Monday, February 9, 2026
News Release: BOSTON (Sept. 14, 2021) – Yvonne Bolton, of Marlborough, Conn., was recognized today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for her work to protect New England's environment. Bolton was among 22 recipients across New England honored by EPA's New England Office at the 2021 Environmental Merit Awards virtual ceremony.
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News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 14, 2021) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Arrowhead Refinery Co. Superfund site in Hermantown, Minnesota, has been deleted from the Superfund National Priorities List, or NPL. The agency has determined that cleanup is now complete and no further action is necessary other than continued site inspections, land and groundwater use restrictions and five-year reviews.
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News Release: BOSTON (Sept. 14, 2021) – Richard Skarinka, of Wolfeboro, N.H., was recognized today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for his work to protect New England's environment. Skarinka was among 22 recipients across New England honored by EPA's New England Office at the 2021 Environmental Merit Awards virtual ceremony.
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News Release: San Juan, P.R. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have partnered with other federal agencies and the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (PRDNER) to develop an infographic guide, with a primary goal of educating municipalities about the need to incorporate solid waste and disaster debris management into the next revisions of their hazard mitigation plans.
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News Release: BOSTON (Sept. 14, 2021) – Awards were presented today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to seven individuals and businesses in Massachusetts who were recognized for their work to protect New England's environment. These businesses, non-profits, and government agencies were among 22 recipients across New England honored by EPA's New England Office at the 2021 Environmental Merit Awards virtual ceremony.
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News Release: WASHINGTON (Sept. 14, 2021) — The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is launching a first-of-its-kind USD $2 million grant program, EJ4Climate, to support environmental justice and climate resilience for underserved, vulnerable communities, and Indigenous communities across North America.
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News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 14, 2021) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Barrels Inc. site at 1404 North Larch St. in Lansing, Michigan, has been deleted from Superfund’s National Priorities List, or NPL. EPA has determined that the site cleanup is complete and no further action is required. Operation, maintenance, and monitoring activities will continue at the site as needed.
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News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 14, 2021) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the deletion of the Bennett Stone Quarry, Lemon Lane Landfill and Neal’s Landfill sites in Bloomington, Indiana, from Superfund’s National Priorities List, or NPL. EPA has determined that cleanups at the three sites are completed and no further action is required other than continued operation and maintenance, monitoring, and five-year reviews.
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News Release: WASHINGTON (Sept. 15, 2021)- Xtreme Diesel Performance (XDP), an automotive parts manufacturer and retailer based in Wall Township, New Jersey, with a sales distribution center in Las Vegas, Nevada, has agreed to stop manufacturing and selling parts for diesel pickup trucks that, when installed, ...
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News Release: NEW YORK — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new case study on the New York/New Jersey Harbor Deepening project, which highlights how coordination between federal, state, and local agencies led to lasting reductions in air pollution from marine vessels operating ...
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News Release: LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new emergency drinking water order to the Oasis Mobile Home Park, located on the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Reservation in California. This order requires the current management of Oasis, as well ...
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News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Sept. 15, 2021) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) directing Techtrix, Inc.
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News Release: (Seattle – Sept. 15, 2021) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled an enforcement action with the Union Pacific Railroad for Clean Water Act violations near the Columbia River in Oregon.
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News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 16, 2021) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with Superior Battery to conduct a cleanup at its warehouse in Morris, Illinois, that experienced a significant fire in June. The cleanup is expected to begin in October.
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News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has penalized Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. $38,900 for violating the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act’s Toxic Release Inventory provisions when it failed to report information about toxic chromium compounds at its Portland facility.
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News Release: WASHINGTON (Sept. 16, 2021) – Today, at an event with U.S. Representative Richard Neal, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Martin Suuberg, Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, and other local officials, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox announced a $250 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission.
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News Release: WASHINGTON (Sept. 16, 2021) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is rescinding a guidance document entitled “Applying the Supreme Court’s County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund Decision in the Clean Water Act Section 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program” that was issued by the Trump administration on Jan. 14, 2021. With this action, EPA is preserving longstanding clean water protections.
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News Release: WASHINGTON – Yesterday, EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe joined more than 40 mayors from the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI) to affirm the Agency’s commitment to working collaboratively with local communities along the Mississippi River to address pollution and ...
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News Release: ATLANTA (Sept. 20, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 4 is announcing a new Pollution Prevention (P2) Award Program. EPA Region 4 will recognize organizations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and tribal lands within the boundaries of Region 4 for demonstrated leadership in innovative P2 practices.
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News Release: CALVERT CITY, KY. (Sept. 20, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the deletion of the Airco Superfund site from Superfund’s National Priorities List (NPL), benefitting the environment, the community of Calvert City, and the people of Kentucky.
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