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EPA Selects Nevadaworks to Receive $349,984 for Environmental Career Training

Brownfields Job Training Grant to Boost Northern Nevada Economies and Clean Up Communities

EPA announcing the selection of Nevadaworks to receive $349,984 in Brownfields Job Training grant funding. This funding will help the organization recruit, train, and place workers for community revitalization and cleanup projects at Brownfield sites.

• Release Date: February 9, 2026

EPA Selects 11 California Organizations to Receive $5.5 Million for Environmental Career Training

Brownfields Job Training Grants to Boost Local Economies and Clean Up Communities

EPA announces the selection of 11 California organizations to receive approximately $500,000 each in Brownfields Job Training grant funding. Grants awarded to California are nearly half of the $12 million awarded nationally.

• Release Date: February 9, 2026

EPA Proposes Plan to Contain Groundwater Contamination at Orange County North Basin Superfund Site 

EPA has released a proposed interim cleanup plan to contain contaminated groundwater at the most impacted areas of the Orange County North Basin (OCNB) Superfund site

• Release Date: January 22, 2026

EPA Selects Maui County to Receive Over $3.6 Million for First-Ever Waste Collection Centers in West Maui

Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of Maui County to receive a $3,607,065 Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant to establish the first-ever waste collection centers on the west side of the island.

• Release Date: December 12, 2025

EPA orders LADWP to Inspect 100 Drinking Water Reservoirs and Tanks To Prevent Contamination Risks

Agreement requires comprehensive inspections and cleaning to safeguard water supply for 3.8 million LA residents

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has agreed to comprehensively inspect nearly 100 drinking water reservoirs and storage tanks and clean more than 50 of them

• Release Date: December 11, 2025

EPA Enforcement Action Against Lodi Facility Results in Significant Chemical Safety Improvements

Under settlement, company will take additional steps to prevent chemical releases

Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Delta Packing Company of Lodi, Inc. for chemical safety-related violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA).

• Release Date: December 8, 2025

EPA Takes Action Against Grocery Store Chains for Distribution of Illegal Disinfectants to Arizona, California, and Nevada

Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a settlement with Chedraui USA, Inc., doing business as El Super and Smart & Final Stores LLC, for violating federal pesticide law by distributing illegal disinfectants.

• Release Date: December 2, 2025