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Protecting Children from Lead Exposure
EPA efforts to reduce children's lead exposures and prevent lead poisoning include a wide range of activities. Learn more about what EPA is doing and how you can help protect children.
Read Protecting Children from Lead Exposures booklet
Learn more about protecting children's health
Loans to Finance $10B in Water Infrastructure Upgrades
EPA is inviting 39 projects in 16 states and D.C. to apply for $5 billion in WIFIA loans. These loans will help finance over $10 billion in water infrastructure investments, create up to 155,000 jobs, and improve water quality for 22 million Americans.
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Learn more about the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program
Affordable Clean Energy
EPA announces the proposed ACE Rule, which sets greenhouse gas guidelines for states to develop plans to address emissions from existing coal-fired power plants.
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Learn more about ACE

"Children’s health is a top priority at EPA, and we have made tremendous progress improving air and water quality and helping kids and families lead healthier lives."
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Protecting Children from Lead Exposure

Loans to Finance $10B in Water Infrastructure Upgrades

Affordable Clean Energy

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Key Topics

News

Your Community

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CooperativeFederalism

Rule of Law and Process

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