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Administrator Wheeler Statement on Cancellation of Bipartisan PFAS Destruction Research Squashed by Obama EPA Leadership

WASHINGTON (August 25, 2020) — Today, U.S.

Administrator Wheeler, Congressman Hudson Highlight Trump Administration Action on PFAS at Roundtable in Fayetteville, N.C.

Fayetteville, N.C. (August 25, 2020) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler attended a roundtable hosted by U.S.

EPA, U.S. Department of Defense, and State Partners Launch Technical Challenge Seeking Innovative Ways to Destroy PFAS in Firefighting Foam

Fayetteville, N.C. (August 25, 2020) — At a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) roundtable hosted by U.S. Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-08) today in Fayetteville, N.C., U.S.

La EPA responde ante la tormenta tropical Marco y se prepara para el huracán Laura

WASHINGTON (24 de agosto de 2020) — Debido a la tormenta tropical Marco que afecta a la Costa del Golfo y el huracán Laura que se proyecta va a seguir una ruta similar, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los EE. UU.

EPA Region 4 Administrator Mary S. Walker Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

RALEIGH, N.C.  (August 25, 2020) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Administrator Mary S.

EPA and Hawaii Libraries Reach Agreement to Identify, Close Pollution-Causing Large Cesspools

EPA and Hawaii Libraries Reach Agreement to Identify, Close Pollution-Causing Large Cesspools

State Public Library System Will Self-Audit to Further Protect Water Resources

Administrator Wheeler Discusses PFAS, Engages with Agriculture Stakeholders, Tours Brownfields Redevelopment in North Carolina

Durham, N.C. (August 25, 2020) — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler continued his swing through the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast region with stops in Fayetteville, Fuquay Varina, and Dunn, N.C.

U.S. EPA awards nearly $100,000 to address microplastic pollution in Lake Tahoe

LAKE TAHOE - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $97,000 in grants for projects to address microplastic pollution in Lake Tahoe.