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• EPA Reaches Agreement to Advance the Cleanup of the San German Superfund Site in Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Agreement to Advance the Cleanup of the San German Superfund Site in Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: December 22, 2023

• 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

• Chattanooga Tennessee Clean Water Act Settlement Modified to Update Plans to Address Sanitary Sewer Overflows

  EPA News Release: Chattanooga Tennessee Clean Water Act Settlement Modified to Update Plans to Address Sanitary Sewer Overflows

  • Release Date: December 4, 2023

• EPA Makes $52 Million Investment to Support Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements Across Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: EPA Makes $52 Million Investment to Support Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements Across Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: November 14, 2023

• EPA Settlement Requires Action be Taken to Prevent Leaks, Secures Nearly $300,000 Penalty to Settle Alleged Clean Air Act Violations at Peerless Oil and Chemicals Inc. in Puerto Rico

  NEW YORK  – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Peerless Oil and Chemicals Inc for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at its Peñuelas, Puerto Rico facility. The settlement requires Peerless to inspect its

  • Release Date: November 13, 2023

• EPA awards Oregon DEQ over $4.5M to improve Klamath County air quality

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Oregon DEQ over $4.5M to improve Klamath County air quality

  • Release Date: November 9, 2023

• EPA Workshop Will Ease the Way to Apply for USVI Water Infrastructure Construction Grants

  EPA Workshop Will Ease the Way to Apply for USVI Water Infrastructure Construction Grants

  • Release Date: November 8, 2023

• EPA announces $3.8M for environmental justice projects in Oregon

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $3.8M for environmental justice projects in Oregon

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• Puerto Rico Organizations and Agencies Slated to Get Over $2.4 Million in EPA Funding to Support Environmental Justice Work

  EPA News Release: Puerto Rico Organizations and Agencies Slated to Get Over $2.4 Million in EPA Funding to Support Environmental Justice Work

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces more than $2.4 million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Tennessee as part of investing in America agenda

  Selections 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 Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces more than $2.4 million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Tennessee as part of investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• EPA Awards $1 Million to San Juan to Tackle Climate Pollution

  Funding made possible by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $1 Million to San Juan to Tackle Climate Pollution

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• Municipality of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico Selected for $4 Million Grant in First-Ever Funding to Promote Less Waste

  Puerto Rico Also Slated to Get Funding

  EPA News Release: Municipality of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico Selected for $4 Million Grant in First-Ever Funding to Promote Less Waste

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• EPA penalizes Oregon lumber company nearly $50,000 for Clean Water Act violations 

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Oregon lumber company nearly $50,000 for Clean Water Act violations 

  • Release Date: October 12, 2023

• Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Transmission Authority (WWTA) agrees to major sewer system upgrades

  Contact Information

  • Release Date: September 29, 2023

• EPA penalizes American Seafoods Company almost $1M for Clean Water Act violations off Oregon, Washington coasts

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes American Seafoods Company almost $1M for Clean Water Act violations off Oregon, Washington coasts

  • Release Date: September 28, 2023