| 01/25/2012 |  | New York City Student Helps EPA Educate the Public on Dangers of Radon; Wins National Radon Poster Contest |
| 01/23/2012 | | EPA Environmental Justice Grant to Help Farm Workers Reduce Pesticide Risks |
| 01/23/2012 | | Syracuse High School Students to Learn about Water Pollution through EPA Environmental Justice Grant |
| 01/23/2012 | | EPA Environmental Justice Grants to Help New York City Communities Prevent Lead Poisoning and Restore Wetlands; Organizations in Northern Manhattan, the South Bronx and Jamaica to Receive Funds |
| 01/23/2012 | | EPA Environmental Justice Grant to Help Ironbound Community Promote Sustainable Practices through Urban Gardening and Environmental Education |
| 01/18/2012 | | EPA, New Jersey DEP and Local School Districts Protect Students from Lead in School Drinking Water |
| 01/05/2012 | | EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 01/05/2012 | | EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in Puerto Rico |
| 01/05/2012 | | EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in New York |
| 01/05/2012 | | EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in New Jersey |
| 01/03/2012 | | EPA Releases Options for Gowanus Canal Superfund Cleanup; Agency Encouraging Public Comment |
| 01/03/2012 | | EPA Seeks Nominations for Annual Environmental Quality Awards |
| 12/16/2011 | | EPA Reaches Agreement with Hotel Developers to Settle Violations of Clean Water Act; Developers of the Condado Duo Hotel Complex to Expand Artificial Reef in Condado Lagoon |
| 12/12/2011 | | EPA Proposes Plan for Next Phase of Cleanup at Crown Cleaners Superfund Site in Herrings, New York; Agency Encouraging Public Comment |
| 12/08/2011 | | EPA and New York State Announce Ban on Dumping Sewage from Boats into Lake Ontario |
| 12/05/2011 | | EPA Funding to Reduce Air Pollution From Trucks Operating in Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 12/02/2011 | | EPA Funding to Reduce Air Pollution from Locomotives and Buses Operating in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Nassau and Rockland Counties |
| 12/02/2011 | | EPA Funding to Reduce Air Pollution from Ferries Operating between New Jersey and New York |
| 11/21/2011 | | EPA and U.S. Department of Energy to Develop Renewable Energy on the Price's Pit Landfill |
| 11/21/2011 | | EPA Proposes Plan to Remove Contaminated Sediment from Bottom of Pompton Lake; Public Hearing Slated for January 5 |
| 11/18/2011 | | EPA and U.S. Department of Energy to Develop Renewable Energy on Previously Contaminated Sites; Two Sites in Buffalo Area Among Those to be Assessed for Renewable Energy Projects |
| 11/15/2011 | | Cleanup Complete at Sayreville Landfill Superfund Site |
| 11/14/2011 | | EPA and Ponce School of Medicine Join Up to Promote Environmental Careers |
| 11/14/2011 | | EPA Honors Puerto Rico Environmental Leaders |
| 11/10/2011 | | The Federal Government Highlights Economic Benefits of Electronics Recycling; Top Officials Tour Electronic Waste Recycler |
| 11/09/2011 | | EPA Action Preserves One Thousand Acres of Wetlands in Loiza, Puerto Rico |
| 11/01/2011 | | EPA Cleanup Restores Gloucester, New Jersey Ballfield and Puts People to Work |
| 10/31/2011 | | EPA Begins Work to Remove Dioxin-laden Sediment from the Lower Passaic River |
| 10/21/2011 | | EPA Encourages the Public to Attend Information Sessions on Newtown Creek Superfund Site Cleanup |
| 10/20/2011 | | EPA and Municipality of Guaynabo Removing 1,500 Toxic Drums and Containers from Abandoned Warehouse |
| 10/20/2011 | | EPA Finalizes Plan to Clean Up Contaminated Ground Water at Tri-Cities Barrel Superfund Site in Broome County, N.Y. |
| 10/17/2011 | | EPA Administrator Jackson, Senator Lautenberg and Senator Menendez Mark 25th Anniversary of Toxics Right to Know Law |
| 10/14/2011 | | EPA Study of Toxic Air Pollution near Elizabeth, NJ Middle School Finds Air Pollutants Below Levels of Concern |
| 10/13/2011 | | EPA Finalizes Plan for Crown Vantage Landfill Superfund Site in Alexandria Township, New Jersey |
| 10/06/2011 | | EPA Announces Public Comment Period on Proposal to Ban Dumping Sewage from Boats Into Lake Ontario |
