Monday, November 18, 2024
EPA to Hold Building Managers Responsible for Lead-Based Paint Safety Requirements

News Release: WASHINGTON (Nov. 4, 2021) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its intent today to improve compliance and strengthen enforcement of the lead-based paint Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule as it applies to property management companies (PMCs) that perform, offer, or claim to perform regulated renovations without certification from the EPA in pre-1978 housing or child-occupied facilities.
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Connecticut Receives $360,000 to Expand Program to Test Drinking Water for Lead in Schools

News Release: BOSTON (Nov. 4, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the State of Connecticut $360,000 to use for lead testing in schools in targeted Environmental Justice areas, where rates of childhood blood lead levels are the highest in the state. This funding was awarded ...
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EPA Announces $424 Million WIFIA Loan to Improve Water Quality and Climate Resiliency in Miami-Dade County, Florida

News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, at a virtual event with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and other local officials, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox announced a $424 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) ...
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Rule published on Nov. 4 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Environmental Protection Agency publishes rule on Nov. 4

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on Nov. 4?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published by Environmental Protection Agency on Nov. 4

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA Announces $20 Million WIFIA Loan to Upgrade Aging Water Infrastructure, Improve Climate Resiliency in Evanston, Illinois

News Release: WASHINGTON (Nov. 3, 2021) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $20 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of Evanston, Illinois to upgrade aging infrastructure that brings water from Lake Michigan to the city’s drinking ...
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Environmental Protection Agency publishes notice on Nov. 3

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Proposed rule published on Nov. 3 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” published by the Congressional Record in the House of Representatives section on Oct. 28

“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.“ was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H6031-H6032 on Oct. 28
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EPA Settlements Improve Safety at Facilities in Houlton and Searsport, Maine

News Release: BOSTON (Nov. 2, 2021) – EPA has reached settlements with two companies in Maine for alleged violations of the chemical accident prevention requirements of the federal Clean Air Act. The companies, GAC Chemical Corp. (GAC) in Searsport, and Tate and Lyle Ingredients Americas in Houlton, will pay civil penalties. Both companies took steps to improve safety at their facilities after EPA's inspections.
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EPA Awards Part of $6 Million to Tulane Univ. to Research Human Viruses Found in Wastewater Intended for Reuse

News Release: DALLAS – (Nov. 2, 2021) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced Tulane University in New Orleans, La., is among recipients of $6,198,689 in funding for five grants to support research on existing and novel surrogates for detecting and monitoring viruses that are excreted with feces in wastewater that is intended for water reuse applications.
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EPA Orders Kleanguard in Lombard, Illinois, to Stop Selling Unregistered Pesticide

News Release: CHICAGO (Nov. 2, 2021) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a “Stop Sale” order to Kleanguard 48 LLC in Lombard, Illinois, to immediately halt the sale or distribution of an unregistered pesticide in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
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EPA Region 7 Responding to Mercury Spill at Residences in Wentzville, Missouri, Area

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (NOV. 2, 2021) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 On-Scene Coordinators (OSCs) and contractors are responding to several residences in Wentzville, Missouri, where high levels of mercury have been found after a child was taken to a suburban St. Louis hospital ...
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U.S. to Sharply Cut Methane Pollution that Threatens the Climate and Public Health

News Release: WASHINGTON (Nov. 2, 2021) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took an important step forward to advance President Biden’s commitment to action on climate change and protect people’s health by proposing comprehensive new protections to sharply reduce pollution from the ...
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EPA Directs City of Benton Harbor, Michigan, to Take Immediate Actions to Improve the Safety and Reliability of its Drinking Water

News Release: WASHINGTON (Nov. 2, 2021) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an order under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act to the city of Benton Harbor, Michigan, based on violations and deficiencies found during a recent, joint federal-state inspection of the water system. ...
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What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on Nov. 2?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published on Nov. 2 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Environmental Protection Agency publishes rule on Nov. 2

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page rule on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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