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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional $1B in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Start New Cleanup Projects and Expedite On-going Cleanup Work Across the Country

  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 Additional $1B in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Start New Cleanup Projects and Expedite On-going Cleanup Work Across the Country

  • Release Date: February 10, 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

• 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

• 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 Announces Billions in Economic Benefits from Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Cleanups at Hazardous Waste Facilities Across the Nation

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Billions in Economic Benefits from Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Cleanups at Hazardous Waste Facilities Across the Nation

  • Release Date: September 28, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces up to $169 Million in Brownfields Grants Now Available to Applicants

  With Funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup (MARC) Grants will be available for local organizations

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces up to $169 Million in Brownfields Grants Now Available to Applicants

  • Release Date: September 12, 2022

• EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List to Clean Up Pollution and Address Public Health Risks

  EPA News Release: EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List to Clean Up Pollution and Address Public Health Risks

  • Release Date: September 7, 2022

• EPA Proposes Designating Certain PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund to Protect People’s Health

  Designating PFOA and PFOS under CERCLA would improve transparency, accountability, and deliver on Administrator Regan’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Designating Certain PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund to Protect People’s Health

  • Release Date: August 26, 2022

• EPA Seeks Applications for Brownfields Job Training Grants

  Up to $12 million in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will boost environmental workforce while helping to transform communities in need

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Applications for Brownfields Job Training Grants

  • Release Date: June 1, 2022

• EPA Announces the 2022 National Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Awards Winners

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces the 2022 National Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Awards Winners

  • Release Date: May 24, 2022

• EPA Adds Five PFAS Chemicals to List of Regional Screening and Removal Management Levels to Protect Human Health and the Environment

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Five PFAS Chemicals to List of Regional Screening and Removal Management Levels to Protect Human Health and the Environment

  • Release Date: May 18, 2022

• Biden Administration Announces $254 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites

  EPA announces 265 communities to receive Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment and Revolving Loan Fund Grants to help build a better America while advancing environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden Administration Announces $254 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites

  • Release Date: May 12, 2022

• EPA Announces $3.8 Million in Grants to Train Environmental Workers for Jobs Created by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

  EPA selects 19 organizations to receive Brownfields Job Training Grants to boost workforce training in underserved, overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $3.8 Million in Grants to Train Environmental Workers for Jobs Created by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

  • Release Date: February 2, 2022

• EPA Releases Draft Environmental Justice Action Plan for its Land Protection and Cleanup Programs

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases Draft Environmental Justice Action Plan for its Land Protection and Cleanup Programs

  • Release Date: January 5, 2022

• EPA Announces Plans to Use First $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog

  Initial resources will also accelerate cleanup for dozens of additional Superfund projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Plans to Use First $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021