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• EPA, Delaware Celebrate $14.3 Million Climate Grant for I-95 Charging Infrastructure

  EPA News Release: EPA, Delaware Celebrate $14.3 Million Climate Grant for I-95 Charging Infrastructure

  • Release Date: October 10, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Protects Communities from Lead in Drinking Water, Announces $198,508,000 in Funding to Texas to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water

  Alongside the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements, EPA is announcing $198,508,000 in newly available drinking water infrastructure funding for Texas through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

  • Release Date: October 9, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration requires replacement of lead pipes within 10 years, announces over $168M in funding to EPA Region 8 states 

  EPA announces new final regulations and funding under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water 

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration requires replacement of lead pipes within 10 years, announces over $168M in funding to EPA Region 8 states 

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Recognizes Texas Entities for Supporting Watersense Program

  Public and private sector partners are honored for helping to save nearly 1.2 trillion gallons of water in 2023 with WaterSense

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency presented 51 awards to water utilities, government agencies, manufacturers, retailers, builders, and other organizations at the WaterSmart Innovations (WSI) conference in Las Vegas.

  • Release Date: September 27, 2024

• EPA Selects Irving, Texas-based Signature Aviation as a 2024 Green Power Partner

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Green Power Leadership Award winners for 2024, honoring Signature Aviation of Irving, Texas as one of four leading organizations in EPA’s Green Power Partnership.

  • Release Date: September 18, 2024

• EPA Awards Two Texas Institutions $3.2 Million for Research on PFAS Exposure and Reduction in Agriculture

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $3.2 million in research grant funding for two Texas institutions for research to reduce per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure from food and protect our farmlands and farming communities.

  • Release Date: September 12, 2024

• EPA Issues Draft Permits for Underground Injection Control Class VI Wells in Texas

  Draft permits seek public input to ensure local communities and the environment are protected

  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued draft Class VI permits to Oxy Low Carbon Ventures LLC for three proposed wells for geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide in Ector County, Texas.

  • Release Date: September 4, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2,123,000 in Grants to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Childcare Facilities in Texas

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $2,123,000 in funding for Texas to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities.

  • Release Date: August 22, 2024

• EPA Announces Clean School Bus Funding of Nearly $8 million for Alief ISD as Part of the Investing in America Agenda

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Alief Independent School District is receiving $7,900,000 through EPA’s Clean School Bus Grant Program.

  • Release Date: August 20, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20 Million in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants for Texas Organizations

  EPA announces initial selections from $2 billion Inflation Reduction Act program - the largest single environmental justice investment in history – delivered by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $20,000,000 in grant funding for the Houston Health Department and their partner Black United Fund of Texas (BUFTX).

  • Release Date: August 8, 2024

• EPA Announces New Round of Flyovers to Look for Emissions in the Permian Basin

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is conducting another round of helicopter flyovers to survey oil and gas facilities in the Permian Basin region.

  • Release Date: August 6, 2024

• EPA Announces Clean School Bus Funding of Nearly $2 million for Cedar Hill ISD as Part of the Investing in America Agenda

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Cedar Hill Independent School District is receiving $1,945,000 through EPA’s Clean School Bus Rebate Competition.

  • Release Date: August 5, 2024

• Progress continues at Smurfit-Stone Mill Site in Frenchtown, Montana, as EPA plans further studies and sampling this year

  EPA News Release: Progress continues at Smurfit-Stone Mill Site in Frenchtown, Montana, as EPA plans further studies and sampling this year

  • Release Date: July 31, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $13.9 million to Pennsylvania in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants

  EPA announces initial selections from $2 billion Inflation Reduction Act program - the largest single environmental justice investment in history – delivered by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $13.9 million to Pennsylvania in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants

  • Release Date: July 25, 2024

• EPA, Erie Water Works Celebrate Biden-Harris Administration Investment to Remove Lead from Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA, Erie Water Works Celebrate Biden-Harris Administration Investment to Remove Lead from Drinking Water

  • Release Date: July 24, 2024