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Adam Ortiz

EPA Reinstates Environmental Justice Staff Amid Workforce Turmoil

Dozens of previously sidelined agency staffers are now being recalled but lack access to essential information. Will they be able to do their jobs?

By Aman Azhar

 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's logo is displayed on a door at its headquarters on March 16, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
A view of the Chesapeake Bay off Annapolis, Maryland, on March 27. This year’s Chesapeake Bay and Watershed report card ranked the Bay’s overall health at a “C+”—its highest grade in more than 20 years. Credit: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Historic Investments and Accountability Push Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts In Right Direction, Says EPA Mid-Atlantic Administrator

By Aman Azhar
Adam Ortiz, EPA Mid-Atlantic administrator, shown here in November 2022 at the Edmonston pumping station in Prince George's County, Maryland, visited the Ivy City neighborhood in Washington on Tuesday to award a $12 million grant for a technical assistance center. Credit: Aman Azhar/Inside Climate News.

EPA Rolls Out Training Grants For Environmental Justice Communities

By Aman Azhar
The Edmonston pumping station, which Adam Ortiz upgraded with $6 million in funding from Prince George's County, which substantially enhanced its capacity to drain floodwaters and is a lasting solution to Edmonston's flooding problem. Credit: Aman Azhar

As EPA’s Region 3 Administrator, Adam Ortiz Wants the Mid-Atlantic States to Become Climate-Conscious and Resilient

By Aman Azhar

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