EPA Region 7 Announces Lead Superfund Site Deletions During Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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EPA installs monitoring wells at the Kokomo Contaminated Groundwater Plume Superfund site

For Immediate Release No. 20-OPA-019

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EPA Region 4 Administrator Mary S. Walker Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Georgia Department of Agriculture

SAVANNAH, Ga. (October 28, 2020) – Yesterday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Administrator Mary S. Walker signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Commissioner Gary W.

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EPA Presents 2020 National Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Awards to Federal and Missouri Agencies for Weldon Spring Superfund Site

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EPA Calls for Nominations for the 2021 President’s Environmental Student and Teacher Awards

WASHINGTON (October 28, 2020) — Today, U.S.

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EPA Urges Communities in Tropical Storm Zeta’s Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely

ATLANTA – (Oct. 27, 2020) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reminds communities, families and business owners to be aware of conditions that could lead to poor or dangerous indoor air quality following Tropical Storm Zeta.

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In Jacksonville, Administrator Wheeler Celebrates Deletion of Fairfax Street Wood Treaters Superfund Site from National Priority List

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EPA, DOJ, MDEQ and Atlantic Richfield announce 2020 Partial Consent Decree for the Anaconda Smelter NPL site

Helena, Montana (October 23, 2020) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with the U.S.

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U.S. EPA Fire Response in Northern California: Update

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working with local, state and federal partners on the response to the Northern California fires.

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DeKalb County, Georgia Clean Water Act Settlement Modified to Further Address Sanitary Sewer Overflows

ATLANTA (October 22, 2020) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD), announced a proposed modification of a 2011 Consent Decree with DeKalb County, Georgia.

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EPA Launches New Tool to Highlight Green Infrastructure and Health in Proctor Creek Community in Atlanta, Georgia

ATLANTA (October 22, 2020) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with Proctor Creek residents and stakeholders, announced the launch of the Proctor Creek Watershed Story Map.

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EPA completes cleanup at Midco II Superfund site in Gary

For Immediate Release No. 20-OPA-014

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EPA offers DePue Superfund Site cleanup availability sessions

For Immediate Release No. 20-OPA-028

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EPA Provides Additional Time for Public Review of Proposed Cleanup Plan to Address Soil and Groundwater Contamination at the Riverside Industrial Park Superfund Site in Newark, New Jersey

NEWARK, N.J. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the public comment period a third time to November 20, 2020 on its proposed cleanup plan for the Riverside Industrial Park Superfund site on the bank of the Passaic River in Newark.

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EPA Region 4 Administrator Mary S. Walker Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture

FRANKFORT, Ky. (October 16, 2020) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Administrator Mary S.

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EPA Finalizes Removal of Superfund Designation from First Piedmont Superfund Site in Pittsylvania County, Virginia

EPA Finalizes Removal of Superfund Designation from First Piedmont Superfund Site in Pittsylvania County, Virginia

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EPA Region 4 Administrator Mary S. Walker Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 15, 2020) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Administrator Mary S. Walker signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, D.V.M.

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U.S. EPA Deletes Jasco Superfund Site in Mountain View, California, from the Superfund National Priorities List

SAN FRANCISCO – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator John Busterud announced the deletion from the Superfund National Priorities List of the Jasco Superfund site in Mountain View, California, during a virtual event. Mr.

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NEW PFAS and Risk Communication Fact Sheets Available NOW!

