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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $7.3 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Illinois

  EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $7.3 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Illinois

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA Region 8 encourages the public to comment on proposals to cut ethylene oxide emissions from commercial sterilizers and healthcare facilities 

  Proposals would limit emissions of harmful chemical at facilities across EPA Region 8 states of Colo., Mont., N.D., S.D., Utah, and Wyo. 

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 encourages the public to comment on proposals to cut ethylene oxide emissions from commercial sterilizers and healthcare facilities 

  • Release Date: May 19, 2023

• EPA Recognizes Chicago Educator with 2023 Presidential Innovation Award

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Chicago Educator with 2023 Presidential Innovation Award

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

• EPA Recognizes Waukegan Students with 2023 President’s Environmental Youth Award

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Waukegan Students with 2023 President’s Environmental Youth Award

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

• EPA Highlights Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Cleanup of Legacy Contamination in Ottawa, Illinois

  EPA News Release: EPA Highlights Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Cleanup of Legacy Contamination in Ottawa, Illinois

  • Release Date: April 6, 2023

• EPA Orders Six Illinois Drinking Water Suppliers to Comply with Requirements of America’s Water Infrastructure Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders Six Illinois Drinking Water Suppliers to Comply with Requirements of America’s Water Infrastructure Act

  • Release Date: April 6, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $332 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Illinois

  Made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding will help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $332 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Illinois

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces$24+ million investment for Clean Water Infrastructure upgrades in EPA Region 8 states

  Funding for critical water infrastructure projects in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces$24+ million investment for Clean Water Infrastructure upgrades in EPA Region 8 states

  • Release Date: March 31, 2023

• EPA Region 8 to host webinar on upcoming environmental grant opportunities for states, tribes, communities, and non-government organizations on March 15

  Join us for information on unprecedented funding available for air, land, water, climate change, and environmental justice projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 to host webinar on upcoming environmental grant opportunities for states, tribes, communities, and non-government organizations on March 15

  • Release Date: March 7, 2023

• EPA invites Downers Grove, Illinois residents to talk about the Ellsworth Superfund site

  EPA News Release: EPA invites Downers Grove, Illinois residents to talk about the Ellsworth Superfund site

  • Release Date: February 17, 2023

• EPA Region 8 announces March 8 Virtual Listening Session on Strategic Roadmap for PFAS contaminants

  Engagement session for communities in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming and 28 Tribal Nations

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 announces March 8 Virtual Listening Session on Strategic Roadmap for PFAS contaminants

  • Release Date: February 16, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Cleanup Project in Illinois

  EPA announces start of new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites, along with 100 other ongoing cleanups, thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Cleanup Project in Illinois

  • Release Date: February 10, 2023

• U.S. EPA begins cleanup of Nelson Knitting site in Rockford, Illinois

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA begins cleanup of Nelson Knitting site in Rockford, Illinois

  • Release Date: January 30, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $342,400 from EPA’s Brownfields Grants to Train Illinois Environmental Workers

  EPA selects OAI, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois to receive one of the first Brownfields Job Training grants funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, boosting workforce training in underserved, overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $342,400 from EPA’s Brownfields Grants to Train Illinois Environmental Workers

  • Release Date: December 14, 2022

• EPA seeks public comment on proposed cleanup plan for Hegeler Zinc Superfund site in Vermilion County, Illinois

  The Agency will hold a public meeting at Danville Area Community College on Wednesday, December 7, from 5:30 – 8 p.m.

  EPA News Release: EPA seeks public comment on proposed cleanup plan for Hegeler Zinc Superfund site in Vermilion County, Illinois

  • Release Date: December 1, 2022