EPA Delivers 500 Environmental Wins During President Trump’s First Year Back in the White House

EPA Delivers 500 Environmental Wins During President Trump's First Year Back in the White House

January 20, 2026

WASHINGTON - Today, marking exactly one year since President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 500 top environmental accomplishments EPA has achieved to fulfill the agency's statutory obligations and core mission under President Trump's leadership.

On President Trump's 100th day in office, Administrator Zeldin released a list of 100 pro-environmental actions taken by the agency during those first 100 days, and he has delivered a list for every 100 days to follow. Now, EPA is proud to celebrate one full year of President Trump's leadership with an additional 200 newly announced accomplishments for 500 total top environmental wins since January 20, 2025.

This progress includes the signing of a historic new agreement between the United States and Mexico to mark additional significant advancement to permanently and urgently end the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis, a proposed rule returning Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 to its proper statutory purpose to protect water quality and eliminate regulatory overreach, the decision to regulate dozens of applications of five widely used phthalate chemicals to Make America Healthy Again and address environmental and workplace risks, accelerated enforcement efforts to stop foreigners from profiting off sending poisons and pollution to the United States, billions of dollars in funding to reduce lead in drinking water, and so much more.

"President Trump promised a government that actually works for the people, and we've followed through on that promise. In just one year, the EPA has racked up 500 major environmental wins," said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. "We've tackled the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis that's affected San Diego communities, we're getting lead out of drinking water across the country, and we're proving you don't have to pick between a strong economy and a clean environment. Thanks to President Trump's leadership, we're cutting red tape, spurring American innovation, and making sure future generations inherit cleaner air, cleaner water, and a brighter future. We are Powering the Great American Comeback with these 500 top wins for the environment."

This great work is just a fraction of what EPA accomplishes on a daily basis as we continue to fulfill the agency's core mission of protecting human health and the environment. President Trump's mandate has ensured EPA can both protect the environment and grow the economy, committing to commonsense policies that make life more affordable, unleash American energy, advance permitting reform and cooperative federalism, make America the AI capital of the world, and revitalize the U.S. auto industry.

1. Issued final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) wastewater permits for Charles River Pollution Control District and South Essex Sewer District in Massachusetts.
2. Finalized $226,000 settlement with Inland Fuel Terminals for Clean Air Act violations at 2 Connecticut propane facilities.
3. Effected $1.1 million settlement with Home Market Foods after fatal anhydrous ammonia release at Massachusetts facility.
4. Issued 3 Toxic Substances Control Act Polychlorinated Biphenyls (TSCA PCB) cleanup approvals for sites in Vermont, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
5. Reached $104,221 settlement with Guida-Seibert Dairy Co. for Clean Air Act chemical accident prevention violations.
6. Announced Futures Fund grants for Long Island Sound environmental protection with Connecticut and New York partners.
7. Issued action memorandum for removal effort at Southcoast Plating Site in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
8. Removed over 3,000 tons of PCB-contaminated soil from Riverside Square site along Neponset River in Boston.
9. Reached $170,000 settlement with 4 companies for Clean Water Act stormwater violations at seven Massachusetts facilities.
10. Completed five-year reviews for 26 Superfund sites across New England during fiscal year 2025.
11. Began construction on December 10, 2025, at Mohawk Tannery Site in Nashua, New Hampshire, for cleanup and future 546-unit residential development.
12. Held asbestos safety training in Boston for Superfund sampling activities.
13. Completed dredging of 5,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment at Callahan Mine Superfund Site in Brooksville, Maine.
14. Identified redevelopment solutions for Keefe Environmental Services Superfund Site in New Hampshire alongside developer.
15. Worked with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to issue Clean Water Act wetland permit clearing construction for Micron's Clay, New York semiconductor facility starting January 16, 2026, creating 9,000 direct and 40,000+ community jobs.
16. Finalized consent decree requiring cleanup at CPS/Madison Industries Superfund site in Old Bridge, New Jersey.
17. Finalized consent decree with Municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico, requiring storm sewer system compliance and prevention of unpermitted discharges.
18. Finalized a consent decree with Lilmor Management LLC and Morris Lieberman to resolve lead-based paint safety violations in approximately 2,700 apartments in New York City.
19. Began addressing groundwater contamination at Tutu Wellfield Superfund site in St. Thomas, USVI.
20. Oversaw the City of New York's work to complete, 1 month ahead of schedule, 1 of 2 combined sewer overflow retention basins at the Gowanus Canal Superfund site.