‌     ­NEW ITRC Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Risk Communication Fact Sheets AVAILABLE NOW!   Complementing their widely popular technical guidance document, ITRC's PFAS Team is pleased to announce the release of 12 updated and new Fact Sheets: 11 PFAS Fact Sheets and One Risk Communication Toolkit Fact Sheet! The PFAS Team developed the short fact sheets with updated content to replace the older longer fact sheets. For more detailed information, users of the fact sheets will also want to access the newly updated PFAS Technical and Regulatory Guidance Document.     ACCESS THE PFAS FACT SHEETS   The updated and new fact sheets are linked and briefly described below:   Naming Conventions – Addresses naming conventions of some of the commonly reported PFAS.    Regulations – Highlights current information on federal and state regulatory programs concerning PFAS.   History and Use – Provides a concise overview of the discovery and manufacturing of PFAS, information about emerging health and environmental concerns and PFAS releases to the environment.   Fate and Transport and Physical and Chemical Properties – Provides a brief overview of physical and chemical properties as well as fate and transport processes for PFAS. The PFAS family has a wide universe of substances with diverse physical and chemical properties, therefore, it's crucial for the user to understand specific chemicals or subgroups of chemicals that are being studied to understand their behavior in the environment.   Sampling Precautions and Laboratory Analytical Methods – Summarizes information about appropriate tools and provides information to help develop a site-specific sampling and analysis program.   Site Characterization and Media-Specific Occurrence – Describes considerations for completing site characterizations where PFAS have been released to the environment, and briefly provides information about media-specific occurrence of some PFAS.   Treatment Technologies and Methods – Summarizes treatment technologies and methods for PFAS in environmental media today, recognizing the intense research and development that is rapidly evolving.   Aqueous Film-Forming Foam – Provides information, history and background about Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) and describes methods to manage AFFF to limit potential environmental impacts.   Human and Ecological Health Effects and Risk Assessment – Summarizes current information about bioaccumulation of PFAS, human and ecological effects and site risk assessment.    Risk Communication – Summarizes information about the role of risk perception in risk communication, risk communication challenges specifically for PFAS and provides examples of PFAS planning and engagement tools.   Stakeholder Perspectives – Provides stakeholder perspectives and concerns associated with environmental impacts of PFAS.   ACCESS THE RISK COMMUNICATION FACT SHEET   Designed by three collaborating ITRC teams; Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), 1,4-Dioxane, and Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms (HCBs), ITRC's Risk Communication Toolkit provides an overview of risk communication and risk communication concepts, walks through the steps in developing a communication plan and stakeholder outreach activities, and applies these principles in case studies, and includes various tools to facilitate risk communication plan development   Risk Communication Toolkit Fact Sheet – Provides key aspects of risk communication, describes the communication planning process and includes a list of communication and engagement tools that are included in the toolkit. ‌ ‌ ‌   ITRC is a program of the Environmental Research Institute of the States (ERIS). ERIS is a 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in the District of Columbia and managed by the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS).

 

 

EPA Deletes Tulsa Fuel & Manufacturing Site from National Priorities List of Contaminated Sites

DALLAS – (Oct. 13, 2020) Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the deletion of all or part of 27 sites from the National Priorities List, including the full deletion of the Tulsa Fuel & Manufacturing site in Collinsville, Oklahoma.

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EPA Selects Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to Receive $200,000 for Trash-Free Waters Grant

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EPA Marks Third Year of Historically High Superfund Site Deletions with Visit to Peter Cooper Superfund Site in Gowanda, New York

Gowanda, N.Y. - Today, U.S.

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EPA at 50: EPA Kicks Off Children’s Health Month 2020

Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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EPA Region 4 Administrator Mary S. Walker Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce

JACKSON, Miss. (October 7, 2020) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Administrator Mary S.

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EPA Begins PCB cleanup at Crown Vantage Side Channel in Kalamazoo

For Immediate Release No. 20-OPA-022

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EPA officially deletes two sites and part of a third from the National Priorities List in Washington

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has officially removed two Washington Superfund Sites, and the soils at a third site, from the National Priorities List or Superfund cleanup list. The sites are located in Chehalis, Spokane, and Maple Valley.

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EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan to Address Creosote Contamination at the GCL Tie and Treating Superfund Site in Sidney, New York

NEW YORK  – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its cleanup plan to address creosote contamination at the GCL Tie and Treating Superfund Site located in the Village of Sidney, New York, along the Susquehanna River.

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EPA Finalizes Removal of Superfund Designation from 10-acre Parcel of Industri-Plex Superfund Site in Woburn, Mass.

BOSTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the deletion of a 10.7-acre parcel from the ongoing cleanup of the Industri-Plex Superfund Site in Woburn, Massachusetts.

