There were 100 press releases published by the Environmental Protection Agency in August.
The most recent press release, "EPA and Justice Department reach settlement with Northern Cheyenne Utilities Commission to address Clean Water Act violations in Montana," was submitted on Aug. 31.
The Environmental Protection Agency published 71 the month before, marking a 40.8 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. 3 by the Environmental Protection Agency
Press releases by the Environmental Protection Agency in August
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| EPA and Justice Department reach settlement with Northern Cheyenne Utilities Commission to address Clean Water Act violations in Montana | 08/31/2021 |
| EPA Fines Companies in Iowa and Nebraska for Alleged Vehicle ‘Defeat Device’ Violations | 08/31/2021 |
| After Successfully Obtaining a Preliminary Injunction, Justice Department and EPA Reach Clean Air Act Settlement with Gear Box Z for Selling Defeat Devices | 08/30/2021 |
| EPA Approves Emergency Fuel Waivers for Louisiana and Mississippi | 08/30/2021 |
| EPA Urges Communities in Hurricane Ida’s Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely | 08/29/2021 |
| EPA Announces $370,000 Grant for Kansas to Improve Drinking Water for Underserved, Disadvantaged Communities | 08/27/2021 |
| EPA Announces $492,000 Grant for Missouri to Improve Drinking Water for Underserved, Disadvantaged Communities | 08/27/2021 |
| EPA Announces $263,000 Grant for Nebraska to Improve Drinking Water for Underserved, Disadvantaged Communities | 08/27/2021 |
| EPA Urges Communities in Hurricane Ida’s Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely | 08/27/2021 |
| Winchester, Mass. Town Manager Lisa Wong Appointed Vice-Chair of EPA's Local Government Advisory Committee | 08/27/2021 |
| EPA Announces $330,000 Grant for Iowa to Improve Drinking Water for Underserved, Disadvantaged Communities | 08/27/2021 |
| EPA Appoints Wallburg, North Carolina Mayor Pro Tem Timothy “Zane” Hedgecock to Local Government Advisory Committee | 08/26/2021 |
| EPA Appoints Elected Officials from Georgia to Local Government Advisory Committee | 08/26/2021 |
| EPA Appoints Jackson, Mississippi County Administrator Brian Fulton to Local Government Advisory | 08/26/2021 |
| EPA Announces Steps to Advance the Cleanup for Raritan Bay Superfund Site Community | 08/26/2021 |
| EPA Announces Steps to Advance the Cleanup for Raritan Bay Superfund Site Community | 08/26/2021 |
| EPA Announces 2021 President’s Student and Teacher Environmental Award Winners in the Southeast | 08/26/2021 |
| City of Waterbury Mayor O'Leary Appointed to EPA's Local Government Advisory Committee | 08/26/2021 |
| EPA Announces $297,000 for West Virginia to improve drinking water for underserved, disadvantaged communities | 08/26/2021 |
| EPA Announces $449,000 for Virginia to improve drinking water for underserved, disadvantaged communities | 08/26/2021 |
| EPA Announces $164,000 for Delaware to improve drinking water for underserved, disadvantaged communities | 08/26/2021 |
| EPA Administrator Appoints Bolivar, TN Mayor Julian McTizic to Local Government Advisory Committee | 08/26/2021 |
| EPA Announces $755,000 for Pennsylvania to improve drinking water for underserved, disadvantaged communities | 08/26/2021 |
| American Samoa EPA Awarded $200,000 for Environmental Justice Projects under the American Rescue Plan | 08/26/2021 |
| EPA Appoints Palm Beach County, Florida Commissioner Melissa McKinlay to Local Government Advisory Committee | 08/26/2021 |
| EPA Announces $137,000 for the District of Columbia to improve drinking water for underserved, disadvantaged communities | 08/26/2021 |
| EPA Announces $283,000 for Maryland to improve drinking water for underserved, disadvantaged communities | 08/26/2021 |
| EPA announces Colorado and North Dakota appointments to Local Government Advisory Committee | 08/26/2021 |
| EPA Settles with Chevron, Levies Penalty, for Hazardous Waste Violations at Montebello, CA Facility | 08/26/2021 |
| EPA Announces $131 Million WIFIA Loan for PFAS Treatment and Removal Systems in Orange County, California | 08/25/2021 |
