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• EPA Offers Critical Training to Curb Violations at Construction Sites Releases Spanish Language Version of Training Course Materials

  EPA News Release: EPA Offers Critical Training to Curb Violations at Construction Sites Releases Spanish Language Version of Training Course Materials

  • Release Date: April 20, 2023

• EPA Fines Two Companies for Clean Water Violations at Hotel Construction Site in Luquillo, Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Two Companies for Clean Water Violations at Hotel Construction Site in Luquillo, Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: April 17, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across the Caribbean Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice

  EPA’s Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers include a network of over 160 partners to provide resources to unlock access to President Biden’s historic investments in America

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across the Caribbean Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: April 13, 2023

• EPA and Puerto Rico Announce $3 Million For Puerto Rico to Plan Innovative Climate Projects

  Funds from EPA’s New Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program were made possible by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA and Puerto Rico Announce $3 Million For Puerto Rico to Plan Innovative Climate Projects

  • Release Date: April 12, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $62 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Puerto Rico

  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 $62 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $126,864,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $126,864,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: March 31, 2023

• EPA Agreement Requires Guanica-Caribe Land Development Corp. to Remove Contaminated Soil From Properties at Ochoa Fertilizer Co. Superfund Site in Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: EPA Agreement Requires Guanica-Caribe Land Development Corp. to Remove Contaminated Soil From Properties at Ochoa Fertilizer Co. Superfund Site in Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: March 29, 2023

• EPA Orders Companies to Comply with Clean Water Act to Restore Wetlands in Rincón, Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders Companies to Comply with Clean Water Act to Restore Wetlands in Rincón, Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: March 22, 2023

• EPA Report Shows Decrease in Chemical Releases, Increase in Recycling and Waste Management in Region 2 Facilities

  Includes New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: EPA Report Shows Decrease in Chemical Releases, Increase in Recycling and Waste Management in Region 2 Facilities

  • Release Date: March 16, 2023

• 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $30,262,000 for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $30,262,000 for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: February 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $19 Million to Help Puerto Rico Communities Address Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $19 Million to Help Puerto Rico Communities Address Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: February 13, 2023

• Dorado Groundwater Superfund Site in Dorado, Puerto Rico Will Get Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Continue Cleanup

  EPA News Release: Dorado Groundwater Superfund Site in Dorado, Puerto Rico Will Get Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Continue Cleanup

  • Release Date: February 10, 2023

• Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds $23 Million of Water Infrastructure Projects in Puerto Rico

  EPA Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds $23 Million of Water Infrastructure Projects in Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: January 27, 2023

• PathStone Corporation to Receive $500,000 for Job Training in Puerto Rico

  Among 29 grants funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: PathStone Corporation to Receive $500,000 for Job Training in Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: January 25, 2023