-based Chemical Solvents, Inc.

  • Release Date: September 12, 2019

• EPA, IDEM, U.S. Army Representatives Highlight Benefits of Major Water Policy Change for Indiana Business and Agriculture

  Today’s Repeal of 2015 Rule Defining “Waters of the United States” Ends Regulatory Patchwork

  EPA News Release: EPA, IDEM, U.S. Army Representatives Highlight Benefits of Major Water Policy Change for Indiana Business and Agriculture

  • Release Date: September 12, 2019

• EPA highlights Superfund Task Force accomplishments, settlement at Allied Paper Site in Kalamazoo, Michigan

  Superfund Task Force issues final report; program improvements to continue

  EPA News Release: EPA highlights Superfund Task Force accomplishments, settlement at Allied Paper Site in Kalamazoo, Michigan

  • Release Date: September 9, 2019

• EPA begins public comment period on proposed amendment to the cleanup plan for Hunt’s Disposal Landfill Superfund site in Caledonia, Wisconsin

  EPA News Release: EPA begins public comment period on proposed amendment to the cleanup plan for Hunt’s Disposal Landfill Superfund site in Caledonia, Wisconsin

  • Release Date: September 4, 2019