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• EPA Reaches Agreement to Advance the Cleanup of the San German Superfund Site in Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Agreement to Advance the Cleanup of the San German Superfund Site in Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: December 22, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects Fordham University to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across EPA Region 2 as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  As an environmental justice Grantmaker, Fordham University will help reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects Fordham University to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across EPA Region 2 as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA Makes $52 Million Investment to Support Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements Across Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: EPA Makes $52 Million Investment to Support Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements Across Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: November 14, 2023

• EPA Settlement Requires Action be Taken to Prevent Leaks, Secures Nearly $300,000 Penalty to Settle Alleged Clean Air Act Violations at Peerless Oil and Chemicals Inc. in Puerto Rico

  NEW YORK  – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Peerless Oil and Chemicals Inc for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at its Peñuelas, Puerto Rico facility. The settlement requires Peerless to inspect its

  • Release Date: November 13, 2023

• EPA Workshop Will Ease the Way to Apply for USVI Water Infrastructure Construction Grants

  EPA Workshop Will Ease the Way to Apply for USVI Water Infrastructure Construction Grants

  • Release Date: November 8, 2023

• Puerto Rico Organizations and Agencies Slated to Get Over $2.4 Million in EPA Funding to Support Environmental Justice Work

  EPA News Release: Puerto Rico Organizations and Agencies Slated to Get Over $2.4 Million in EPA Funding to Support Environmental Justice Work

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• EPA Awards $1 Million to San Juan to Tackle Climate Pollution

  Funding made possible by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $1 Million to San Juan to Tackle Climate Pollution

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• Municipality of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico Selected for $4 Million Grant in First-Ever Funding to Promote Less Waste

  Puerto Rico Also Slated to Get Funding

  EPA News Release: Municipality of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico Selected for $4 Million Grant in First-Ever Funding to Promote Less Waste

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $4.6 Billion in Competitive Grants to Cut Climate Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $4.6 Billion in Competitive Grants to Cut Climate Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 20, 2023

• EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed Cleanup Plan for Battery Recycling Company Superfund Site in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed Cleanup Plan for Battery Recycling Company Superfund Site in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: August 31, 2023

• EPA Invites Public Input on Proposed Cleanup Plan for Battery Recycling Company Superfund Site in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites Public Input on Proposed Cleanup Plan for Battery Recycling Company Superfund Site in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: August 15, 2023

• EPA’s Environmental Justice Advisory Council to Hold First-Ever Meeting in Puerto Rico

  Public invited to join the discussion on environmental justice issues

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Environmental Justice Advisory Council to Hold First-Ever Meeting in Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: July 19, 2023

• EPA to Award More than $650,000 to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to Support Water Quality Monitoring at Beaches to Protect Public Health

  EPA News Release: EPA to Award More than $650,000 to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to Support Water Quality Monitoring at Beaches to Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: June 20, 2023

• EPA selects LEAP Enterprise, Inc. for $500,000 in funding to advance environmental assessments in Puerto Rico

  Brownfields grant to fund assessments and advance environmental justice in San Juan, Carolina, Juncos and Humacao

  EPA News Release: EPA selects LEAP Enterprise, Inc. for $500,000 in funding to advance environmental assessments in Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: June 7, 2023

• EPA Joins Environmental and Community Leaders to Help Design Inter-American University’s Role as New Technical Center for Environmental Justice in PR and USVI

  EPA News Release: EPA Joins Environmental and Community Leaders to Help Design Inter-American University’s Role as New Technical Center for Environmental Justice in PR and USVI

  • Release Date: June 6, 2023