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• Bay Area Communities Awarded $1.5 Million in Revitalization Funds Through EPA’s Brownfields Program

  Grants announced at a virtual event with East Bay Community Energy

  EPA News Release: Bay Area Communities Awarded $1.5 Million in Revitalization Funds Through EPA’s Brownfields Program

  • Release Date: May 26, 2021

• San Diego Firm and Owner Pleads Guilty to Illegal Importation, Sale and Mailing of Product Marketed as COVID-19 Killer

  EPA News Release: San Diego Firm and Owner Pleads Guilty to Illegal Importation, Sale and Mailing of Product Marketed as COVID-19 Killer

  • Release Date: May 26, 2021

• U.S. EPA penalizes Lupton, Arizona refinery for violating Clean Air Act chemical safety requirements

  Under settlement, facility owner and operator will pay fine, make safety improvements at facility

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA penalizes Lupton, Arizona refinery for violating Clean Air Act chemical safety requirements

  • Release Date: May 24, 2021

• EPA Announces 13 Communities Across Nation’s Pacific Southwest to Receive $6.85 Million in Revitalization Funding

  Brownfields assessment and cleanup grants help underserved communities Build Back Better and address Environmental Justice concerns

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces 13 Communities Across Nation’s Pacific Southwest to Receive $6.85 Million in Revitalization Funding

  • Release Date: May 11, 2021

• EPA settles with Sutter County’s Bear River Supply Inc. for selling misbranded pesticide

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Sutter County’s Bear River Supply Inc. for selling misbranded pesticide

  • Release Date: May 6, 2021

• Two Health Programs, both in California, Announced as the Winners of U.S. EPA’s National Asthma Management Awards

  Central California Asthma Collaborative, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego Earn Awards Tied to Asthma Awareness Month

  EPA News Release: Two Health Programs, both in California, Announced as the Winners of U.S. EPA’s National Asthma Management Awards

  • Release Date: May 5, 2021

• EPA approves rapid test to assess beach water quality in San Diego County

  New pilot bacteria rapid test provides same-day results for beachgoers

  EPA News Release: EPA approves rapid test to assess beach water quality in San Diego County

  • Release Date: May 3, 2021

• U.S. EPA settles with City of San Juan Bautista, Calif. over wastewater violations; City commits to major infrastructure improvements

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA settles with City of San Juan Bautista, Calif. over wastewater violations; City commits to major infrastructure improvements

  • Release Date: August 27, 2020

• U.S. EPA awards nearly $100,000 to address microplastic pollution in Lake Tahoe

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA awards nearly $100,000 to address microplastic pollution in Lake Tahoe

  • Release Date: August 25, 2020

• EPA and Hawaii Libraries Reach Agreement to Identify, Close Pollution-Causing Large Cesspools

  State Public Library System Will Self-Audit to Further Protect Water Resources

  EPA News Release: EPA and Hawaii Libraries Reach Agreement to Identify, Close Pollution-Causing Large Cesspools

  • Release Date: August 25, 2020

• U.S. EPA issues emergency order to out-of-compliance Lee Bar Ranch mobile home park drinking water system in Pala, California

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA issues emergency order to out-of-compliance Lee Bar Ranch mobile home park drinking water system in Pala, California

  • Release Date: August 24, 2020

• EPA Awards $30.5 Million for Infrastructure to Protect Surface Waters and Drinking Water in Arizona

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $30.5 Million for Infrastructure to Protect Surface Waters and Drinking Water in Arizona

  • Release Date: August 20, 2020

• La EPA llega a un acuerdo de $56.6 millones para la limpieza de agua subterránea en los sitios Superfund del área de Los Ángeles

  El acuerdo continuará los esfuerzos para contener y limpiar una gran área de agua subterránea contaminada

  EPA News Release: La EPA llega a un acuerdo de $56.6 millones para la limpieza de agua subterránea en los sitios Superfund del área de Los Ángeles

  • Release Date: August 14, 2020

• EPA Reaches $56.6 million Settlement for Groundwater Cleanup at Los Angeles Area Superfund Sites

  Settlement Will Continue Effort to Contain and Clean Up Large Area of Contaminated Groundwater

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches $56.6 million Settlement for Groundwater Cleanup at Los Angeles Area Superfund Sites

  • Release Date: August 14, 2020

• U.S. EPA settles with Modesto’s Mercer Foods for producing and distributing unregistered pesticide ingredient, violating federal law

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA settles with Modesto’s Mercer Foods for producing and distributing unregistered pesticide ingredient, violating federal law

  • Release Date: August 10, 2020