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Making American Communities Healthy and Lead-Safe: EPA Reaches Settlement Agreement with Vermont-based Construction Company

U.S. EPA announced a settlement agreement with the South, Burlington, Vermont-based construction company ReArch Company Inc., resolving alleged violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act & the Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule at a job site in NH.
- Release Date: June 16, 2026
EPA, Congressman John Rutherford and City of Jacksonville to Highlight Septic Tank Phase Out Project

EPA, Congressman John Rutherford and City of Jacksonville to Highlight Septic Tank Phase-Out Project
- Release Date: June 15, 2026
EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan to Address Contamination on Properties at the Former Kil-Tone Co. Superfund Site Floodplain in Vineland, New Jersey

EPA is proposing a cleanup plan to remove arsenic- and lead-contaminated soil from floodplain properties along the Tarkiln Branch in Vineland, New Jersey.
- Release Date: June 15, 2026
EPA Begins Cleanup Project at Torch Lake in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has started a $12 million cleanup at the Lake Linden Recreation Area in Lake Linden, Michigan. Crews will remove about 13,300 cubic yards of sediment contaminated with lead, zinc, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
- Release Date: June 15, 2026

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