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Biden-Harris Administration announces $426,000 for South Dakota to reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare facilities through Investing in America Agenda

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law expanded the eligibility of WIIN funding to include remediating lead in water that children drink, in addition to testing and compliance monitoring

EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $426,000 for South Dakota to reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare facilities through Investing in America Agenda

• Release Date: August 1, 2023

EPA Awards Research Grants to 21 Student Teams to Develop Innovative Solutions to Environmental and Public Health Challenges

EPA News Release: EPA Awards Research Grants to 21 Student Teams to Develop Innovative Solutions to Environmental and Public Health Challenges

• Release Date: August 1, 2023

EPA Provides Additional Funding to Hypoxia Task Force States, Including Iowa and Missouri, to Help Reduce Excess Nutrients in Gulf of Mexico Watershed

EPA News Release: EPA Provides Additional Funding to Hypoxia Task Force States, Including Iowa and Missouri, to Help Reduce Excess Nutrients in Gulf of Mexico Watershed

• Release Date: June 22, 2020

EPA Takes Action to Stop Use of Certain PFAS in Products and Protect American Consumers

Agency marks 4th anniversary of amended TSCA by meeting important milestone under PFAS Action Plan

EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Stop Use of Certain PFAS in Products and Protect American Consumers

• Release Date: June 22, 2020

EPA Administrator Signs Proclamation Marking National Pollinator Week

First-ever pollinator proclamation for the agency in its 50-year history

EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Signs Proclamation Marking National Pollinator Week

• Release Date: June 22, 2020

EPA at 50: Celebrating Partnerships

EPA News Release: EPA at 50: Celebrating Partnerships

• Release Date: June 22, 2020

EPA, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Goodman and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg highlight $7.9 million investment for polluted Brownfields in Kentucky at Louisville event

EPA News Release: EPA, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Goodman and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg highlight $7.9 million investment for polluted Brownfields in Kentucky at Louisville event

• Release Date: July 31, 2023

Belle Fourche and Bridger Pipeline companies to pay $12.5 million in penalties and improve compliance after pipeline spills in Montana and North Dakota

Agreement protects public health, safety, and the environment by requiring action to make future spills less likely

EPA News Release: Belle Fourche and Bridger Pipeline companies to pay $12.5 million in penalties and improve compliance after pipeline spills in Montana and North Dakota

• Release Date: July 31, 2023

EPA Announces Dynamic New Water Data Transparency Tool

EPA News Release: EPA Announces Dynamic New Water Data Transparency Tool

• Release Date: June 18, 2020

EPA Reaches $1.7 Million Settlement over Alleged Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Violations with The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC

EPA News Release: EPA Reaches $1.7 Million Settlement over Alleged Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Violations with The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC

• Release Date: August 17, 2022

EPA settles with Pacific Seafood – Westport, LLC, over alleged Clean Water Act violations at Washington seafood processing facility

EPA News Release: EPA settles with Pacific Seafood – Westport, LLC, over alleged Clean Water Act violations at Washington seafood processing facility

• Release Date: June 18, 2020

EPA provides Oklahoma $130,000 to protect and improve water quality

EPA News Release: EPA provides Oklahoma $130,000 to protect and improve water quality

• Release Date: July 10, 2019

EPA Recognizes Four New York and New Jersey 2018 WasteWise Winners for Diverting Over 356,000 Tons of Waste from Landfills

EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Four New York and New Jersey 2018 WasteWise Winners for Diverting Over 356,000 Tons of Waste from Landfills

• Release Date: June 25, 2019

EPA Takes Important Step to Further Protect Children from Exposure to Lead-Contaminated Dust

EPA News Release: EPA Takes Important Step to Further Protect Children from Exposure to Lead-Contaminated Dust

• Release Date: June 21, 2019

EPA Announces $9.3 Million in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Reuse Brownfield Sites in Communities Across the U.S.

Niagara County, New York selected to receive $400,000

EPA News Release: EPA Announces $9.3 Million in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Reuse Brownfield Sites in Communities Across the U.S.

• Release Date: June 20, 2019

EPA Releases First Final Chemical Risk Evaluation

EPA News Release: EPA Releases First Final Chemical Risk Evaluation

• Release Date: June 19, 2020

EPA to Support Recreation Economy Growth in Ohio

EPA News Release: EPA to Support Recreation Economy Growth in Ohio

• Release Date: August 18, 2022

EPA Calls for Nominations for 2023 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards

EPA News Release: EPA Calls for Nominations for 2023 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards

• Release Date: August 18, 2022

U.S. and Mexico agree to invest $474M to address Tijuana River sewage problem

EPA News Release: U.S. and Mexico agree to invest $474M to address Tijuana River sewage problem

• Release Date: August 18, 2022

EPA Takes Action to Address Risk from Chlorpyrifos and Protect Children’s Health

EPA measures will stop the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on food

EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Address Risk from Chlorpyrifos and Protect Children’s Health

• Release Date: August 18, 2021