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• EPA Announces Settlement with Purac America, Inc. d/b/a Corbion for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  Company will pay a $332,000 penalty to resolve the alleged violations and has agreed to perform a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) to improve hazardous waste storage practices at its Tucker, Georgia facility

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Settlement with Purac America, Inc. d/b/a Corbion for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  • Release Date: September 27, 2024

• Georgia Southern University among top five student teams to receive EPA award to develop environmental technologies

  EPA News Release: Georgia Southern University among top five student teams to receive EPA award to develop environmental technologies

  • Release Date: September 20, 2024

• City of Fargo, Georgia among 16 recipients selected nationally to receive $25.5M in new grants to combat impact of climate change on drinking water infrastructure

  EPA News Release: City of Fargo, Georgia among 16 recipients selected nationally to receive $25.5M in new grants to combat impact of climate change on drinking water infrastructure

  • Release Date: August 21, 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

• Georgia to benefit from $1,457,600 in grant funding by Biden-Harris Administration 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: Georgia to benefit from $1,457,600 in grant funding by Biden-Harris Administration to support clean U.S. manufacturing of construction materials

  • Release Date: July 17, 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 Region 4 Solicits Applications for the 2024 Pollution Prevention Recognition Program

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 4 Solicits Applications for the 2024 Pollution Prevention Recognition Program

  • Release Date: April 17, 2024

• EPA Announces $1.5 Million in Regional Source Reduction Assistance Grant Opportunities

  Priorities include reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $1.5 Million in Regional Source Reduction Assistance Grant Opportunities

  • Release Date: February 20, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces at nearly $57,250,945 in Awards for Clean School Buses Across Georgia as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces at nearly $57,250,945 in Awards for Clean School Buses Across Georgia as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: January 9, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $1.5 million for Environmental Justice Projects in communities across Georgia as part of Investing in America agenda

  Selections announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $1.5 million for Environmental Justice Projects in communities across Georgia as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration invests more than $713,380 in Georgia Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA grants funded in part by largest recycling investment in 30 years under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration invests more than $713,380 in Georgia Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 13, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $39,230,000 for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Georgia

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $39,230,000 for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Georgia

  • Release Date: February 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $54,572,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Georgia

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $54,572,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Georgia

  • Release Date: February 13, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $974,348 for Two Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in Georgia

  Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $974,348 for Two Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in Georgia

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• Baltimore County Police cited by EPA for hazardous waste violations at firing range in Timonium, Md.

  EPA News Release: Baltimore County Police cited by EPA for hazardous waste violations at firing range in Timonium, Md.

  • Release Date: October 6, 2022