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• EPA Announces Latest Actions to Protect Groundwater and Communities from Coal Ash Contamination

  Agency issues six proposed determinations to deny facilities’ requests to continue unsafe coal ash disposal

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Latest Actions to Protect Groundwater and Communities from Coal Ash Contamination

  • Release Date: January 25, 2023

• EPA Proposes to Strengthen Air Quality Standards to Protect the Public from Harmful Effects of Soot

  New Standards Demonstrate President Biden’s Leadership to Reduce Air Pollution that Threatens Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Strengthen Air Quality Standards to Protect the Public from Harmful Effects of Soot

  • Release Date: January 6, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $40 Million in Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia to Improve Recycling Infrastructure

  Grants funded by the largest recycling investment in 30 years under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $40 Million in Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia to Improve Recycling Infrastructure

  • Release Date: January 4, 2023

• U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR Program Advances Energy Management through Smart Homes

  Americans nationwide can now save energy, save money and help the climate with the latest in smart home technology.

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR Program Advances Energy Management through Smart Homes

  • Release Date: January 4, 2023

• EPA Adds Sites in Mississippi and Nebraska to the Superfund National Priorities List to Clean Up Pollution and Protect Public Health

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Sites in Mississippi and Nebraska to the Superfund National Priorities List to Clean Up Pollution and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: December 20, 2022

• Final EPA Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles to Slash Dangerous Pollution and Take Key Step Toward Accelerating Zero-Emissions Future

  Beginning in Model Year 2027, EPA’s Clean Trucks Plan will safeguard clean air for millions in communities overburdened by dangerous pollution

  EPA News Release: Final EPA Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles to Slash Dangerous Pollution and Take Key Step Toward Accelerating Zero-Emissions Future

  • Release Date: December 20, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $14.3 Million in Brownfields Grants from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Train Environmental Workers

  EPA selects 29 organizations to receive 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 $14.3 Million in Brownfields Grants from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Train Environmental Workers

  • Release Date: December 14, 2022

• EPA Releases Annual Automotive Trends Report

  U.S. Fuel Economy Maintains Record High; CO2 Emissions Reach Record Lows, and All Large Manufacturers Meet Greenhouse Gas Standards

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases Annual Automotive Trends Report

  • Release Date: December 12, 2022

• EPA Proposes Rule to Advance Transition to Safer, More Efficient Heating and Cooling Technologies

  Latest proposal under the bipartisan AIM Act promotes US development and manufacturing of climate-safe HFC alternatives, saving billions in costs

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Rule to Advance Transition to Safer, More Efficient Heating and Cooling Technologies

  • Release Date: December 9, 2022

• Registration Open for EPA Virtual Public Hearing on EPA’s Supplemental Proposal to Cut Methane Pollution to Protect Communities, Combat Climate Change, and Bolster American Innovation

  EPA News Release: Registration Open for EPA Virtual Public Hearing on EPA’s Supplemental Proposal to Cut Methane Pollution to Protect Communities, Combat Climate Change, and Bolster American Innovation

  • Release Date: December 6, 2022

• EPA Takes Next Steps in Renewable Fuel Standard Program for 2023-25

  Proposal Seeks Public Input on Program’s Role in U.S. Energy Security, Economy and Environment

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Next Steps in Renewable Fuel Standard Program for 2023-25

  • Release Date: December 1, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Funding for Nationwide Brownfields Technical Assistance and Research Grants and Technical Assistance to Brownfields Providers

  With historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments, EPA is expanding the scope of existing technical assistance, including five new subject-specific grants totaling $57 million over five years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Funding for Nationwide Brownfields Technical Assistance and Research Grants and Technical Assistance to Brownfields Providers

  • Release Date: November 22, 2022

• EPA’s Responsible Appliance Disposal Program Honors 12 Partners for Accomplishments in Appliance Recycling

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Responsible Appliance Disposal Program Honors 12 Partners for Accomplishments in Appliance Recycling

  • Release Date: November 21, 2022

• EPA Takes Final Action to Protect Groundwater from Coal Ash Contamination at Ohio Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Final Action to Protect Groundwater from Coal Ash Contamination at Ohio Facility

  • Release Date: November 18, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $100 Million in Grants to Support Recycling Infrastructure and Education and Outreach

  Grants funded in part by largest recycling investment in 30 years under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $100 Million in Grants to Support Recycling Infrastructure and Education and Outreach

  • Release Date: November 17, 2022