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• EPA’s Annual Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Results Include Strongest Outcomes Since 2017

  Revitalized enforcement and compliance efforts delivered public health benefits for people and communities, combatted climate change, and ensured cleaner air, water and land

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Annual Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Results Include Strongest Outcomes Since 2017

  • Release Date: December 5, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces the University of Kentucky Research Foundation as the recipient of $2,097,521 to support Clean U.S. Manufacturing of Construction Materials

  Grants from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will support the renewal of American manufacturing by helping businesses produce low-carbon materials

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces the University of Kentucky Research Foundation as the recipient of $2,097,521 to support Clean U.S. Manufacturing of Construction Materials

  • Release Date: July 17, 2024

• EPA cracks down on Louisville-based seller of automobile emissions ‘defeat devices’ that increase air pollution

  EPA News Release: EPA cracks down on Louisville-based seller of automobile emissions ‘defeat devices’ that increase air pollution

  • Release Date: June 4, 2024

• EPA Partners with Webster County to Support Community-Driven Energy Transition and Economic Revitalization Goals

  EPA News Release: EPA Partners with Webster County to Support Community-Driven Energy Transition and Economic Revitalization Goals

  • Release Date: May 1, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Kentucky to Receive $62,450,000 to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Kentucky

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

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Kentucky to Receive $62,450,000 to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Kentucky

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• EPA and the City of Lexington work to extend the compliance deadline for sanitary sewer system improvement projects

  EPA News Release: EPA and the City of Lexington work to extend the compliance deadline for sanitary sewer system improvement projects

  • Release Date: April 10, 2024

• MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA to highlight IRA funding for environmental justice projects in communities across Kentucky at press event

  EPA News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA to highlight IRA funding for environmental justice projects in communities across Kentucky at press event

  • Release Date: February 16, 2024

• MEDIA ADVISORY: Public meeting scheduled to address cleanup plan for Applegate Lane property in Louisville

  EPA News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY: Public meeting scheduled to address cleanup plan for Applegate Lane property in Louisville

  • Release Date: September 29, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7,999,560 Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Kentucky

  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 $7,999,560 Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Kentucky

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• 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 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

• Airco Superfund Site in Calvert City, Kentucky Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: Airco Superfund Site in Calvert City, Kentucky Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 20, 2021

• Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Receives $500,000 in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Reuse Brownfield Sites

  Nationally, $11.6 Million in funding to Cleanup and Redevelop Contaminated Brownfield Sites in Communities Across the U.S

  EPA News Release: Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Receives $500,000 in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Reuse Brownfield Sites

  • Release Date: June 16, 2021

• Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government Receives $330,000 in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Reuse Brownfield Sites

  Nationally, $11.6 Million in funding to Cleanup and Redevelop Contaminated Brownfield Sites in Communities Across the U.S

  EPA News Release: Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government Receives $330,000 in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Reuse Brownfield Sites

  • Release Date: June 16, 2021

• EPA Selects Four Projects in Kentucky to Receive $1,405,000 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  The grant awards help underserved communities across the country Build Back Better and address Environmental Justice concerns

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Four Projects in Kentucky to Receive $1,405,000 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  • Release Date: May 13, 2021