Monday, February 9, 2026
EPA Proposes to Add Lower Neponset River to Superfund National Priorities List

News Release: BOSTON (Sept. 8, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has formally proposed to add a 3.7 mile stretch of the Lower Neponset River to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). EPA is taking this action in response to a request from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). EPA will hold a virtual public meeting for local residents and other interested parties on Tuesday October 5.
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EPA Region 7 Partners with University of Kansas Health System to Promote Safer Management of Bed Bugs and Other Pests at Health Care Facilities

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (SEPT. 8, 2021) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 is announcing a free webinar to encourage Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices in health care settings. The webinar follows the release of EPA’s IPM in Health Care Facilities Toolkit. IPM is a proactive, science-based decision-making framework that emphasizes pest prevention and least-toxic control measures.
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EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by proposing to add the Galey and Lord Plant site in Society Hill, South Carolina to the National Priorities List

News Release: Society Hill, SC (September 9, 2021) — This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is adding four sites and proposing to add another 13 sites including the Galey and Lord Plant site in Society Hill, South Carolina to the Superfund National Priorities List ...
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EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by proposing to add the National Fireworks site in Cordova, Tennessee to the National Priorities List

News Release: MEMPHIS, Tenn. (September 9, 2021) —This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is adding four sites and proposing to add another 13 sites including the National Fireworks site in Cordova, Tennessee to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) where releases ...
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EPA Expands Air Monitoring Efforts in Communities Impacted by Hurricane Ida

News Release: DALLAS – (Sept. 9, 2021) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expanding air quality evaluations in Louisiana communities affected by Hurricane Ida. Today, at the request of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), EPA will begin air sampling near certain industrial ...
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EPA Announces New Steps in Process to Protect Bristol Bay Watershed Under Clean Water Act Authority

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, EPA took an important step in seeking to reinitiate the process of making a Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404(c) determination to protect certain waters in Bristol Bay, Alaska. If such a determination is finalized, it would protect waters over the long term that are essential to commercial, subsistence, and recreational fisheries and other activities that support Alaska Natives and communities in the state.
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U.S. EPA Penalizes Four California Facilities More Than $800,000 for Clean Air Act Chemical Safety Violations

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced settlements with four companies for alleged violations of Clean Air Act chemical release prevention requirements at four anhydrous ammonia facilities in Central California. The companies will pay more than $826,000 in civil penalties and make safety improvements to their facilities, with the goal of protecting the public and first responders from dangerous chemicals.
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EPA’s GreenChill Program Celebrates Smart Refrigerant Management Across the Supermarket Industry

News Release: WASHINGTON – (September 9, 2021) Today, in an online ceremony, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership recognized 12 supermarket industry organizations and one advanced refrigeration system manufacturer for their exceptional achievements in reducing the impacts of commercial refrigeration systems on the environment.
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Environmental Protection Agency publishes notice on Sept. 8

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on Sept. 7?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published by Environmental Protection Agency on Sept. 8

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published on Sept. 7 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA Announces $477 Million WIFIA Loan for Major Climate Resilient Water Infrastructure Project in Hampton Roads, Virginia

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Today, at an event with Newport News Mayor McKinley L. Price, DDS, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Director David Paylor, and other local officials, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox announced a $477 million ...
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What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on Sept. 7?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published on Sept. 7 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Environmental Protection Agency publishes notice on Sept. 7

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Rule published by Environmental Protection Agency on Sept. 7

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA’s GreenChill Program Honors Hy-Vee for Exceptional Goal Achievement in Smart Refrigerant Management

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. - (Sept. 10, 2021) – In an online ceremony Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership recognized Hy-Vee, with corporate headquarters in West Des Moines, Iowa, for Exceptional Goal Achievement and Superior Goal Achievement in smart refrigerant management in the supermarket industry.
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U.S. EPA, CalEPA launch joint effort to strengthen environmental enforcement in communities overburdened by pollution

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO (Sept. 10, 2021) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 (EPA) and the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) signed a five-year, first-of-its-kind Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand joint activities supporting the agencies’ shared goals of reducing pollution burdens, increasing environmental compliance, and improving public health outcomes in overburdened California communities.
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EPA Applauds the Town of Bath, West Virginia, for Completion of Berkeley Springs Trail Project

News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 10, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today applauded the Town of Bath, West Virginia, and its partners for successfully completing the North Berkeley Trail cleanup and restoration project in Berkeley Springs, just north of the old Berkeley Depot.
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