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EPA Names Nikki Tachiki to Lead Long Island Sound Restoration
The EPA has appointed longtime program coordinator Nicole Tachiki as director of the Long Island Sound Partnership, sign...
EPA and DOJ Settle Clean Water Act Case With Old Dutch Mustard Over Acidic River Discharges
The mustard and vinegar maker will pay a $50,000 civil penalty and build a compliance program after repeated acidic disc...
EPA Advances Kerr-McGee Superfund Cleanup in Navassa
EPA has locked in a reuse-focused cleanup plan for one portion of the former Kerr-McGee wood-treating site in Navassa an...
EPA and Ohio Partners Put $37.6 Million Toward Maumee River Cleanup and Habitat
The package funds dredging 121,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from the Lower Maumee and habitat work in the Ot...
EPA Releases Voluntary Checklist to Help States Catch Drinking Water System Risks
New Systemic Issues Checklist supports state sanitary surveys by flagging source water, treatment and main-break problem...
EPA Proposes Natural Attenuation Plan for Chemsol Superfund Groundwater in Piscataway
The new proposal would address contaminated groundwater that moved beyond the former Chemsol facility through monitoring...
EPA Completes Initial Cleanup of Hazardous Brine Site in Fairmont, West Virginia
A $3.1 million federal removal action eliminated immediate threats from radioactive waste after a 2023 industrial fire, ...
EPA Grants Community Request, Extends Wappinger Creek Superfund Comment Period to Sept. 21
The EPA extended the public comment window for its proposed mercury cleanup at the Wappinger Creek Superfund site in Dut...
EPA Regional Administrator's Virginia Tour Highlights Collaboration on Farming, Recycling, and Port Sustainability
EPA Mid-Atlantic chief Amy Van Blarcom-Lackey toured Virginia to observe farmer-led conservation, AI-driven recycling, a...
EPA Moves to Let New Hampshire Exit Ozone Transport Region and Scrap Vehicle Emissions Testing
Proposed rules would withdraw the state from the regional ozone compact and remove its inspection program, shifting regu...
EPA Revives Water Workforce Initiative as Sector Faces Retirement Wave, Plans New Recruitment Toolbox
The EPA convened a water workforce roundtable to address the looming shortage of qualified operators, with one-third nea...
EPA's Lake Guardian Begins Month-Long Summer Survey of Great Lakes
The EPA's largest research vessel is sampling water quality and food-web conditions across all five Great Lakes, extendi...
EPA Releases Fluoride Toxicity Assessment Protocol, Pulling Rule Review Years Forward
EPA published the roadmap for a fast-tracked fluoride health assessment focused on children's neurodevelopment and denta...
EPA Sets 10-Year Deadline for Lead Pipe Replacement, First National PFAS Limits
EPA's final Lead and Copper Rule Improvements require lead service lines to be replaced within 10 years, while new stand...
EPA Regional Offices: How the Agency Divides Environmental Work by Region
The EPA executes its programs through regional offices across the country. Here's which office in the agency's guide cov...
Germany’s ePA Health Record Struggles to Gain Traction as Insurers Push for Cost Reforms
One year after the electronic patient record (ePA) went live, usage remains low and healthcare stakeholders demand urgen...
Domtar Agrees to $1.5M Penalty and $2.6M in Upgrades to Resolve Arkansas Mill Emissions Violations
The pulp and paper giant will fix pollution controls and monitoring failures at its Ashdown facility after alleged Clean...
EPA Pours $30M into Rural Water Systems for PFAS Testing, Lead Pipe Removal
Three national technical assistance providers will use $30 million in new EPA grants to train operators, test private we...
EPA Proposes Ozone Attainment Status for Detroit Area and Two Michigan Counties
The EPA has proposed lifting nonattainment designations for ground-level ozone in Berrien, Muskegon and the Detroit metr...
EPA Reverses Course, Allows Salt River Project to Keep Dumping Coal Ash in Unlined Pond
The EPA has approved SRP’s application to continue using an unlined coal ash pond at the Coronado Generating Station, ig...
EPA Proposes Interim Plan to Remove Mercury from Wappinger Creek Superfund Site
The EPA targets the most heavily contaminated sediment and soil along the upper Wappinger Creek to stop mercury spreadin...
EPA Finalizes Cleanup for Arsenic and Lead at Former Kil-Tone Co. Superfund Site in Vineland, NJ
The U.S. EPA will excavate arsenic- and lead-contaminated soil from 55 floodplain properties along Tarkiln Branch, requi...
EPA Grants First Lobster Boat Engine Waiver Under New Rule, Signaling Flexibility for Industry
The U.S. EPA exempted a Massachusetts lobster boat from Tier 4 marine engine standards, the first use of a 2024 exemptio...
EPA Sends California Port Emission Waivers to Congress, Posing Cost Risks for Supply Chains
EPA transmitted two California waiver rules for marine vessels to Congress under the Congressional Review Act, citing bu...
EPA Proposes Ending DEF-Induced Engine Deratements, Offering $12 Billion Relief to Truckers and Farmers
EPA's proposed rule aims to end diesel engine deratements from DEF failures, saving truckers an estimated $12 billion wh...