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July 25, 2024

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Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $100,000 settlement with Hyponex Corp. in Shreve, Ohio, a subsidiary of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., to resolve alleged violations of its permit limits for pollutant discharges under the Clean Water Act.

The company allegedly discharged pollutants — including E. coli, total suspended solids, chlorine, and ammonia-nitrogen — above permit limits into the Kiser Ditch tributary which flows to Lower Muddy Fork Mohican River. In May 2022, EPA issued an administrative order requiring the company to submit a plan to comply with and prevent future exceedances of the effluent limits. The company completed all actions and returned to compliance in September 2022.  

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EPA công bố các lựa chọn ban đầu từ chương trình Đạo Luật Giảm Lạm Phát trị giá $2 tỷ đô la – khoản đầu tư công lý môi trường lớn nhất trong lịch sử – do chương trình nghị sự Đầu tư vào Hoa Kỳ của Tổng Thống Biden đưa ra

July 25, 2024

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WASHINGTON – Hôm nay, ngày 25 Tháng Bảy, 2024, Cơ Quan Bảo Vệ Môi Trường Hoa Kỳ đã công bố tài trợ hơn $325 triệu đô la cho 21 ứng dụng được chọn để giúp các cộng đồng có hoàn cảnh khó khăn giải quyết các thách thức về công lý môi trường và khí hậu thông qua các dự án giảm ô nhiễm, gia tăng khả năng phục hồi của cộng đồng về khí hậu và xây dựng năng lực cộng đồng.

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July 25, 2024

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SEATTLE— The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $19,555,386 in environmental and climate justice community change grant funding for Lane County, Oregon and United Way of Lane County. Lane County’s grant application is among 21 applications selected to receive funding to help disadvantaged communities tackle environmental and climate justice challenges through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity.  

Lane County and United Way of Lane County will invest in six facilities to create a network of community resilience hubs to support residents during emergencies, such as wildfires and heat waves. They also will build the capacity of local organizations providing resilience services; train medical and non-medical volunteers to help in emergencies; and equip the hubs with adequate supplies. They will work to expand and improve the county’s emergency response planning and implementation

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July 25, 2024

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WASHINGTON – Today, July 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its draft Insecticide Strategy for public comment, another milestone in the agency’s work to adopt early, practical protections for federally endangered and threatened (listed) species. The draft strategy identifies protections that EPA will consider when it registers a new insecticide or reevaluates an existing one. In developing this draft strategy, EPA identified protections to address potential impacts for more than 850 species listed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS).

“Ensuring the safe use of insecticides is a critical part of EPA’s mission to protect endangered species and the environment,” said Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pesticide Programs for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Jake Li. “This draft strategy is another major step in the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to protect endangered

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