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EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $125 Million to Upgrade Older Diesel Engines to Cleaner and Zero-Emission Solutions that are Better for Our Communities. Release Date: October 18, 2024. Search all News Releases. Contact Us to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem. Last updated on July 31, 2024.
The soil sampling and technical assistance listed above are being provided through EJ Showcase resources and support from local partners. For more information or to become involved, please contact (moses.althea@epa.gov) at 913-551-7649. Region 8 EJ Showcase Community: Salt Lake City, UT. Overview. Successes.
Releases and Spills. Chemicals That Must Be Reported (List of Lists) Oil Spill Prevention and Preparedness. Report Spills and Environmental Violations. Toxics Release Inventory (TRI): Releases from Facilities. Reviewing New Chemicals. Chemical Data Reporting. to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem. Last updated on April 18, 2024.
The Region 2 EJ Program works to integrate the consideration of environmental justice into all of our Regional programs, functions and activities in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Our strategy is outlined in our Regional EJ Action Plan. The Region 2 Environmental Justice Program is driven by community-based work.
Outdoor air pollution challenges facing the United States today include: Meeting health-based standards for common air pollutants. Limiting climate change. Reducing risks from toxic air pollutants. Protecting the stratospheric ozone layer against degradation. Indoor air pollution, which arises from a variety of causes, also can cause health ...
On October 17, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement with Hilcorp Energy Company resolving Clean Air Act (CAA) and New Mexico Air Quality Control Act (AQCA) violations at the company’s oil and gas production operations in New Mexico. Consent Decree: 2024-10-17: CAA
Stormwater Pollution. Nutrient Pollution. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Polluted Runoff: Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution. Last updated on January 19, 2024. Learn about EPA's work to protect and study national waters and supply systems. Subtopics include drinking water, water quality and monitoring, infrastructure and resilience.
EPA Announces Federal Enforcement Priorities to Protect Communities from Pollution. New priorities tackle modern challenges including climate change, PFAS, coal ash, air toxics, drinking water contamination, and chemical accidents, all with a focus on achieving environmental justice. August 17, 2023.
Chicago Lead in Drinking Water Study. Chicago River. Environmental Issues in Illinois' Cahokia Heights and Metro-East Neighborhoods. Communities in the East St. Louis Area and Sanitary Sewer Overflows. Ethylene Oxide in Lake County. Mahomet Aquifer Sole Source Designation. Sterigenics Willowbrook Facility. Veolia Sauget Air Permitting.
Climate change can also impact human health by worsening air and water quality, increasing the spread of certain diseases, and altering the frequency or intensity of extreme weather events. 3. Rising sea level threatens coastal communities and ecosystems. 4. Changes in the patterns and amount of rainfall, as well as changes in the timing and ...