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• EPA Adds Sites to the Superfund National Priorities List in Illinois, Iowa, Navajo Nation, Louisiana and Pennsylvania

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Sites to the Superfund National Priorities List in Illinois, Iowa, Navajo Nation, Louisiana and Pennsylvania

  • Release Date: March 5, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $1 billion to start new cleanup projects and continue work at 100 Superfund sites across the country

  Thanks to this third and final wave of investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA is funding all the construction work that is ready to begin at Superfund sites nationwide

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $1 billion to start new cleanup projects and continue work at 100 Superfund sites across the country

  • Release Date: February 27, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites

  Utilizing updated, best available science, EPA lowers screening levels for the first time in 30 years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites

  • Release Date: January 17, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces 14 Organizations to Receive Nearly $7 Million to Recruit and Train Workers for Community Revitalization and Cleanup Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Latest funding for EPA’s Brownfields Job Training Grants is supported by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and will boost workforce training in underserved and overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces 14 Organizations to Receive Nearly $7 Million to Recruit and Train Workers for Community Revitalization and Cleanup Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 8, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Releases Draft National Strategy to Reduce Food Loss and Waste

  EPA, USDA, and FDA announce steps to reduce waste and increase recycling of organics to reduce climate pollution, save families and businesses money, and support a circular economy for all.

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Draft National Strategy to Reduce Food Loss and Waste

  • Release Date: December 2, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $90 Million in Tribal Recycling Infrastructure Projects and Recycling Education and Outreach Grants

  On America Recycles Day and Anniversary of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA announces grants funded in part by the largest recycling investment in 30 years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $90 Million in Tribal Recycling Infrastructure Projects and Recycling Education and Outreach Grants

  • Release Date: November 15, 2023

• USDA and EPA Welcome New U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions

  EPA News Release: USDA and EPA Welcome New U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions

  • Release Date: February 17, 2022

• EPA Announces $3.8 Million in Grants to Train Environmental Workers for Jobs Created by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

  EPA selects 19 organizations to receive Brownfields Job Training Grants to boost workforce training in underserved, overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $3.8 Million in Grants to Train Environmental Workers for Jobs Created by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

  • Release Date: February 2, 2022

• EPA Recognizes WasteWise Award Winners for Innovations in Waste Reduction

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes WasteWise Award Winners for Innovations in Waste Reduction

  • Release Date: January 28, 2022

• EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge Awardees Showcase Ways to Tackle Largest Category of Waste in Landfills

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge Awardees Showcase Ways to Tackle Largest Category of Waste in Landfills

  • Release Date: January 27, 2022

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

  Initial resources will also accelerate cleanup for dozens of additional Superfund projects

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

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by Updating the Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by Updating the Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• ICYMI: Administrator Regan Visits New York and New Jersey Highlighting Scientific Integrity, Water Infrastructure, Environmental Justice and Superfund Cleanups

  EPA News Release: ICYMI: Administrator Regan Visits New York and New Jersey Highlighting Scientific Integrity, Water Infrastructure, Environmental Justice and Superfund Cleanups

  • Release Date: September 1, 2021

• EPA Announces Steps to Advance the Cleanup for Raritan Bay Superfund Site Community

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Steps to Advance the Cleanup for Raritan Bay Superfund Site Community

  • Release Date: August 26, 2021

• EPA Celebrates Superfund - 40 Years of Cleaning Up and Transforming Communities Across the Country

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates Superfund - 40 Years of Cleaning Up and Transforming Communities Across the Country

  • Release Date: December 11, 2020