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• EPA Announces $21M in Research Grant Funding to Investigate Cumulative Health Impacts of Climate Change on Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $21M in Research Grant Funding to Investigate Cumulative Health Impacts of Climate Change on Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: February 28, 2023

• EPA to Host January 24 Community Meeting for Villalba, Puerto Rico Residents Regarding Air Pollutant from Sterilizer Facility

  Community meeting will focus on informing residents about potential health risks from a nearby sterilizer plant

  EPA News Release: EPA to Host January 24 Community Meeting for Villalba, Puerto Rico Residents Regarding Air Pollutant from Sterilizer Facility

  • Release Date: January 12, 2023

• EPA to Host January 26 Community Meeting for Fajardo, Puerto Rico Residents Regarding Air Pollutant from Sterilizer Facility

  Community meeting will focus on informing residents about potential health risks from a nearby sterilizer plant

  EPA News Release: EPA to Host January 26 Community Meeting for Fajardo, Puerto Rico Residents Regarding Air Pollutant from Sterilizer Facility

  • Release Date: January 12, 2023

• EPA Announces Requirement of New Clean Air Permit for Oil Refinery on St. Croix Before Operation, Ensuring Public Health Protections

  Requirement of new Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permit advances EPA commitment to ensuring equal protection under the law for all communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Requirement of New Clean Air Permit for Oil Refinery on St. Croix Before Operation, Ensuring Public Health Protections

  • Release Date: November 17, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Puerto Rico School Districts Will Get Nearly $10,000,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program

  Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Puerto Rico School Districts Will Get Nearly $10,000,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program

  • Release Date: October 26, 2022

• EPA Hurricane Fiona Update for September 30

  EPA News Release: EPA Hurricane Fiona Update for September 30

  • Release Date: September 30, 2022

• EPA’s Clean Air Act Enforcement Action Will Result in $1.3 Million of Fixes at Puerto Rico Petroleum Storage Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Clean Air Act Enforcement Action Will Result in $1.3 Million of Fixes at Puerto Rico Petroleum Storage Facility

  • Release Date: September 27, 2022

• EPA to Assist Hurricane Fiona Response

  EPA News Release: EPA to Assist Hurricane Fiona Response

  • Release Date: September 21, 2022

• EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia Urges Eligible School Districts in EPA Region 2 to Apply for $500 Million In Available Funding for Clean School Buses

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Creates New EPA Program to Protect Children’s Health, Reduce Pollution, and Boost American Manufacturing

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia Urges Eligible School Districts in EPA Region 2 to Apply for $500 Million In Available Funding for Clean School Buses

  • Release Date: May 24, 2022

• EPA Seeks More Information from New Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Determine Possible Permitting Requirements

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks More Information from New Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Determine Possible Permitting Requirements

  • Release Date: March 22, 2022

• EPA Awards over $77 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects (PR)

  More Than $1 Million to University of Puerto Rico for New Vehicles

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards over $77 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects (PR)

  • Release Date: November 19, 2021

• EPA and Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority Agree on the Implementation of Corrective Measures Related to the Anguilla Wastewater Treatment Plant on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: EPA and Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority Agree on the Implementation of Corrective Measures Related to the Anguilla Wastewater Treatment Plant on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: July 22, 2021

• EPA Continues to Protect Community by Requiring Additional Monitoring of Emissions from Limetree Bay Refinery on St. Croix

  EPA News Release: EPA Continues to Protect Community by Requiring Additional Monitoring of Emissions from Limetree Bay Refinery on St. Croix

  • Release Date: June 17, 2021

• EPA Uses Emergency Powers to Protect St. Croix Communities and Orders Limetree Bay Refinery to Pause Operations

  EPA News Release: EPA Uses Emergency Powers to Protect St. Croix Communities and Orders Limetree Bay Refinery to Pause Operations

  • Release Date: May 14, 2021

• EPA Notifies Limetree Bay of Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Notifies Limetree Bay of Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: May 3, 2021