EPA Reaches $100,000 Settlement with Hyponex Corp. for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Shreve, Ohio

Published: 25 July 2024
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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 Announces Partnership with City of North Chicago to Accelerate Replacement of Local Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health Through Investing in America Agenda

Published: 25 July 2024
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Thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, North Chicago is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

July 25, 2024

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CHICAGO (July 25, 2024) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing a collaboration with the city of North Chicago, Illinois, to help identify drinking water lead pipes, accelerate their replacement and protect public health. The city of North Chicago is participating in EPA’s Get the Lead Out Initiative, a program funded entirely by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help move the nation towards achieving 100% lead service line replacement. The Get the Lead Out Initiative will provide technical assistance to approximately 200 communities nationwide.

Lead in drinking water can cause serious health impacts, including irreversible harm to brain development in children. To protect children and families, President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure

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EPA announces $20 million environmental and climate justice community change grant to Gonzaga

Published: 25 July 2024
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July 25, 2024

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SEATTLE — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $19,904,367 in environmental and climate justice community change grant funding for the Gonzaga Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment and Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners in Washington. Gonzaga’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.  

The Gonzaga Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment and Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners (SNAP) will work with disadvantaged Spokane communities to reduce indoor air pollution and energy costs by retrofitting hundreds of homes with heat pumps and high-quality air filtration systems. They will build the capacity of five community resilience hubs by installing microgrid infrastructure, establishing the Spokane Community Resilience Network, and expanding participation in the Gonzaga

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EPA Announces More Than $20 Million in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants in Ohio

Published: 25 July 2024
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Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced The MetroHealth System and The Trust for Public Land in Ohio will receive $17,191,775 and $3,000,000 respectively to help disadvantaged communities tackle environmental and climate justice challenges through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity. Made possible by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the Community Change Grants Program is the single largest investment in environmental and climate justice in history. The funding announcement today is the first of nearly $2 billion from the program that was designed based on community input to award grants on a rolling basis. 

These two groups and other selected applications are the first to come under the Community Change Grants Program’s rolling application process. Informed by robust stakeholder engagement and community feedback, the innovative rolling application process will ensure that applicants have ample time to prepare and take advantage of this historic resource. The Community Change Grants Program notice of funding opportunity, administered through EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, is still accepting applications through November 21. EPA will continue to review applications and announce selections on a rolling basis.  

“Our ability to deliver tangible results for communities depends on listening to them and

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