EPA Appoints Ken McQueen as Region 6 Administrator
EPA News Release: EPA Appoints Ken McQueen as Region 6 Administrator
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EPA News Release: EPA Appoints Ken McQueen as Region 6 Administrator
EPA News Release: EPA Region 6 Releases 2020 Year in Review
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 is announcing an upcoming virtual listening session on EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap for Region 6 communities on April 25th, 2023 and inviting members of the public to attend and to speak.
Includes data for Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas
EPA News Release: EPA publishes 2019 Annual Toxics Release Inventory report; releases from Region 6 facilities down by six percent since 2018
Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities
EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2.79 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Louisiana
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is adding the Louisiana Superfund site Exide Baton Rouge to the National Priorities List (NPL).
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized a settlement with Sasol Chemicals (Sasol) over alleged violations of the chemical accident prevention provisions of the Clean Air Act at the company’s facility in Westlake, Louisiana.
EPA News Release: EPA, U.S. Army Repeal 2015 Rule Defining “Waters of the United States” Ending Regulatory Patchwork
Latest funding for EPA’s Brownfield Job Training Grants is supported by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and will boost workforce training in underserved and overburdened communities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Honeybee Strategies to receive a total of approximately $500,000 for environmental job training programs as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to add the Louisiana Superfund site Capitol Lakes to the National Priorities List. The NPL is a roster of the nation’s most contaminated sites that threaten human health or the environment.
EPA News Release: EPA Opens Public Comment on Proposal Granting Louisiana Primacy for Carbon Sequestration and Protection of Drinking Water Sources
EPA News Release: EPA helps improve aging water systems with over $33.9 million for water infrastructure projects in Louisiana
Facilities in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans and Garyville recognized
EPA News Release: EPA Announces Four Louisiana Facilities Among 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants
EPA News Release: EPA ready to support FEMA, state efforts on Hurricane Zeta
EPA News Release: EPA awards Louisiana grant to reduce childhood exposures to lead in drinking water