| 10/06/2011 | | Flood Waters Completely Drained, System to Treat Contaminated Ground Water Back On Line at American Cyanamid Superfund Site |
| 10/06/2011 | | EPA Launches New Website to Protect Wetlands; Urges Public to Report Any Violations of the Law |
| 10/04/2011 | | EPA Announces Cleanup Plan for Quanta Resources Superfund Site in Edgewater, New Jersey |
| 10/03/2011 | | EPA Finalizes Plan to Clean Up Old Dry Cleaner Site in Hempstead, New York; Chemicals Used in Dry Cleaning Found in Water Next to Woodmere Middle School |
| 09/30/2011 | | Government and Community Partners Launch Tonawanda Sustainability Initiative; Goals are to Reduce Pollution and Promote Business Innovation |
| 09/29/2011 | | Cleanup Complete at Pasley Solvents and Chemicals Superfund Site In Nassau County, N.Y.; Site Removed from Superfund List |
| 09/19/2011 | | EPA Warns New York City Residents about Dangers of Illegal Pesticides; Agency Sweep of Businesses in Several City Neighborhoods Reveals Illegal Products Are Easy to Find |
| 09/16/2011 | | EPA and Bayonne Medical Center Team Up to Green the Hospital |
| 09/15/2011 | | EPA Proposes to Add Eighteen Mile Creek in Niagara County, N.Y. to the Superfund List |
| 09/15/2011 | | EPA Adds Areas of Long Island to the Superfund List; Volatile Organic Compounds found in 11 Major Drinking Water Wells |
| 09/15/2011 | | EPA Adds Garfield Ground Water Contamination Site in Garfield, NJ to the Superfund List; 500 Homes and Businesses Inspected for Contamination by Hexavalent Chromium |
| 09/15/2011 | | EPA Proposes to Add Puerto Rico Site to the Superfund List |
| 09/14/2011 | | EPA to Fund Pollution Prevention Projects in New Jersey and New York; Agency Also to Promote Pollution Prevention Initiatives at Upcoming Green Chemistry Conference |
| 09/07/2011 | | EPA and Naval Weapons Station Earle to Work Together to Expand Environmental Commitments |
| 09/06/2011 | | EPA and New York State Announce Ban on Dumping Sewage from Boats into Long Island Sound |
| 08/25/2011 | | EPA Orders HOVENSA to Improve Plans to Prevent Chemical Releases and Promptly Detect Problems |
| 08/22/2011 | | EPA Unveils System to Treat Contaminated Ground Water from Lawrence Aviation Superfund Site in Suffolk County, N.Y. |
| 08/19/2011 | | EPA Awards More Than $300,000 to Paul Smith’s College to Control Invasive Species; Grant is One of Nine Awarded to New York for Great Lakes Restoration Work |
| 08/19/2011 | | New Jersey DEP Will Provide Green Job Training Through EPA Brownfields Grant |
| 08/18/2011 | | EPA Issues Final Report of Air Toxics Study in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands--Public Meeting to be held on August 23 |
| 08/18/2011 | | Preparations Underway to Remove Toxic Sediment From Lower Passaic River |
| 08/15/2011 | | EPA Proposes to Delete Pasley Solvents and Chemicals Site in Nassau County, N.Y. from Superfund List |
| 08/11/2011 | | EPA Finds Cleanup of Sayreville Landfill Superfund Site Protective; Proposes Removal from Federal Superfund List |
| 08/10/2011 | | EPA Orders Battery Recycling Company to Reduce Air and Water Pollution at Arecibo, Puerto Rico Lead Smelting Facility |
| 08/04/2011 | | EPA Proposes Plan to Modify Cleanup of Ground Water at Tri-Cities Barrel Superfund Site in Broome County, N.Y.; EPA to Hold Public Meeting on August 16 to Discuss Plan |
| 08/03/2011 | | EPA Takes Action against Buffalo Area Gas Station Owner to Protect Ground Water |
| 08/03/2011 | | EPA Announces Public Comment Period on Proposal to Ban Dumping Sewage from Boats Into Jamaica Bay |
| 08/02/2011 | | EPA Signs an Agreement with the University at Buffalo to Improve Environmental Sustainability |
| 07/29/2011 | | EPA Report Illustrates Serious Sewage Pollution Problem in New York and New Jersey |
| 07/29/2011 | | EPA Protects Rivers, Lakes and Streams by Plugging Abandoned Oil Wells in Western New York |
| 07/28/2011 | | EPA Seeks Public Input on Plan to Clean Up Peninsula Boulevard Superfund Site in Hempstead, New York; Chemicals Used in Dry Cleaning to Be Cleaned Up Next to Woodmere Middle School |
