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• 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

• EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler Meets with New York City’s Leading Food Waste Reduction Organizations in the Bronx

  EPA Administrator Wheeler meets with local NGOs at FreshDirect and later serves meals to the hungry with food redirected from Yankee Stadium.

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler Meets with New York City’s Leading Food Waste Reduction Organizations in the Bronx

  • Release Date: September 22, 2019

• EPA Administrator Wheeler Signs MOU with American Conservation Coalition to Enhance Environmental Education

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Wheeler Signs MOU with American Conservation Coalition to Enhance Environmental Education

  • Release Date: July 24, 2019

• 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

• EPA Administrator Discusses Marine Litter and Waste with U.S. Stakeholders at G7 Meeting

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Discusses Marine Litter and Waste with U.S. Stakeholders at G7 Meeting

  • Release Date: May 5, 2019