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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1.6 Billion in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants

  105 selected applications funded through the Inflation Reduction Act will reduce pollution, improve climate resilience, and build community capacity to address legacy environmental justice issues around the nation

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1.6 Billion in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants

  • Release Date: December 12, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Final Rule for Carbon Tetrachloride to Protect Workers

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Final Rule for Carbon Tetrachloride to Protect Workers

  • Release Date: December 11, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Latest Actions under Nation’s Chemical Safety Law to Protect People from Cancer-Causing Chemicals Trichloroethylene and Perchloroethylene

  Final EPA rules ban all uses of TCE, all consumer uses and many commercial uses of PCE, require worker protections for all remaining uses under the Toxic Substances Control Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Latest Actions under Nation’s Chemical Safety Law to Protect People from Cancer-Causing Chemicals Trichloroethylene and Perchloroethylene

  • Release Date: December 9, 2024

• EPA Reforms New Chemicals Review Process to Better Protect Public Health, Promote Efficiency and Consistency

  Final amendments will ensure that new PFAS and persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) chemicals are subject to safety review process prior to manufacture

  EPA News Release: EPA Reforms New Chemicals Review Process to Better Protect Public Health, Promote Efficiency and Consistency

  • Release Date: December 4, 2024

• EPA Proposes Rule to Revoke Most Food Uses of the Insecticide Chlorpyrifos

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Rule to Revoke Most Food Uses of the Insecticide Chlorpyrifos

  • Release Date: December 2, 2024

• EPA Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Protect Salmon from Chemical Used in Rubber Products

  EPA advances process under Toxic Substances Control Act in response to Tribal petition

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Protect Salmon from Chemical Used in Rubber Products

  • Release Date: November 14, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces 48 Selectees for Nearly $19 Million in Grants to Help Businesses Prevent Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces 48 Selectees for Nearly $19 Million in Grants to Help Businesses Prevent Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 30, 2024

• EPA Strengthens Standards to Protect Children from Exposure to Lead Paint Dust

  EPA News Release: EPA Strengthens Standards to Protect Children from Exposure to Lead Paint Dust

  • Release Date: October 24, 2024

• EPA Finalizes Cancellation of the Pesticide Dacthal

  EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes Cancellation of the Pesticide Dacthal

  • Release Date: October 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $125M to Upgrade Older Diesel Engines to Cleaner and Zero-Emission Solutions that are Better for Our Communities

  Biden-Harris Administration Announces $125M to Upgrade Older Diesel Engines to Cleaner and Zero-Emission Solutions that are Better for Our Communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $125M to Upgrade Older Diesel Engines to Cleaner and Zero-Emission Solutions that are Better for Our Communities

  • Release Date: October 17, 2024

• EPA Issues Test Order for PFAS Used in Manufacturing Under National Testing Strategy

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Test Order for PFAS Used in Manufacturing Under National Testing Strategy

  • Release Date: October 9, 2024

• EPA Announces $30 Million to Help Small and Rural Communities Protect Public Health, Drinking Water, and Local Waterways

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $30 Million to Help Small and Rural Communities Protect Public Health, Drinking Water, and Local Waterways

  • Release Date: October 4, 2024

• EPA Proposes to Expand Public Access to Information on More Than One Hundred PFAS “Forever Chemicals” and Support Needed Pollution Prevention Efforts

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Expand Public Access to Information on More Than One Hundred PFAS “Forever Chemicals” and Support Needed Pollution Prevention Efforts

  • Release Date: October 2, 2024

• EPA Finalizes Rule to Protect Farmworkers, Families and Communities from Pesticide Exposures

  EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes Rule to Protect Farmworkers, Families and Communities from Pesticide Exposures

  • Release Date: October 2, 2024

• EPA Announces Funding Opportunities to Support Farmworker Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Funding Opportunities to Support Farmworker Communities

  • Release Date: October 1, 2024