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 * EPA ANNOUNCES RECORD-SETTING PENALTY FOR VEHICLE EMISSION CHEATING
   
   As part of a historic Clean Air Act penalty settlement, Cummins Inc. will pay
   $1.675 billion in penalties and will fund a recall program.
   
   Learn about the settlement


 * TEST YOUR NEST FOR RADON
   
   January is National Radon Action Month. Take action against the second
   leading cause of lung cancer:
   
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    * Find a Radon Test Kit and test your home today!


 * EPA IS TAKING ACTION ON CLIMATE
   
   EPA announced a final rule that will sharply reduce methane and other harmful
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   EPA's proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements are a major advancement in
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 * EPA ANNOUNCES RECORD-SETTING PENALTY FOR VEHICLE EMISSION CHEATING
   
   As part of a historic Clean Air Act penalty settlement, Cummins Inc. will pay
   $1.675 billion in penalties and will fund a recall program.
   
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 * KEEPING RADON ON YOUR RADAR
   
   This National Radon Action Month, a reminder that testing for radon can save
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    * Date: January 11, 2024
    * By: Courtney Johnson


 * GAINING PERSPECTIVE ON ESTUARIES
   
   Take a deep dive into the importance of shallow estuaries and the work of the
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    * Date: January 4, 2024
    * By: Jake Krauss

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 * BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES PROPOSED RULE TO REDUCE WASTEFUL
   METHANE EMISSIONS FROM THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR TO DRIVE INNOVATION AND PROTECT
   COMMUNITIES


 * EPA ADMINISTRATOR REAPPOINTS LEADERS FROM LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, AND WILLOW
   SPRINGS, MISSOURI, TO NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE


 * EPA FINES HARVARD, NEBRASKA, COMPANY FOR ALLEGED CHEMICAL RISK PREVENTION
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 * EPA PROPOSES STRONGER AIR POLLUTION STANDARDS FOR LARGE FACILITIES THAT BURN
   MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE


 * EPA SETTLEMENT IMPROVES SAFETY AT COOPER HEAT TREATING LLC FACILITY IN
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