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EPA Seeks Public Comment on Florida’s Request to Administer a Clean Water Act Section 404 Program

ATLANTA (October 5, 2020) – On August 20, 2020, the U.S.

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La EPA finaliza el plan de limpieza para abordar el Sitio Superfondo Pesticide Warehouse I en Arecibo, Puerto Rico

PUERTO RICO (5 de octubre de 2020) – La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los EE. UU. (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) ha finalizado el plan de limpieza para abordar el problema de suelos contaminados en el Lugar SuperfondoPesticide Warehouse I en Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

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EPA Deletes All or Part of 27 Superfund Sites from the National Priorities List, Continuing Recent Trend of Historic High Deletions

WASHINGTON (October 5, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 the Agency deleted all or part of 27 sites from the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL).

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EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan to Address Pesticide Warehouse I Superfund Site in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

PUERTO RICO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a cleanup plan to address contaminated soil at the Pesticide Warehouse I Superfund Site in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

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La EPA finaliza el plan de limpieza para abordar el Sitio Superfondo Pesticide Warehouse I en Arecibo, Puerto Rico

PUERTO RICO – La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los EE. UU. (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) ha finalizado el plan de limpieza para abordar el problema de suelos contaminados en el Lugar SuperfondoPesticide Warehouse I en Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

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EPA Awards $500,000 to Mecklenburg County, North Carolina for Clean Diesel Project

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – (October 2, 2020) Today, the U.S.

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EPA Awards $2,244,492 to Clean Diesel Projects in Georgia

ATLANTA – (October 2, 2020) Today, the U.S.

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EPA Awards $2,629,500 to Clean Diesel Projects in Florida

MIAMI – (October 2, 2020) Today, the U.S.

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EPA Removes Part of Southeast Rockford Groundwater Contamination Site Superfund List

For Immediate Release No. 20-OPA-011

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EPA Removes Portion of Douglas Road/Uniroyal, Inc. Landfill Site in Mishawaka from Superfund List

For Immediate Release No. 20-OPA-009

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EPA Removes Part of Fort Wayne Reduction Dump Site from Superfund List

For Immediate Release No. 20-OPA-012

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EPA removes 671 East Chicago, Indiana, residences from Superfund List

For Immediate Release No. 20-OPA-013

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EPA Removes Fridley Commons Park Well Field Site from Superfund List

For Immediate Release No. 20-OPA-010

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EPA Finalizes Change to Cleanup Plan for the Imperial Oil/Champion Chemical Superfund Site in Morganville, New Jersey

Morganville, N.J.  – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a change to its September 1992 plan for addressing groundwater contamination at the Imperial Oil Co., Inc./Champion Chemical Superfund Site in Morganville.

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EPA Awards $75,000 in Funding to the University of Central Florida to Solve Environmental and Public Health Challenges

ORLANDO, Fla. (October 1, 2020) – Today, U.S.

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EPA Awards $75,000 in Funding to the University of Alabama to Solve Environmental and Public Health Challenges

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EPA Awards $805,500 for Clean Diesel Projects in South Carolina

COLUMBIA (September 30, 2020) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) announced Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments will be awarded an $805,500 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant to replace two transit buses with battery electric equivalents.  

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EPA Announces the Selection of Florida Atlantic University to Receive $195,426 in Funding to Support Anaerobic Digestion

West Palm Beach, Fla. – (October 1, 2020) Today, the U.S.

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EPA Announces the Selection of Emory University to Receive $298,502 in Funding to Support Anaerobic Digestion

ATLANTA – (October 1, 2020) Today, the U.S.

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EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan to Address PCB Contamination at the Unimatic Superfund Site in Fairfield, New Jersey

Fairfield, N.J. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its cleanup plan to address contaminated sediment and groundwater at the Unimatic Manufacturing Corporation Superfund Site in Fairfield, New Jersey.

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EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan to Address Groundwater Contamination at the Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund Site in New Jersey

RINGWOOD, N.J. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its cleanup plan to address groundwater and mine water contamination at the Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund Site in Ringwood.

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