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EPA penalizes Premier Performance $3 million for selling ‘defeat’ devices

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Public invited to comment on institutional control plan for railroad corridors in the Libby Asbestos Superfund site

USDA Invests $285 Million to Improve National Forest and Grassland Infrastructure

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2021 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $285 million to help the Forest Service address critical deferred maintenance and improve transportation and recreation infrastructure on national forests and grasslands.

EPA announces grant funding to Bessemer Historical Society, Inc. (dba Steelworks Center of the West) to develop an urban agriculture project in Pueblo, Colorado

PUEBLO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Agency will award Bessemer Historical Society, Inc.

EPA announces grant funding to Focus Points Family Resource Center to develop an urban agriculture training program in Northeast Denver

DENVER – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the agency will award Focus Points Family Resource Center of Northeast Denver $70,000 in grant funding to develop their Huerta Urbana urban agriculture project.

EPA Seeks Public Comment on Protecting Human Health and the Environment from PBT Chemicals

WASHINGTON (March 8, 2021) — Today, in accordance with Biden-Harris Administration executive orders and directives, the U.S.

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Senate Passage of the American Rescue Plan Act

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2021 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement today on passage of the American Rescue Plan Act by the U.S. Senate.

EPA Seeks Nominations for Local Government Advisory Committee

WASHINGTON (March 5, 2021) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing a solicitation for nominations to serve on its Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC), which advises the EPA on critical environmental issues impacting local governments.