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EPA To Recognize Recovery Act Water Re-Use Project In Raleigh, North Carolina
(ATLANTA – August 18, 2010) On Friday, August 20, 2010, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Regional Administrator Stan Meiburg will join state and local officials in Raleigh, NC to recognize the city’s Water Re-use green infrastructure project. The project, estimated to cost approximately $465,735, is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment (ARRA), through the State Revolving Fund. Full Story
EPA Announces $200,000 in Environmental Justice Grants to Support Communities Directly Affected by BP Oil Spill
(ATLANTA – August 9, 2010) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting proposals for up to eight $25,000 cooperative agreements to support the protection of human health and the environment in communities affected by the BP oil spill. Local incorporated non-profit community-based organizations—including faith based organizations and those affiliated with religious institutions, environmental justice networks, and local Native American tribal governments —located and working in areas within affected states, are eligible to apply. Full Story
Mississippi State University Receives $1 Million Clean Diesel Grant Award
(ATLANTA – August 5, 2010)— As part of its ongoing efforts in the National Clean Diesel Campaign and the Southeast Diesel Collaborative, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 4 presented the Mississippi State University Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems with a $1,083,595 grant award to help reduce diesel emissions associated with freight movement throughout the southeast. This project will help reduce diesel emissions by retrofitting a total of 101 long-haul trucks with Battery Operated Air Conditioning Units (BACs) to eliminate the need for idling when trucks are stopped for required rest periods or for loading and unloading. This effort will help reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, particulate matter and nitrogen oxides – a precursor to ozone. Full Story
New Toolkit to Help Local Governments with Green Building Practices
(ATLANTA – July 21, 2010) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 announced the release of the Sustainable Design and Green Building Toolkit for Local Governments (Toolkit). The Toolkit was developed collaboratively by the Agency’s Regional Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Division and Water Protection Division and Pollution Prevention Office, with support from the EPA Green Building and Smart Growth Programs, the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response’s Innovations Workgroup, and many external partners. Full Story
U.S. EPA Awards $1.24 M in Recovery Funding to Cobb County, GA Schools to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
(ATLANTA – July 19, 2010) In a move that stands to create jobs, boost local economies, reduce diesel emissions and protect human health and the environment for people of Cobb County, Georgia, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $1,240,275 million to the Cobb County School District to retrofit school buses. Full Story
Do you know a great Environmental Justice partnership?
EPA’s National Achievements in Environmental Justice Awards Program recognizes community-initiated, multistakeholder partnerships that result in Environmental Justice Achievements in communities.
EPA is looking for 2010 applications!
The goal of the Awards Program is to encourage achievement of public and environmental health results in communities, to foster collaborative problem-solving by all stakeholder organizations to address significant Environmental Justice concerns, and to document successful activities that can be used in other communities. Applications must be postmarked by August 13, 2010. For more information, visit: http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/awards/index.html.
EPA Approves Cleanup Plan for Remaining Coal Ash at TVA Kingston Site
(ATLANTA – May 18, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 today has approved the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) selected cleanup plan for the next phase of coal ash removal at the TVA Kingston site in Roane County, Tenn. The cleanup plan, one of three alternatives proposed to the public earlier this year, requires TVA to permanently store on site all of the ash being removed from the Swan Pond Embayment, which includes land and bodies of water adjacent to the TVA coal ashdisposal area. Full Story | Action Memo | Frequently Asked Questions | Fact Sheet
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