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• Army and EPA to host Community Engagement Sessions on Joint Recommended Preferred Approach to Reduce Flood Risk in Yazoo Backwater Area

  EPA News Release: Army and EPA to host Community Engagement Sessions on Joint Recommended Preferred Approach to Reduce Flood Risk in Yazoo Backwater Area

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

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

  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 Nation including Mississippi

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6,759,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Mississippi

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6,759,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Mississippi

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20,904,000 for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Mississippi

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20,904,000 for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Mississippi

  • Release Date: February 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Launches EPA-USDA Partnership to Provide Wastewater Sanitation to Underserved Rural Communities

  Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Will Help Address Lack of Basic Wastewater Infrastructure in Bolivar County, Mississippi

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Launches EPA-USDA Partnership to Provide Wastewater Sanitation to Underserved Rural Communities

  • Release Date: August 2, 2022

• EPA Announces $74,899,000 for Water Infrastructure Projects in Mississippi

  EPA Announces Water Infrastructure Funding for States Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $74,899,000 for Water Infrastructure Projects in Mississippi

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA Letter Confirms Yazoo Pumps Project Subject to 2008 Veto

  EPA News Release: EPA Letter Confirms Yazoo Pumps Project Subject to 2008 Veto

  • Release Date: November 17, 2021

• EPA and the City of Jackson, Mississippi Reach Agreement to Improve Drinking Water and Protect Public Health

  EPA News Release: EPA and the City of Jackson, Mississippi Reach Agreement to Improve Drinking Water and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: July 1, 2021

• EPA Selects Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to Receive $200,000 for Trash-Free Waters Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to Receive $200,000 for Trash-Free Waters Grant

  • Release Date: October 8, 2020

• EPA Announces Availability of Funding for Farmer-led, Farm Focused Projects in the Gulf

  Applications are due no later than October 16, 2020

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Availability of Funding for Farmer-led, Farm Focused Projects in the Gulf

  • Release Date: September 1, 2020

• EPA Awards $3.1 Million Grant to Improve and Protect Mississippi’s Water Quality

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $3.1 Million Grant to Improve and Protect Mississippi’s Water Quality

  • Release Date: July 13, 2020

• EPA Advises Facility Operators to Prevent and Minimize Releases during Hazardous Weather Events

  EPA News Release: EPA Advises Facility Operators to Prevent and Minimize Releases during Hazardous Weather Events

  • Release Date: June 9, 2020

• EPA Announces Tentative Awardees for the Waterway Trash Reduction Grant in the Gulf

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Tentative Awardees for the Waterway Trash Reduction Grant in the Gulf

  • Release Date: April 22, 2020

• EPA Awards Mississippi State University Extension Service $618,000 in Funding to Test for Lead in School Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Mississippi State University Extension Service $618,000 in Funding to Test for Lead in School Drinking Water

  • Release Date: March 5, 2020

• EPA Announces Availability of Funding for Waterway Trash Reduction Projects in the Gulf

  Applications are due no later than November 22, 2019

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Availability of Funding for Waterway Trash Reduction Projects in the Gulf

  • Release Date: September 24, 2019