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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6.5 Billion for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades Across the Country

  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 $6.5 Billion for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades Across the Country

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Statement by Administrator Regan on the President’s FY 2024 Budget

  President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget requests $12.083 billion, supporting the EPA’s essential work to protect human health and the environment.

  EPA News Release: Statement by Administrator Regan on the President’s FY 2024 Budget

  • Release Date: March 9, 2023

• EPA Requires Norfolk Southern to Sample for Dioxins in East Palestine

  EPA will direct immediate cleanup as appropriate if contaminants from the derailment pose any unacceptable risk to human health

  EPA News Release: EPA Requires Norfolk Southern to Sample for Dioxins in East Palestine

  • Release Date: March 2, 2023

• 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 Announces Appointments to Local Government Advisory Committee

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Appointments to Local Government Advisory Committee

  • Release Date: January 13, 2023

• Statement by Administrator Regan on Bipartisan Funding Bill

  EPA News Release: Statement by Administrator Regan on Bipartisan Funding Bill

  • Release Date: December 23, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates First Year Accomplishments Under President Biden’s Federal Sustainability Plan

  EPA joins federal agencies to release annual sustainability plan

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates First Year Accomplishments Under President Biden’s Federal Sustainability Plan

  • Release Date: December 9, 2022

• EPA Announces Leadership and Next Steps for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

  Senior Advisor to the Administrator and Acting Director Jahi Wise will bring expertise in climate policy and equitable finance to lead early design and implementation of historic IRA-funded program

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Leadership and Next Steps for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

  • Release Date: December 5, 2022

• Statement by Administrator Regan on Department of Justice Filing Court Order to Stabilize Jackson, Mississippi Water System

  EPA News Release: Statement by Administrator Regan on Department of Justice Filing Court Order to Stabilize Jackson, Mississippi Water System

  • Release Date: November 29, 2022

• EPA Appoints New Members to Children’s Health Protection Advisory Committee and Announces Next Meeting

  EPA News Release: EPA Appoints New Members to Children’s Health Protection Advisory Committee and Announces Next Meeting

  • Release Date: November 28, 2022

• EPA Takes Final Action to Protect Groundwater from Coal Ash Contamination at Ohio Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Final Action to Protect Groundwater from Coal Ash Contamination at Ohio Facility

  • Release Date: November 18, 2022

• EPA Celebrates Year One Accomplishments Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  $5.5 billion awarded through the law so far to modernize the nation’s infrastructure, create good-paying jobs, combat the climate crisis, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates Year One Accomplishments Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  • Release Date: November 15, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Proposal to Cut Methane Pollution to Protect Communities, Combat Climate Change, and Bolster American Innovation

  Stronger standards would reduce harmful emissions and energy waste from covered sources by 87 percent below 2005 levels while delivering economic benefits

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Proposal to Cut Methane Pollution to Protect Communities, Combat Climate Change, and Bolster American Innovation

  • Release Date: November 11, 2022

• EPA Administrator Regan Announces Initial Actions to Protect Communities Following Puerto Rico Journey to Justice Tour

  Actions reflect Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to building a better America and addressing environmental and health challenges in communities that are underserved and overburdened by pollution

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Regan Announces Initial Actions to Protect Communities Following Puerto Rico Journey to Justice Tour

  • Release Date: November 4, 2022

• EPA Seeks Public Input on Inflation Reduction Act Programs to Fight Climate Change, Protect Health, and Advance Environmental Justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Public Input on Inflation Reduction Act Programs to Fight Climate Change, Protect Health, and Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: November 4, 2022