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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $267,000 in Grants to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Childcare Facilities in Arkansas

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $267,000 in funding for Arkansas to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities.

  • Release Date: August 22, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Completes Oversight of Removal Activities at C6-Zero Site in Marengo, Iowa

  Explosion and fire at the site in December 2022 started a multi-agency, multi-year investigation and cleanup

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Completes Oversight of Removal Activities at C6-Zero Site in Marengo, Iowa

  • Release Date: August 1, 2024

• EPA Announces $280K in Environmental Education Funding for Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri Organizations

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $280K in Environmental Education Funding for Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri Organizations

  • Release Date: July 31, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $100 Million for the organization Metroplan to Develop Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across Arkansas and Oklahoma

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Metroplan will receive $99,999,999 from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant.

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• South Carolina to benefit from $429,977,255 Biden-Harris Administration investment for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: South Carolina to benefit from $429,977,255 Biden-Harris Administration investment for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• Delaware to benefit from $248 million grant for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution

  Department of Transportation is part of a coalition selected by the EPA to receive portion of a Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Delaware to benefit from $248 million grant for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Presents $1M Check to City of Waterloo, Iowa, After Selection for Brownfields Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $1M Check to City of Waterloo, Iowa, After Selection for Brownfields Grant

  • Release Date: June 28, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Presents Nearly $4.5M Check to City of Keokuk, Iowa, After Selection for Brownfields Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents Nearly $4.5M Check to City of Keokuk, Iowa, After Selection for Brownfields Grant

  • Release Date: June 27, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Presents $3M Brownfields Check to East Central Intergovernmental Association in Iowa

  Supplemental funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will provide more opportunities for cleanups in Iowa communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $3M Brownfields Check to East Central Intergovernmental Association in Iowa

  • Release Date: June 26, 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

• 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 $11,030,000 for Arkansas Schools to Purchase Clean School Buses as Part of the Investing in America Agenda

  EPA’s Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund over 3,400 new clean school buses in approximately 530 districts across the nation

  The Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, funded by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

  • Release Date: May 30, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $9,335,000 in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across South Carolina as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $9,335,000 in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across South Carolina as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• EPA Hosts In-Person Regional Roadshow in KCMO to Help Communities Access Historic Investing in America Funding for Local Climate and Environmental Justice Solutions

  EPA News Release: EPA Hosts In-Person Regional Roadshow in KCMO to Help Communities Access Historic Investing in America Funding for Local Climate and Environmental Justice Solutions

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• EPA Announces $3.6M in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Iowa, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $3.6M in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Iowa, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024