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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $13.9 million to Pennsylvania in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants

  EPA announces initial selections from $2 billion Inflation Reduction Act program - the largest single environmental justice investment in history – delivered by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $13.9 million to Pennsylvania in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants

  • Release Date: July 25, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Virginia DEQ Selection as Part of Coalitions to Receive Grants 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: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Virginia DEQ Selection as Part of Coalitions to Receive Grants for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• Delaware to benefit from $248 million grant for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution

  Department of Transportation is part of a coalition selected by the EPA to receive portion of a Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Delaware to benefit from $248 million grant for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• EPA Announces $16 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Pennsylvania

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $16 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Pennsylvania

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• Registration now open for EPA’s 3rd annual Mid-Atlantic Summit, kicks off 30-day countdown

  “Empowering Communities for Environmental Equity” theme provides opportunity for conversation about equitable access to healthy and sustainable communities

  EPA News Release: Registration now open for EPA’s 3rd annual Mid-Atlantic Summit, kicks off 30-day countdown

  • Release Date: April 17, 2024

• EPA Adds Berks County, PA Site to Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Berks County, PA Site to Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: March 5, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces new cleanup projects in Pennsylvania as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is continuing to boost Superfund cleanup efforts across Pennsylvania

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces new cleanup projects in Pennsylvania as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 27, 2024

• Honeywell International, Olin Corp. to pay for cleanup at Superfund site near Moundsville, W. Va.

  EPA News Release: Honeywell International, Olin Corp. to pay for cleanup at Superfund site near Moundsville, W. Va.

  • Release Date: April 25, 2023

• EPA Discusses Community Redevelopment Efforts in Tyler, Wetzel and Monongalia Counties, West Virginia

  EPA Deputy Administrator McCabe and EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Ortiz visit Wheeling, Paden City and Morgantown

  EPA News Release: EPA Discusses Community Redevelopment Efforts in Tyler, Wetzel and Monongalia Counties, West Virginia

  • Release Date: August 24, 2022

• EPA Removes Portion of Tybouts Corner Landfill from List of Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites

  EPA News Release: EPA Removes Portion of Tybouts Corner Landfill from List of Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites

  • Release Date: August 23, 2022

• EPA Removes C&R Battery from List of Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites

  EPA News Release: EPA Removes C&R Battery from List of Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites

  • Release Date: August 23, 2022

• EPA Removes Chem-Solv Site from List of Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites

  EPA News Release: EPA Removes Chem-Solv Site from List of Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites

  • Release Date: August 23, 2022

• EPA Provides $5.5 Million in Infrastructure Funds to Clean up Bucks and Montgomery County Superfund Sites

  EPA News Release: EPA Provides $5.5 Million in Infrastructure Funds to Clean up Bucks and Montgomery County Superfund Sites

  • Release Date: July 15, 2022

• Biden Administration Announces $7.3 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites in Pennsylvania

  8 Pennsylvania communities will receive Brownfield Assessment, Cleanup or High Performing Revolving Loan Fund support to help reinvigorate neighborhoods while addressing environmental justice concerns

  EPA News Release: Biden Administration Announces $7.3 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites in Pennsylvania

  • Release Date: May 20, 2022

• EPA Adds Paden City, West Virginia, Groundwater Site to Superfund Cleanup List

  Paden City Groundwater’s addition to EPA’s National Priorities List elevates clean-up plans

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Paden City, West Virginia, Groundwater Site to Superfund Cleanup List

  • Release Date: March 18, 2022