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EPA offers $120,000 in grant funds to support healthy, resilient, and sustainable communities in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that $120,000 in grant funding is now available for local organizations to support projects that build community health and resilience in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

EPA Takes Action to Protect Scientific Integrity

WASHINGTON (February 9, 2021) — President Biden’s Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Governme

EPA begins five-year review of Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund site in Uniontown, Ohio

CHICAGO (Feb. 9, 2021) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began the fifth 5-year review of the Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund site at 12646 Cleveland Ave., Uniontown, Ohio.

U.S., Pennsylvania Settlement to Reduce Hazardous Pollution from the American Zinc Recycling facility

WASHINGTON (February 9, 2021) — American Zinc Recycling Corp.

EPA orders Amazon to halt illegal pesticides sales

The Seattle office of the U.S.

US retailers signal record imports each month in H1 2021

[caption caption="Strong import volumes continue despite congestion at some US ports. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Buoyed by relentless growth in consumer purchasing, US retailers are projecting that imports in the first half of 2021 will increase 22.1 percent over the same period last year and, more importantly, that each month will set...

EPA begins five-year review of cleanup plan for the USS Lead Superfund site in East Chicago, Indiana

CHICAGO (Feb. 8, 2021) — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has begun the first five-year review of the USS Lead Superfund site cleanup in East Chicago, Indiana. EPA will evaluate whether the cleanup continues to be protective of public health and the environment.

EPA Announces $600,000 in Brownfields Technical Assistance Funding to Advance Equitable Development and Address Historical Environmental Justice Challenges in Brownfields Communities

WASHINGTON (February 8, 2021) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the selection of Groundwork USA, a national nonprofit organization, to receive $600,000 in funding to provide technical assistance to brownfields communities.