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• Biden-Harris Administration Selects Research Triangle Institute to Receive $100 million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across the Region 4 as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Grantmaker selected to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects Research Triangle Institute to Receive $100 million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across the Region 4 as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• MONDAY: Roundtable to mark opening of RTI International’s $10M Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center at North Carolina Central University

  EPA News Release: MONDAY: Roundtable to mark opening of RTI International’s $10M Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center at North Carolina Central University

  • Release Date: November 2, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects East Carolina University to Receive $563,932 Pollution Prevention Grant to Advance Environmental Justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects East Carolina University to Receive $563,932 Pollution Prevention Grant to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: October 12, 2023

• MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA and Congresswoman Valerie Foushee to hold a press event in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina to highlight $7 Billion available for Solar for All grant competition

  EPA News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA and Congresswoman Valerie Foushee to hold a press event in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina to highlight $7 Billion available for Solar for All grant competition

  • Release Date: July 19, 2023

• EPA Names Two North Carolina Cities Among 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  Charlotte and Raleigh recognized for cutting energy costs while increasing efficiency and reducing emissions 

  EPA News Release: EPA Names Two North Carolina Cities Among 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

• National Wildlife Federation selected to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice.

  EPA’s Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers include a network of over 160 partners to provide resources to unlock access to President Biden’s historic investments in America

  EPA News Release: National Wildlife Federation selected to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice.

  • Release Date: April 14, 2023

• U.S. EPA Honors 2023 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year Award Winners in North Carolina

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Honors 2023 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year Award Winners in North Carolina

  • Release Date: March 28, 2023

• EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants in North Carolina

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants in North Carolina

  • Release Date: February 28, 2023

• EPA partners with golf course association to address best management practices, sustainability, improvements to air, water

  EPA News Release: EPA partners with golf course association to address best management practices, sustainability, improvements to air, water

  • Release Date: September 19, 2022

• EPA Names Washington DC Second Top U.S. City for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  EPA News Release: EPA Names Washington DC Second Top U.S. City for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  • Release Date: June 27, 2022

• EPA Announces $1.13 Million in Regional Source Reduction Assistance Grant Opportunities

  Priorities include reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $1.13 Million in Regional Source Reduction Assistance Grant Opportunities

  • Release Date: May 27, 2022

• EPA Announces Public Listening Sessions on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Public Listening Sessions on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities

  • Release Date: January 27, 2022

• EPA Awards 2021 Environmental Justice Small Grants to Local Communities in the Southeast

  Nationally, EPA Announces $14.1 Million to Fund 133 Environmental Justice Grants

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards 2021 Environmental Justice Small Grants to Local Communities in the Southeast

  • Release Date: December 16, 2021

• EPA Names DC and Philadelphia among top 25 Large Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings in 2021

  Cities cutting energy costs while increasing efficiency, reducing emissions

  EPA News Release: EPA Names DC and Philadelphia among top 25 Large Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings in 2021

  • Release Date: June 16, 2021

• EPA Honors 2021 Energy Star Partners of the Year in D.C.

  EPA News Release: EPA Honors 2021 Energy Star Partners of the Year in D.C.

  • Release Date: April 13, 2021