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• EPA Removes New York’s Rochester Embayment from List of Most Polluted Areas in the Great Lakes

  Nearly $14 million in GLRI cleanup funding results in delisting New York’s second area of concern

  EPA News Release: EPA Removes New York’s Rochester Embayment from List of Most Polluted Areas in the Great Lakes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration issues final rule requiring replacement of lead pipes within 10 years, announces nearly $25 million in funding to Rhode Island to provide clean water to schools and homes

  EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration issues final rule requiring replacement of lead pipes within 10 years, announces nearly $25 million in funding to Rhode Island to provide clean water to schools and homes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Awards More Than $7 Million to Indiana University to Monitor Toxic Chemicals Entering the Great Lakes

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards More Than $7 Million to Indiana University to Monitor Toxic Chemicals Entering the Great Lakes

  • Release Date: October 1, 2024

• EPA Announces $4 Million Funding Opportunity for Phosphorus Reduction Efforts in Western Lake Erie Basin

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $4 Million Funding Opportunity for Phosphorus Reduction Efforts in Western Lake Erie Basin

  • Release Date: October 1, 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

• Spirit Lake Tribe selected to receive $7,279,786 for projects to improve energy efficiency, develop solar and EV infrastructure and cut climate pollution

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, Tribe among 34 Tribal and territory applications selected to receive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants

  EPA News Release: Spirit Lake Tribe selected to receive $7,279,786 for projects to improve energy efficiency, develop solar and EV infrastructure and cut climate pollution

  • 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

• EPA and Partners to Test Options to Remove Drums from Torch Lake in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

  EPA to Hold Open House August 20 in Lake Linden

  EPA News Release: EPA and Partners to Test Options to Remove Drums from Torch Lake in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

  • 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 and Justice Department announce $241.5M settlement with Marathon Oil to reduce climate- and health-harming emissions in North Dakota

  Settlement includes largest ever Clean Air Act stationary source penalty and will result in over 2.3M tons worth of pollution reduction

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department announce $241.5M settlement with Marathon Oil to reduce climate- and health-harming emissions in North Dakota

  • Release Date: July 11, 2024

• EPA and Partners Complete Cleanup and Restoration, Open New Trail at Spirit Lake near Duluth, Minnesota

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding accelerated the project, part of the St. Louis River Area of Concern on Lake Superior

  EPA News Release: EPA and Partners Complete Cleanup and Restoration, Open New Trail at Spirit Lake near Duluth, Minnesota

  • Release Date: July 10, 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