21. Led coordinated response with Coast Guard and state/local agencies to 20,000-gallon cooking oil spill after North Arlington, New Jersey.
22. Gained full accreditation for EPA's Edison, New Jersey, laboratory to perform trace-level PFAS analysis in groundwater, surface water, and wastewater.
23. Issued order to cease crimson-colored discharge from Monroeville, New Jersey slaughterhouse into tributary following citizen complaint.
24. Settled with Rose Demolition & Carting for Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule violations at hundreds of NYC properties.
25. Secured agreement requiring Albany, New York, to replace lead service lines serving approximately 98,000 people.
26. Settled with Olein Recovery Corporation in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, for pesticide law violations.
27. Organized 2 disaster debris management workshops training 100+ emergency personnel from 30+ Puerto Rico municipalities.
28. Issued Clean Air Act operating permit renewal for Turning Stone in Oneida Indian Nation, New York.
29. Provided air monitoring for New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) during emergency response to Camden Eastern Metals Recycling fire.
30. Secured agreement with Honeywell for cleanup preparation at Quanta Resources Superfund site in Edgewater, New Jersey.
31. Issued compliance order requiring Atlantic City Municipal Utilities Authority to fix inadequate lead tap water sampling practices.
32. Supported Puerto Rico's energy crisis strategies through technical assistance and air permitting review for energy projects.
33. Issued administrative order to Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority addressing water supply deficiencies on St. Croix.
34. Proposed separating Cecil County, Maryland, and New Castle County, Delaware, ozone oversight with Clean Data Determination for both.
35. EPA and DuPont signed consent order for cleanup study at Richmond, Virginia, Dupont Spruance Site using Superfund Alternative approach.
36. Chesapeake Executive Council approved first Watershed Agreement revisions since 2014.
37. EPA awarded nearly $43.7 million in West Virginia Drinking Water State Revolving Fund grants.
38. EPA proposed Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, redesignation to PM2.5 attainment and delegated sewage sludge incinerator oversight to county.
39. EPA proposed 2 Clean Air Act approvals for DC affirming no major sources and enabling synthetic minor permits.
40. EPA proposed approval of Delaware's limited maintenance plan for Philadelphia area 2006 PM2.5 standard.
41. EPA completed stream sampling at Pennsylvania farm supporting NPDES compliance assessment for animal feeding operations.
42. Hanover Foods agreed to $1.15 million penalty and corrective actions for Clean Water Act violations at Pennsylvania wastewater facility.
43. EPA awarded 6 congressionally directed water infrastructure grants totaling $3.7 million across Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland.
44. Remediation began removing volatile organic compounds at Baghurst Drive Superfund Site in Pennsylvania.
45. Construction began on Broad Run Farms waterline extension bringing clean drinking water to 115+ Virginia homes.
46. Chesapeake Bay Program approved inclusion of Pennsylvania's largest Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) in Phase 7 model for nutrient pollution estimates. The decision caps several years of collaborative work among EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office staff, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and other Chesapeake Bay Program partners.
47. Collaborated with Mississippi to issue comprehensive nutrient management NPDES permit for Meridian Publicly Owned Treatment Works that comprehensively addresses this impaired watershed for the first time in over a decade.
48. Announced approval of Tennessee and South Carolina Regional Haze Plans improving visibility in Appalachian protected areas.
49. Signed final report confirming successful cleanup completion at Diamond Shamrock Corp. Landfill Site in Cedartown, Georgia.
50. Removed 1,815 pounds of contamination at Southern Solvents Superfund Site in Tampa, Florida, enabling economic development.
51. Remediated 161 properties and disposed of 30,000+ tons of material at Southside Chattanooga Lead Superfund Site in Tennessee.
52. Enhanced EPA's partnership with Citrus County, Florida, advancing $1.2 million Septic-to-Sewer program protecting drinking water aquifers.
53. Marked Hurricane Helene first anniversary with $685+ million distributed for 122 pre-application projects in 59 North Carolina communities.
54. Responded to UPS Flight 2976 crash in Louisville, Kentucky, by collecting 880,000 gallons oil-water mix to protect waterways.
55. Partnered with Army Corps on pilot streamlined acquisition, reducing Design and Engineering procurement times by 50% at ABC Cleaners Superfund Site in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
56. Entered consent decree requiring $50+ million cleanup at Petroleum Products Corporation Site in Florida.
57. Entered consent decree with Diesel Performance Parts, Inc. in Tennessee for Clean Air Act violations preventing 2.2+ million pounds/year emissions.
