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What did Environmental Protection Agency publish in March?

There were 110 press releases published by the Environmental Protection Agency in March.

The most recent press release, "EPA orders Philadelphia company to stop making inaccurate health claims about pesticide," was submitted on March 31.

The Environmental Protection Agency published 59 the month before, marking an 86.4 percent increase for the current month.

More than half of the Agency's employees are engineers, scientists and protection specialists. The Climate Reality Project, a global climate activist organization, accused Agency leadership in the last five years of undermining its main mission.

The EPA's budget increased by 18 percent in fiscal year 2022.

Data collected on Sept. 1 by the Environmental Protection Agency

Press releases by the Environmental Protection Agency in March
TitlePublication Date
EPA and Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission to Partner on Environmental Justice Academy in Dayton03/31/2021
Administrator Regan Directs EPA to Reset Critical Science-Focused Federal Advisory Committees03/31/2021
EPA recognizes Dell Technologies for reducing electronic products from landfills03/31/2021
EPA Recognizes Electronics Industry Leaders in New Jersey and New York for Diverting 176,494 Tons of Electronic Products from Landfills03/31/2021
EPA orders Philadelphia company to stop making inaccurate health claims about pesticide03/31/2021
EPA Announces Public Listening Sessions and Roundtables on the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions03/31/2021
EPA Issues Administrative Order Requiring City to Construct Sewage Retention Tanks for Gowanus Canal Superfund Site Cleanup03/30/2021
EPA Recognizes Staples, Inc. of Framingham, Mass. for Electronics Recycling Efforts03/30/2021
EPA Recognizes Electronics Industry Leaders for Diverting 176,494 Tons of Electronic Products from Landfills, Reducing Environmental Impacts Across the Country and Helping to Address Climate Change03/30/2021
Cleanup work to resume next month at Grasse River Superfund Site in Massena, New York03/30/2021
EPA seeks public comment on Red Lake Nation’s application to implement water quality standards03/26/2021
EPA Withdraws Plantwide Applicability Limit Permit for Limetree Bay Refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Will Review Clean Air Act Requirements for the Facility03/25/2021
EPA Announces 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants, Including 6 Arizona Companies03/25/2021
EPA announces oil cleanup to begin at the Cline Avenue Ditch Site in Gary, Indiana03/25/2021
EPA Announces Four Louisiana Facilities Among 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants03/25/2021
EPA Announces Flowers Baking Co. of Batesville, Ark., Among 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants03/25/2021
EPA begins public comment period on proposed cleanup and final remedy for the former AK Steel – Zanesville Works site, Zanesville, Ohio03/25/2021
Dangerous Anhydrous Ammonia Tank Recovered from Missouri River, near Claysville03/25/2021
EPA Announces Koch Fertilizer in Enid, Okla., Among 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants03/24/2021
EPA Announces Availability of up to $600K to Support Healthy, Resilient and Sustainable Communities in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations03/24/2021
U.S., Pennsylvania Resolve Wetlands, Water Violations by Chesapeake Appalachia03/24/2021
EPA cleanup to start in Ohio’s Maumee Area of Concern on Lake Erie03/24/2021
U.S. EPA awards nearly $200,000 to Kern County for job training tied to revitalization work03/24/2021
EPA Announces Five Texas 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants03/24/2021
EPA Announces $18 Million Loan to Support Affordability and Essential Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Wayne County, Michigan03/24/2021
Massachusetts Auto Salvage Company Settles Alleged Clean Water Act Violations03/24/2021
U.S. EPA awards nearly $5.7 million to improve post-typhoon waste management in CNMI03/24/2021
Settlement with Merit Energy resolves violations of oil pollution prevention regulations in Wyoming03/24/2021
EPA to resume soil cleanup at the Jacobsville Superfund site in Evansville, Indiana03/23/2021
