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• Biden-Harris Administration announces Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management selected to receive over $306,000 to help craft beverage sector prevent pollution as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management selected to receive over $306,000 to help craft beverage sector prevent pollution as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: October 31, 2024

• Biden-Harris EPA announces nearly $2 million to upgrade older diesel engines to cleaner and zero-emission solutions at three New England ports

  Connecticut Maritime Foundation, Inc. one of 70 selectees nationwide to reduce diesel emissions across a range of projects

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris EPA announces nearly $2 million to upgrade older diesel engines to cleaner and zero-emission solutions at three New England ports

  • Release Date: October 18, 2024

• Seguir adelante: la EPA y la Delegación de Rhode Island celebran el Mes de la salud infantil con autobuses escolares limpios que aportan aire más saludable a los niños y las familias en Pawtucket

  EPA News Release: Seguir adelante: la EPA y la Delegación de Rhode Island celebran el Mes de la salud infantil con autobuses escolares limpios que aportan aire más saludable a los niños y las familias en Pawtucket

  • Release Date: October 9, 2024

• Acelerando para o futuro: EPA e Rhode Island Delegation celebram o Mês da Saúde Infantil com ônibus escolares ecológicos, trazendo ar mais saudável para as crianças e famílias em Pawtucket

  EPA News Release: Acelerando para o futuro: EPA e Rhode Island Delegation celebram o Mês da Saúde Infantil com ônibus escolares ecológicos, trazendo ar mais saudável para as crianças e famílias em Pawtucket

  • Release Date: October 9, 2024

• Charging Ahead: EPA and Rhode Island Delegation celebrate Children's Health Month with Clean School Buses bringing healthier air to children and families in Pawtucket

  EPA's Clean School Bus Rebate Program is funding 45 new clean school buses in five school districts across Rhode Island, including nearly $8 million in rebate funding to purchase 22 zero-emission school buses for Pawtucket

  EPA News Release: Charging Ahead: EPA and Rhode Island Delegation celebrate Children's Health Month with Clean School Buses bringing healthier air to children and families in Pawtucket

  • Release Date: October 9, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Makes $965M Available to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Pollution, Save Money, and Protect Children's Health

  Latest funding opportunity under the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda builds on nearly $3 billion already invested into clean school buses nationwide

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Makes $965M Available to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Pollution, Save Money, and Protect Children's Health

  • Release Date: September 26, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces grant over $6.6 million to Narragansett Indian Tribe to cut climate pollution and accelerate clean energy transition

  Funded by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces 34 selected Tribal and territory applications through the competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces grant over $6.6 million to Narragansett Indian Tribe to cut climate pollution and accelerate clean energy transition

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024

• Rhode Island: EPA announces $336,000 in grants to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities

  Biden-Harris Administration announced a total of $26 million across the United States to protect children from lead in drinking water where they learn and play

  EPA News Release: Rhode Island: EPA announces $336,000 in grants to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities

  • Release Date: August 27, 2024

• EPA celebrates $210,000 in support of water quality monitoring at beaches in Rhode Island

  EPA News Release: EPA celebrates $210,000 in support of water quality monitoring at beaches in Rhode Island

  • Release Date: August 14, 2024

• Rhode Island to benefit from a $450 million grant for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution across New England

  Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources is part of a coalition selected by the EPA to receive a $450 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Rhode Island to benefit from a $450 million grant for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution across New England

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• EPA New England Makes Healthy Communities Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment in New England

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Makes Healthy Communities Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment in New England

  • Release Date: July 12, 2024

• EPA hands down penalties to Rhode Island corporation for FIFRA violations

  North Kingstown, R.I.-based business will settle alleged violations for misbranded pesticide devices

  EPA News Release: EPA hands down penalties to Rhode Island corporation for FIFRA violations

  • Release Date: July 9, 2024

• EPA awards over $8.8 million to reduce air pollution from wood heaters

  Inflation Reduction Act to fund nationwide wood heater testing effort

  EPA News Release: EPA awards over $8.8 million to reduce air pollution from wood heaters

  • Release Date: June 25, 2024

• EPA to award $210,000 in grants to support Rhode Island water quality monitoring and protect the health of beachgoers

  EPA News Release: EPA to award $210,000 in grants to support Rhode Island water quality monitoring and protect the health of beachgoers

  • Release Date: June 13, 2024

• EPA to host virtual environmental justice webinar for New England communities

  EPA News Release: EPA to host virtual environmental justice webinar for New England communities

  • Release Date: May 6, 2024