58. Deployed mobile drinking water lab to Eastern Kentucky that processed 45+ samples after devastating flooding.
59. Reached a major milestone with Partial Deletion of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama from Superfund National Priorities List.
60. Collaborated with city and state replacing lead-contaminated soil at Atlanta's Lindsay Street Park within Westside Superfund site.
61. Approved completion of pre-demolition removal action at Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Y-12's Alpha 2 Tennessee complex removing 3,400 cubic yards.
62. Completed contaminated soil removal from 84 residential yards near former Exide Battery Facility in Logansport, Indiana.
63. Completed Muncie Buried Drums Site field work removing 39 drums and 180 tons of contaminated soil in Indiana.
64. Approved delegation of Clean Air Act federal plan authority to Ohio EPA through Memorandum of Agreement for municipal solid waste landfills.
65. Approved Indiana's regional haze state implementation plan reducing visibility impairment at parks and wilderness areas.
66. Redesignated Huntington, Indiana, to attainment of 2010 SO2 National Ambient Air Quality Standard.
67. Published final Clean Air Act federal implementation plan establishing air-quality limits at 5 taconite facilities in Michigan and Minnesota.
68. Approved PCB cleanup work plan for Detroit, Michigan, property near Gordie Howe International Bridge for green space development.
69. Approved Michigan's regional haze state implementation plan revisions.
70. Completed sediment removal of 45,223 cubic yards from Little Scioto River Superfund Site near Marion, Ohio.
71. Approved final hazardous waste disposal land ban exemption for Republic Industrial in Wayne County, Michigan.
72. Launched lead-contaminated soil cleanup in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood enabling mixed-use development and greenspace.
73. Completed soil cleanup at 290 residential properties within Jacobsville Neighborhood Superfund site in Evansville, Indiana.
74. Responded to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, public schools lead crisis providing on-ground support to Wisconsin and Milwaukee health departments.
75. Approved $87 million WIFIA loan helping Joliet, Illinois, transition drinking water supply from aquifer to Lake Michigan.
76. Updated the Wasted Food Scale to include reference to rendering. Since many rendering facilities produce animal feed ingredients, rendering has been included in the animal feed pathway. The Scale encourages the use of food waste to feed animals over other forms of recycling such as composting and anaerobic digestion.
77. Approved Michigan and Minnesota SIP revisions exempting certain processes from preconstruction permit requirements.
78. Finalized asbestos cleanup plan for Johns-Manville Superfund site portion within Illinois Beach Nature Preserve.
79. Oversaw cleanup after train derailment spilled molten sulfur and denatured alcohol near Browns, Illinois.
80. Finalized $200 million project agreement remediating contaminated sediments in Grand Calumet River Area of Concern in Indiana.
81. Issued Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Order to AK Wholesale LLC in Conroe, Texas, for unregistered pesticide violations.
82. Performed air monitoring and pH screening in Weatherford, Oklahoma, following anhydrous ammonia release from tanker truck.
83. Published final rule approving Texas' request to administer Class VI underground injection well permitting.
84. Issued Stop Sale Orders to 4 San Antonio and Houston, Texas, area companies for unregistered pesticides.
85. Signed final approval of 2021 Texas Regional Haze plan.
86. Finalized No Migration Variances under Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Land Disposal Restrictions supporting Oklahoma permitting reform.
87. Tribal Program awarded $135,000 General Assistance Program funding to Pueblo of Taos in New Mexico for air quality initiatives.
88. Tribal Program awarded $153,000 General Assistance Program funding to New Mexico's Pueblo of Tesuque for underground storage tank (UST) compliance and outreach.
89. Completed Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) delegated authority updates for New Source Performance Review and hazardous air pollutants.
90. Completed Louisiana DEQ delegated authority updates for New Source Performance Review and hazardous air pollutants.
91. Issued Stop Sale Order to Sprouts Farmers Market in Texas under federal pesticide law.
92. Issued administrative compliance order on consent with Smitty's Supply, Inc. for RCRA violations at Roseland, Louisiana, facility to assume responsibility for the cleanup of the facility damaged by a fire on August 22 and to pay certain response costs incurred by the United States.
93. Conducted 4 Fungicide, Insecticide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) inspections at warehouse distribution centers for imported pesticides in Region 6 in November.
94. Responded to spent sulfuric acid release from BWC Terminals in Houston, Texas.
95. Began time critical removal installing Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Systems at Carlisle Village Superfund Site commercial properties in New Mexico.
