diff --git a/client/src/components/J40Header/J40Header.tsx b/client/src/components/J40Header/J40Header.tsx
index 9399eeb3..6f43167b 100644
--- a/client/src/components/J40Header/J40Header.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/J40Header/J40Header.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, {useEffect, useState} from 'react';
 import {Link, useIntl} from 'gatsby-plugin-intl';
 import {
-  Alert,
+  // Alert,
   Header,
   NavMenuButton,
   PrimaryNav,
@@ -309,13 +309,13 @@ const J40Header = ({location}:IJ40Header) => {
           {COMMON_COPY.ALERTS.ALERT_2_DESCRIPTION}
         </Alert> */}
 
-        <Alert
+        {/* <Alert
           className={styles.alert}
           type="info"
           heading={intl.formatMessage(COMMON_COPY.ALERTS.ALERT_1_TITLE.TITLE)}
           headingLevel={'h1'}>
           {COMMON_COPY.ALERTS.ALERT_1_DESCRIPTION}
-        </Alert>
+        </Alert> */}
       </J40MainGridContainer>
       }
     </Header>
diff --git a/client/src/components/J40Header/__snapshots__/J40Header.test.tsx.snap b/client/src/components/J40Header/__snapshots__/J40Header.test.tsx.snap
index 7ea102be..60456ab3 100644
--- a/client/src/components/J40Header/__snapshots__/J40Header.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/client/src/components/J40Header/__snapshots__/J40Header.test.tsx.snap
@@ -345,37 +345,7 @@ exports[`rendering of the J40Header checks if component renders 1`] = `
     <div
       class="grid-container-desktop-lg"
       data-testid="gridContainer"
-    >
-      <div
-        class="usa-alert usa-alert--info"
-        data-testid="alert"
-      >
-        <div
-          class="usa-alert__body"
-        >
-          <h1
-            class="usa-alert__heading"
-          >
-            Version 1.0 of the tool is now available
-          </h1>
-          <p
-            class="usa-alert__text"
-          >
-            The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) made the version 1.0 of the tool available on 11/22/2022. For more information about the improvements to the tool, read CEQ's 
-            <a
-              class="usa-link usa-link--external"
-              data-cy=""
-              href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/news-updates/2022/11/22/biden-harris-administration-launches-version-1-0-of-climate-and-economic-justice-screening-tool-key-step-in-implementing-president-bidens-justice40-initiative/"
-              rel="noreferrer"
-              target="_blank"
-            >
-              press release
-            </a>
-            .
-          </p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
+    />
   </header>
 </DocumentFragment>
 `;
diff --git a/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/about.test.tsx.snap b/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/about.test.tsx.snap
index 0dcda83f..be1ef52e 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/about.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/about.test.tsx.snap
@@ -345,37 +345,7 @@ exports[`rendering of the DatasetContainer checks if various text fields are vis
     <div
       class="grid-container-desktop-lg"
       data-testid="gridContainer"
-    >
-      <div
-        class="usa-alert usa-alert--info"
-        data-testid="alert"
-      >
-        <div
-          class="usa-alert__body"
-        >
-          <h1
-            class="usa-alert__heading"
-          >
-            Version 1.0 of the tool is now available
-          </h1>
-          <p
-            class="usa-alert__text"
-          >
-            The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) made the version 1.0 of the tool available on 11/22/2022. For more information about the improvements to the tool, read CEQ's 
-            <a
-              class="usa-link usa-link--external"
-              data-cy=""
-              href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/news-updates/2022/11/22/biden-harris-administration-launches-version-1-0-of-climate-and-economic-justice-screening-tool-key-step-in-implementing-president-bidens-justice40-initiative/"
-              rel="noreferrer"
-              target="_blank"
-            >
-              press release
-            </a>
-            .
