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• City of Silex, Missouri, Agrees to Remedy Alleged Safe Drinking Water Act Violations

  EPA News Release: City of Silex, Missouri, Agrees to Remedy Alleged Safe Drinking Water Act Violations

  • Release Date: October 31, 2023

• EPA Announces Nearly $2 Million in Cleanup and Climate Grants to Choctaw Nation

  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized the Choctaw Nation for two grants totaling nearly $2 million.

  • Release Date: October 31, 2023

• EPA Fines Red Star Yeast Company LLC in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Red Star Yeast Company LLC in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  • Release Date: October 30, 2023

• Underground Petroleum Storage Tank Violations result in Fines for Several Businesses in New Jersey and New York

  EPA News Release: Underground Petroleum Storage Tank Violations result in Fines for Several Businesses in New Jersey and New York

  • Release Date: October 30, 2023

• EPA Advances Enforcement Actions to Protect Communities from Hazardous Lead Paint

  Enforcement Initiatives and Tools Target Noncompliance by Renovators and Property Managers

  EPA News Release: EPA Advances Enforcement Actions to Protect Communities from Hazardous Lead Paint

  • Release Date: October 30, 2023

• MEDIA ADVISORY: Durham-area press tour to highlight $15M investment in Superfund cleanups and recycling infrastructure

  EPA News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY: Durham-area press tour to highlight $15M investment in Superfund cleanups and recycling infrastructure

  • Release Date: October 27, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $120 Million WIFIA Loan to Strengthen Climate Resilience in Florida

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $120 Million WIFIA Loan to Strengthen Climate Resilience in Florida

  • Release Date: October 27, 2023

• EPA penalizes Town of Coulee Dam over $70,000 for Clean Water Act violations

  Wastewater plant failed to meet basic requirements of pollutant discharge permit

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Town of Coulee Dam over $70,000 for Clean Water Act violations

  • Release Date: October 26, 2023

• Two Westbrook, Maine Companies Fined for Failing to Warn Tenants about Lead Paint

  Companies will pay penalties and remove lead-based paint under settlement

  EPA News Release: Two Westbrook, Maine Companies Fined for Failing to Warn Tenants about Lead Paint

  • Release Date: October 26, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Project Agreement for Over $100 Million to Clean up Cuyahoga River Area of Concern

  Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, the new funding agreement between EPA and non-federal sponsors will cleanup 875,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediments.

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Project Agreement for Over $100 Million to Clean up Cuyahoga River Area of Concern

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• EPA Awards $1 Million to San Juan to Tackle Climate Pollution

  Funding made possible by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $1 Million to San Juan to Tackle Climate Pollution

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $1.7 Million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Illinois as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Grants to Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, United Congregations of Metro East and Ecology Action Center announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agree

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $1.7 Million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Illinois as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2 Million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Ohio as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Grants to Cuyahoga County Board of Health, Advocates for Basic Legal Equity Inc. and Vincentian Ohio Action Network (doing business as ARCH) announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Coopera

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2 Million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Ohio as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2.5 Million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Michigan as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Grants to the cities of Ann Arbor and Flint and the non-profit One Love Global announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-Governm

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2.5 Million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Michigan as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.5 Million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Wisconsin as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  City of Milwaukee Environmental Collaboration Office and Reflo Inc. announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant p

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.5 Million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Wisconsin as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023