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• 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 $23.8 Million in Grants to Support Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration Efforts

  Grants advance measurable partnership progress towards 2025 goals of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement

  EPA News Release: Biden- Harris Administration announces $23.8 Million in Grants to Support Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration Efforts

  • Release Date: September 4, 2024

• EPA Region 3 and Four Manufactured Home Communities Settle Wastewater Treatment Cases in Ann Arundel County, Maryland with $1.1 million in penalties

  Settlement protects waters leading to the Chesapeake Bay

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 3 and Four Manufactured Home Communities Settle Wastewater Treatment Cases in Ann Arundel County, Maryland with $1.1 million in penalties

  • Release Date: August 29, 2024

• EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program Office selects Khesha Reed as permanent Deputy Director

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program Office selects Khesha Reed as permanent Deputy Director

  • Release Date: August 27, 2024

• Vermont: EPA announces $368,000 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: Vermont: EPA announces $368,000 in grants to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities

  • Release Date: August 27, 2024

• Parts of New England to Experience Poor Air Quality due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires on Friday August 16, 2024

  EPA News Release: Parts of New England to Experience Poor Air Quality due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires on Friday August 16, 2024

  • Release Date: August 15, 2024

• EPA releases 2-year milestone evaluations on Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort; cites challenges, progress and potential

  EPA News Release: EPA releases 2-year milestone evaluations on Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort; cites challenges, progress and potential

  • Release Date: August 14, 2024

• Maryland to receive nearly $130 million for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution across the Mid-Atlantic Region

  Maryland Department of the Environment and Maryland Department of Transportation are part of a coalition selected by the EPA to receive more than $670 million in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance

  EPA News Release: Maryland to receive nearly $130 million for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution across the Mid-Atlantic Region

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces the University of Kentucky Research Foundation as the recipient of $2,097,521 to support Clean U.S. Manufacturing of Construction Materials

  Grants from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will support the renewal of American manufacturing by helping businesses produce low-carbon materials

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces the University of Kentucky Research Foundation as the recipient of $2,097,521 to support Clean U.S. Manufacturing of Construction Materials

  • Release Date: July 17, 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

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $22.4 million to protect and restore Chesapeake Bay through Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $22.4 million to protect and restore Chesapeake Bay through Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: June 25, 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces National Strategy to Reduce Food Loss and Waste and Recycle Organics

  Joint efforts will reduce waste, increase recycling of organics, reduce climate pollution, save families and businesses money, and support a circular economy for all 

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces National Strategy to Reduce Food Loss and Waste and Recycle Organics

  • Release Date: June 12, 2024

• EPA cracks down on Louisville-based seller of automobile emissions ‘defeat devices’ that increase air pollution

  EPA News Release: EPA cracks down on Louisville-based seller of automobile emissions ‘defeat devices’ that increase air pollution

  • Release Date: June 4, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $16.7 million in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Maryland as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $16.7 million in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Maryland as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024