/tags/u-s-epa U.S. EPA en-US Copyright Thu, 24 Jul 2025 08:27:00 GMT /environment/2025-07-24/epa-closure-of-scientific-research-division-has-cincinnati-employees-holding-their-breath The Environmental Protection Agency is shutting down its scientific research arm, which provides the basis for decisions that safeguard human health and ecosystems from pollutants. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 08:27:00 GMT /environment/2025-07-24/epa-closure-of-scientific-research-division-has-cincinnati-employees-holding-their-breath Isabel Nissley /environment/2025-03-20/scientists-trump-eliminate-epa-research-division The EPA’s Office of Research and Development has a large presence in Greater Cincinnati. Their research provides the basis for decisions that keep human health and ecosystems safe from environmental pollutants. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 08:22:00 GMT /environment/2025-03-20/scientists-trump-eliminate-epa-research-division Isabel Nissley /environment/2025-03-19/erlanger-epa-facility-lease-termination-doge The facility in Erlanger, Ky., is one of four in the country that provide rapid response services during emergencies like train derailments, natural disasters, and oil spills. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:39:35 GMT /environment/2025-03-19/erlanger-epa-facility-lease-termination-doge Isabel Nissley /environment/2025-02-19/cincinnati-epa-employees-react-trump-administration-directives-layoffs Some Cincinnati-based federal employees at the Environmental Protection Agency say they are demoralized, and their work is stymied by the recent flurry of directives by the Trump administration. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:46:00 GMT /environment/2025-02-19/cincinnati-epa-employees-react-trump-administration-directives-layoffs Isabel Nissley /environment/2024-05-08/teens-clean-up-polluted-sites-brownfield Groundwork Ohio River Valley will recruit and train 40 teens to clean up brownfield sites in the area. Wed, 08 May 2024 20:34:51 GMT /environment/2024-05-08/teens-clean-up-polluted-sites-brownfield Becca Costello /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-04-18/epa-forever-chemicals-cincinnati-lawyer-robert-bilott The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week set the nation’s first-ever limits on so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-04-18/epa-forever-chemicals-cincinnati-lawyer-robert-bilott /news/2022-03-29/the-epa-is-helping-to-fund-the-dollar-lot-program-in-the-beekman-corridor-residents-are-asking-for-more-assistance-to-stop-storm-water-runoff The Port's Beekman Corridor “Dollar Lot Program” helps to reduce neighborhood blight, but residents say it needs more funding to stop storm water runoff. In a separate Cincinnati event, the EPA announced it is giving Groundwork Ohio River Valley $75,000 to monitor the air and water in low-income neighborhoods. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 22:40:38 GMT /news/2022-03-29/the-epa-is-helping-to-fund-the-dollar-lot-program-in-the-beekman-corridor-residents-are-asking-for-more-assistance-to-stop-storm-water-runoff Ann Thompson /local-news/2021-05-03/people-living-near-the-mill-creek-want-environmental-justice Clearing once-contaminated sites along the Mill Creek and redeveloping them is a slow and expensive process. For those who live in communities like South… Mon, 03 May 2021 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2021-05-03/people-living-near-the-mill-creek-want-environmental-justice Ann Thompson