There were 71 press releases published by the Environmental Protection Agency in July.
The most recent press release, "EPA and Army Announce Next Steps for Crafting Enduring Definition of Waters of the United States," was submitted on July 30.
The Environmental Protection Agency published 136 the month before, marking a 47.8 percent decrease 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 July
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| EPA and Army Announce Next Steps for Crafting Enduring Definition of Waters of the United States | 07/30/2021 |
| New Interactive Maps and Resources Empower the Public and Policymakers to Act on Environmental Justice | 07/29/2021 |
| Update to EPA’s AirNow mobile device app gives public increased access to information about air quality during wildfires | 07/29/2021 |
| EPA Releases Preliminary Data for 2020 Toxics Release Inventory Reporting, Including First Ever Reporting on PFAS | 07/29/2021 |
| EPA Approves Expanded Cleanup Plan for the NIPSCO Bailly Generating Facility in Chesterton, Indiana | 07/29/2021 |
| EPA Clean Air Act Settlement Addresses Engine Emissions from Vermont Company | 07/28/2021 |
| Eastwick Lower Darby Creek Area Community Advisory Group Wins Superfund Community Excellence Award | 07/28/2021 |
| Washington University in St. Louis Receives Over $740,000 in EPA Funding for Research to Assess Health and Environmental Impacts of Biotechnology Products | 07/28/2021 |
| EPA Awards Nearly $4M to Create Research Centers in North Carolina for Early Childhood Developmental Health | 07/27/2021 |
| EPA Penalizes Manufacturers in Kansas, Missouri and Iowa for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations | 07/27/2021 |
| EPA Awards $3.8M to Create Research Centers for Early Childhood Developmental Health | 07/27/2021 |
| EPA Fines Construction Company in Lincoln, Nebraska, for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations | 07/27/2021 |
| Justice Department and EPA Reach Clean Air Act Settlement with Advanced Flow Engineering for Selling Defeat Devices | 07/27/2021 |
| EPA to Hold Webinar Briefing on Release of New Environmental Justice Web Resource | 07/27/2021 |
| EPA awards over $300,000 to University of Colorado Boulder to develop biotechnology software tools | 07/27/2021 |
| EPA Announces Intent to Bolster Limits on Water Pollution from Power Plants | 07/26/2021 |
| EPA proposes $24k penalty for illegal mining in South Fork Clearwater | 07/26/2021 |
| EPA Awards $750,000 to UC San Diego to Help Safely Develop Biotechnology Used Against Mosquito-Borne Disease | 07/26/2021 |
| EPA Reaches Settlement with Aerosols Danville Regarding Hazardous Waste | 07/26/2021 |
| EPA Begins Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Wear Cote International Site in Rock Island, Illinois | 07/26/2021 |
| Administrator Regan Highlights Climate and Equity at G20 Environment Ministers’ Meeting | 07/23/2021 |
| EPA fines PM Properties for violations related to underground storage tanks in northern Virginia | 07/22/2021 |
| EPA settles chemical accident prevention planning violations at eight Yakima Valley cold storage facilities | 07/22/2021 |
| EPA Awards Over $3 Million Towards Research to Assess Health and Environmental Impacts of Biotechnology Products | 07/22/2021 |
| Simplot pays $65K EPA penalty for pesticides violations | 07/22/2021 |
| EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Properties near the Facet Enterprises, Inc. Superfund Site in Elmira Heights, New York | 07/22/2021 |
| EPA and Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority Agree on the Implementation of Corrective Measures Related to the Anguilla Wastewater Treatment Plant on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | 07/22/2021 |
| EPA Awards Georgia Tech over $759,000 to Assess Health and Environmental Impacts of Biotechnology Products | 07/22/2021 |
| EPA settlement with MDV SpartanNash resolves Clean Air Act violations at Norfolk, Va. food distribution center | 07/21/2021 |
| EPA Releases Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (CyAN) Web Tool to Help Monitor Water Quality | 07/21/2021 |
| EPA Funding Helps the Terns Return to Interstate Island in Duluth-Superior | 07/21/2021 |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces public “office hours” in Telluride, CO to discuss 2021 Telluride Valley Floor/Boomerang Road Time-Sensitive Removal Action | 07/20/2021 |
