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• EPA Announces Partnership with Village of South Holland to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, South Holland is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnership with Village of South Holland to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: August 30, 2024

• EPA Announces Partnership with City of Kewanee, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Local Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health Through Investing in America Agenda

  Thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Kewanee is joining communities across the country that are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnership with City of Kewanee, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Local Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: August 2, 2024

• EPA Announces Partnership with City of North Chicago to Accelerate Replacement of Local Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health Through Investing in America Agenda

  Thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, North Chicago is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnership with City of North Chicago to Accelerate Replacement of Local Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: July 25, 2024

• EPA Announces More Than $430 Million  to Illinois 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: EPA Announces More Than $430 Million  to Illinois for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution   

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• EPA Announces $3.9M to Support Clean Manufacturing of Construction Materials Across Chicago Area

  Grants from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will also help businesses in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan produce low-carbon materials

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $3.9M to Support Clean Manufacturing of Construction Materials Across Chicago Area

  • Release Date: July 16, 2024

• EPA Announces More Than $48 Million in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Illinois as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces More Than $48 Million in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Illinois as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• EPA Announces More Than $240 Million for Illinois Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water as Part of the Biden-Harris Administration Investing in America Agenda

  EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden’s commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces More Than $240 Million for Illinois Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water as Part of the Biden-Harris Administration Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• EPA announces cleanup will begin at the Asarco Taylor Springs Superfund site in Illinois as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is continuing to boost Superfund cleanup efforts across Illinois

  EPA News Release: EPA announces cleanup will begin at the Asarco Taylor Springs Superfund site in Illinois as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 27, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $42M for Wyoming water infrastructure upgrades

  Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $42M for Wyoming water infrastructure upgrades

  • Release Date: February 20, 2024

• EPA announces $206 Million for Illinois 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 the state

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $206 Million for Illinois 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 Invests $733,568 in Illinois Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA grants funded in part by largest recycling investment in 30 years under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Invests $733,568 in Illinois Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 13, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $143,000 for Wyoming to reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare facilities through Investing in America Agenda

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law expanded the eligibility of WIIN funding to include remediating lead in water that children drink, in addition to testing and compliance monitoring

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $143,000 for Wyoming to reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare facilities through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: August 1, 2023

• EPA proposes denying Midwest Generation’s request for more time to close an unlined coal ash pond at Waukegan, Illinois, facility

  Agency opens public comment period July 5

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes denying Midwest Generation’s request for more time to close an unlined coal ash pond at Waukegan, Illinois, facility

  • Release Date: June 21, 2023

• 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

• EPA Highlights Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Cleanup of Legacy Contamination in Ottawa, Illinois

  EPA News Release: EPA Highlights Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Cleanup of Legacy Contamination in Ottawa, Illinois

  • Release Date: April 6, 2023