-          </p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
+    />
   </header>
   <main
     id="main-content"
diff --git a/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/contact.test.tsx.snap b/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/contact.test.tsx.snap
index 782131ef..74762ed9 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/contact.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/contact.test.tsx.snap
@@ -345,37 +345,7 @@ exports[`rendering of the DatasetContainer checks if various text fields are vis
     <div
       class="grid-container-desktop-lg"
       data-testid="gridContainer"
-    >
-      <div
-        class="usa-alert usa-alert--info"
-        data-testid="alert"
-      >
-        <div
-          class="usa-alert__body"
-        >
-          <h1
-            class="usa-alert__heading"
-          >
-            Version 1.0 of the tool is now available
-          </h1>
-          <p
-            class="usa-alert__text"
-          >
-            The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) made the version 1.0 of the tool available on 11/22/2022. For more information about the improvements to the tool, read CEQ's 
-            <a
-              class="usa-link usa-link--external"
-              data-cy=""
-              href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/news-updates/2022/11/22/biden-harris-administration-launches-version-1-0-of-climate-and-economic-justice-screening-tool-key-step-in-implementing-president-bidens-justice40-initiative/"
-              rel="noreferrer"
-              target="_blank"
-            >
-              press release
-            </a>
-            .
-          </p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
+    />
   </header>
   <main
     id="main-content"
diff --git a/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/downloads.test.tsx.snap b/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/downloads.test.tsx.snap
index 58d8bf09..3a1f79b5 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/downloads.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/downloads.test.tsx.snap
@@ -345,37 +345,7 @@ exports[`rendering of the DatasetContainer checks if various text fields are vis
     <div
       class="grid-container-desktop-lg"
       data-testid="gridContainer"
-    >
-      <div
-        class="usa-alert usa-alert--info"
-        data-testid="alert"
-      >
-        <div
-          class="usa-alert__body"
-        >
-          <h1
-            class="usa-alert__heading"
-          >
-            Version 1.0 of the tool is now available
-          </h1>
-          <p
-            class="usa-alert__text"
-          >
-            The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) made the version 1.0 of the tool available on 11/22/2022. For more information about the improvements to the tool, read CEQ's 
-            <a
-              class="usa-link usa-link--external"
-              data-cy=""
-              href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/news-updates/2022/11/22/biden-harris-administration-launches-version-1-0-of-climate-and-economic-justice-screening-tool-key-step-in-implementing-president-bidens-justice40-initiative/"
-              rel="noreferrer"
-              target="_blank"
-            >
-              press release
-            </a>
-            .
-          </p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
+    />
   </header>
   <main
     id="main-content"
diff --git a/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/freqAskedQuestions.test.tsx.snap b/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/freqAskedQuestions.test.tsx.snap
index 0e01ee46..787441f7 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/freqAskedQuestions.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/freqAskedQuestions.test.tsx.snap
@@ -345,37 +345,7 @@ exports[`rendering of the DatasetContainer checks if various text fields are vis
     <div
       class="grid-container-desktop-lg"
       data-testid="gridContainer"
-    >
-      <div
-        class="usa-alert usa-alert--info"
-        data-testid="alert"
-      >
-        <div
-          class="usa-alert__body"
-        >
-          <h1
-            class="usa-alert__heading"
-          >
-            Version 1.0 of the tool is now available
-          </h1>
-          <p
-            class="usa-alert__text"
-          >
-            The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) made the version 1.0 of the tool available on 11/22/2022. For more information about the improvements to the tool, read CEQ's 
-            <a
-              class="usa-link usa-link--external"
-              data-cy=""
-              href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/news-updates/2022/11/22/biden-harris-administration-launches-version-1-0-of-climate-and-economic-justice-screening-tool-key-step-in-implementing-president-bidens-justice40-initiative/"
-              rel="noreferrer"
-              target="_blank"
-            >
-              press release
-            </a>
-            .
