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• Wyoming communities to receive over $3 million to advance environmental cleanups 

  Wyoming DEQ, City of Cheyenne, and Sheridan County Conservation District among 265 nationwide to receive Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment and Revolving Loan Fund Grants to help build a better America while advancing environmental justice 

  EPA News Release: Wyoming communities to receive over $3 million to advance environmental cleanups 

  • Release Date: May 12, 2022

• EPA Announces $40 Million from Infrastructure Law for Chesapeake Bay Restoration

  First of Five-Year Funding Totaling $238 Million

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $40 Million from Infrastructure Law for Chesapeake Bay Restoration

  • Release Date: May 2, 2022

• EPA recognizes Colorado, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming manufacturing plants among most energy-efficient of 2021

  Seven plants among 93 nationwide receive ENERGY STAR certification

  EPA News Release: EPA recognizes Colorado, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming manufacturing plants among most energy-efficient of 2021

  • Release Date: March 15, 2022

• New EPA analysis shows decline in release of certain toxic chemicals in Mid-Atlantic Region

  New features improve public access to local data

  EPA News Release: New EPA analysis shows decline in release of certain toxic chemicals in Mid-Atlantic Region

  • Release Date: March 3, 2022

• EPA Recognizes the Institute for Local Self-Reliance in Washington D.C. for its Community Composting Initiative, Diverting Food Waste from Landfills

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes the Institute for Local Self-Reliance in Washington D.C. for its Community Composting Initiative, Diverting Food Waste from Landfills

  • Release Date: January 27, 2022

• EPA proposes to disapprove revisions to Wyoming’s 2014 regional haze plan as inconsistent with the Clean Air Act 

  Wyoming’s revised plan for Jim Bridger power plant does not justify reversal of current approved plan to reduce 3,000+ tons per year of emissions and protect regional air quality

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes to disapprove revisions to Wyoming’s 2014 regional haze plan as inconsistent with the Clean Air Act 

  • Release Date: January 12, 2022

• EPA to Review Amended Pennsylvania Plan to Help Restore Chesapeake Bay, Local Waters

  Agency commends local input, says tough federal actions could be taken

  EPA News Release: EPA to Review Amended Pennsylvania Plan to Help Restore Chesapeake Bay, Local Waters

  • Release Date: January 5, 2022

• EPA Awards Greater Washington Regional Clean Cities Coalition Nearly $660,000 for Diesel Emission Reductions

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Greater Washington Regional Clean Cities Coalition Nearly $660,000 for Diesel Emission Reductions

  • Release Date: December 9, 2021

• EPA awards $886,000 grant to District of Columbia for canopies to reduce harmful runoff from municipal trucks

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $886,000 grant to District of Columbia for canopies to reduce harmful runoff from municipal trucks

  • Release Date: November 30, 2021

• EPA awards $1 million to the District of Columbia to control polluted runoff, restore water quality

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $1 million to the District of Columbia to control polluted runoff, restore water quality

  • Release Date: October 5, 2021

• EPA Names Two DC-Based Trade Associations 2021 Safer Choice Partners of the Year

  EPA News Release: EPA Names Two DC-Based Trade Associations 2021 Safer Choice Partners of the Year

  • Release Date: September 24, 2021

• EPA awards nearly $1 million research grant to Arlington, Va. group to support small drinking water systems

  EPA News Release: EPA awards nearly $1 million research grant to Arlington, Va. group to support small drinking water systems

  • Release Date: September 20, 2021

• EPA Announces $137,000 for the District of Columbia to improve drinking water for underserved, disadvantaged communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $137,000 for the District of Columbia to improve drinking water for underserved, disadvantaged communities

  • Release Date: August 26, 2021

• EPA agreement with Kennedy Center protects water quality of Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay

  EPA News Release: EPA agreement with Kennedy Center protects water quality of Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay

  • Release Date: August 13, 2021

• EPA, District of Columbia Leaders Discuss Lead in Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA, District of Columbia Leaders Discuss Lead in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: June 25, 2021