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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 $10,390,000 in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Mississippi as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $10,390,000 in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Mississippi as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 for Community Air Pollution Monitoring Project in Mississippi

  Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 for Community Air Pollution Monitoring Project in Mississippi

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $36 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Mississippi School Districts

  Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $36 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Mississippi School Districts

  • Release Date: October 27, 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 Announces $1.13 Million in Regional Source Reduction Assistance Grant Opportunities

  Priorities include reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $1.13 Million in Regional Source Reduction Assistance Grant Opportunities

  • Release Date: May 27, 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 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 Awards Rebates Totaling $17 Million to Fund School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

  More than $40,000 for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects in Mississippi

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Rebates Totaling $17 Million to Fund School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

  • Release Date: March 10, 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

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals; Includes New Features to Make Data More Accessible to Communities in the Southeast Region

  EPA News Release: New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals; Includes New Features to Make Data More Accessible to Communities in the Southeast Region

  • Release Date: March 3, 2022

• EPA Anonse Sesyon Ekout Piblik sou Pwojè Estrateji pou Redwi Ekspozisyon nan Plon ak Disparisyon nan Kominote Etazini yo

  EPA News Release: EPA Anonse Sesyon Ekout Piblik sou Pwojè Estrateji pou Redwi Ekspozisyon nan Plon ak Disparisyon nan Kominote Etazini yo

  • Release Date: January 27, 2022

• La EPA anuncia sesiones públicas de escucha sobre la Estrategia preliminar para reducir la exposición al plomo y las disparidades en las comunidades estadounidenses

  EPA News Release: La EPA anuncia sesiones públicas de escucha sobre la Estrategia preliminar para reducir la exposición al plomo y las disparidades en las comunidades estadounidenses

  • Release Date: January 27, 2022