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WASHINGTON (Sept. 24, 2021) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing 33 Safer Choice Partner of the Year award winners across 16 states and the District of Columbia for achievement in the design, manufacture, selection, and use of products with safer chemicals, as part of Pollution Prevention Week. Among the winners were the American Cleaning Institute of…

September 14, 2021 Contact Information PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 14, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has deleted the Butler Mine Tunnel in Pittston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, from the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is a list of the nation’s most contaminated hazardous waste sites. EPA deletes sites or…

News Releases from Headquarters > International and Tribal Affairs (OITA) Contact Us New North American grant program will address environmental inequality and promote community-level innovation and climate adaptation. September 14, 2021 Contact Information WASHINGTON (Sept. 14, 2021) — The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is launching a first-of-its-kind USD $2 million grant program,…

September 14, 2021 Contact Information for years to come. The award for Agri-Mark recognizes the company's leadership in working towards a greener transportation sector. The company not only has ensured that they are reducing their own emissions but assist and encourage their transportation partners to do so as well, creating a ripple effect in the…