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Find news releases, newsletters, contacts, and other information for the media and public at EPA’s Pacific Southwest Media Center. EPA’s Pacific Southwest region implements and enforces federal environmental laws in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and 148 Tribal Nations.

Latest Pacific Southwest News

  • EPA Awards $1.2 Million in Grants to Assess Nevada Communities for Potential Revitalization Effort

    EPA News Release: EPA Awards $1.2 Million in Grants to Assess Nevada Communities for Potential Revitalization Effort

    • Release Date: May 19, 2025
  • EPA Awards $2 Million in Grants to Assess Hawaii Communities for Potential Revitalization Effort

    EPA News Release: EPA Awards $2 Million in Grants to Assess Hawaii Communities for Potential Revitalization Effort

    • Release Date: May 19, 2025
  • EPA Awards $2.5 Million in Grants to Assess and Clean Up Arizona Communities

    EPA News Release: EPA Awards $2.5 Million in Grants to Assess and Clean Up Arizona Communities

    • Release Date: May 19, 2025
  • EPA Awards $10.45 Million in Grants to Assess and Clean Up California Communities

    EPA News Release: EPA Awards $10.45 Million in Grants to Assess and Clean Up California Communities

    • Release Date: May 19, 2025
  • EPA protects public safety by resolving claims of hazardous waste violations at Central Valley facilities

    EPA News Release: EPA protects public safety by resolving claims of hazardous waste violations at Central Valley facilities

    • Release Date: May 13, 2025
  • EPA Safeguards Hawaiian Water Resources by Closing Five Illegal, Polluting Large-Capacity Cesspools

    In the 20 years since a federal ban, EPA has assessed approximately $5.6 million in penalties and ordered the closure of over 3,900 unlawful cesspools in Hawaii

    EPA News Release: EPA Safeguards Hawaiian Water Resources by Closing Five Illegal, Polluting Large-Capacity Cesspools

    • Release Date: May 12, 2025
  • EPA-Pacific Southwest Celebrates 100 Days with 100 EPA Environmental Actions Nationwide

    EPA News Release: EPA-Pacific Southwest Celebrates 100 Days with 100 EPA Environmental Actions Nationwide

    • Release Date: April 30, 2025
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January—March 2025 EPA Pacific Southwest Newsletter

Check out the first newsletter of 2025 for stories on our record-breaking response to wildfires in California and our new Regional Administrator.

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