EPA has announced it will increase efforts to prevent catastrophic accidents and explosions that threaten employees and emergency responders and release chemicals that threaten human health and the environment in neighboring communities. EPA selects National Enforcement Initiatives (NEIs) every three years to focus resources on national environmental problems where there is significant non-compliance with laws, and where federal enforcement efforts can make a difference. National Enforcement Initiatives are in addition to EPA’s core enforcement work, including protecting safe drinking water, reducing air pollution, and protecting safe and healthy land. The initiatives are chosen with input from the public and from stakeholders across EPA’s state, local and tribal agency partners. Starting October 1, 2016 and continuing for three (3) fiscal years, EPA will retain four (4) of its current National Enforcement Initiatives, add two (2) new initiatives, and expand one (1) to include a new area of focus.