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• EPA Announces $40 Million from Infrastructure Law for Chesapeake Bay Restoration

  First of Five-Year Funding Totaling $238 Million

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $40 Million from Infrastructure Law for Chesapeake Bay Restoration

  • Release Date: May 2, 2022

• New EPA analysis shows decline in release of certain toxic chemicals in Mid-Atlantic Region

  New features improve public access to local data

  EPA News Release: New EPA analysis shows decline in release of certain toxic chemicals in Mid-Atlantic Region

  • Release Date: March 3, 2022

• EPA Recognizes Virginia Department of Corrections for Diverting Food Waste from Landfills

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Virginia Department of Corrections for Diverting Food Waste from Landfills

  • Release Date: January 27, 2022

• EPA to Review Amended Pennsylvania Plan to Help Restore Chesapeake Bay, Local Waters

  Agency commends local input, says tough federal actions could be taken

  EPA News Release: EPA to Review Amended Pennsylvania Plan to Help Restore Chesapeake Bay, Local Waters

  • Release Date: January 5, 2022

• EPA Announces Plans to Use Funds from Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to Expedite Cleanup at Arrowhead Plating Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Plans to Use Funds from Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to Expedite Cleanup at Arrowhead Plating Superfund Site

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• EPA Awards Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association Nearly $1.4 million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association Nearly $1.4 million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project

  • Release Date: December 9, 2021

• Virginia to get $126.4 million in water infrastructure funding that prioritizes underserved communities

  EPA News Release: Virginia to get $126.4 million in water infrastructure funding that prioritizes underserved communities

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA awards $668K to Virginia for wetlands protection

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $668K to Virginia for wetlands protection

  • Release Date: October 7, 2021

• EPA awards $1.78 million to Virginia to control polluted runoff, restore water quality

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $1.78 million to Virginia to control polluted runoff, restore water quality

  • Release Date: October 4, 2021

• EPA awards nearly $1 million research grant to Arlington, Va. group to support small drinking water systems

  EPA News Release: EPA awards nearly $1 million research grant to Arlington, Va. group to support small drinking water systems

  • Release Date: September 20, 2021

• EPA Ready to Support FEMA, State Efforts on Tropical Storm Elsa

  EPA News Release: EPA Ready to Support FEMA, State Efforts on Tropical Storm Elsa

  • Release Date: July 8, 2021

• NFWF’s Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Awards $9.6 Million in Grants to Benefit the Bay Watershed

  Grants awarded will support clean water, sustainable agriculture and stormwater infrastructure across the Chesapeake Bay watershed

  EPA News Release: NFWF’s Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Awards $9.6 Million in Grants to Benefit the Bay Watershed

  • Release Date: June 3, 2021

• Biden Administration Pledges to Assist City of Norfolk in Tackling Food Insecurity

  Project encourages community-led downtown and neighborhood revitalization, enhanced local economies and job creation, improved diet and health, and increased environment protection efforts

  EPA News Release: Biden Administration Pledges to Assist City of Norfolk in Tackling Food Insecurity

  • Release Date: June 3, 2021

• EPA Provides $7.25 Million for ‘Most Effective’ Cleanup Actions in Chesapeake Bay Watershed

  Agriculture, Environmental Justice Areas Targeted for Funding

  EPA News Release: EPA Provides $7.25 Million for ‘Most Effective’ Cleanup Actions in Chesapeake Bay Watershed

  • Release Date: May 27, 2021

• EPA Evaluates Plan to Reduce Bay Pollutants No Longer Contained by Conowingo Reservoir

  EPA News Release: EPA Evaluates Plan to Reduce Bay Pollutants No Longer Contained by Conowingo Reservoir

  • Release Date: May 6, 2021