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• West Virginia Water Service District Facing Violations – Working Towards Corrective Action

  EPA News Release: West Virginia Water Service District Facing Violations – Working Towards Corrective Action

  • Release Date: October 28, 2024

• EPA Announces $40 Million from Infrastructure Law for Chesapeake Bay Restoration

  First of Five-Year Funding Totaling $238 Million

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $40 Million from Infrastructure Law for Chesapeake Bay Restoration

  • Release Date: May 2, 2022

• EPA Provides $7.25 Million for ‘Most Effective’ Cleanup Actions in Chesapeake Bay Watershed

  Agriculture, Environmental Justice Areas Targeted for Funding

  EPA News Release: EPA Provides $7.25 Million for ‘Most Effective’ Cleanup Actions in Chesapeake Bay Watershed

  • Release Date: May 27, 2021

• Shimkin Named Chesapeake Bay Program Office Deputy Director

  EPA News Release: Shimkin Named Chesapeake Bay Program Office Deputy Director

  • Release Date: May 12, 2021

• EPA Evaluates Plan to Reduce Bay Pollutants No Longer Contained by Conowingo Reservoir

  EPA News Release: EPA Evaluates Plan to Reduce Bay Pollutants No Longer Contained by Conowingo Reservoir

  • Release Date: May 6, 2021

• EPA requests applications for $5 million in funding for Great Lakes trash-free water projects

  For the second time, GLRI grants available to keep trash out of the Great Lakes

  EPA News Release: EPA requests applications for $5 million in funding for Great Lakes trash-free water projects

  • Release Date: January 7, 2021

• EPA, Members of Congress, Partners and Stakeholders celebrate a decade of GLRI success 

  Launched in 2010, GLRI has funded over 5,400 projects totaling more than $2.7 billion; $16 million slated for two newly selected projects

  EPA News Release: EPA, Members of Congress, Partners and Stakeholders celebrate a decade of GLRI success 

  • Release Date: December 9, 2020

• EPA Region 5 Administrator Kurt Thiede Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Illinois Farm Bureau

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 5 Administrator Kurt Thiede Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Illinois Farm Bureau

  • Release Date: October 27, 2020

• EPA Announces Record $18 Million for Projects in Chesapeake Bay Watershed

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Record $18 Million for Projects in Chesapeake Bay Watershed

  • Release Date: September 2, 2020

• EPA Funding to Accelerate Ag Pollution Reductions in Pennsylvania

  Projects Eyed in ‘Most Effective Basins’

  EPA News Release: EPA Funding to Accelerate Ag Pollution Reductions in Pennsylvania

  • Release Date: August 12, 2020

• EPA Evaluates Restoration Plans; Continues to Support States’ Commitments

  EPA News Release: EPA Evaluates Restoration Plans; Continues to Support States’ Commitments

  • Release Date: July 29, 2020

• EPA Tool to Help Local Officials Customize Chesapeake Bay Restoration Efforts

  EPA News Release: EPA Tool to Help Local Officials Customize Chesapeake Bay Restoration Efforts

  • Release Date: July 22, 2020

• EPA Provides $3.84 Million for Pennsylvania Efforts to Reduce Ag-Related Pollution

  EPA News Release: EPA Provides $3.84 Million for Pennsylvania Efforts to Reduce Ag-Related Pollution

  • Release Date: July 14, 2020

• Evansville to Receive EPA Technical Assistance to Spur Economy with Locally-Produced Foods

  Part of Local Foods, Local Places program

  EPA News Release: Evansville to Receive EPA Technical Assistance to Spur Economy with Locally-Produced Foods

  • Release Date: May 15, 2020

• Springfield to receive EPA Technical Assistance for Downtown Food Space

  Part of Local Foods, Local Places program

  EPA News Release: Springfield to receive EPA Technical Assistance for Downtown Food Space

  • Release Date: May 14, 2020