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EPA concludes hazardous waste cleanups in Oregon after September wildfires

Agency’s work was first step of a two step recovery process for burned-out properties

EPA News Release: EPA concludes hazardous waste cleanups in Oregon after September wildfires

Release Date: December 9, 2020

Lauren Duffy outside in the woods holding her twins

Kicking off 2024 With Twin Birthdays and Reasons to be Thankful

A toxicologist with the Safer Choice program finds a label in the place she needed it the most.

Date: January 16, 2024
By: Lauren Duffy

La EPA destaca las pruebas de radón en el hogar como un paso vital para evitar el cáncer de pulmón durante el Mes Nacional de Acción contra el Radón

Actúe ahora: Haga la prueba, haga las reparaciones, salve una vida

Comunicado de prensa de la EPA: La EPA destaca las pruebas de radón en el hogar como un paso vital para evitar el cáncer de pulmón durante el Mes Nacional de Acción contra el Radón

Release Date: January 4, 2024

Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $19 million in awards for clean school buses across New Jersey as part of Investing in America Agenda

EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $19 million in awards for clean school buses across New Jersey as part of Investing in America Agenda

Release Date: January 8, 2024

Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $69 million in awards for clean school buses across New York as part of Investing in America Agenda

EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $69 million in awards for clean school buses across New York as part of Investing in America Agenda

Release Date: January 8, 2024

EPA Awards $200,000 to Los Angeles Small Businesses to Advance Innovative Environmental Technologies

EPA News Release: EPA Awards $200,000 to Los Angeles Small Businesses to Advance Innovative Environmental Technologies

Release Date: January 2, 2024

Radhika Fox at Springfield, MA WIFIA Event

Revitalizing Water Infrastructure: Rolling toward safer water for communities

EPA’s WIFIA financing provides billions of dollars in credit assistance and creating local jobs while saving ratepayers and communities money. If you are interested in a WIFIA loan, you can submit a letter of interest to EPA at any time.

Date: April 11, 2023
By: Jorianne Jernberg

EPA Reaches Agreement to Advance the Cleanup of the San German Superfund Site in Puerto Rico

EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Agreement to Advance the Cleanup of the San German Superfund Site in Puerto Rico

Release Date: December 22, 2023

EPA Announces $22 Million to Help Restore St. Louis River in Minnesota

EPA News Release: EPA Announces $22 Million to Help Restore St. Louis River in Minnesota

Release Date: December 20, 2023

Biden-Harris Administration Selects Research Triangle Institute to Receive $100 million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across the Region 4 as Part of Investing in America Agenda

Grantmaker selected to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects Research Triangle Institute to Receive $100 million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across the Region 4 as Part of Investing in America Agenda

Release Date: December 20, 2023

Biden-Harris Administration Selects Fordham University to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across EPA Region 2 as Part of Investing in America Agenda

As an environmental justice Grantmaker, Fordham University will help reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects Fordham University to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across EPA Region 2 as Part of Investing in America Agenda

Release Date: December 20, 2023

EPA Reaches Settlements Over Clean Air Act Violations at Ports in California and Hawaii

EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlements Over Clean Air Act Violations at Ports in California and Hawaii

Release Date: December 18, 2023

EPA Announces More Than $3 Million to Projects in New Mexico for Recycling Infrastructure Projects as Part of America Recycles Day

On America Recycles Day, EPA announces grants under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, funded in part by the largest recycling investment in 30 years

EPA News Release: EPA Announces More Than $3 Million to Projects in New Mexico for Recycling Infrastructure Projects as Part of America Recycles Day