<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[ASEPA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Empowering communities for a sustainable future through environmental education with ASEPA.]]></description><link>https://www.asepa.gov/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:37:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.asepa.gov/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Tafuna High School visits American Samoa EPA Building]]></title><description><![CDATA[The future of our island and planet is in great hands Yesterday, we welcomed a group of bright students from Tafuna High School, to our office for a deep dive into environmental stewardship, and our work here at the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency. Led by our very own Assistant Director Christianera Tuitele, the students didn't just learn about the environment, they experienced it. From exploring how we monitor air and water quality to learning about the science behind it all...]]></description><link>https://www.asepa.gov/post/tafuna-highschool-visits-american-samoa-epa-building</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69eac972ab5395dde60a15a3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:38:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bcdca0_6cd56fea18614c71bae731acad388651~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Clayton Lam Yuen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AS-EPA Joins wave for Earth Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was an early and busy morning at AS-EPA as we joined efforts with National Marine Sanctuary, DOE, DOC and others for our roadside wave to commemorate this year's "Earth Day". We want to thank everyone who passed by and showed good spirits by honking, and waving.  We especially want to thank some of our local high school students that were able to attend! It was a joy seeing our youth participate in an activity focused on keeping our environment clean, beautiful, and sustained. We are true...]]></description><link>https://www.asepa.gov/post/as-epa-joins-wave-for-earth-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69eabdc8b17cf497ceb51fd2</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:57:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bcdca0_f5bdc369039847e48e2b647abdd5e158~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Clayton Lam Yuen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMERICAN SAMOA EPA AND US EPA REGION 9 PROVIDES FALL PROTECTION AWARENESS AND DRINKING WATER SAMPLING TRAINING ]]></title><description><![CDATA[February 18, 2026 On February 9, 2026, the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) hosted a Fall Protection Awareness and Drinking Water Sampling Training conducted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).   The training was provided for ASPA water system operators, recognizing the critical role they play in protecting public health and ensuring the safe delivery of drinking water to communities across the Territory. A total of 17 ASPA water operators...]]></description><link>https://www.asepa.gov/post/american-samoa-epa-and-us-epa-region-9-provides-fall-protection-awareness-and-drinking-water-samplin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6997c1284c11d313e899a5fd</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 02:07:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b8212_d9ade0c6e976459596df50a137093520~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AS-EPA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[United States Environmental Protection Agency and American Samoa EPA Conducts Ofu Reef Nutrient Reduction Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[November 19, 2025 Pictured in green is the macroalgae valonia fastigiata clothing a coral around the Ofu Reef An outbreak of a macroalgae called valonia fastigiata , caused by elevated nutrient concentrations, is threatening the reef located near Ofu airport in Manu’a, adjacent to the Vaoto Lodge. In conditions with high nutrient inputs, this macroalgae can undergo a rapid population explosion, enveloping living coral and eventually bleaching and killing the coral. This macroalgae outbreak...]]></description><link>https://www.asepa.gov/post/united-states-environmental-protection-agency-and-american-samoa-epa-conducts-ofu-reef-nutrient-redu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691e66b235662176f69735fa</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:58:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b8212_48d0b93e244d4b838d2b7981e62626d1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AS-EPA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The American Samoa EPA Relaunches Website for Public Access]]></title><description><![CDATA[October 24, 2025 The American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) is pleased to announce the official relaunch of its website that has been developed to enhance public accessibility to critical environmental data, updates, and community resources. The redesigned platform incorporates an intuitive navigation interface positioned prominently across all pages, enabling visitors to seamlessly explore the agency's various divisions and locate pertinent information with optimal...]]></description><link>https://www.asepa.gov/post/the-american-samoa-epa-relaunches-website-for-public-access</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fc3923a51f8a929288a77b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 02:43:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b8212_cb404e30bf9041848a52b3f7a4832243~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AS-EPA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Empowering Communities: American Samoa's Role in Environmental Awareness at the 2025 Disaster Resilience Summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) and many more departments joined the Office of Disaster Assistance and Petroleum Management in educating more than 200 students and their teachers during the 4th Annual Disaster Resilience Summit on Sept. 10–11 at the Methodist Church Hall in Tafuna. The summit brought together both public and private schools, primary and secondary schools, government agencies and community leaders to strengthen disaster preparedness and resilience...]]></description><link>https://www.asepa.gov/post/empowering-communities-american-samoa-s-role-in-environmental-awareness-at-the-2025-disaster-resili</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e447ca2849e99ade0e9773</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 22:50:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b8212_87ff6645e4de49dca9b93d596edd6ea8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AS-EPA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMERICAN SAMOA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PARTICIPATES IN CIRCLE EXPO 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[AS-EPA delegation pictured with Samoa's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) Chief Executive Officer Lealaisalanoa Frances Brown Reupena and her team. June 03, 2025 The American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) represented American Samoa in this year’s inaugural Circularity, Innovation, Recovery, Culture, Learning, and Environment (CIRCLE) Expo 2025 hosted by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP) in Apia, Samoa last week. The...]]></description><link>https://www.asepa.gov/post/american-samoa-environmental-protection-agency-participates-in-circle-expo-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6859bf77ee19be8c0e201b71</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 21:08:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b8212_b84fca5ffd8f421ab9841bd8691eb783~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_443,h_434,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AS-EPA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) Enforces Polystyrene Foam Container Ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[January 24, 2025 Polystyrene foam products discovered at non-compliant retailers. The American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) has begun full enforcement of the Territory’s new Polystyrene Foam Container Ban, Public Law 38-12, A.S.C.A. Title 25 Chapter 23. On January 21 and 22, 2025, AS-EPA inspectors visited over 200 merchants and eateries. A total of 28 citations were issued for violations of A.S.C.A. § 25.2303, which prohibits the sale or distribution of polystyrene foam...]]