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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $499,715 for Community Air Pollution Monitoring Project in South Carolina

  Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $499,715 for Community Air Pollution Monitoring Project in South Carolina

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• EPA Announces $1.13 Million in Regional Source Reduction Assistance Grant Opportunities

  Priorities include reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $1.13 Million in Regional Source Reduction Assistance Grant Opportunities

  • Release Date: May 27, 2022

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

  A total of 8 communities in South Carolina will receive Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup or High Performing Revolving Loan Fund support to help build back America’s economy while addressing environmental justice concerns

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

  • Release Date: May 18, 2022

• EPA Region 4 Administrator Recognizes Black History Month at Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 4 Administrator Recognizes Black History Month at Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi

  • Release Date: February 23, 2022

• EPA Announces Public Listening Sessions on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Public Listening Sessions on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities

  • Release Date: January 27, 2022

• EPA to Host a Public Hearing in Rock Hill, S.C., Regarding the New Indy Catawba, LLC Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA to Host a Public Hearing in Rock Hill, S.C., Regarding the New Indy Catawba, LLC Facility

  • Release Date: January 19, 2022

• EPA Awards 2021 Environmental Justice Small Grants to Local Communities in the Southeast

  Nationally, EPA Announces $14.1 Million to Fund 133 Environmental Justice Grants

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards 2021 Environmental Justice Small Grants to Local Communities in the Southeast

  • Release Date: December 16, 2021

• EPA Awards Over $1.3 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects in South Carolina

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Over $1.3 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects in South Carolina

  • Release Date: November 19, 2021

• South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Receives $500,000 in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Reuse Brownfield Sites

  Nationally, $11.6 Million in funding to Cleanup and Redevelop Contaminated Brownfield Sites in Communities Across the U.S

  EPA News Release: South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Receives $500,000 in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Reuse Brownfield Sites

  • Release Date: June 16, 2021

• EPA Awards $492,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant to Natchez, Mississippi

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $492,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant to Natchez, Mississippi

  • Release Date: May 18, 2021

• EPA Announces $256,000 Grant for Beach Water Quality in Mississippi

  Nationally, $9.6 million in grant funding will help communities monitor beach water quality

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $256,000 Grant for Beach Water Quality in Mississippi

  • Release Date: May 13, 2021

• EPA Announces $285,000 Grant for Beach Water Quality Monitoring in South Carolina

  Nationally, $9.6 million in grant funding will help communities monitor beach water quality

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $285,000 Grant for Beach Water Quality Monitoring in South Carolina

  • Release Date: May 13, 2021

• EPA Selects Five Projects in South Carolina to Receive $1.44 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  The grant awards help underserved communities across the country Build Back Better and address Environmental Justice concerns

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Five Projects in South Carolina to Receive $1.44 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  • Release Date: May 13, 2021

• EPA Selects Three Projects in Mississippi to Receive $1 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  The grant awards help underserved communities across the country Build Back Better and address Environmental Justice concerns

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Three Projects in Mississippi to Receive $1 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  • Release Date: May 12, 2021

• EPA to Provide Building Blocks Assistance to Saint Helena Island and Beaufort County, South Carolina

  EPA News Release: EPA to Provide Building Blocks Assistance to Saint Helena Island and Beaufort County, South Carolina

  • Release Date: April 22, 2021