| EPA Awards UC Berkeley, the Oakland Public Health Institute, and Stanford nearly $3 Million for Research to Reduce Wildland Fire Smoke Exposure | 08/25/2021 |
| Poor Air Quality Expected for South Coastal New England on Thursday, August 26 | 08/25/2021 |
| Tohono O’odham Nation Awarded $200,000 for Environmental Justice Projects under the American Rescue Plan | 08/25/2021 |
| EPA Announces $25 Million in Grants to Improve Drinking Water Quality for Underserved, Small, and Disadvantaged Communities | 08/25/2021 |
| EPA Orders Companies to Comply with Clean Water Act at Construction Project in Rincón, Puerto Rico | 08/25/2021 |
| Solar Panel Installation Begins at Allied Chemical & Ironton Coke Superfund Site in Ironton, Ohio | 08/25/2021 |
| EPA Announces Appointments to Local Government Advisory Committee | 08/25/2021 |
| Lincoln, Nebraska, Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird Appointed Chair of EPA’s Local Government Advisory Committee | 08/25/2021 |
| EPA Awards Georgia Tech over $1 Million for Research to Help Communities Reduce their Exposure to Wildland Fire Smoke | 08/25/2021 |
| EPA Levies Penalty Against SoCal Company for Illegal Antimicrobial Products | 08/25/2021 |
| Sierra County mine agrees with U.S. EPA to install wastewater treatment, protecting local waterways | 08/24/2021 |
| EPA Proposes Interim Plan to Address Groundwater Contamination at the Welsbach/General Gas Mantle Superfund Site in Gloucester City and Camden, N.J. | 08/24/2021 |
| ICYMI: From the Bay Area to the Border, EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan’s Week in California | 08/23/2021 |
| EPA Awards Over $7 Million for Research to Help Communities Reduce their Exposure to Wildland Fire Smoke | 08/23/2021 |
| EPA and MPCA Announce $6M Sediment Cleanup in the St. Louis River Area of Concern in Scanlon, Minnesota | 08/23/2021 |
| University of Colorado Boulder researchers awarded $1.1 million for projects to reduce exposure to wildland fire smoke at school and at home | 08/23/2021 |
| Administrator Regan Joins San Diego Officials to Announce $120 million WIFIA Loan, Highlight Benefits of Water Infrastructure Investment | 08/20/2021 |
| New England Companies to Pay Penalty for Violations of Clean Water Act | 08/20/2021 |
| EPA, Army Take Action to Address Implementation Challenges with 2020 Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule | 08/20/2021 |
| EPA, Justice Department, and Indiana Amend Agreement with the City of South Bend, Indiana to Treat Sewage and Wastewater | 08/20/2021 |
| EPA Removes Ohio’s Ashtabula River from Binational List of Areas of Concern on the Great Lakes | 08/19/2021 |
| EPA and Unilever Announce Major Research Collaboration to Advance Non-animal Approaches for Chemical Risk Assessment | 08/19/2021 |
| EPA Takes Action to Address Risk from Chlorpyrifos and Protect Children’s Health | 08/18/2021 |
| EPA Celebrates 30 Years of Climate Partnerships | 08/18/2021 |
| Administrator Regan Announces $168 Million in Water Investments in Bay Area, Highlights Benefits of Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal | 08/17/2021 |
| EPA Administrator Regan Announces $168 Million in Water Investments, Highlights Benefits of Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal | 08/17/2021 |
| ENERGY STAR Expands Efforts to Improve Energy Efficiency of U.S. Data Centers | 08/16/2021 |
| EPA Order Requires Cahokia Heights, Illinois, to Address Problems with the City’s Sanitary Sewer System | 08/16/2021 |
| EPA Announces two Northern California Winners of President’s Student Environmental Awards | 08/16/2021 |
| EPA Urges Communities in Tropical Storm Fred’s Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely | 08/16/2021 |
| EPA Receives 50 New Requests for WIFIA Financing Totaling Over $8 Billion | 08/16/2021 |
| EPA Announces 2021 President's Student and Teacher Environmental Award Winners in New England | 08/16/2021 |
| EPA Announces Baton Rouge Catholic High School Student Among 2021 President’s Environmental Youth Awards Winners | 08/13/2021 |
| Telluride, Colorado student wins 2021 President’s Environmental Youth Award | 08/13/2021 |
| EPA Announces Resources to Help Partners Better Address Nutrient Pollution Affecting Waters | 08/13/2021 |
