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• EPA Announces Pueblo of Sandia as One of the Selected Applicants for Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program Funding

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Pueblo of Sandia as one of the selected applicants from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Release Date: September 12, 2024

• EPA Tips to Prepare for Hurricane Francine

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reminds residents of Louisiana to take steps now to be ready before, during, and after Hurricane Francine.

  • Release Date: September 11, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $100 Million for the organization Metroplan to Develop Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across Arkansas and Oklahoma

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Metroplan will receive $99,999,999 from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant.

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $49 Million for the City of New Orleans to Develop Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across Louisiana

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the City of New Orleans will receive $49,975,589 from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant.

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $47 Million for the City of Austin to Develop Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across Texas

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the City of Austin will receive $47,854,062 from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to implement community-driven solutions.

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• EPA Awards Nearly $500,000 to Texas Organization to improve Air Quality in the Houston Area

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded $498,813 to the Achieving Community Tasks Successfully (ACTS) for a citizen science project to monitor hazardous air pollutants stemming from local pollution sources in Houston.

  • Release Date: November 29, 2023

• L'administration Biden-Harris annonce 2 milliards de dollars en Subventions pour le changement communautaire dans le domaine de la justice environnementale et climatique dans le cadre du programme Investing in America

  Le Bureau de la justice environnementale et des droits civils externes de l'EPA annonce le plus grand investissement de l'histoire en justice environnementale, financé par la Loi sur la réduction de l'inflation du président Biden

  EPA News Release: L'administration Biden-Harris annonce 2 milliards de dollars en Subventions pour le changement communautaire dans le domaine de la justice environnementale et climatique dans le cadre du programme Investing in America

  • Release Date: November 22, 2023

• EPA Region 6 Celebrates Children’s Health Month

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 is proudly celebrating Children’s Health Month this October by spreading awareness about the importance of protecting children from environmental threats where they live, learn and play.

  • Release Date: October 18, 2023

• EPA Advises Facility Operators to Prepare for Hazardous Weather Events

  As the hurricane season kicks off, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reminds facility operators of preventing, minimizing, and reporting chemical releases during hazardous weather events.

  • Release Date: July 18, 2023

• EPA Announces Nearly $500,000 in Grant Funding for High-Risk Houston Communities

  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Houston Health Department will receive grant funding to support community monitoring of hazardous air pollutants.

  • Release Date: July 10, 2023

• U.S., Mexico Agencies Participate in Binational Emergency Preparedness Event

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) U.S. – Mexico Border 2025 Program will host a two-day exercise in Eagle Pass, Texas on April 19 – 20, 2023, to help agencies in both countries jointly prepare for environmental emergencies.

  • Release Date: April 19, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $550 Million to Advance Environmental Justice

  EPA’s new Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking program will invest in America, expedite investments to reduce pollution in disadvantaged communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $550 Million to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: February 23, 2023

• EPA Seeks Input on Inflation Reduction Act Environmental and Climate Justice Program

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Input on Inflation Reduction Act Environmental and Climate Justice Program

  • Release Date: February 9, 2023

• La EPA celebrará una reunión comunitaria en Laredo, Texas, sobre los riesgos para la salud de las emisiones de óxido de etileno

  La EPA está contactando a las comunidades que enfrentan los mayores riesgos de ciertas instalaciones de esterilización comercial; gobiernos estatales, territoriales y locales; otros interesados;

  • Release Date: September 9, 2022

• EPA to Hold Community Meeting in Laredo, Texas, on Health Risks from Ethylene Oxide Emissions

  EPA is reaching out to communities facing the highest risks from certain commercial sterilizer facilities.

  • Release Date: September 8, 2022