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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces National Strategy to Reduce Food Loss and Waste and Recycle Organics

  Joint efforts will reduce waste, increase recycling of organics, reduce climate pollution, save families and businesses money, and support a circular economy for all 

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces National Strategy to Reduce Food Loss and Waste and Recycle Organics

  • Release Date: June 12, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3,594,110 Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Mississippi

  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 $3,594,110 Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Mississippi

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA Adds Hercules Inc. Site in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to the Superfund National Priorities List to Clean Up Pollution and Protect Public Health

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Hercules Inc. Site in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to the Superfund National Priorities List to Clean Up Pollution and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: December 20, 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 Extends Comment Period and Invites Public to Thursday Meeting about the Proposal of the Hercules Inc. Site in Hattiesburg to the Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Extends Comment Period and Invites Public to Thursday Meeting about the Proposal of the Hercules Inc. Site in Hattiesburg to the Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: May 18, 2022

• EPA to Step Up Federal Actions in PA for Water Pollution

  Pennsylvania’s Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short of Target, PA has 90 Days to Submit Improved Plan, Lacks Sufficient Legislative Funding and Programs

  EPA News Release: EPA to Step Up Federal Actions in PA for Water Pollution

  • Release Date: April 18, 2022

• Bear Creek Sediments Site in Baltimore Added to Superfund Cleanup List

  Bear Creek’s addition to EPA’s National Priorities List elevates clean-up plans

  EPA News Release: Bear Creek Sediments Site in Baltimore Added to Superfund Cleanup List

  • Release Date: March 18, 2022

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

  Hercules Inc. Site in Hattiesburg, Mississippi proposed as the next step in the process towards 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 17, 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 Announces Plans to Accelerate Cleanup at the Southeastern Wood Preserving Superfund Site in Canton, Mississippi

  Nationally, EPA announces plans to use first $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to clear out the Superfund backlog

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Plans to Accelerate Cleanup at the Southeastern Wood Preserving Superfund Site in Canton, Mississippi

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• Chemfax, Inc. Superfund Site in Gulfport, Mississippi Partially Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: Chemfax, Inc. Superfund Site in Gulfport, Mississippi Partially Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 20, 2021

• EPA Proposes Adding Bear Creek Sediments Site to Superfund List

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Adding Bear Creek Sediments Site to Superfund List

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• EPA Announces the Selection of Maryland Communities to Receive $600,000 in Brownfields Assessment Funding

  Will help underserved communities in Baltimore County and Frederick ‘Build Back Better’ and address Environmental Justice concerns

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces the Selection of Maryland Communities to Receive $600,000 in Brownfields Assessment Funding

  • Release Date: May 24, 2021

• EPA, Maryland Sign Pact to Expand Efforts Supporting Clean Water, Healthy Farms

  EPA News Release: EPA, Maryland Sign Pact to Expand Efforts Supporting Clean Water, Healthy Farms

  • Release Date: October 2, 2020

• EPA Announces Availability of Funding for Farmer-led, Farm Focused Projects in the Gulf

  Applications are due no later than October 16, 2020

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Availability of Funding for Farmer-led, Farm Focused Projects in the Gulf

  • Release Date: September 1, 2020