• EPA updates Lead and Copper Rule—First revision in 30 years
  January 13, 2021 - On December 22, 2020, the EPA announced final revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). These changes mark the first updates to this rule since it was created in 1991 to control lead and copper in drinking water.
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• EPA announces annual increases for civil penalties
  January 15, 2021 - Each year, the EPA publishes annual inflationary increases to the fine amounts for civil penalties assessed under its authority. This year, the cost-of-living inflationary adjustment is a 1.18 percent increase of the current maximum penalty amount.
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• EPA enforcement roundup
  January 11, 2021 - In the fourth quarter (Q4), the EPA finalized 150 settlement agreements with companies small and large across the United States.
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