U.S. EPA South Central Region

Today is the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season. Do you have a plan for what to do and where to go?

More at https://www.epa.gov/natural-disasters/tips-hurricane-preparedness. Ready

At our annual gathering of Tribal Nations, Tribal representatives, energy industry leaders, and federal partners, EPA had a strategic and collaborative discussion on the role of Tribal lands in advancing national energy goals. Using , we can restore American while upholding Tribal sovereignty and supporting community-driven growth.

The Atlantic hurricane season starts next week. Are you ready?


More at https://www.epa.gov/natural-disasters/hurricanes .

Great news for Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas! EPA is providing more than $186 million to these states to protect residents from exposure to lead in drinking water. It’s part of our commitment to !

Read more at https://spgv.io/61868n5I.

Thanks to Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Randy Bates for moderating the fireside chat at the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference. He is doing an outstanding job! Bates was joined onstage with U.S. EPA South Central Region Administrator Mason, U.S. EPA Great Lakes Region Administrator Vogel, and U.S. EPA Northwest Region Administrator Pokon.

And thank you to Governor Mike Dunleavy, Lt. Governor Nancy Dahlstrom, and the Governor’s Office for hosting this fantastic annual conference, where visionaries and stakeholders come together to meet the energy demands of today and look .

.U.S. EPA South Central Region Administrator Scott Mason had the honor of joining U.S. EPA Great Lakes Region Administrator Ann Vogel and U.S. EPA Northwest Region Administrator Emma Pokon at the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference in a fireside chat to highlight how EPA is restoring American while protecting the environment and public health. With Commissioner Randy Bates of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.

Thank you, Oklahoma Conservation Commission, for taking EPA members to visit the Bishop Creek watershed in Norman, Oklahoma! Our staff learned a lot from your seining demonstration (a method of fishing with a net) and bug-kicking (stirring up bottom-dwelling critters to collect for sampling) in the creek.

The Oklahoma Conservation Commission’s Blue Thumb Water Quality Education Program, with its mission of stream protection through education, does great work for !

We appreciate everyone who joined us in Pelican Bay, Texas, to discuss the Sandy Beach Ground Water Plume site. We provided an overview of site conditions, current remediation actions, and planned future actions to about 40 community members and responded to their thoughtful questions.

Special thanks to the City of Pelican Bay, Texas, for hosting and promoting the event, including sharing the public meeting flyer through social media and the City’s water utility bill!

Learn more about the Sandy Beach site at www.epa.gov/superfund/sandy-beach.

We are proud to showcase the environmental stewardship of our nation’s children and educators! Join us in congratulating our awardees for the President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA)!

Learn more about the Region 6 awardees, Asvini Thivakaran and the “From Waste to Wonder: An E-Tree” team at https://www.epa.gov/education/presidents-environmental-youth-award.