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Toxics Monitoring Steps Up After Ohio Train Derailment

February 20, 2023

Government and Norfolk Southern Railroad officials seek to counter public criticism about efforts to mitigate public health and environmental damage from the Feb. 3 rail mishap in East Palestine, Ohio.

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EPA Announces Second $1B Round of IIJA Funding for Superfund Cleanups, 22 New Sites

Corinne Grinapol

February 12, 2023

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Nearly $2 billion out of the total $3.5 billion allotted to Superfund cleanup in the IIJA has been announced to date.

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With Boost From IIJA, EPA Awards $254M in Brownfield Grants

Jim Parsons

May 12, 2022

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Bolstered by new funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the EPA has awarded $254 million in new and supplemental brownfield grants to 265 communities across the country.

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Infrastructure Law Funds Will Speed Great Lakes Cleanups

EPA to use most of the funds to reduce region's number of 'areas of concern'

Pam McFarland

February 17, 2022

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EPA plans to spend $1 billion from IIJA to speed cleanups, allowing most key projects in region to be completed by 2030.

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Biden Administration Sets Framework to Fund $4.7B US Orphan Well Cleanup

Federal task force will prioritize abandoned oil-gas wells that pose most risk to environment, public health

Pam McFarland

January 18, 2022

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Infrastructure law funds will go to states, tribes to close and remediate abandoned oil and gas sites under new interagency government program

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States Sue EPA Over Chesapeake Cleanup Plan Enforcement

Pam McFarland

September 11, 2020

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Md., Del., Va., D.C. contend EPA hasn't been tough enough on Pa., N.Y. pollution reduction efforts.

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House, Senate DOD Bills Have Only Modest Impact on PFAS Chemicals

Pam McFarland

July 27, 2020

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Differing DOD bills have cleared each chamber, neither measure classifies PFAS as hazardous materials.

Environmental Groups Push for Tighter PFAS Standards

Mary B. Powers

May 22, 2019

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Two environmental groups are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate and require the cleanup of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and list them as hazardous substances under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.

Industrial Process By-Product Hikes Pa. Road Project Cost

March 28, 2018

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The Pennsylvania Turnpike found itself in a bit of a pickle recently over a 20-year-old disposal plan for 66,000 tons of buried industrial sludge during construction of a $91-million segment of the Southern Beltway near Pittsburgh.

Residents of Minden, W.Va. Seeking Superfund Status

March 28, 2018

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking soil and sediment samples to determine whether Minden, W.Va., should be added to the National Priorities List (NPL) for Superfund cleanup.