There were 59 press releases published by the Environmental Protection Agency in February.
The most recent press release, "EPA supports Texas with additional air monitoring equipment," was submitted on Feb. 27.
The Environmental Protection Agency published 94 the month before, marking a 37.2 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 February
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| EPA supports Texas with additional air monitoring equipment | 02/27/2021 |
| EPA Southeast Supports Texas Water System Recovery | 02/26/2021 |
| Soil cleanup completed as required by EPA at former Koppers facility in Carbondale, Illinois | 02/25/2021 |
| EPA, Ouachita Parish and others release flood resilience study | 02/25/2021 |
| Settlement with South Portland, Maine Semiconductor Manufacturer Will Reduce Hazardous Air Pollution | 02/25/2021 |
| U.S. Government Calls for End of Disposing Solid Waste at Puerto Rico Municipal Landfill | 02/25/2021 |
| EPA to Review Cleanups at Seven New England Superfund Sites This Year | 02/25/2021 |
| Consent Decree Entered to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations at the ABC Coke Facility in Tarrant, Alabama | 02/24/2021 |
| Newport Bay boat yards to pay penalties over violations of Clean Water Act | 02/24/2021 |
| EPA Region 7 Deploys Certified Drinking Water Analysts with Mobile Lab to Work with Texas as They Restore Drinking Water Systems | 02/23/2021 |
| EPA Supports Water System Recovery in Texas Communities | 02/23/2021 |
| EPA Reaches Settlement for Unauthorized Wetlands Destruction Along Des Moines River | 02/23/2021 |
| NEWS BRIEF: EPA raises vessel sunken in January to protect Lake Tahoe | 02/23/2021 |
| EPA Takes Action to Address PFAS in Drinking Water | 02/22/2021 |
| EPA and Partners Installing Three Trash Traps in St. Louis Streams | 02/22/2021 |
| After Careful Consideration, EPA Supports Tenth Circuit’s Renewable Fuels Association Decision | 02/22/2021 |
| EPA approves Arkansas' clean-air plan for ozone | 02/22/2021 |
| EPA Seeks Small Businesses Input on Risk Management Rulemaking for PV29 | 02/19/2021 |
| The Environmental Protection Agency extends nominations deadline for the 2021 President’s Environmental Student and Teacher Awards | 02/19/2021 |
| EPA Approves Emergency Fuel Waiver for Texas | 02/19/2021 |
| Delaware companies settle alleged Clean Air Act violations involving aftermarket devices for diesel trucks | 02/18/2021 |
| EPA Challenge Seeks Innovative Solutions for Reducing Indoor Air Pollution from Wildfires | 02/17/2021 |
| EPA challenge seeks innovative solutions for reducing indoor air pollution from western wildfires | 02/17/2021 |
| U.S. EPA penalizes Salinas, California company over violating Clean Air Act chemical safety requirements | 02/17/2021 |
| EPA begins hazardous waste cleanup at former Metal Processing Inc. site in Milwaukee | 02/17/2021 |
| Arctic Cold Causing Rolling Blackouts in Heartland | 02/17/2021 |
| EPA Announces $321 Million Loan to Improve Water Quality in the Potomac River and Alexandria, Virginia | 02/16/2021 |
| EPA Urges Those Affected by Power Outages to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely | 02/16/2021 |
| EPA: 2020 Power Plant Emissions Continue to Demonstrate Significant Reductions | 02/16/2021 |
| EPA Commits to Strengthening Science Used in Chemical Risk Evaluations | 02/16/2021 |
| EPA Settles with “Texas Flip N Move” TV Show for Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations | 02/16/2021 |
| EPA approves revisions to Louisiana Water Quality Standards | 02/12/2021 |
| EPA settles Boise asbestos case with “Wright Brothers, the Building Company” and “First Team Restoration” | 02/12/2021 |
| EPA reaches major cleanup agreement for the Portland Harbor Superfund Site, 100 percent of site now in active engineering design phase | 02/12/2021 |
| EPA Announces Major Agreement with Developer to Remediate Superfund Site in Nashua, New Hampshire | 02/12/2021 |
| EPA Seeks Small Businesses Input on Risk Management Rulemaking for Asbestos, Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos | 02/11/2021 |
| Draft Water Permits for Bulk Petroleum Storage Facilities Will Help Protect Chelsea River and Local Communities | 02/11/2021 |
| EPA Extends Public Comment Period for Additions to Missouri’s Impaired Waters List | 02/11/2021 |
| EPA fines Par Hawaii refining facilities over chemical safety, hazardous waste violations in West Oahu | 02/11/2021 |
| EPA Awards Contracts Worth up to $220 million to Three Companies for Cleanup at Navajo Nation Area Abandoned Uranium Mines | 02/11/2021 |
| EPA settlement with Fleur de Lis resolves oil spills affecting surface waters in Wyoming | 02/10/2021 |
| EPA penalizes Shell for Anacortes refinery release | 02/10/2021 |
| EPA Registers Copper Surfaces for Residual Use Against Coronavirus | 02/10/2021 |
| EPA, NFWF Fund Actions to Improve Water Quality in Bay-Linked Rivers and Streams in Pennsylvania | 02/10/2021 |
| U.S., Pennsylvania Settlement to Reduce Hazardous Pollution from the American Zinc Recycling facility | 02/09/2021 |
| EPA begins five-year review of Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund site in Uniontown, Ohio | 02/09/2021 |
| EPA Takes Action to Protect Scientific Integrity | 02/09/2021 |
| EPA orders Amazon to halt illegal pesticides sales | 02/09/2021 |
| EPA offers $120,000 in grant funds to support healthy, resilient, and sustainable communities in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington | 02/09/2021 |
| Court approves EPA and Dico Inc. and Titan Tire Company Settlement in Des Moines: EPA to Demolish Contaminated Buildings, City Prepares for Redevelopment of 43 Acres | 02/08/2021 |
| EPA settles with Emerald Kalama Chemical, LLC over hazardous waste handling, storage violations | 02/08/2021 |
| EPA begins five-year review of cleanup plan for the USS Lead Superfund site in East Chicago, Indiana | 02/08/2021 |
| EPA Announces $600,000 in Brownfields Technical Assistance Funding to Advance Equitable Development and Address Historical Environmental Justice Challenges in Brownfields Communities | 02/08/2021 |
| EPA settles with City of Pittsburgh, PWSA on stormwater violations | 02/05/2021 |
| EPA Announces Cleanup Plan and Public Meeting for Findett/Huster Road Substation Superfund Site in St. Charles, Missouri | 02/04/2021 |
| US Will Not Appeal District Court Decision Allowing Sierra Club-DTE Energy Settlement | 02/04/2021 |
| EPA Compliance Assistance Webinar for Agricultural Facilities Expires Online Feb. 21 | 02/04/2021 |
| EPA seeks public comment on proposed cleanup plan for Former GM Delco Plant 5 in Kokomo, Indiana | 02/03/2021 |
| EPA Announces Additional Biden-Harris Appointees | 02/02/2021 |
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