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• EPA Announces $14.1 Million to Fund 133 Environmental Justice Grants

  Puerto Rico Communities will Benefit

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $14.1 Million to Fund 133 Environmental Justice Grants

  • Release Date: December 21, 2021

• EPA Announces Plans to Use First $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog

  Puerto Rico Communities will Benefit

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Plans to Use First $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog

  • Release Date: December 20, 2021

• Increased EPA Water Infrastructure Funding Will Provide More than $78 Million in Puerto Rico

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: Increased EPA Water Infrastructure Funding Will Provide More than $78 Million in Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA Awards over $77 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects (PR)

  More Than $1 Million to University of Puerto Rico for New Vehicles

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards over $77 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects (PR)

  • Release Date: November 19, 2021

• EPA Finalizes Plan to Address Dorado Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site in Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes Plan to Address Dorado Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site in Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: October 7, 2021

• Agencias Federales y Estatales Presentan Guia para Ayudar a los Municipios a Integrar el Manejo de Desperdicios Sólidos y Escombros de Desastres en Planes de Mitigación de Riesgos en Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: Agencias Federales y Estatales Presentan Guia para Ayudar a los Municipios a Integrar el Manejo de Desperdicios Sólidos y Escombros de Desastres en Planes de Mitigación de Riesgos en Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: September 14, 2021

• Federal and Puerto Rico Agencies Unveil Guide to Assist Municipalities in Integrating Solid Waste and Disaster Debris Management into Hazard Mitigation Plans

  EPA News Release: Federal and Puerto Rico Agencies Unveil Guide to Assist Municipalities in Integrating Solid Waste and Disaster Debris Management into Hazard Mitigation Plans

  • Release Date: September 14, 2021

• EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by Proposing to Add Ochoa Fertilizer Co. in Guánica, Puerto Rico to the National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by Proposing to Add Ochoa Fertilizer Co. in Guánica, Puerto Rico to the National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• La EPA toma medidas al abordar los riesgos para la salud pública proponiendo agregar a Ochoa Fertilizer Co., situada en Guánica, Puerto Rico a la Lista Nacional de Prioridades del Superfund

  EPA News Release: La EPA toma medidas al abordar los riesgos para la salud pública proponiendo agregar a Ochoa Fertilizer Co., situada en Guánica, Puerto Rico a la Lista Nacional de Prioridades del Superfund

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• EPA Orders Companies to Comply with Clean Water Act at Construction Project in Rincón, Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders Companies to Comply with Clean Water Act at Construction Project in Rincón, Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: August 25, 2021

• EPA Proposes Plan to Address Contaminated Groundwater at the Dorado Superfund Site in Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Plan to Address Contaminated Groundwater at the Dorado Superfund Site in Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: July 20, 2021

• La EPA propone un plan para abordar el agua subterránea contaminada en el Sitio Superfund Dorado en Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: La EPA propone un plan para abordar el agua subterránea contaminada en el Sitio Superfund Dorado en Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: July 20, 2021

• Biden Administration to Support Local Food Initiative, Environmental Protection, and Community Revitalization in Culebra, Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: Biden Administration to Support Local Food Initiative, Environmental Protection, and Community Revitalization in Culebra, Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: June 2, 2021

• EPA Announces Over $620,000 in Grant Funding for Beach Water Quality Monitoring in the Caribbean

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

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $620,000 in Grant Funding for Beach Water Quality Monitoring in the Caribbean

  • Release Date: May 19, 2021

• EPA Announces the Selection of Three Municipalities in Puerto Rico to Receive $900,000 for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

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

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces the Selection of Three Municipalities in Puerto Rico to Receive $900,000 for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  • Release Date: May 18, 2021