96. Conducted 12 pesticide inspections at warehouse distribution centers for imported pesticides in Region 6 thus far in 2026.
97. Issued RCRA administrative order on consent to Galaxy Chemicals for hazardous waste management violations in Oklahoma.
98. Collected fish tissue samples for mercury analysis on Big Soldier Creek near Mayetta, Kansas, for Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
99. Redesignations of Muscatine, Iowa, SO2 and Salina, Kansas, Lead nonattainment areas.
100. Conducted audit of St. Louis, Missouri, County Health Laboratory for Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) compliance in radiochemical drinking water analysis.
101. Signed Nebraska, Kansas, and Iowa Lead and Copper Rule Revision primacy extension agreement renewals.
102. Conducted 3 high priority PCB compliance inspections at Omaha Public Power District of Omaha, Nebraska, Sunbelt Soloman of Soloman, Kansas, and Substation K of Kansas City, Missouri, finding corrective action may be required at all facilities.
103. Certified 17 Level II ozone photometers for state, local, Tribal, and industrial monitoring programs across Region 7 in preparation for the 2026 season, including Kansas, Missouri, Douglas County, Nebraska, Lancaster County, Nebraska, Linn County, Iowa, the University of Iowa State Hygienic Laboratory, and the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma.
104. Issued 47 Unilateral Administrative Orders addressing noncompliance with lead service line inventory requirements in Region 7.
105. Trained approximately 100 Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) coordinators on lithium-ion battery and reactive chemical response.
106. Collected water quality samples supporting Missouri study by Upper Mississippi River Basin Association.
107. Signed proposed Federal Register action approving Missouri SIP construction permit requirement revisions.
108. Issued permit for West Des Moines, Iowa, Water Works Aquifer Storage and Recovery injection well addressing regional water demands.
109. Completed 67 on-site environmental compliance inspections from end of Democrat shutdown through calendar year end in Region 7.
110. Assessed 40 brownfields properties and made 16 sites ready for anticipated use from the end of the shutdown through year end in Region 7.
111. Provided logistical and analytical support for FEMA Mission Assignment for Eaton and Palisades Wildfires including lead testing.
112. Conducted regulatory oversight of PFAS groundwater sampling at Ellsworth Air Force Base Superfund Site in South Dakota.
113. Signed final rule approving Montana's 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Infrastructure SIP.
114. Issued final rule approving Utah's Serious PM2.5 SIP and redesignating Salt Lake City and Provo to attainment.
115. Hosted Safe Drinking Water Act training for 150 Water and Wastewater Utility Operators at Wyoming DEQ conference.
116. Responded to mercury spill in Libby, Montana, conducting screening and hosting public meeting to share details about the response and how to properly dispose of mercury.
117. Ute Mountain Ute Tribe used EPA Brownfields funds completing cleanup of 6 abandoned home sites in Towaoc, Colorado.
118. Asbestos cleanup completed at Historic Fox Theatre in Trinidad, Colorado, using $500,000 EPA Brownfields and $109,000 state grants.
119. Responded to train derailment and fuel oil spill in Gunnison River, Colorado.
120. Approved changes to Wyoming Water Quality Standards improving functionality and protecting water quality.
121. Region 8 selected Wastach Integrated Waste Management District in Utah to receive over $3.4 million and Rapid City in South Dakota to receive over $4.9 million in Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) recycling grants, totaling over $8.3 million.
122. Responded to Highway 139 oil spill in Colorado.
123. Conducted Air Quality Flag Program outreach to Tribal schools for 300+ students in Region 8.
124. Began implementing the 2025 Lead Directive to speed cleanup of lead contaminated residential soil by streamlining response decisions in Region 8.
125. Settled Clean Air Act violations at Kiefer Landfill with Sacramento County in California preventing 25,000 pounds hazardous air pollutants (HAP) and 140,000 pounds volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions.
126. Began cleanup of 13,000 cubic yards of uranium mine waste at Mesa V complex on Navajo Nation in Arizona.
127. Worked with Fort Mojave Tribal Utilities Authority addressing manganese levels exceeding EPA health advisory in Arizona Village.
128. Provided emergency technical assistance to Maui County and Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) safely processing 13 tons of abandoned electric vehicle batteries.
129. Completed battery removal action on Tern Island within Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawaii.
130. Terminated Clean Air Act Sanction Clocks for Piti-Cabras area of Guam for sulfur dioxide standards, confirming the region's air quality now meets federal safety standards for sulfur dioxide (SO₂).
