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• EPA Actions Protect Families and Children from Lead Exposure in New York and New Jersey

  EPA News Release: EPA Actions Protect Families and Children from Lead Exposure in New York and New Jersey

  • Release Date: October 24, 2024

• EPA Announces Partnerships with New York Communities to Replace Lead Water Pipes and Meet New EPA Requirements

  Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, these New York communities are accelerating access to lead-free drinking water.

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnerships with New York Communities to Replace Lead Water Pipes and Meet New EPA Requirements

  • Release Date: October 15, 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

• EPA $1 Million Climate Resilience Grant to Support South Bronx Communities 

  EPA News Release: EPA $1 Million Climate Resilience Grant to Support South Bronx Communities 

  • Release Date: August 29, 2024

• Connecticut Department of Public Health selected to receive $556,000 in a new grant to combat impact of climate change on drinking water infrastructure in Montville, Conn.

  Biden-Harris Administration awards $25.5 Million in 16 new grants from Connecticut to Alaska to combat impact of climate change on drinking water infrastructure

  EPA News Release: Connecticut Department of Public Health selected to receive $556,000 in a new grant to combat impact of climate change on drinking water infrastructure in Montville, Conn.

  • Release Date: August 26, 2024

• EPA and partners get the lead out in New London

  Nearly $7 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to replace 150 lead service lines and complete lead service line inventory

  EPA News Release: EPA and partners get the lead out in New London

  • Release Date: August 23, 2024

• EPA Orders PHRT to Remove Additional Chemicals from the Refinery on St. Croix

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders PHRT to Remove Additional Chemicals from the Refinery on St. Croix

  • Release Date: August 23, 2024

• EPA Announces Nearly $1 Million to Support Involving South Bronx Communities in Climate Resiliency Planning

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Nearly $1 Million to Support Involving South Bronx Communities in Climate Resiliency Planning

  • Release Date: July 25, 2024

• City of Springfield, Mass., selected to receive a nearly $20 million Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant

  EPA announces initial selections from $2 billion Inflation Reduction Act program—the largest single environmental justice investment in history—delivered by President Biden's Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: City of Springfield, Mass., selected to receive a nearly $20 million Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant

  • Release Date: July 25, 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

• EPA New England Makes Healthy Communities Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment in New England

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Makes Healthy Communities Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment in New England

  • Release Date: July 12, 2024

• EPA selects four educational organizations to receive funding for environmental projects in New England

  The environmental education grants, totaling $380,000 for New England, will empower youth to tackle environmental challenges, foster community resilience, and advance environmental justice in underserved communities

  EPA News Release: EPA selects four educational organizations to receive funding for environmental projects in New England

  • Release Date: July 8, 2024

• Connecticut property owner to pay penalty and perform lead abatement for violations of federal lead-based paint rules

  Under EPA's settlement J. Da Silva Properties, LLC will complete two Supplemental Environmental Projects in Danbury

  EPA News Release: Connecticut property owner to pay penalty and perform lead abatement for violations of federal lead-based paint rules

  • Release Date: June 25, 2024

• EPA awards over $8.8 million to reduce air pollution from wood heaters

  Inflation Reduction Act to fund nationwide wood heater testing effort

  EPA News Release: EPA awards over $8.8 million to reduce air pollution from wood heaters

  • Release Date: June 25, 2024

• EPA to Award a Half Million Dollars to South Bronx Organization to Combat Impacts of Climate Change

  EPA News Release: EPA to Award a Half Million Dollars to South Bronx Organization to Combat Impacts of Climate Change

  • Release Date: June 21, 2024