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• EPA Announces Funding Update for Drinking Water, Wastewater and Flood Prevention in Cahokia Heights/Metro East, Illinois

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Funding Update for Drinking Water, Wastewater and Flood Prevention in Cahokia Heights/Metro East, Illinois

  • Release Date: May 30, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Maui Communities through the Investing in America Agenda

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

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Maui Communities through the Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $62 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Hawaii

  EPA announces selectees under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged communities through the President’s Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $62 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Hawaii

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• EPA Approves Plan to Remove PCB Contamination at the North Austin Community Center in Chicago

  Residents may see increased truck traffic around the site

  EPA News Release: EPA Approves Plan to Remove PCB Contamination at the North Austin Community Center in Chicago

  • Release Date: April 15, 2024

• EPA Adds Acme Steel Coke Plant in Chicago to Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Acme Steel Coke Plant in Chicago to Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: March 5, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $50 Million for Hawaii drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure upgrades as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across Hawai’i

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $50 Million for Hawaii drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure upgrades as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 20, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects California-Based Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, Inc. to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects

  As part of the Investing in America agenda, Grantmakers 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 California-Based Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, Inc. to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA to Begin Hazardous Waste Cleanup at My Way Trading Warehouse Fire Site in Richmond, Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA to Begin Hazardous Waste Cleanup at My Way Trading Warehouse Fire Site in Richmond, Indiana

  • Release Date: October 17, 2023

• U.S. EPA begins hazardous material removal work in Lahaina today

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA begins hazardous material removal work in Lahaina today

  • Release Date: August 29, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $7.3 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Illinois

  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 More Than $7.3 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Illinois

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA Announces $3 Million for Hawaii to Plan Innovative Climate Projects Across the State

  Funds from EPA’s new Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $3 Million for Hawaii to Plan Innovative Climate Projects Across the State

  • Release Date: March 29, 2023

• EPA invites Downers Grove, Illinois residents to talk about the Ellsworth Superfund site

  EPA News Release: EPA invites Downers Grove, Illinois residents to talk about the Ellsworth Superfund site

  • Release Date: February 17, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 EPA Brownfields Grant to Train Hawaii Environmental Workers, Revitalize Communities

  EPA selects Kaunalewa to receive grant funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, boosting workforce training in overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 EPA Brownfields Grant to Train Hawaii Environmental Workers, Revitalize Communities

  • Release Date: December 14, 2022

• EPA seeks public comment on proposed cleanup plan for Hegeler Zinc Superfund site in Vermilion County, Illinois

  The Agency will hold a public meeting at Danville Area Community College on Wednesday, December 7, from 5:30 – 8 p.m.

  EPA News Release: EPA seeks public comment on proposed cleanup plan for Hegeler Zinc Superfund site in Vermilion County, Illinois

  • Release Date: December 1, 2022

• EPA Recognizes Waukegan Educator with 2022 Presidential Innovation Award

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Waukegan Educator with 2022 Presidential Innovation Award

  • Release Date: July 7, 2022