Statement by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan on National Agriculture Day03/23/2021
EPA to begin demolition of former Brown’s Funeral Home site in Flint, Michigan03/23/2021
EPA Announces 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants including Nevada Company03/23/2021
U.S. EPA orders cleanup at waste hauler facility in Guam03/22/2021
Pennsylvania Dentists Getting Check-Up on EPA Rule Compliance03/22/2021
EPA Celebrates World Water Day, Announces $2.7 Billion to Improve Water Infrastructure03/22/2021
EPA Community Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment in New England03/22/2021
EPA Honors ENERGY STAR Manufacturing Plants in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia03/19/2021
EPA selects Limitless Vistas to provide environmental job training in New Orleans03/19/2021
EPA Recognizes Georgia-Pacific Cellulose in New Augusta, Mississippi for Achieving 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certification03/18/2021
EPA Announces 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin03/18/2021
EPA Announces 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants in Alabama03/18/2021
EPA Awards Brownfields Job Training Grants to organizations in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Wilmington03/18/2021
EPA Recognizes Argos USA LLC, in Harleyville, South Carolina for Achieving 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certification03/18/2021
EPA Announces 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants in Tennessee03/18/2021
EPA Brownfields Job Training Grant Will Train Workers in East Point, Georgia03/18/2021
EPA Announces 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants in Florida03/18/2021
Under Agreement with EPA, US Forest Service Closes 77 Pollution Causing Cesspools03/18/2021
EPA Recognizes Honda Precision Parts Georgia in Tallapoosa, Georgia for Achieving 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certification03/18/2021
EPA and Santa Fe Community College Partner to Provide Environmental Job Training03/18/2021
EPA Reboots Climate Change Website03/18/2021
EPA Fines Swain Construction Inc. in Omaha $150K for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations03/18/2021
EPA Announces 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants in Kentucky03/18/2021
EPA Announces 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants03/18/2021
EPA Collects $10K Penalty from SC Diesel LLC in Boonville, Missouri, for Alleged Automobile ‘Defeat Device’ Violations03/18/2021
EPA Recognizes Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc., in Gastonia North Carolina for Achieving 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certification03/18/2021
EPA Announces Four 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska03/18/2021
United States Reaches Proposed Settlement with Ranch Owner to Restore Creek and Wetlands and Pay Damages for Trespass03/18/2021
Four-Week Webinar Kicks Off Addressing Economy and Food Insecurity03/17/2021
EPA Southeast Region to Announce Brownfields Job Training Grant for the City of East Point03/17/2021
U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan Reaffirms State-Federal Partnership and Landmark Agreement on Environmental Health03/16/2021
WaterSense Challenges Homeowners: Take 10 Minutes to Find and Fix a Leak this Week03/15/2021
EPA settlement with Western Reserve Chemical Corporation in Stow, Ohio resolves alleged TSCA reporting violations03/15/2021
EPA Reaches Settlements with Six Missouri Renovators for Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations03/15/2021
Quincy, Mass. Dredging Company to Pay Penalty for Violations of the Ocean Dumping Act03/15/2021
EPA selects Groundwork Denver to receive $178,000 Brownfields job training grant to build a skilled environmental workforce in Sheridan, Colorado03/15/2021
EPA Strengthens Key Power Plant Rule to Reduce Smog this Summer and Improve Air Quality for Millions of Americans03/15/2021
EPA, Kansas, Missouri Announce Change in Fuel Requirements for Suppliers in KC Metro Region03/12/2021
EPA selects $11.92 million cleanup plan at the Pike & Mulberry Superfund site in Martinsville, Indiana03/12/2021
EPA Selects PUSH Buffalo to Receive $200,000 Brownfields Job Training Grant to Build a Skilled Environmental Workforce in Economically Distressed Communities03/12/2021
