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• EPA Selects Irving, Texas-based Signature Aviation as a 2024 Green Power Partner

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Green Power Leadership Award winners for 2024, honoring Signature Aviation of Irving, Texas as one of four leading organizations in EPA’s Green Power Partnership.

  • Release Date: September 18, 2024

• EPA Awards Two Texas Institutions $3.2 Million for Research on PFAS Exposure and Reduction in Agriculture

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $3.2 million in research grant funding for two Texas institutions for research to reduce per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure from food and protect our farmlands and farming communities.

  • Release Date: September 12, 2024

• EPA announces $78M in grants to Tribes in Alaska, Pacific Northwest to cut climate pollution, accelerate clean energy transition

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $78M in grants to Tribes in Alaska, Pacific Northwest to cut climate pollution, accelerate clean energy transition

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024

• Rosebud Sioux Tribe selected to receive $7,879,394 for new electric vehicles and charging stations

  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: Rosebud Sioux Tribe selected to receive $7,879,394 for new electric vehicles and charging stations

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024

• EPA Issues Draft Permits for Underground Injection Control Class VI Wells in Texas

  Draft permits seek public input to ensure local communities and the environment are protected

  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued draft Class VI permits to Oxy Low Carbon Ventures LLC for three proposed wells for geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide in Ector County, Texas.

  • Release Date: September 4, 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2,123,000 in Grants to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Childcare Facilities in Texas

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $2,123,000 in funding for Texas to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities.

  • Release Date: August 22, 2024

• EPA Announces Clean School Bus Funding of Nearly $8 million for Alief ISD as Part of the Investing in America Agenda

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Alief Independent School District is receiving $7,900,000 through EPA’s Clean School Bus Grant Program.

  • Release Date: August 20, 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20 Million in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants for Texas Organizations

  EPA announces initial selections from $2 billion Inflation Reduction Act program - the largest single environmental justice investment in history – delivered by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $20,000,000 in grant funding for the Houston Health Department and their partner Black United Fund of Texas (BUFTX).

  • Release Date: August 8, 2024

• Teck Alaska pays $429K penalty for hazardous waste violations at Red Dog Mine

  EPA's settlement with Teck Alaska, Incorporated, for hazardous waste violations at Red Dog Mine near Kotzebue, Alaska.

  • Release Date: August 6, 2024

• EPA Announces New Round of Flyovers to Look for Emissions in the Permian Basin

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is conducting another round of helicopter flyovers to survey oil and gas facilities in the Permian Basin region.

  • Release Date: August 6, 2024

• EPA begins cleanup work at JH Baxter facility in Eugene, Oregon

  EPA will begin cleanup, also known as a time-critical removal action, at the J.H. Baxter facility in West Eugene, Oregon.

  • Release Date: August 5, 2024

• EPA Announces Clean School Bus Funding of Nearly $2 million for Cedar Hill ISD as Part of the Investing in America Agenda

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Cedar Hill Independent School District is receiving $1,945,000 through EPA’s Clean School Bus Rebate Competition.

  • Release Date: August 5, 2024

• EPA penalizes Starbound, LLC $168,000 for Clean Water Act violations off Oregon, Washington, Alaska coasts 

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Starbound, LLC $168,000 for Clean Water Act violations off Oregon, Washington, Alaska coasts 

  • Release Date: August 1, 2024