| EPA agreement with Kennedy Center protects water quality of Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay | 08/13/2021 |
| EPA, New Mexico collaborate with Sceye on air quality monitoring initiative | 08/13/2021 |
| EPA Methane Challenge Partners Lead in Efficiency and Emission Reductions | 08/13/2021 |
| EPA Announces 2021 President’s Student and Teacher Environmental Awards Winners | 08/12/2021 |
| EPA Announces Kerry E. O’Neill to Chair Environmental Financial Advisory Board | 08/12/2021 |
| St. Louis Boy Receives 2021 President’s Student Environmental Award | 08/12/2021 |
| Topeka, Kansas, Girl Receives 2021 President’s Student Environmental Award | 08/12/2021 |
| EPA levies penalties against SoCal renovation firms for lead-related violations in L.A. schools | 08/11/2021 |
| Poor Air Quality Expected for Southern and Eastern New England on Thursday, August 12 | 08/11/2021 |
| Cargill Settles with EPA for Alleged Chemical Reporting Violations at Vermont Plant | 08/11/2021 |
| Work to start in September at Peoples Gas Crawford Station in Chicago | 08/11/2021 |
| Justice Department and EPA reach $1 million settlement with Noble Energy and Noble Midstream to resolve Clean Water Act violations at Colorado oil and gas facilities | 08/10/2021 |
| EPA settles with Shell to recover $29.5 Million for cleanup work done at Fullerton, Calif., Superfund Site | 08/10/2021 |
| EPA Announces 11th Annual Tribal Lands and Environment Forum | 08/10/2021 |
| EPA awards Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers more than $1.35 Million for research to better understand exposure of young children to chemicals in soil and dust | 08/10/2021 |
| LPG Land & Development Corp to pay penalty, make stream improvement to settle water violations at Morgantown facility | 08/09/2021 |
| EPA Awards $1,350,000 to UC Davis for Research to Understand Children’s Exposure to Chemicals in Household Dust | 08/09/2021 |
| EPA Awards North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University over $1.3 Million to Better Understand Exposure of Young Children to Chemicals in Soil and Dust | 08/09/2021 |
| EPA Awards Emory University over $1.3 Million to Better Understand Exposure of Young Children to Chemicals in Soil and Dust | 08/09/2021 |
| EPA Awards Florida International University over $1.2 Million to Better Understand Exposure of Young Children to Chemicals in Soil and Dust | 08/09/2021 |
| New York State on Track to Meet Pollutant Reduction Targets for Chesapeake Bay | 08/06/2021 |
| North Dakota Pipeline Company to Pay $35 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties for Largest-Ever Inland Spill of Produced Water from Oil Drilling | 08/06/2021 |
| EPA Awards Over $9 Million for Research to Better Understand Exposure of Young Children to Chemicals in Soil and Dust | 08/06/2021 |
| EPA Wraps Up Public Engagement on the Lead and Copper Rule | 08/06/2021 |
| EPA to Overhaul Pollution Standards for Passenger Vehicles and Heavy-Duty Trucks, Paving Way for Zero-Emission Future | 08/05/2021 |
| EPA settles with City of Wapato for wastewater treatment discharge violations | 08/05/2021 |
| EPA Earns its 12th Consecutive “A” on the Annual Small Business Procurement Scorecard | 08/04/2021 |
| Praxair in Carson, Calif., pays $127,000 EPA penalty for violations of law related to ammonia storage, risk management | 08/04/2021 |
| EPA Orders Action and Monitoring to Protect Drinking Water for Residents of Cahokia Heights, Illinois | 08/03/2021 |
| EPA Settlement Addresses Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations at US Technology Site in Fort Smith, Ark. | 08/03/2021 |
| EPA Launches Mobile CyANWeb App to Expand Data Availability Beyond the CyAN Android™ App | 08/03/2021 |
| EPA Releases Dredged Material Decision Tool to Help with Sediment Disposal Decisions | 08/03/2021 |
| Federal-State Settlement Resolves Environmental Violations at Hussey Copper Smelting Facility in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania | 08/02/2021 |
| U.S. EPA Begins Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Sebring Industrial Plating Site in Sebring, Ohio | 08/02/2021 |
| EPA Announces Selections of Charter Members to the Science Advisory Board | 08/02/2021 |
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