Selected Historical Press Releases, 1970-1998
Note: these press releases are now in EPA's archive. To find one, click on the Search EPA Archive button and copy the name of the release into the search box on the archive home page. Be sure to put quotes around the name of the release to ensure the best search results.
1996-1998 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1981 | 1980 | 1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 | 1975 | 1974 | 1973 | 1972 | 1971 | 1970
1996-1998
April 21, 1998: Carol Browner's Remarks on Earth Day Right-to-Know Expansion Celebration
February 18, 1998: President Clinton's remarks on Clean, Safe Water for All Americans
February 27, 1997: Browner Announces New EPA Offices to Support Children's Health, Regulatory Reinvention and Right To Know
August 6, 1996: President Clinton Signs Legislation to Ensure Americans Safe Drinking Water
January 29, 1996: EPA Takes Final Step in Phaseout of Leaded Gasoline
1995
December 1, 1995: Statement on EPA's 25th Anniversary
December 1, 1995: A Look at EPA Accomplishments: 25 Years of Protecting Public Health and the Environment
August 2, 1995: EPA Announces Streamlining of Rules as Part of Regulatory Reinvention Effort
July 28, 1995: EPA Protects Millions of Americans From Petroleum Refinery Air Toxics
May 25, 1995: Superfund Reforms
March 29, 1995: Browner Announces New Agenda and Partnership to Protect Drinking Water
March 20, 1995: EPA Expands Open-Market Trading of Acid Rain Credits
March 10, 1995: EPA Commits to Partnership for Long-Term Research on Remote-Sensing Data from Space Satellites
1994
October 21, 1994: Fred Hansen - Biography
October 18, 1994: EPA Presents First Energy Star Computer Awards
July 20, 1994: Browner Names Six Industries in Plan to Improve Environmental Protection
April 20, 1994: Browner Releases Data on U.S. Water Quality, Calls for New Clean Water Act
March 1, 1994: EPA Announces Biggest Air Toxic Reduction in Agency History
February 16, 1994: EPA Issues First Safe Substitutes List for CFCs and Other Ozone Depleters
January 18, 1994: EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner Issues Citizen Right-To-Know List of Toxic Chemicals
1993
November 30: EPA Announces Full Phaseout of CFCs and Other Ozone Depleters
September 14: EPA Regulates Dry Cleaners in First Air Toxics Rule Under New Clean Air Act
August 4: President Clinton's Executive Order on Reducing Toxic Emissions from Federal Facilities
May 7: Robert M. Sussman - Biography
April 23: Regulatory History of CFCs and Other Stratospheric Ozone Depleting Chemicals (to 1993)
March 5: EPA Announces Final Rule on Acid Rain Emission Trading
January 7: EPA Designates Passive Smoking a "Class A" or Known Human Carcinogen
1992
November 25, 1992: Accelerated Phaseout of Ozone-Depleting Chemicals
October 30, 1992: New Oxygenated Fuels Program
August 5, 1992: Benzene Violations Targeted in Environmental Enforcement Actions
July 22, 1992: Release of Environmental Equity Report
June 30, 1992: Reilly in New York to Mark End of Sewage Sludge Dumping
May 19, 1992: EPA Issues 23 Final Drinking Water Standards
January 14, 1992: EPA, NOAA Issue Guidelines to Reduce Coastal Pollution
1991
December 5, 1991: New EPA Rule Gives Every American Right to Buy and Sell Acid Rain Emissions
July 19, 1991: Voluntary U.S. EPA/Industry Program Commits to Cut Toxic Wastes
March 13, 1991: Exxon to Pay Record One Billion Dollars in Criminal Fines and Civil Damages in Connection with Alaskan Oil Spill
1990
November 29, 1990: The Environmental Protection Agency: A Retrospective
November 15, 1990: EPA Administrator Reilly Hails Signing of New Clean Air Act
October 3, 1990: 1988 Toxic Release Inventory National Report Available
September 26, 1990: Reducing Risk: Setting Priorities and Strategies for Environmental Protection
September 6, 1990: Reilly Participates in Opening of Environment Center in Budapest
July 20, 1990: Times Beach Settlement Reached
May 15, 1990: Reilly responds to Lois Gibbs on Love Canal habitability and related issues
May 8, 1990: EPA Completes Land Disposal Restrictions for Hazardous Wastes
April 30, 1990: EPA to Regulate Dioxin in Paper Industry
April 20, 1990: Statement on Earth Day 1990
June 21, 1990: Charter Signed to Establish Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe
February 5, 1990: EPA Registry to Record Trees Planted in Celebration of Earth Day
1989
