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EPA Announces $192 Million Water Infrastructure Loan to Reduce Sewer Overflows in Seattle

WASHINGTON (April 28, 2020) — Today, the U.S.




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EPA Recognizes University of Arizona and Arizona State University, Winners of Annual Campus RainWorks Challenge

PHOENIX – Today, the U.S.




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EPA Announces Winners of its Annual Campus RainWorks Challenge

WASHINGTON (April 29, 2020) — Today, the U.S.




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Bucks County student wins regional environmental education award

PHILADELPHIA (April 29, 2020) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Lea Wang, a sophomore at Council Rock High School in Holland, Pennsylvania, is the 2019 winner of a President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) for EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region.




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Howard County teacher wins regional environmental education award

PHILADELPHIA (April 29, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that science teacher Ann Strozyk from the Howard County Public School District in Maryland is a 2019 winner of a Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE).




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EPA Awards $1 Million to Kentucky to Help Address Leaking Underground Storage Tanks

Louisville, Ky. (April 12, 2019) – The U.S.




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Omaha/Council Bluffs Area Gas Stations, Owned by Mega Saver and Tobacco and Phones 4 Less, Agree to Upgrade Spill Monitoring and Alarm Systems

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EPA Announces Change to Cleanup Plan for Lightman Drum Company Superfund Site

NEW YORK – Because levels of contamination in groundwater are falling naturally, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to amend part of its previous plan to clean up an area of the Lightman Drum Company Superfund site in Winslow Township, New Jersey.




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EPA Grant of Over $475,000 Will Help Prevent Leaks from Underground Storage Tanks in Louisiana

DALLAS – (Oct. 23, 2019) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) a grant of $476,539 to support underground storage tank programs.




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St. Louis Community College in Bridgeton, Missouri, Selected for $200,000 EPA Job Training Grant

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EPA awards grants to college students

PHILADELPHIA (Feb. 20, 2020) – The Mid-Atlantic Region of the U.S.




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Food Rescue Partnership in Quad Cities Earns Regional Award for Making Significant Progress in Reducing Food Waste in America

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Three Kansas City Organizations Earn Regional Awards for Making Significant Progress in Reducing Food Waste in America

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EPA Recognizes Seven New England Organizations for Reducing Food Waste

BOSTON – The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding seven local New England organizations with recognition for their work keeping wasted food out of landfills and incinerators and putting it to better use.




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Sprouts Farmers Markets in Aurora and Englewood, CO, earn regional award for making significant progress in reducing food waste in America

DENVER (April 23, 2020)) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Sprouts Farmers Market Store #305 in Aurora, CO and Sprouts Farmers Market Store #325 in Englewood, CO, with 2019 Food Recovery Challenge Regional Awards.




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EPA Recognizes DeSoto, Texas, Law Firm as WasteWise Winner for Reducing Paper Use and Other Waste

DALLAS – (April 23, 2020)  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 2019 winners of the national WasteWise awards.




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St. Louis Cardinals Earn Regional Award for Making Significant Progress in Reducing Food Waste in America

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Maryland’s Towson University Earns Regional Award for Reducing Food Waste in America

(PHILADELPHIA, April 28, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Towson University in Maryland today with a 2019 Food Recovery Challenge Regional Award.




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EPA awards City of Rockford $275,000 to clean up former Rockford Watch Factory, Lloyds Hearing Building

For Immediate Release No. 20-OPA-042




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American Samoa Receives $300,000 from EPA for Revitalization of Contaminated Properties

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that American Samoa was selected to receive a $300,000 grant to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency’s Brownfields Program.




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Missouri S&T Team Receives $25,000 EPA Grant for Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms Project

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EPA awards grant to Fort Lewis College team to develop innovative water technology

DENVER (February 19, 2020) — Today, the U.S.




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EPA Awards Grants to 18 Student Teams for Innovative Technology Projects

WASHINGTON (February 19, 2020) — Today, the U.S.




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EPA Awards $24,867 Grant to University of North Carolina at Charlotte for Innovative Technology Projects

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (February 20, 2020) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a $24,867 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) grant.




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EPA Awards $25,000 Grant to North Carolina State University in Raleigh for Innovative Technology Projects

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (February 20, 2020) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the North Carolina State University in Raleigh with a $25,000 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) grant.




