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• EPA Fines Grocery Outlet $392,000 for Sale of Products Claiming to Be “Sterilizing” But Not Tested or Registered

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Grocery Outlet $392,000 for Sale of Products Claiming to Be “Sterilizing” But Not Tested or Registered

  • Release Date: August 31, 2023

• U.S. EPA begins hazardous material removal work in Lahaina today

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA begins hazardous material removal work in Lahaina today

  • Release Date: August 29, 2023

• EPA Selects University of Nebraska-Lincoln for Nearly $100K Grant Toward Groundwater Environmental Project

  Educational organizations to receive over $3.1 million in EPA Environmental Education funding nationwide

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects University of Nebraska-Lincoln for Nearly $100K Grant Toward Groundwater Environmental Project

  • Release Date: August 28, 2023

• EPA Presents the 2023 President's Environmental Youth Awards

  EPA News Release: EPA Presents the 2023 President's Environmental Youth Awards

  • Release Date: August 25, 2023

• EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to City of St. Louis, Missouri, After Selection for Brownfields Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to City of St. Louis, Missouri, After Selection for Brownfields Grant

  • Release Date: August 24, 2023

• EPA Seeks Nominations for Public Participation in Red Hill Community Representation Initiative

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Nominations for Public Participation in Red Hill Community Representation Initiative

  • Release Date: August 23, 2023

• EPA Issues Next Test Order Under National Testing Strategy for PFAS Used in Chemical Manufacturing

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Next Test Order Under National Testing Strategy for PFAS Used in Chemical Manufacturing

  • Release Date: August 15, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $4.5 million in Grants for Region 6 States to Upgrade Stormwater and Sewer Infrastructure

  Under President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA program to offer grant assistance at no cost to small and financially distressed communities

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of approximately $50 million in grants through the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program.

  • Release Date: August 15, 2023

• EPA Fines Waterloo, Iowa, Company for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Waterloo, Iowa, Company for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  • Release Date: August 14, 2023

• EPA Partially Approves, Partially Disapproves Missouri’s List of Impaired Waters

  EPA News Release: EPA Partially Approves, Partially Disapproves Missouri’s List of Impaired Waters

  • Release Date: August 8, 2023

• EPA Region 7 to Showcase Mobile Response Vehicles at Iowa State Fair

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Showcase Mobile Response Vehicles at Iowa State Fair

  • Release Date: August 7, 2023

• EPA Awards $25,000 to Rice University for Research on PFAS Waste in Landfills

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $25,000 to Rice University to fund their research on treating PFAS (per- and polyfluoralkyl) waste in landfills as part of the Agency’s People, Prosperity, and the Planet.

  • Release Date: August 7, 2023

• EPA Awards $24,000 to University of Texas at Dallas for Air Quality Sensor Project

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $24,999 for the University of Texas at Dallas for their work to develop low-cost air quality sensors for environmental justice communities as part of the Agency’s People, Prosperity, and the Planet.

  • Release Date: August 7, 2023

• EPA Releases Preliminary Data for 2022 Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Year

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases Preliminary Data for 2022 Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Year

  • Release Date: August 4, 2023

• EPA Announces Final Cleanup Plan for Drinking Water Aquifer on Tohono O’odham Nation

  Cleanup will pave the way to beneficial groundwater use, ensuring future drinking water security

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Final Cleanup Plan for Drinking Water Aquifer on Tohono O’odham Nation

  • Release Date: August 3, 2023