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• 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

• EPA and New Jersey Break Ground on Project to Secure Clean Drinking Water for Irvington, NJ

  EPA News Release: EPA and New Jersey Break Ground on Project to Secure Clean Drinking Water for Irvington, NJ

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in New Jersey

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in New Jersey

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• NJBPU to Receive Over $156 Million from EPA to Provide Solar Power, Lower Energy Costs and Advance Environmental Justice Across New Jersey

  EPA announces selectees for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President’s Investing in America agenda

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

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $19 million in awards for clean school buses across New Jersey as part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $19 million in awards for clean school buses across New Jersey as part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: January 8, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects Fordham University to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across EPA Region 2 as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  As an environmental justice Grantmaker, Fordham University will help reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects Fordham University to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across EPA Region 2 as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $126,864,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $126,864,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: March 31, 2023

• EPA Report Shows Decrease in Chemical Releases, Increase in Recycling and Waste Management in Region 2 Facilities

  Includes New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: EPA Report Shows Decrease in Chemical Releases, Increase in Recycling and Waste Management in Region 2 Facilities

  • Release Date: March 16, 2023

• NJ Selected as One of Four States to Test New Program to Remove Lead Water Pipes in Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: NJ Selected as One of Four States to Test New Program to Remove Lead Water Pipes in Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: January 27, 2023

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Facilities in New Jersey Continue to Reduce Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  2020 Analysis Includes New Features to Make Data More Accessible to Communities

  EPA News Release: New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Facilities in New Jersey Continue to Reduce Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  • Release Date: March 4, 2022

• EPA Announces $14.1 Million to Fund 133 Environmental Justice Grants

  New Jersey Communities will Benefit

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $14.1 Million to Fund 133 Environmental Justice Grants

  • Release Date: December 15, 2021

• La EPA nombra nuevos miembros del Consejo Nacional Asesor de Justicia Ambiental

  EPA News Release: La EPA nombra nuevos miembros del Consejo Nacional Asesor de Justicia Ambiental

  • Release Date: October 28, 2021

• EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by Adding Pioneer Metal Finishing Inc. in Franklinville, New Jersey to the National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by Adding Pioneer Metal Finishing Inc. in Franklinville, New Jersey to the National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• EPA, Newark to Discuss Lead in Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA, Newark to Discuss Lead in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: June 11, 2021

• U.S. Government Calls for End of Disposing Solid Waste at Puerto Rico Municipal Landfill

  EPA News Release: U.S. Government Calls for End of Disposing Solid Waste at Puerto Rico Municipal Landfill

  • Release Date: February 25, 2021