></description><link>https://www.asepa.gov/post/american-samoa-environmental-protection-agency-as-epa-enforces-polystyrene-foam-container-ban</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ad1456c738e2bc2b3ae186</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 21:40:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b8212_1bcf866fd5a64028a6a09fd83637af1e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_607,h_394,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AS-EPA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Samoa's Updated Pesticide Law Takes Effect February 4, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[January 23, 2025 On February 4, 2025, American Samoa’s newly updated Pesticide Act will take effect. Recorded as Public Law 38-23, this new legislation was passed by the 38th Legislature of American Samoa and signed into law by Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga in December 2024. Once effective, it will become part of the American Samoa Code Annotated, Title 24, Chapter 12. It has been 46 years since the original American Samoa Pesticide Act of 1979 was enacted. According to the American Samoa...]]></description><link>https://www.asepa.gov/post/american-samoa-s-updated-pesticide-law-takes-effect-february-4-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ad1242232056d9c32004bc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 21:28:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b8212_ba2d10e91da041fe9d519eed82d167a9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AS-EPA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AS-EPA Issues Notice of Violation for Futiga Farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[January 06, 2025 On December 12, 2024, the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS EPA) Pesticide Branch conducted an Agriculture Use Inspection at a local farm in Futiga that grows and sells fruits and vegetables to restaurants, stores, and the public. The routine inspection discovered pesticide misuse of “Complete Insect Killer” (EPA Reg. No. 92564-12) on cucumber, long bean, and eggplant and the other pesticide product called the Spectracide, “Triazicide Insect Killer” (EPA Reg....]]></description><link>https://www.asepa.gov/post/as-epa-issues-notice-of-violation-for-futiga-farm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ad10c858981971833e8748</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 21:25:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b8212_8c8d8dd6c9a74af499c2deee96fbbe5d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_617,h_617,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AS-EPA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency Hosts SPREP Pacific Regional Invasive Species Management Support Service (PRISMSS)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) recently hosted a team from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Pacific Regional Invasive Species Management Support Service (PRISMSS). The PRISMSS program is a fundamental objective of the Invasive Species initiative, under the Island and Oceans Ecosystems priority of the secretariat. Under the Island and Oceans Ecosystems priority, SPREP provides regional leadership and technical guidance in...]]></description><link>https://www.asepa.gov/post/american-samoa-environmental-protection-agency-hosts-sprep-pacific-regional-invasive-species-managem</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6769ae9cda534b6a45b70959</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:41:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b8212_362c3e87ec43410d80622d063f9b300f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AS-EPA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Samoa EPA Completes the 2022 Sanitary Survey of the Central Water System]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) recently completed a sanitary survey of the Central Water System, a public...]]></description><link>https://www.asepa.gov/post/american-samoa-epa-completes-the-2022-sanitary-survey-of-the-central-water-system</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66abf9784e49b484bd5c1b59</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 21:11:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b8212_62c629935bf24c8ea2718b5e6d2e5af3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_575,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AS-EPA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) Issues Notice of Violation Notice Due to Pesticide Misuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[On June 11, 2024, the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS EPA) Pesticide Branch conducted an Agriculture Use Inspection at...]]></description><link>https://www.asepa.gov/post/american-samoa-epa-as-epa-issues-a-violation-notice-and-crop-condemnation-due-to-pesticide-misuse</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66ab2893b32a49a262ef013e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 06:25:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b8212_c31e5d58edbb44e785ddfd4a9d2a6a8d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_757,h_567,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AS-EPA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AS-EPA Participated in the Virtual 2020 Pacific Islands Environment Directors’ Meeting (PIED)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2020 Pacific Islands Environment Directors’ Meeting which is generally held around this time of the year in San Francisco, California...]]></description><link>https://www.asepa.gov/post/5-surprising-facts-about-recycling-you-need-to-know</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6647050c03eea88f61f4ea28</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 07:19:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bcdca0_8ac68abd1462477880c840714787765f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_767,h_530,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AS-EPA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Samoa Watershed Management and Protection Program FY19 Annual Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA), in collaboration with various environmental resource management...]]></description><link>https://www.asepa.gov/post/the-impact-of-deforestation-on-global-climate-change</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6647050c03eea88f61f4ea2a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 07:19:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bcdca0_a6d9edaac0b145e9a4ed85c4c5c6d175~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_896,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AS-EPA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Samoa Receives $300,000 from EPA for Revitalization of Contaminated Properties]]></title><description><![CDATA[PAGO PAGO, American Samoa - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that American Samoa was selected to receive a...]]></description><link>https://www.asepa.gov/post/how-plastic-pollution-is-affecting-our-oceans</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6647050c03eea88f61f4ea29</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 07:19:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bcdca0_eb14a529c4da48b6ae3003df4b50c2f6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_896,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AS-EPA</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>