November 7, 1989: Daminozide (Alar) Pesticide Canceled for Food Uses
August 2, 1989: Reilly Press Conference in Anchorage about Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Cleanup
July 31, 1989: Bioremediation of Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
June 1, 1989: Occidental Chemical Signs Consent Order for Storage and Destruction of Love Canal Wastes
May 19, 1989: F. Henry Habicht II - Biography
April 12, 1989: EPA Releases Toxic Inventory Data
March 13, 1989: EPA Tracking Program for Medical Waste Starts Today
1988
November 1, 1988: Lead Contamination Control and Asbestos Information Acts of 1988
October 28, 1988: Indoor Radon Abatement Act of 1988
October 26, 1988: FIFRA Amendments of 1988
September 30, 1988: Times Beach Record of Decision Signed
September 13, 1988: EPA Sets Standards For Underground Storage Tanks
April 5, 1988: Lee M. Thomas Statement on U.S. Ratification of the Montreal Protocol
February 2, 1988: EPA Announces Guidance on State Revolving Funds for Sewage Treatment
1987
December 21, 1987: President Reagan on Montreal Protocol Ratification
November 18, 1987: United States and Canada Sign Amendments to Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
September 24, 1987: National Dioxin Study Released
October 26, 1987: Love Canal Record of Decision Signed
October 9, 1987: Final EPCRA rule for Hazardous Chemical Reporting Requirements
April 7, 1987: EPA Outlines Actions to be Taken with States Not Meeting Clean Air Standards; Some Sanctions Mandatory
1986
October 23, 1986: Signing of Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
October 6, 1986: Endangered Wetlands and New EPA Office of Wetlands Protection
May 14, 1986: Cleanup of the Niagara River
June 20, 1986: President Signs Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments
1985
November 14, 1985: EPA Approves First Use in Environment of Genetically Altered Bacteria
June 4, 1985: EPA Announces National Strategy for Toxic Air Pollutants
March 20, 1985: A. James Barnes - Biography
March 4, 1985: EPA Sets New Limits on Lead in Gasoline
1984
December 13, 1984: Ruckelshaus Pledges Continued Support of Chesapeake Cleanup
November 29, 1984: Lee M. Thomas - Biography
November 9, 1984: Statement by the U.S. EPA on the President's Signing of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984
September 13, 1984: EPA and Defense Sign Resolution on Chesapeake
August 2, 1984: Ruckelshaus Denies Request to Buy Love Canal Homes
June 26, 1984: Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's Ruling of June 25th on EPA's "Bubble" Policy to Control Air Pollution
1983
November 1, 1983: EPA Sets Standards for FIFRA, TSCA Lab Tests
September 30, 1983: EPA Acts to Ban EDB Pesticide
August 5, 1983: Alvin L. Alm - Biography
May 19, 1983: Ruckelshaus Takes Steps to Improve Flow of Agency Information
April 21, 1983: Olin Agrees to Clean Up DDT in Triana, Alabama Area
February 22, 1983: Joint Federal/State Action Taken to Relocate Times Beach Residents
1982
July 15, 1982: New York State and U.S. EPA Sign $7 Million Love Canal Cleanup Agreement
July 12, 1982: EPA Issues Final National Contingency Plan for Superfund
May 24, 1982: EPA Announces Rule Requiring Schools to Test for Asbestos
March 12, 1982: National Contingency Plan for Superfund Announced
1981
October 23, 1981: EPA Announces First 114 Top-Priority Superfund Sites
October 16, 1981: EPA Issues First Storage Permit Under RCRA
September 18, 1981: EPA Schedules Emergency Cleanup at Valley of the Drums
May 20, 1981: Anne M. Gorsuch (Burford) - Biography
March 4, 1981: Sixteen States to Manage Hazardous Waste Programs
March 2, 1981: John W. Hernandez, Jr. - Biography
February 10, 1981: EPA Incinerator Approvals to Speed PCB Disposal
January 19, 1981: New EPA Report Focuses on Environmental Accomplishments
1980
November 19, 1980: EPA's Hazardous Waste Regulations Effective November 19, [1980]
September 11, 1980: Costle Presses for Immediate Passage of Superfund
May 21, 1980: EPA, New York State Announce Temporary Relocation of Love Canal Residents
April 15, 1980: Statement at International Meeting on Chlorofluorocarbons
April 4, 1980: EPA Named Lead Agency to Monitor at Three Mile Island
March 1, 1980: EPA Imposes First Federal Funding Limitations to Spur Auto Inspection Programs
1979
December 20, 1979: U.S. Sues Hooker Chemical at Niagara Falls, New York
December 3, 1979: "Bubble" Policy Added to EPA's Cleanup Strategy
