About: Region 02

News Releases from Region 02 06/30/2020 Contact Information:  Kent, N.Y. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected a remedy for the Arsenic Mine Superfund Site in Kent, N.Y. that includes offering to purchase certain contaminated properties and permanently relocate the affected residents who choose to move in order to prevent exposure to arsenic-contaminated soil.…

News Releases from Region 02 06/23/2020 Contact Information:  NEW YORK – As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrates its 50th anniversary year and this month’s anniversary theme of “successful partnerships,” the agency is announcing today that it has awarded $84 million to New Jersey for State Revolving Funds (SRFs) to assist with water infrastructure…

News Releases from Region 02 06/23/2020 Contact Information:  NEW YORK  – As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrates its 50th anniversary year and this month’s anniversary theme of “successful partnerships,” the agency is announcing today that it has awarded $220 million to New York for State Revolving Funds (SRFs) to assist with water infrastructure…

News Releases from Region 02 06/18/2020 Contact Information:  Albany, N.Y.  – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed its work to transfer ownership of an access road used for the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site cleanup to the Warren and Washington Counties Industrial Development Agency (WWIDA). The transfer of EPA’s ownership interest supports community…