The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $2.1 million to the CNMI’s Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality to strengthen its capacity to protect human health and the environment. EPA has also awarded $10.1 million to the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. for...

The status of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s response actions in the CNMI following Super Typhoon Yutu are now available online at www.epa.gov/typhoonyuturesponse. This “story map” includes EPA actions as well as maps and photos. EPA continues to assess and remove oil...

HONOLULU—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has begun assessing and removing oil and hazardous waste on Saipan and Tinian to reduce risks to public health and the environment following Super Typhoon Yutu. In addition, agencies are offering curbside pickup of hazardous...

The Commonwealth Utilities Corp. has detected levels of PFOS and PFOA that exceed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency health advisory level of 70 parts per trillion in a limited area of its drinking water system. PFOS refers to perfluorooctane sulfonate and PFOA is...