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• 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 $156 Million Grant to Provide Solar Power, Lower Energy Costs and Advance Environmental Justice Across New Jersey

  EPA News Release: EPA $156 Million Grant to Provide Solar Power, Lower Energy Costs and Advance Environmental Justice Across New Jersey

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024

• Spirit Lake Tribe selected to receive $7,279,786 for projects to improve energy efficiency, develop solar and EV infrastructure and cut climate pollution

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, Tribe among 34 Tribal and territory applications selected to receive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants

  EPA News Release: Spirit Lake Tribe selected to receive $7,279,786 for projects to improve energy efficiency, develop solar and EV infrastructure and cut climate pollution

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2.6 Million for Clean School Buses in American Samoa as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2.6 Million for Clean School Buses in American Samoa as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: August 1, 2024

• EPA Makes a Splash with Award of $258,000 to New Jersey to Support Water Quality Monitoring at Beaches to Protect Public Health

  EPA News Release: EPA Makes a Splash with Award of $258,000 to New Jersey to Support Water Quality Monitoring at Beaches to Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: June 20, 2024

• EPA Announces More Than $12 Million in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across New Jersey

  Announcement is part of Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda 

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces More Than $12 Million in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across New Jersey

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3.47 million in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across North Dakota as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3.47 million in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across North Dakota as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• EPA announces over $28.6M for North Dakota lead pipe replacement to ensure safe drinking water 

  Latest round of funding advances President Biden’s commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation 

  EPA News Release: EPA announces over $28.6M for North Dakota lead pipe replacement to ensure safe drinking water 

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Grants to Invest in America’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transition

  EPA announces new grant program to fund zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, infrastructure, and workforce development to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Grants to Invest in America’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transition

  • Release Date: April 24, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $198 million to deliver residential solar in North Dakota, lowering energy costs and advancing Environmental Justice   

  Coalition for Green Capital and MHA Nation to receive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged communities through the President’s Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $198 million to deliver residential solar in North Dakota, lowering energy costs and advancing Environmental Justice   

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects California-Based Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, Inc. to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects

  As part of the Investing in America agenda, Grantmakers selected to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects California-Based Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, Inc. to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA Selects Camden, NJ and New York City Projects to Receive Recycling Education and Outreach Grants as Part of America Recycles Day

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

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Camden, NJ and New York City Projects to Receive Recycling Education and Outreach Grants as Part of America Recycles Day

  • Release Date: November 16, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $500,000 for innovative solar energy project on the Pine Ridge Reservation as part of Investing in America Agenda 

  Project announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act 

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $500,000 for innovative solar energy project on the Pine Ridge Reservation as part of Investing in America Agenda 

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• Rutgers University to Receive Almost $800K to Help Small Businesses Across NJ Reduce Hazardous Waste

  Pollution Prevention Grant Will Advance Environmental Justice

  EPA News Release: Rutgers University to Receive Almost $800K to Help Small Businesses Across NJ Reduce Hazardous Waste

  • Release Date: October 12, 2023

• EPA Enforcement Helps Protect Children in New Jersey from Lead Paint Hazards

  October is Children's Health Month and EPA is taking action to address the major threat that lead-based paint still poses to kids

  EPA News Release: EPA Enforcement Helps Protect Children in New Jersey from Lead Paint Hazards

  • Release Date: October 5, 2023