| 07/26/2011 | | EPA Seeks Public Input on Cleanup Plan for Welsbach/Gas Mantle Superfund Site in Camden County, New Jersey |
| 07/26/2011 | | Fortune Society Will Provide Green Job Training Through EPA Brownfields Grant |
| 07/26/2011 | | CHEVRON PUERTO RICO, LLC, AGREES TO IMPROVE LEAK DETECTION AT PUERTO RICO GAS STATIONS |
| 07/25/2011 | | EPA Finalizes Plan to Remove Contaminated Soil from Nepera Chemical Superfund Site in Orange County |
| 07/22/2011 | | EPA and New York City Urge People to Save Energy, Money and the Environment on Hot Summer Days |
| 07/20/2011 | | EPA and DEC Report Progress at Tonawanda Coke Corporation; Announce New Commitments in Tonawanda Community -- Benzene Emissions Cut by at least Two-thirds |
| 07/19/2011 | | EPA Announces Measures to Protect Raritan River from Ground Water Contamination Seeping from the American Cyanamid Superfund Site in Bridgewater Township, N.J. |
| 07/19/2011 | | JERSEY CITY, N.J. TO UPGRADE AND REPAIR SEWER SYSTEM TO RESOLVE CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS |
| 07/19/2011 | | EPA Awards $400,000 to Niagara County in Brownfields Assessment Grants |
| 07/11/2011 | | EPA Seeks Public Input on Cleanup Plan for Crown Vantage Landfill Superfund Site in Alexandria Township, New Jersey |
| 07/11/2011 | | EPA Finalizes Agreement to Begin First Phase of Newtown Creek Superfund Cleanup |
| 07/08/2011 | | EPA Releases New Report on Sewage Pollution in New York and New Jersey |
| 07/06/2011 | | New Jersey Forest and Farmland To Be Preserved Under EPA Settlement with Home Builder |
| 07/05/2011 | | EPA Seeks Public Input on Plan to Clean Up Ground Water at NL Industries Superfund Site in Pedricktown, New Jersey |
| 06/30/2011 | | Million Dollar EPA Grant Powers Green Locomotive in Upstate New York |
| 06/29/2011 | | EPA, NOAA and Others Receive Prestigious Award for Restoring the Passage of Fish to the Peconic River in Riverhead, NY |
| 06/28/2011 | | Take Action on Hot Summer Days to Reduce Asthma Attacks |
| 06/28/2011 | | Take Action on Hot Summer Days to Reduce Asthma Attacks (NJ Edition) |
| 06/21/2011 | | EPA Issues Final Report on Toxic Air Pollution Near Paulsboro High School, N.J.; Finds Pollutants Below Levels of Concern |
| 06/17/2011 | | EPA Seeks Public Input on Cleanup Plan for Lightman Drum Co. Superfund Site in Winslow Township, New Jersey; Contamination Closed Down Public and Private Drinking Water Supplies |
| 06/17/2011 | | EPA Seeks Public Input on Plan for Cleanup at Puchack Superfund Site in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey; Contamination Closed Down Public Drinking Water Supply |
| 06/15/2011 | | Community Provided Sewer Line Connections Due to EPA Settlement with Ponce Landfill Owner |
| 06/15/2011 | | EPA Finds Area in Arecibo, Puerto Rico Does Not Meet Stricter Air Standards for Lead |
| 06/10/2011 | | EPA Marks the Startup of the Final Phase of Hudson River PCB Dredging; 500 Jobs Created By This Cleanup Project |
| 06/09/2011 | | EPA Takes Action on Lead Problems at Arecibo, Puerto Rico Battery Recycling Facility |
| 06/06/2011 | | Second Phase of Historic Hudson River Cleanup Underway |
| 06/06/2011 | | EPA Awards $1.2 Million to Three New York Communities to Clean up and Revitalize Contaminated Properties |
| 06/06/2011 | | EPA Awards $3.4 Million to Six New Jersey Communities To Clean up and Revitalize Contaminated Properties; Newark Receives $1 Million to Clean Up and Assess City Sites |
| 06/01/2011 | | EPA Begins Summer Monitoring to Protect Area Beaches, Coastal Waters and New York/New Jersey Harbor |
| 05/26/2011 | | EPA Completes Cleanup of Abandoned Manufacturing Site in Camden, N.J. |
| 05/26/2011 | | Don’t Fry-Day is Friday; EPA Offers Tips to Prevent Skin Cancer |
| 05/26/2011 | | Don’t Fry-Day is Friday; EPA Offers Tips to Prevent Skin Cancer |
| 05/20/2011 | | EPA Proposes Plan to Remove Contaminated Soil from Nepera Chemical Superfund Site in Orange County, N.Y.; EPA to Hold Public Meeting on June 15 to Discuss Plan |
| 05/19/2011 | | EPA Releases Final Report on Toxic Air Pollution Near Manhattan I.S. 143 School Finds Pollutants Below Levels of Concern |
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