EPA Selects Three New York City Organizations for Brownfields Job Training Grants to Build a Skilled Environmental Workforce in Economically Distressed Communities03/12/2021
EPA completes cleanup at the Barrels Inc. Superfund site in Lansing, Michigan03/12/2021
U.S. EPA Awards $200,000 to Nye County for job training03/11/2021
EPA Selects 18 Organizations to Receive $3.3 Million in Brownfields Job Training Grants to Build a Skilled Environmental Workforce in Economically Distressed Communities Across the Nation03/11/2021
EPA Brownfields Job Training Grant Will Help Vermont Communities Statewide03/11/2021
EPA finalizes revisions to Arkansas' clean-air plan for regional haze and visibility03/11/2021
EPA settlement with Hess Corporation for Clean Water Act violations at North Dakota gas plant03/11/2021
North Star Paving & Construction pays $130,000 penalty for Safe Drinking Water Act violations in Soldotna, Alaska03/11/2021
Michael S. Regan Sworn in as 16th EPA Administrator03/11/2021
EPA Brownfields Job Training Grant Will Help Connecticut Communities in Greater Bridgeport Area03/11/2021
EPA selects Southwest Economic Solutions to receive $200,000 Brownfields Job Training Grant to Build a Skilled Environmental Workforce in Detroit, Michigan03/11/2021
EPA Brownfields Job Training Grant Will Help Rhode Island Communities in Greater Providence Area03/11/2021
EPA Brownfields Job Training Grant Will Train Workers in Worcester03/11/2021
EPA to Request Additional Input on the Lead and Copper Rule03/10/2021
JB Automotive in Iowa Settles with EPA After Allegedly Selling ‘Defeat Devices’03/10/2021
Public invited to comment on institutional control plan for railroad corridors in the Libby Asbestos Superfund site03/09/2021
EPA penalizes Premier Performance $3 million for selling ‘defeat’ devices03/09/2021
EPA penalizes Arizona Company for selling ‘defeat’ devices03/09/2021
EPA Seeks Public Comment on Protecting Human Health and the Environment from PBT Chemicals03/08/2021
EPA announces grant funding to Bessemer Historical Society, Inc. (dba Steelworks Center of the West) to develop an urban agriculture project in Pueblo, Colorado03/08/2021
EPA announces grant funding to Focus Points Family Resource Center to develop an urban agriculture training program in Northeast Denver03/08/2021
EPA Seeks Nominations for Local Government Advisory Committee03/05/2021
EPA Releases Testing Data Showing PFAS Contamination from Fluorinated Containers03/05/2021
EPA Announces $727 Million Water Infrastructure (WIFIA) Loan to Portland Water Bureau03/04/2021
EPA Announces $727 Million Water Infrastructure Loan to Portland Water Bureau03/04/2021
Three Construction Companies Settle with EPA After Allegedly Polluting Mill Creek in Johnson County, Kansas03/04/2021
EPA requires seven Kauai cesspools to be closed to protect groundwater, fines Hawai‘i DLNR again03/04/2021
EPA Announces Availability of Up to $6 Million in Environmental Justice Grants03/03/2021
Hazardous waste violations at UCT facility in Bristol, Pa. result in $44,880 penalty03/03/2021
EPA, Indiana, and local governments achieve cleaner, healthier air in Southwest Indiana03/02/2021
EPA Settlement with Steel Dynamics, Inc. Will Reduce Air Pollution in Butler, Indiana03/02/2021
EPA Announces Availability of Up to $6 Million in Annual Environmental Justice Grants03/02/2021
Major chemical distributor to pay fine, correct violations under settlement with U.S. EPA03/02/2021
EPA issues summary of recent Safe Drinking Water Act compliance orders to protect public health in Region 8 Indian country03/02/2021
La EPA anuncia la disponibilidad hasta de $6 millones en subvenciones anuales de justicia ambiental03/02/2021
EPA Recognizes Jackman, Maine Wastewater Treatment Facility for Excellence03/01/2021
EPA settles Clean Water Act case with South Bend Products LLC for wastewater discharge violations at SW Washington facility03/01/2021
EPA Recognizes New Hampshire Wastewater Treatment Entities for Excellence03/01/2021
EPA Recognizes Farmington, Connecticut Wastewater Facility Operator for Outstanding Service03/01/2021
EPA Recognizes Rhode Island Wastewater Treatment Entities for Excellence03/01/2021
EPA Recognizes Retired NEIWPCC Employee for Outstanding Service03/01/2021