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• EPA and Unified Command partners host community meeting to discuss progress at Fairmont Brine Site

  EPA News Release: EPA and Unified Command partners host community meeting to discuss progress at Fairmont Brine Site

  • Release Date: November 14, 2024

• Federal Agencies Working Together in Multimillion-Dollar Mission to Remove Debris in Virginia

  EPA News Release: Federal Agencies Working Together in Multimillion-Dollar Mission to Remove Debris in Virginia

  • Release Date: October 17, 2024

• EPA Statement on the Collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge

  Agency Personnel Deployed from Mid-Atlantic Region to Assist with Response

  EPA News Release: EPA Statement on the Collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge

  • Release Date: March 30, 2024

• EPA Announces a Public Phone Line and Website for Residents in Fairmont, West Virginia

  Roll Out of Hotline and Website to Support Transparency and Inform the Public about Fairmont Brine Processing Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces a Public Phone Line and Website for Residents in Fairmont, West Virginia

  • Release Date: October 19, 2023

• EPA Requires Norfolk Southern to Sample for Dioxins in East Palestine

  EPA will direct immediate cleanup as appropriate if contaminants from the derailment pose any unacceptable risk to human health

  EPA News Release: EPA Requires Norfolk Southern to Sample for Dioxins in East Palestine

  • Release Date: March 2, 2023

• EPA Opens Community Welcome Center in East Palestine for Residents and Business Owners

  EPA Community Welcome Center to provide community with ‘one-stop shop’ for information about the ongoing response to the train derailment; EPA deploys TAGA mobile lab to conduct real-time air-monitoring during waste removal

  EPA News Release: EPA Opens Community Welcome Center in East Palestine for Residents and Business Owners

  • Release Date: February 28, 2023

• EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Conduct All Cleanup Actions Associated with the East Palestine Train Derailment

  EPA order comes as state-led emergency response transitions to environmental cleanup phase; EPA will continue to work with local, state, and federal partners to ensure the health and safety of East Palestine community

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Conduct All Cleanup Actions Associated with the East Palestine Train Derailment

  • Release Date: February 21, 2023

• Raven Power LLC settles hazardous chemical release reporting violations at Baltimore facility

  EPA News Release: Raven Power LLC settles hazardous chemical release reporting violations at Baltimore facility

  • Release Date: April 16, 2020

• What They Are Saying | EPA Adds Reporting Exemption Under EPCRA for Air Emissions from Animal Waste

  EPA News Release: What They Are Saying | EPA Adds Reporting Exemption Under EPCRA for Air Emissions from Animal Waste

  • Release Date: June 5, 2019