-          </p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
+    />
   </header>
   <main
     id="main-content"
diff --git a/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/methodology.test.tsx.snap b/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/methodology.test.tsx.snap
index 9f1de74a..15231f8c 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/methodology.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/methodology.test.tsx.snap
@@ -345,37 +345,7 @@ exports[`rendering of the DatasetContainer checks if various text fields are vis
     <div
       class="grid-container-desktop-lg"
       data-testid="gridContainer"
-    >
-      <div
-        class="usa-alert usa-alert--info"
-        data-testid="alert"
-      >
-        <div
-          class="usa-alert__body"
-        >
-          <h1
-            class="usa-alert__heading"
-          >
-            Version 1.0 of the tool is now available
-          </h1>
-          <p
-            class="usa-alert__text"
-          >
-            The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) made the version 1.0 of the tool available on 11/22/2022. For more information about the improvements to the tool, read CEQ's 
-            <a
-              class="usa-link usa-link--external"
-              data-cy=""
-              href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/news-updates/2022/11/22/biden-harris-administration-launches-version-1-0-of-climate-and-economic-justice-screening-tool-key-step-in-implementing-president-bidens-justice40-initiative/"
-              rel="noreferrer"
-              target="_blank"
-            >
-              press release
-            </a>
-            .
-          </p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
+    />
   </header>
   <main
     id="main-content"
diff --git a/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/publicEng.test.tsx.snap b/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/publicEng.test.tsx.snap
index e27f011a..42cc01d4 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/publicEng.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/publicEng.test.tsx.snap
@@ -345,37 +345,7 @@ exports[`rendering of the DatasetContainer checks if various text fields are vis
     <div
       class="grid-container-desktop-lg"
       data-testid="gridContainer"
-    >
-      <div
-        class="usa-alert usa-alert--info"
-        data-testid="alert"
-      >
-        <div
-          class="usa-alert__body"
-        >
-          <h1
-            class="usa-alert__heading"
-          >
-            Version 1.0 of the tool is now available
-          </h1>
-          <p
-            class="usa-alert__text"
-          >
-            The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) made the version 1.0 of the tool available on 11/22/2022. For more information about the improvements to the tool, read CEQ's 
-            <a
-              class="usa-link usa-link--external"
-              data-cy=""
-              href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/news-updates/2022/11/22/biden-harris-administration-launches-version-1-0-of-climate-and-economic-justice-screening-tool-key-step-in-implementing-president-bidens-justice40-initiative/"
-              rel="noreferrer"
-              target="_blank"
-            >
-              press release
-            </a>
-            .
-          </p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
+    />
   </header>
   <main
     id="main-content"
diff --git a/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/techSupportDoc.test.tsx.snap b/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/techSupportDoc.test.tsx.snap
index ba94f5b4..25e3c239 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/techSupportDoc.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/client/src/pages/tests/__snapshots__/techSupportDoc.test.tsx.snap
@@ -345,37 +345,7 @@ exports[`rendering of the DatasetContainer checks if various text fields are vis
     <div
       class="grid-container-desktop-lg"
       data-testid="gridContainer"
-    >
-      <div
-        class="usa-alert usa-alert--info"
-        data-testid="alert"
-      >
-        <div
-          class="usa-alert__body"
-        >
-          <h1
-            class="usa-alert__heading"
-          >
-            Version 1.0 of the tool is now available
-          </h1>
-          <p
-            class="usa-alert__text"
-          >
-            The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) made the version 1.0 of the tool available on 11/22/2022. For more information about the improvements to the tool, read CEQ's 
-            <a
-              class="usa-link usa-link--external"
-              data-cy=""
-              href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/news-updates/2022/11/22/biden-harris-administration-launches-version-1-0-of-climate-and-economic-justice-screening-tool-key-step-in-implementing-president-bidens-justice40-initiative/"
-              rel="noreferrer"
-              target="_blank"
-            >
-              press release
-            </a>
-            .
-          </p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
+    />
   </header>
   <main
     id="main-content"