Pacific Southwest (Region 9) Media Center

EPA Requires Chemical Safety Improvements at Stockton Facility

Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with the California Ammonia Company (CALAMCO) for claims of violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

• Release Date: August 19, 2025

United Nuclear Corporation and General Electric to Perform $63 Million Cleanup of Uranium Mine Waste at Northeast Church Rock Mine in Navajo Nation

The United Nuclear Corporation (UNC) and General Electric Company (GE) have agreed to a Consent Decree with the United States, Navajo Nation and the State of New Mexico under the federal Superfund law.

• Release Date: August 11, 2025

EPA Completes Removal of 150,000 Pounds of Illegally Stored Fireworks from City of Commerce Warehouse

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has successfully completed the removal of approximately 150,000 pounds of illegally stored fireworks from a City of Commerce warehouse.

• Release Date: August 11, 2025

EPA Raises Lead Safety Awareness in Los Angeles as Communities Rebuild from Catastrophic Wildfires

Settlements Highlight Essential Lead Safety Requirements as Renovation Efforts Continue

EPA Raises Lead Safety Awareness in Los Angeles as Communities Rebuild from Catastrophic Wildfires

• Release Date: August 8, 2025

EPA Acts to Protect Truckee River Watershed, Benefit Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation Through Settlement with CEMEX

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled with CEMEX Construction Materials Pacific, LLC over Clean Water Act violation claims at its sand and gravel mine located in Wadsworth, Nevada, on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Reservation.

• Release Date: August 5, 2025

EPA Grants Yurok Tribe Authority to Develop Water Quality Standards for Their Lands, Advances Cooperative Federalism

Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the approval of the Yurok Tribe’s application for “treatment in a similar manner as a state” under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA).

• Release Date: July 30, 2025

EPA llega a un acuerdo con Vistra Corp. para la limpieza urgente de baterías en Moss Landing, lanza un sitio web para actualizaciones públicas

Bajo la supervisión de la EPA, Vistra llevará a cabo y pagará la remoción de baterías para reducir el riesgo de incendio y llevar a cabo un plan de participación comunitaria

Moss Landing

• Release Date: July 23, 2025