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• Ounalashka Corporation selected to receive $2M in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda

  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: Ounalashka Corporation selected to receive $2M in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA report provides toxic chemical release information for your state or Tribe

  Updated 10-year report shows decreases in chemical releases nationally and regionally

  EPA News Release: EPA report provides toxic chemical release information for your state or Tribe

  • Release Date: March 21, 2024

• EPA Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds for Cleanup at Tutu Wellfields in St. Thomas, USVI

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds for Cleanup at Tutu Wellfields in St. Thomas, USVI

  • Release Date: February 27, 2024

• EPA awards $500K to Rawlins, Wyoming, for property cleanup and revitalization along Interstate 80 corridor  

  City to use Brownfields grant to address contamination, advance redevelopment at critical properties  

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $500K to Rawlins, Wyoming, for property cleanup and revitalization along Interstate 80 corridor  

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $45 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in U.S. Virgin Islands

  Made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding will help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $45 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $126,864,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $126,864,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: March 31, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7,478,000 for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7,478,000 for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: February 24, 2023

• EPA Region 10 Announces Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 10 Announces Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  • Release Date: February 22, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $18,914,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in drinking water in Wyoming

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $18,914,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in drinking water in Wyoming

  • Release Date: February 13, 2023

• EPA selects Alaska Forum and Zender Environmental Health and Research Group for $1 million in Brownfield Environmental Job Training Grants

  EPA News Release: EPA selects Alaska Forum and Zender Environmental Health and Research Group for $1 million in Brownfield Environmental Job Training Grants

  • Release Date: December 14, 2022

• Legally Binding Agreement Requires Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Remove Dangerous Chemicals

  EPA will Oversee Work Onsite and Approve All Workplans to Ensure That Chemicals Are Handled Correctly

  EPA News Release: Legally Binding Agreement Requires Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Remove Dangerous Chemicals

  • Release Date: December 5, 2022

• Wyoming communities to receive over $3 million to advance environmental cleanups 

  Wyoming DEQ, City of Cheyenne, and Sheridan County Conservation District among 265 nationwide to receive Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment and Revolving Loan Fund Grants to help build a better America while advancing environmental justice 

  EPA News Release: Wyoming communities to receive over $3 million to advance environmental cleanups 

  • Release Date: May 12, 2022

• EPA Brownfields job-training grant to Alaska Forum will help Alaskans build environmental careers

  EPA News Release: EPA Brownfields job-training grant to Alaska Forum will help Alaskans build environmental careers

  • Release Date: February 10, 2022

• EPA Finalizes Plan to Clean Up Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes Plan to Clean Up Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: October 8, 2021

• EPA Updates Cleanup Plan for Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

  The revised plan includes updated costs and additional well sampling

  EPA News Release: EPA Updates Cleanup Plan for Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: July 14, 2021