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• South Carolina to benefit from $429,977,255 Biden-Harris Administration investment for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: South Carolina to benefit from $429,977,255 Biden-Harris Administration investment for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• EPA Region 4 Solicits Applications for the 2024 Pollution Prevention Recognition Program

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 4 Solicits Applications for the 2024 Pollution Prevention Recognition Program

  • Release Date: April 17, 2024

• D.R. Horton to pay civil penalties complete a Supplemental Environmental Project and implement Stormwater Compliance Measures across the Southeast for Clean Water Act Noncompliance

  EPA News Release: D.R. Horton to pay civil penalties complete a Supplemental Environmental Project and implement Stormwater Compliance Measures across the Southeast for Clean Water Act Noncompliance

  • Release Date: April 8, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $1.5 million for Environmental Justice projects in communities across South Carolina as part of Investing in America agenda

  Selections announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $1.5 million for Environmental Justice projects in communities across South Carolina as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration invests more than $592,253 in South Carolina Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA grants funded in part by largest recycling investment in 30 years under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration invests more than $592,253 in South Carolina Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 13, 2023

• Georgetown, South Carolina Chemical Plant to Address Clean Air Act Violations Under Settlement

  EPA News Release: Georgetown, South Carolina Chemical Plant to Address Clean Air Act Violations Under Settlement

  • Release Date: May 3, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $23,030,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in South Carolina

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $23,030,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in South Carolina

  • Release Date: February 13, 2023

• New Indy Agrees to $1.1 Million Penalty and Consent Decree to Resolve Imminent and Substantial Endangerment

  EPA News Release: New Indy Agrees to $1.1 Million Penalty and Consent Decree to Resolve Imminent and Substantial Endangerment

  • Release Date: November 17, 2022

• 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

• 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

• Public Comment Period on EPA’s Proposed Settlement Agreement with New Indy Catawba, LLC Extended

  EPA News Release: Public Comment Period on EPA’s Proposed Settlement Agreement with New Indy Catawba, LLC Extended

  • Release Date: February 9, 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 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 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