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• EPA to host public meeting about the cleanup of Techtrix, Inc. in Gadsden, Ala.

  EPA News Release: EPA to host public meeting about the cleanup of Techtrix, Inc. in Gadsden, Ala.

  • Release Date: October 4, 2024

• EPA Announces Settlement with Giant Resource Recovery -- Attalla, Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  Company has agreed to pay a $235,782 penalty, perform a Supplemental Environmental Project to reduce air emissions, and make other changes to its waste management practices.

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Settlement with Giant Resource Recovery -- Attalla, Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  • Release Date: September 30, 2024

• EPA Region 4 announces 2 winners of the 2024 Regional Pollution Prevention Recognition Program

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 4 announces 2 winners of the 2024 Regional Pollution Prevention Recognition Program

  • Release Date: September 18, 2024

• EPA Region 4 announces 2 winners of the 2024 Regional Pollution Prevention Recognition Program

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 4 announces 2 winners of the 2024 Regional Pollution Prevention Recognition Program

  • Release Date: September 18, 2024

• Biden-Harris EPA announces $171 Million loan to upgrade water infrastructure in Birmingham

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris EPA announces $171 Million loan to upgrade water infrastructure in Birmingham

  • Release Date: August 7, 2024

• MEDIA ADVISORY: Congresswoman Sewell to join EPA Acting Regional Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle in announcing $171M loan to improve drinking water infrastructure in Birmingham, Alabama

  EPA News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY: Congresswoman Sewell to join EPA Acting Regional Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle in announcing $171M loan to improve drinking water infrastructure in Birmingham, Alabama

  • Release Date: August 5, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $34,403,346 in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants in Alabama and Tennessee

  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

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $34,403,346 in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants in Alabama and Tennessee

  • Release Date: July 29, 2024

• Alabama to benefit from $20,832,304 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: Alabama to benefit from $20,832,304 grant funding by Biden-Harris Administration to support clean U.S. manufacturing of construction materials

  • Release Date: July 17, 2024

• EPA to Award $9.75 Million in Grants to Support Water Quality Monitoring and Protect the Health of Beachgoers

  Southeastern States to receive more than $1.8 Million of the funding total

  EPA News Release: EPA to Award $9.75 Million in Grants to Support Water Quality Monitoring and Protect the Health of Beachgoers

  • Release Date: June 13, 2024

• The Environmental Protection Agency announces a public comment period for the Anniston PCB Site Operable Unit 4 Proposed Plan

  EPA News Release: The Environmental Protection Agency announces a public comment period for the Anniston PCB Site Operable Unit 4 Proposed Plan

  • Release Date: June 12, 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $16,910,000 in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Alabama as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $16,910,000 in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Alabama as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7,830,500 in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Alabama

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7,830,500 in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Alabama

  • Release Date: May 24, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $411,000 in Available Grants to Upgrade Stormwater and Sewer Infrastructure in Alabama

  Under President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA offers grant assistance at no cost to small and financially distressed communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $411,000 in Available Grants to Upgrade Stormwater and Sewer Infrastructure in Alabama

  • Release Date: May 10, 2024

• EPA to host public forum in Africatown, Alabama to discuss environmental and health challenges, solutions

  EPA News Release: EPA to host public forum in Africatown, Alabama to discuss environmental and health challenges, solutions

  • Release Date: April 30, 2024