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• The Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 for Honeybee Strategies to Recruit and Train Louisiana Workers for Community Revitalization and Cleanup Projects

  Latest funding for EPA’s Brownfield Job Training Grants is supported by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and will boost workforce training in underserved and overburdened communities

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Honeybee Strategies to receive a total of approximately $500,000 for environmental job training programs as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

  • Release Date: December 12, 2023

• EPA Announces $565,000 to Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana for Recycling Infrastructure Projects as Part of America Recycles Day

  On America Recycles Day, EPA announces grants under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, funded in part by the largest recycling investment in 30 years

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $565,000 to Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana for Recycling Infrastructure Projects as Part of America Recycles Day

  • Release Date: November 30, 2023

• EPA Includes Two Baton Rouge Sites in National Priorities List Update

  Biden-Harris Administration Continues Its Commitment to Cleaning Up Pollution and Address Public Health Risks

  EPA News Release: EPA Includes Two Baton Rouge Sites in National Priorities List Update

  • Release Date: September 8, 2023

• EPA to Add Louisiana Superfund Site to the National Priorities List

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to add the Louisiana Superfund site Capitol Lakes to the National Priorities List. The NPL is a roster of the nation’s most contaminated sites that threaten human health or the environment.

  • Release Date: March 29, 2023

• EPA Grant of Over $475,000 Will Help Prevent Leaks from Underground Storage Tanks in Louisiana

  EPA News Release: EPA Grant of Over $475,000 Will Help Prevent Leaks from Underground Storage Tanks in Louisiana

  • Release Date: October 23, 2019

• EPA Announces Nearly $2 Million in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Reuse Brownfield Sites in Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas

  Funds are part of $9.3 million awarded nationwide

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Nearly $2 Million in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Reuse Brownfield Sites in Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas

  • Release Date: June 21, 2019

• EPA Announces Monroe, Louisiana, Will Receive $179K Brownfields Grant to Address Contaminated Properties

  Nationwide, 149 communities receive $64.6 million in funding for multipurpose, assessment and cleanup grants

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Monroe, Louisiana, Will Receive $179K Brownfields Grant to Address Contaminated Properties

  • Release Date: June 7, 2019