| EPA Begins Contaminated Soil Cleanup at Former Scrapyard in Hancock, Michigan | 07/20/2021 |
| EPA Announces Request for Applications for Childrens’ Healthy Learning Environments in Low-Income and/or Minority Communities Grant | 07/20/2021 |
| U.S. and Canada Sign New Agreement to Address Building Energy Efficiency and Emissions | 07/20/2021 |
| EPA Proposes Plan to Address Contaminated Groundwater at the Dorado Superfund Site in Puerto Rico | 07/20/2021 |
| EPA settles with heavy steel fabricator Fought & Company Inc. for federal stormwater violations at Tigard, Oregon, facility | 07/20/2021 |
| EPA Begins Demolition at Des Moines TCE Superfund Site, Setting Stage for Redevelopment | 07/19/2021 |
| EPA, Forest Service Release Improved Tools to Equip the Public with Information and Resources on Wildfire Smoke | 07/19/2021 |
| EPA Files Clean Air Act Complaint for Diesel Truck Tampering in Windham, Maine | 07/16/2021 |
| EPA Announces $200k Under the American Rescue Plan to Fund Environmental Justice Initiatives in Massachusetts | 07/15/2021 |
| EPA orders Clarksburg to identify homes, businesses with lead service lines | 07/15/2021 |
| EPA, Milwaukee Leaders Discuss Lead in Drinking Water | 07/14/2021 |
| Boston River Report Cards Show Widespread Improvements in Bacteria Concentrations and Remaining Localized Challenges | 07/14/2021 |
| EPA Announces $200k Under the American Rescue Plan to Fund Environmental Justice Initiatives in Hartford, Conn. | 07/14/2021 |
| EPA Updates Cleanup Plan for Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | 07/14/2021 |
| EPA issues report on health of Salish Sea | 07/14/2021 |
| EPA’s Safer Choice Program Highlighted in Sustainable Shopping Initiative | 07/13/2021 |
| EPA Awards $6 Million to the University of California, Davis to Support Pesticide Safety Outreach | 07/13/2021 |
| EPA Announces $400,000 for Milwaukee and Madison to Fund Environmental Justice Initiatives | 07/13/2021 |
| EPA announces $200,000 to City of Fort Collins, Colorado to support Healthy Homes program | 07/13/2021 |
| EPA Identifies Drinking Water Contaminants for Potential Regulation | 07/12/2021 |
| EPA to start phase two to remove lead and arsenic-contaminated tailings near Telluride, Colorado | 07/12/2021 |
| DHHR, EPA Partnering to Assist Clarksburg Water System to Test Older Homes with Lead Service Lines | 07/09/2021 |
| DHHR, EPA Partnering to Assist Clarksburg Water System to Test Older Homes with Lead Service Lines | 07/09/2021 |
| ICYMI: Administrator Regan Visits Wisconsin and Michigan Highlighting Water Infrastructure, Environmental Justice, Clean Transportation | 07/09/2021 |
| EPA, Memphis Leaders Discuss Lead in Drinking Water | 07/08/2021 |
| EPA Selects Two New Members to Great Lakes Advisory Board | 07/08/2021 |
| EPA Urges Communities in Tropical Storm Elsa’s Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely | 07/08/2021 |
| EPA Ready to Support FEMA, State Efforts on Tropical Storm Elsa | 07/08/2021 |
| EPA Orders Allied BioScience to Stop Selling and Distributing SurfaceWise2 | 07/08/2021 |
| EPA, Chicago Leaders Discuss Lead in Drinking Water | 07/08/2021 |
| EPA Announces an Additional $50 Million Under the American Rescue Plan to Enhance Air Pollution Monitoring | 07/07/2021 |
| EPA files complaint against local landowner for damages to wetlands in Hauula, Hawaii | 07/07/2021 |
| EPA expands groundwater investigation at Metamora Landfill Superfund site in Metamora, Michigan | 07/06/2021 |
| Four Piping Plovers Hatch in Toledo, Ohio | 07/02/2021 |
| EPA and the City of Jackson, Mississippi Reach Agreement to Improve Drinking Water and Protect Public Health | 07/01/2021 |
| EPA to Hold Methane Detection Technology Virtual Workshop | 07/01/2021 |
| EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan to Address Groundwater Contamination in the Townships of Cinnaminson and Delran, Burlington County, New Jersey | 07/01/2021 |
| EPA Awards Nearly $1 Million to Help Farmers in Wisconsin | 07/01/2021 |
| EPA Reaches Settlements with Seven Construction Companies for Clean Water Violations in Massachusetts | 07/01/2021 |
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