For Immediate Release No. 19-OPA063

WASHINGTON (August 20, 2019) -- Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released guidance to assist states as they develop plans to address visibility impairment for the second implementation period under EPA’s Regional Haze Rule.

ANCHORAGE (August 20, 2019) - Yesterday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler kicked off his trip to The Last Frontier in Fairbanks.

ATLANTA (August 19, 2019) — The U.S.

ATLANTA (August 19, 2019) — The U.S.

WASHINGTON (Aug. 15, 2019) – On Wednesday, Aug. 14, the U.S.

WASHINGTON (August 14, 2019) — The U.S.

Monaca, Pa. (August 13, 2019) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler traveled to Monaca with President Donald Trump to visit the Pennsylvania Shell ethylene cracker plant. President Trump, Administrator Wheeler, and U.S.

WASHINGTON - EPA will announce its final decisions related to 31 small refinery exemptions and 6 application denials this afternoon on its web page, Public Data for the Renewable Fuel Standard - Small Refinery Exemptions (

DENVER—The U.S.

On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule to clarify the process for evaluating whether a New Source Review (NSR) preconstruction permit is needed when an existing major-emitting facility plans to make changes or expand.

WASHINGTON (August 1, 2019) – Today, the U.S.

BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced settlements with three companies that resolve alleged violations of Clean Air Act requirements for the safe handling of certain chemicals and substances at facilities in New England.

BOSTON – New England state air quality forecasters are predicting air quality on Tues. July 30 that is unhealthy for sensitive groups, due to ground-level ozone, in southwestern and coastal New England.

DALLAS (July 26, 2019) –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Oklahoma’s State Implementation Plan (SIP) that reflects updates to state regulations addressing air quality requirements.

PHILADELPHIA (July 26, 2019) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the District of Columbia’s request to redesignate the District to attainment for the 2008 federal ozone standard under the Clean Air Act. 

WASHINGTON (July 25, 2019) – Grants to clean up or replace older diesel engines under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) have delivered significant health and environmental benefits to communities across America, according to a U.S.

EPA has published a notice in the Federal Register approving the proposal by the Kalispel Tribe to redesignate lands within the exterior boundaries of the Kalispel Indian Reservation to Class I under the Clean Air Act. The final rule will become effective 30 days after the date of publication.

BOSTON – New England state air quality forecasters are predicting air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups, due to ground-level ozone, in much of southern New England for Saturday, July 20.

WASHINGTON - EPA supports power generation from all sources of energy, in compliance with the Clean Air Act.