131. Concluded settlement with Apple Inc. for hazardous waste law violations at Santa Clara, California, facility with $261,283 penalty.
132. Mobilized to crude oil release site near Santa Paula, California, and oversaw responsible party cleanup to completion.
133. Deployed to Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, following container ship explosion providing air monitoring support.
134. Certified Yuma, Arizona, region met 2015 ozone air quality standard delivering cleaner air for 85,000+ residents.
135. Completed Dunsmuir removal action removing 75,000 gallons of oil and 100,000 tons of contaminated soil restoring 1,400 feet Sacramento River shoreline.
136. Signed Federal Register notice finalizing West Pinal, Arizona, nonattainment NSR permitting program approval for 1987 PM10 standards.
137. Finalized order requiring Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to inspect 100 reservoirs/tanks and clean 50+ safeguarding 3.8 million residents.
138. As a part of the 100% solution to the San Diego-Tijuana border sewage crisis, the United States and Mexico signed a new agreement ("minute 333"); the details of which were outlined in the historic MOU signed by Mexico and the United States in July 2025.
139. Completed an assessment of the Peridot Heights community water system in Arizona, following E. coli contamination, directing the San Carlos Apache Tribe to issue a boil water advisory for the system serving 1,750 people. Identified several defects and corrective actions needed.
140. Proposed a plan to clean up contaminated sediment, soil and industrial waste in Pierson's Creek in Newark, New Jersey, as the first major phase of cleanup for the superfund site addressing high levels of mercury, PBBs, lead and other hazardous substances.
141. Inspectors conducted 446 inspections and 581 offsite compliance monitoring activities in Region 10.
142. Issued 41 administrative orders to Washington drinking water systems requiring Lead Service Line Inventory implementation under SDWA.
143. Worked with Customs and Border Patrol to issue 20 notices refusing entry for illegal pesticides in Region 10.
144. Modified consent decrees securing commitments increasing Puget Sound, Washington, SO storage and treatment by 96 million gallons annually.
145. Prevented chemical releases through compliance monitoring of 107 facilities and conclusion of 8 Chemical Accident Risk Reduction cases across region 10.
146. Signed Administrative Orders on Consent with Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation in Washington ensuring SDWA compliance at 8 systems.
147. Responded to an oil spill of approximately 220 barrels (roughly 9,250 gallons) of crude oil into West Douglas Creek in Colorado, successfully containing it to minimize impact to local ecosystem.
148. Issued 2 Cooperative Agreements for Alaska Native Corporation lands cleanup at Galena BIA school and Dutch Harbor.
149. Remobilized to Cosmo Specialty Fibers site in Washington for expanded removal evaluation of chemical storage tanks to more accurately assess the risks, especially to nearby fish-bearing waters, posed by several hundred thousand gallons of chemicals left in at least 47 above-ground storage tanks when the pulp mill ceased operations.
150. Made satisfactory progress determination on Alaska's 319 Annual Report initiating 13 projects in 11 communities.
151. Awarded City of Washougal, Washington, $959,752 for Wastewater Treatment Plant Anoxic Selector Project.
152. Awarded City of Redmond, Washington, $959,752 for water system improvement project enhancing drinking water reliability and infrastructure resilience.
153. Awarded Port of Coupeville, Washington, $170,000 for infrastructure improvement project funding sewer repairs and pump-out replacement.
154. Provided Discovery Clean Water Alliance $3 million to partner with Clark Regional Wastewater to upgrade Washington's Salmon Creek WWTP UV system.
155. Awarded Willamette Water Supply System Commission in Oregon $4 million to purchase pipe and materials for WIFIA-funded water supply project.
156. Awarded Oregon final $30,000 of $1.7 million FY25 319 grants and Idaho $2 million supporting nonpoint source programs.
157. Signed interim final action revising transition date for dispersant use requirements in oil discharge response.
158. Approved proposed plan for large groundwater plume at Orange County North Basin Superfund site in California.
159. Selected Maui County to receive a $3,607,065 SWIFR Grant to establish the first-ever waste collection centers on the west side of the island that will divert at least 1,794 tons of material from landfills and dump sites annually.
160. Informed 17 local governments of selection for $58 million in Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grants.
161. Created the Superfund Counts Per Minute (CPM) Electronic Calculator to help people like risk assessors, project managers, and cleanup coordinators make decisions at sites contaminated with radioactive materials.
162. ERT-CBRN Division Dive Unit carried out a mission in the Lower Neponset River in Region 1 to find out what was causing unusual magnetic readings underwater that later informed cleanup of PCB-contaminated sediment.