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EPA Announces Supplement to Science Transparency Proposed Rule

WASHINGTON (March 3, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking to the Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science proposed rule.




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EPA Awards $99,004 to AirLift Environmental LLC in Lincoln, Nebraska, Through Small Business Innovation Research Program

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EPA Announces Extended Comment Period on Supplement to Science Transparency Proposed Rule

WASHINGTON (April 2, 2020) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an extension of the comment period on the supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking for the proposed rule, “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science.”




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EPA Expands Research on COVID-19 in the Environment

WASHINGTON (April 20, 2020) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to make COVID-19 issues a top priority. The Agency has been actively supporting response efforts across the country to protect public health.




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Science Advisory Board Issues Comments on Agency’s Draft Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science Rulemaking

WASHINGTON (April 28, 2020) —  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) transmitted its official advice and comments to EPA Administrator Wheeler on the Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science proposed rule.




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EPA Regional Administrator Meets with U.S. Virgin Islands Governor

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Recently, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Pete Lopez met with Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. of the U.S.




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EPA Regional Administrator Wraps Up Successful Visit to Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – Recently, U.S.




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EPA public meeting on October 24 to discuss cleanup at Vernay Laboratories site in Yellow Springs, Ohio

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (October 17, 2019) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will present the proposed cleanup options for the Vernay Laboratories Inc. site at a public meeting on Thursday, Oct. 24 in Yellow Springs. The information session will run from 5-7 p.m.




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EPA Celebrates Earth Day 2019 with Video and Events

WASHINGTON (April 22, 2019) – Today, U.S.




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EPA Administrator Concludes Engagements at G7 Environmental Ministers Meeting

Metz, France (May 7, 2019) - Yesterday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler concluded his visit to Metz, France where he attended the annual G7 Environmental Ministers Meeting.




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EPA Administrator Concludes Engagements at G20 Environmental Ministers Meeting

KARUIZAWA, JAPAN – Yesterday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler concluded his visit to Karuizawa, Japan where he attended the inaugural G20 Energy and Environmental Ministers Meeting.




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Administrator Wheeler Discusses North American Environmental and Transboundry Water Issues with Canada, Mexico at CEC

(MEXICO CITY) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler wrapped up trilateral meetings with Canada and Mexico as part of the 25th Anniversary of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Council meetings in Mexico City.




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Mayor eficiencia en el cruce de la frontera de Nogales mejora la calidad del aire y la salud pública

NOGALES, AZ – Hoy, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE. UU.




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Increased efficiency at Nogales border crossing improves air quality, public health

NOGALES, AZ – Today, the U.S.




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El Programa Ambiental México-EE. UU. Frontera 2020 anuncia financiamiento disponible para proyectos de salud pública y ambiental

SAN DIEGO – Hoy, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés), en coordinación con el Banco de Desarrollo de América del Norte (BDAN), emitió una Solicitud de Propuestas (RFP, por sus siglas en inglés) a través del Programa Frontera 2020.




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U.S.-Mexico Border 2020 Program Announces Available Funding for Public Health and Environmental Projects

SAN DIEGO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the North American Development Bank (NADB), released a Request for Proposals (RFP) through the Border 2020 Program.




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Administrator Wheeler Wraps Up Mission to Brazil with Visit to the Amazon




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U.S. EPA awards $280,000 to advance environmental projects in the California/Baja California border region




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Potentially Responsible Parties to Begin Comprehensive Groundwater Study at West Lake Landfill

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EPA Announces Record of Decision for Hastings Superfund Site, Operable Unit 1, in Hastings, Nebraska

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EPA Recognizes Leaders in the Prevention and Diversion of Waste; the 2019 WasteWise National Award Winners

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 2019 winners of the national WasteWise awards. EPA is recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of 11 WasteWise partner organizations.




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EPA Recognizes Food Recovery Challenge Award Winners

(WASHINGTON) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nationally recognizes the exceptional accomplishments of 15 businesses and organizations participating in EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge.




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EPA Announces $1.5 Million in Funding to Reduce Emissions From Diesel Engines in Four Midwest States

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Dubuque, Iowa, Bakery Earns EPA 2019 ENERGY STAR® Manufacturing Plant Certification

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