July 19, 1979: EPA Survey Ship to Visit Washington
July 11, 1979: EPA Establishes Hazardous Waste Enforcement and Emergency Response System; Names 60 New Sites
June 13, 1979: Administration Proposes Hazardous Waste Cleanup Fund
April 19, 1979: EPA Bans PCB Manufacture; Phases Out Uses
February 23, 1979: EPA Rules Increase Public Role in Environmental Programs
1978
November 22, 1978: 1978 Water Quality Agreement Signed by U.S. and Canada
October 15, 1978: Government Ban on Fluorocarbon Gases in Aerosol Products Begins October 15 [1978]
September 29, 1978: EPA Sets New National Air Pollution Standard for Lead
June 16, 1978: DOT, EPA Join To Combat Transportation-Caused Pollution in Urban Areas
June 13, 1978: EPA Announces New Rules on Industrial Growth in Clean Air Areas
1977
December 28, 1977: Statement by Douglas M. Costle on Enactment of the Clean Water Act of 1977
August 5, 1977: Statement by Douglas M. Costle on Passage of Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977
July 22, 1977: Blum Starts Report Reduction Campaign at EPA
July 14, 1977: EPA Says Scrubbers Necessary for Health Protection Under Coal Conversion Plan
June 25, 1977: EPA Safe Drinking Water Standards Go into Effect Today
May 31, 1977: EPA to Regulate Benzene, a Suspected Cause of Leukemia
March 4, 1977: Barbara Blum - Biography
March 4, 1977: Douglas M. Costle - Biography
January 19, 1977: Train Hails Court Decision on Transportation Controls
1976
December 13, 1976: New Law to Control Hazardous Wastes, End Open Dumping, Promote Conservation of Resources
October 21, 1976: Train Sees New Toxic Substances Law as "Preventive Medicine"
July 16, 1975: Working Catalysts Required on Imported Cars
February 2, 1976: EPA Begins Two-Year Monitoring Survey of Broadcast Radiation in Major United States Cities
January 27, 1976: EPA Secures Over 700 Environmental Jobs for Welfare Recipients
1975
October 24, 1975: U.S.-Soviet Environmentalists to Discuss Joint Research
August 11, 1975: New DDT Report Confirms Data Supporting 1972 Ban, Finds Situation Improving
July 30, 1975: Train Stops Manufacture of Heptachlor/Chlordane, Cites Imminent Cancer Risk
July 10, 1975: Quarles Testifies on the Need for Toxic Substances Act
April 22, 1975: Train Stresses Long-Range Planning as the Environmental Movement Comes of Age
April 17, 1975: Federal Government Will Not Award Contracts, Grants, or Loans to Water and Air Polluters
March 27, 1975: EPA Designated International Data Center
January 31, 1975: EPA Administrator Reorganizes Enforcement and General Counsel Office
1974
December 18, 1974: Train Names 80 Cities for EPA Drinking Water Survey
November 27, 1974: EPA Issues "Significant Deterioration" Regulations
November 22, 1974: EPA Administrator Cites Benefits of Pollution Control Programs
May 20, 1974: EPA to Exhibit Documerica Photographs
January 28, 1974: EPA and General Mills Kick Off Public Service Campaign on the Environment
1973
November 28, 1973: EPA Requires Phase-Out of Lead in All Grades of Gasoline
October 15, 1973: Transportation Controls Established in Major Urban Areas to Lower Air Pollution Levels
August 23, 1973: EPA Issues Public Participation Regulations
July 30, 1973: EPA Issues First Municipal Wastewater Discharge Permit in the Nation
June 4, 1973: EPA Sets Auto Maintenance Regulations
April 30, 1973: Robert W. Fri - Biography
April 30, 1973: John R. Quarles, Jr. - Biography
April 8, 1973: Earth Week 1973
March 8, 1973: EPA Voices Support for Safe Drinking Water Act
March 2, 1973: Indiana and Federal EPA Announce Issuance of Nation's First Wastewater Permits
February 13, 1973: EPA Releases Guidelines for New Water Quality Standards
1972
December 31, 1972: DDT Ban Takes Effect
November 8, 1972: EPA to Ask for Comments on New Pesticides Law
August 2, 1972: Las Vegas Laboratory Designated National Environmental Research Center
May 7, 1972: EPA Using Aircraft to Study Eutrophication in Lakes
1971
October 19, 1971: EPA Defines Air Pollution Danger Levels
August 13, 1971: EPA Approves First State Clean Air Plans
April 30, 1971: EPA Sets National Air Quality Standards
March 4, 1971: Hearings Set on Automobile Pollution Control
February 19, 1971: U.S. Files Suit Against U.S. Steel and DuPont in Indiana
February 9, 1971: EPA Designates Four Corners Interstate Air Quality Region Boundaries
1970
December 16, 1970: First Administrator on Establishment of EPA