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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $5,500,000 in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Georgia

  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 $5,500,000 in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Georgia

  • Release Date: May 24, 2024

• EPA awards $3 million for cleanup and redevelopment projects in Sioux Falls, Lead and rural South Dakota communities 

  Brownfields grants to SDDANR and SDSTA to spur community and economic revitalization Sioux Falls, Lead, Box Elder and Lake City 

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $3 million for cleanup and redevelopment projects in Sioux Falls, Lead and rural South Dakota communities 

  • 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 US Finishing/Cone Mills site in Greenville, S.C.

  EPA News Release: EPA announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds for cleanup at US Finishing/Cone Mills site in Greenville, S.C.

  • Release Date: March 5, 2024

• $30M BIL investment advances Superfund cleanup on Atlanta’s Westside and free EPA job training provides skills, job opportunities for 20 local residents

  EPA News Release: $30M BIL investment advances Superfund cleanup on Atlanta’s Westside and free EPA job training provides skills, job opportunities for 20 local residents

  • Release Date: October 10, 2023

• MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA to highlight BIL funding for Westside Superfund Site cleanup and recognize 20 local Superfund Job Training Initiative graduates at Atlanta press event

  EPA News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA to highlight BIL funding for Westside Superfund Site cleanup and recognize 20 local Superfund Job Training Initiative graduates at Atlanta press event

  • Release Date: October 3, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $4 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Georgia

  EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $4 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Georgia

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA Region 8 acts to reduce childhood Lead-Based Paint exposure through compliance with the Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule  

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 acts to reduce childhood Lead-Based Paint exposure through compliance with the Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule  

  • Release Date: October 24, 2022

• EPA to Review Cleanups at 45 Southeast Superfund Sites

  EPA News Release: EPA to Review Cleanups at 45 Southeast Superfund Sites

  • Release Date: October 19, 2022

• EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List, Taking Action to Address Risks to Public Health and Build a Better America

  Westside Lead Site in Atlanta, Georgia added to protect communities and chart next steps for cleanup

  EPA News Release: EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List, Taking Action to Address Risks to Public Health and Build a Better America

  • Release Date: March 18, 2022

• MEDIA ADVISORY: *Location Change* EPA Press Event Announcing the Addition of the Westside Lead Site to the Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY: *Location Change* EPA Press Event Announcing the Addition of the Westside Lead Site to the Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: March 18, 2022

• MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA Regional Administrator Daniel Blackman to Host Press Event Announcing the Addition of the Westside Lead Site to the Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA Regional Administrator Daniel Blackman to Host Press Event Announcing the Addition of the Westside Lead Site to the Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: March 16, 2022

• MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA Regional Administrator Daniel Blackman to Host Press Event Announcing the Addition of the Westside Lead Site to the Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA Regional Administrator Daniel Blackman to Host Press Event Announcing the Addition of the Westside Lead Site to the Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: March 16, 2022

• EPA to Review Cleanups at 39 Southeast Superfund Sites this Year

  EPA News Release: EPA to Review Cleanups at 39 Southeast Superfund Sites this Year

  • Release Date: March 9, 2022

• EPA Issues Emergency Order to TAV Holdings, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia

  EPA will also continue to investigate off-site contamination

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Emergency Order to TAV Holdings, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia

  • Release Date: January 10, 2022