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Date Title Category Action
September 25, 2023 EPA Reaches Agreement with California Department of Corrections over CWA Violations Environmental View
September 18, 2023 EPA Issues Final Rule To Strengthen Water Protections Safety View
September 11, 2023 EPA Reaches Settlement with Suncor Over Clean Air Act Fuels Violations at Colorado Refineries Safety View
September 5, 2023 NOX US Faces $545k in Penalties After 14th Worker in 6 Years Suffers Injuries at Vinyl Plant Safety View
August 28, 2023 EPA Initiates New Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards Safety View
August 21, 2023 EPA Issues National Testing Strategy for PFAS Used in Chemical Manufacturing Safety View
August 13, 2023 Preliminary Toxics Release Inventory Data for 2022 Released Safety View
August 7, 2023 Extreme Heat Endangers Workers Across the Nation Safety View
July 31, 2023 U.S. Fines North Kingstown Facility $650,000 for Chemical Accident Prevention Violations Safety View
July 24, 2023 EPA Advises Facility Operators To Prepare for Hazardous Weather Events Safety View
July 17, 2023 Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Lead Paint Standards Against Childhood Lead Exposure Safety View
July 3, 2023 New England Continues to Experience Poor Air Quality from Canadian Wildfires Safety View
June 26, 2023 EPA Marks National Pollinator Week by Proposing Protections for 27 of the Most Vulnerable Endangered Species Safety View
June 18, 2023 Company Penalized $143,000 for Hazardous Waste Management Violations at Greens Creek Silver Mine Safety View
June 12, 2023 EPA Statement on Canadian Wildfire Smoke and Poor Air Quality Alerts Safety View
June 5, 2023 EPA Announces Stronger Standards To Improve Oil Spill Responses Safety View
May 29, 2023 Supreme Court Weakens Clean Water Act Protections Safety View
May 22, 2023 EPA Fines California Company $602,000 for Sale of Unregistered Antimicrobial Wipes that Illegally Made “Sterilizer” Claims Safety View
May 15, 2023 Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management's Seasonal Bay Line Opens May 15, Allowing the Public To Report Environmental Problems in Narragansett Bay Safety View
May 8, 2023 EPA Settlements Resolve Alleged Violations of Toxic Chemical Reporting Requirements by Six New England Companies Safety View
May 1, 2023 Tesoro To Pay $27.5 Million for Violating Previous Court Order Requiring it To Reduce Air Pollution at Its Martinez, CA Refinery Safety View
April 24, 2023 ECHA Provides Advice on New Hazard Classes for Substances and Mixtures Safety View
April 17, 2023 In Latest Work to Advance Rail and Hazmat Safety, USDOT Issues New Safety Advisory to Major Freight Railroads To Help Prevent Derailments Safety View
April 10, 2023 EPA Fines Bobalee, Inc. in Iowa for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations Safety View
April 3, 2023 United States Orders Matador Production Company To Reduce Unlawful Air Pollution from its Oil and Gas Wells in New Mexico, Eliminating 16,000 Tons of Harmful Air Pollutants Safety View
March 27, 2023 NIOSH Releases Strategic Plan for American Indian and Native Alaskan Worker Safety and Health Safety View
March 20, 2023 First-Ever National Standard to Protect Communities from PFAS in Drinking Water Proposed Safety View
March 13, 2023 Safety Alert Highlights Hazards of Emergency Discharges from Pressure Release Valves Safety View
March 6, 2023 USDOT’s Federal Railroad Administration Announces New Safety Initiative with a Focus on Hazardous Materials Safety View
February 27, 2023 OSHA Issues New Document on General PPE Use Safety View
February 20, 2023 EPA Proposes Rule to Protect Farmworkers and Pesticide Handlers from Exposures Safety View
February 13, 2023 Proposed Rule Would Require EPA Review for Production of 'Inactive' PFAS Safety View
February 6, 2023 OSHA Revises Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program Safety View
January 30, 2023 OSHA Issues New Enforcement Guidelines to Make Penalties More Effective Safety View
January 23, 2023 EPA Proposes to Add Environmental Justice, Climate Change, and PFAS to National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for FY 2024-2027 Safety View
January 16, 2023 Apprenticeship Training Connected with Safer Workplaces Safety View
January 9, 2023 EPA Releases New PFAS Analytic Tools Safety View
December 19, 2022 EPA Updates New Chemical Review Program Webpage to Increase Public Transparency Safety View
December 12, 2022 EPA Proposes Rule to Enhance Reporting of PFAS Data to the Toxics Release Inventory Safety View
December 5, 2022 EPA Takes Next Steps in Renewable Fuel Standard Program Safety View
November 21, 2022 Proposed TSCA Fees Rule to Help with Implementation of the Law Safety View
November 14, 2022 Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Proposal to Cut Methane Pollution to Protect Communities, Combat Climate Change, and Bolster American Innovation Safety View
November 7, 2022 Report: OSHA Did Not Sufficiently Protect Workers from COVID-19 Safety View
October 31, 2022 Maryland Surpasses 2020 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Goal Safety View
October 24, 2022 EPA Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act Safety View
October 17, 2022 EPA Launches Updates to EJScreen Safety View
October 10, 2022 EPA Launches New Online Tools to Provide Communities with Information on Environmental Enforcement and Compliance Safety View
October 3, 2022 Substantial PFAS Contamination Found in Pesticides Safety View
September 26, 2022 CDC and ATSDR Release Final Report for Ten PFAS Exposure Assessment Sites Safety View
September 20, 2022 U.S. Department of Labor Announces Changes to OSHA's Severe Violator Enforcement Program Safety View