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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces 14 Organizations to Receive Nearly $7 Million to Recruit and Train Workers for Community Revitalization and Cleanup Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Latest funding for EPA’s Brownfields Job Training Grants is supported by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and will boost workforce training in underserved and overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces 14 Organizations to Receive Nearly $7 Million to Recruit and Train Workers for Community Revitalization and Cleanup Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 8, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $235 Million Investment to Assess and Clean up Brownfield Sites Across America

  Latest funding is part of $1.5 billion investment through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clean up brownfield sites, address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and spur economic revitalization

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $235 Million Investment to Assess and Clean up Brownfield Sites Across America

  • Release Date: September 26, 2023

• EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List, Adding Sites in Indiana, Louisiana, and Oklahoma

  EPA News Release: EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List, Adding Sites in Indiana, Louisiana, and Oklahoma

  • Release Date: September 6, 2023

• EPA Selects Three Alaska Native Corporations for $2.5 Million to Assess and Clean Up Legacy Contamination on ANCSA Conveyed Lands

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Three Alaska Native Corporations for $2.5 Million to Assess and Clean Up Legacy Contamination on ANCSA Conveyed Lands

  • Release Date: September 1, 2023

• EPA and DEQ Invite Eugene Community to Attend July 12 Public Meeting to Discuss JH Baxter Facility Cleanup and Investigation

  EPA News Release: EPA and DEQ Invite Eugene Community to Attend July 12 Public Meeting to Discuss JH Baxter Facility Cleanup and Investigation

  • Release Date: July 10, 2023

• EPA Announces the Sixth Annual Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Award Winners

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces the Sixth Annual Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Award Winners

  • Release Date: June 13, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $12 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Brownfields Job Training Grants

  EPA seeking applications for up to $12 million in Brownfields Job Training Grants that will support local environmental job training programs and environmental workforce in underserved and overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $12 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Brownfields Job Training Grants

  • Release Date: May 30, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $315 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites

  EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $315 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA proposes Superfund cleanup plan for East Waterway

  Aggressive plan would cleanup over 120 acres of contaminated sediment

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes Superfund cleanup plan for East Waterway

  • Release Date: April 20, 2023

• EPA Takes Important Step to Advance PFAS Strategic Roadmap, Requests Public Input and Data to Inform Potential Future Regulations under CERCLA

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Important Step to Advance PFAS Strategic Roadmap, Requests Public Input and Data to Inform Potential Future Regulations under CERCLA

  • Release Date: April 13, 2023

• EPA Adds Delaware Site to Superfund National Priorities List to Protect Public Health from Contamination

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Delaware Site to Superfund National Priorities List to Protect Public Health from Contamination

  • Release Date: March 27, 2023

• EPA Announces Listening Sessions on a Potential CERCLA Enforcement Discretion Policy for Addressing PFAS Contamination at Superfund Sites

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Listening Sessions on a Potential CERCLA Enforcement Discretion Policy for Addressing PFAS Contamination at Superfund Sites

  • Release Date: March 2, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional $1B in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Start New Cleanup Projects and Expedite On-going Cleanup Work Across the Country

  EPA announces start of new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites, along with 100 other ongoing cleanups, thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional $1B in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Start New Cleanup Projects and Expedite On-going Cleanup Work Across the Country

  • Release Date: February 10, 2023