Environmental Topics

EPA Releases New Guidance to Reduce Lead Exposure in Drinking Water, Protect American Children 

EPA released guidance to help drinking water systems that are working to keep their communities safe from lead.

• Release Date: August 21, 2026

EPA, in Consultation with DOE, Expands Gasoline Supply to Lower Prices at the Pump

Emergency Fuel Waiver to Unleash Hundreds of Thousands of Gasoline Barrels Per Day

Today EPA and DOE issued a temporary emergency fuel waiver that will increase the nation's gasoline supply and help lower prices for American families.

• Release Date: August 20, 2026

EPA to conduct PCB sampling in the Clark Fork, Bitterroot and Blackfoot rivers 

The sampling project will focus on sediments and aquatic insects across five watersheds.

EPA to conduct PCB sampling in the Clark Fork, Bitterroot and Blackfoot rivers 

• Release Date: August 20, 2026

Trump EPA Announces 11 Major Cleanup Wins at Superfund Sites

EPA Deletes all or Part of Eight Contaminated Sites from National Priorities List

Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the deletion of all or part of eight Superfund sites and proposed to delete portions of three more Superfund sites from the agency’s National Priorities List (NPL).

• Release Date: August 19, 2026