163. Conducted air monitoring to aid in response at Niagara Falls Highland Avenue Site in New York during removal of 97,000+ gallons hand sanitizer.
164. Launched National Center of Excellence for CERCLA Residential Lead Cleanups centralizing expertise and establishing best practices.
165. Announced $6.5 billion WIFIA funding available for water systems with additional $550 million for states.
166. Approved $347 million WIFIA loan to Fort Worth, Texas, for wastewater upgrade and beneficial water reuse.
167. Approved $176 million WIFIA loan to Pflugerville, Texas, for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure modernization.
168. Approved $73 million WIFIA loan to Ashland, Oregon, for new drinking water treatment plant construction.
169. Approved $28 million WIFIA loan to Wilton Manors, Florida, for water main replacement and wastewater system improvements.
170. Approved $147 million WIFIA loan to Medford, Oregon, improving infrastructure and protecting Rogue River water quality.
171. Approved $28 million WIFIA loan to Rockwood Water People's Utility District improving drinking water reliability for 66,000 Oregonians.
172. Announced $3 billion in new SRF funding for states to reduce lead exposure in drinking water.
173. Released new, more accurate information indicating 4 million lead service lines nationwide, down from 9 million previously estimated.
174. Approved $65 million WIFIA loan to King County, Washington, for wastewater infrastructure system modernization.
175. Hosted WOTUS public listening sessions in Bismarck, North Dakota, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
176. Proposed national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate recognizing health concerns for vulnerable subpopulations.
177. Proposed rule returning Clean Water Act Section 401 to statutory purpose eliminating regulatory overreach on infrastructure projects.
178. Partnered with 277 water/wastewater systems managing internet-facing cybersecurity vulnerabilities confirming 350+ solutions throughout 2025.
179. Launched Strengthening Water Infrastructure for Tomorrow initiative providing one-on-one utility assistance for natural-hazard resilience.
180. Certified Risk and Resilience Assessments and Emergency Response Plans for over 90% of medium-sized water systems by December 31, 2025, deadline.
181. Awarded 41 water infrastructure projects totaling approximately $63.4 million.
182. Released $35+ million in grant funding helping municipal water systems and schools address lead in drinking water.
183. Provided technical assistance to Warren, Ohio, supporting lead service line removal including GIS training and funding exploration.
184. Began helping 5 drinking water systems in Colorado, New York, and New Jersey address PFAS concerns.
185. Developed web tool helping states apply for Underground Injection Control program primacy under the Safe Drinking Water Act and hosted comprehensive training webinar.
186. Released tenth set of nationwide drinking water test results for lithium and 29 types of PFAS chemicals pursuant to the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 5. These results now cover about 89% of all expected data, with information from 10,275 public water systems.
187. Completed comprehensive 1,3-butadiene review using 20,000 studies concluding unreasonable risk to workers and announcing plans to regulate.
188. Completed comprehensive review of 5 phthalate chemicals using 16,000+ studies concluding unreasonable risk to workers and the environment and announcing plans to regulate.
189. Released updated paraquat volatilization review and issued data call-in notice requesting additional manufacturer data.
190. Civil enforcement program concluded 2,176 cases, reducing, treating, or eliminating nearly 97.5 million pounds of pollution.
191. Superfund enforcement concluded 44 cases totaling $716.1+ million addressing 58.9+ million cubic yards contaminated soil/water.
192. Criminal enforcement actions resulted in 78 convicted defendants.
193. Inspectors conducted 7,201 inspections and 4,264 offsite compliance monitoring activities.
194. Extradited and criminally charged Ukrainian national for cyber-attacks on U.S. critical water treatment infrastructure.
195. Worked with Department of Justice to indict former skilled nursing facility administrator, contractor, and owner for illegal asbestos removal exposing 150+ residents/staff.
196. Announced proposed $12.5 million settlement with Lowe's for Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting rule violations.
197. Set up a co-location study with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to test samples bias in PM2.5 Monitors and conducted a technical systems audit and evaluated the state's PM program.
198. R9 entered into an administrative order on consent with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for failing to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act's applicable requirements by not complying with the state's permit.
199. Approved the Remedial Design Package for the Phase 1 Engineered Cover System at the Ballard Mine Superfund site in Caribou County, Idaho.
200. Coordinating with DEQ to support cleanup of asbestos-contaminated debris from the Dec. 17, 2025, windstorm at Park City School in Park City, Montana.