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• Biden-Harris Administration Reports Significant Progress Toward Protecting Children from Lead Poisoning

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Reports Significant Progress Toward Protecting Children from Lead Poisoning

  • Release Date: May 9, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $29,917,000 for Maryland Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden’s commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $29,917,000 for Maryland Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• EPA releases 2021 Toxic Release Inventory data for Mid-Atlantic Region

  Releases remained below Pre-Pandemic levels, including a decrease of nearly 40 percent in production-related waste releases since 2020

  EPA News Release: EPA releases 2021 Toxic Release Inventory data for Mid-Atlantic Region

  • Release Date: March 31, 2023

• EPA Mid-Atlantic Releases Local Lead Action Plan (LLAP) Guide

  EPA News Release: EPA Mid-Atlantic Releases Local Lead Action Plan (LLAP) Guide

  • Release Date: March 28, 2023

• La EPA lanza la primera estrategia de toda la agencia para reducir la exposición al plomo y las disparidades en las comunidades de los Estados Unidos

  La estrategia para reducir los impactos de la exposición al plomo en comunidades de alto riesgo, se basa en inversiones históricas de la Ley Bipartidista de Infraestructura del Presidente Biden

  Comunicado de prensa de la EPA: La EPA lanza la primera estrategia de toda la agencia para reducir la exposición al plomo y las disparidades en las comunidades de los Estados Unidos.

  • Release Date: October 27, 2022

• Nationwide EPA Initiative Aims to Reduce Lead Exposure in Portsmouth Communities

  EPA News Release: Nationwide EPA Initiative Aims to Reduce Lead Exposure in Portsmouth Communities

  • Release Date: October 6, 2022

• EPA partners with golf course association to address best management practices, sustainability, improvements to air, water

  EPA News Release: EPA partners with golf course association to address best management practices, sustainability, improvements to air, water

  • Release Date: September 19, 2022

• EPA Awards Grants to Virginia Indian Tribes for Sustainable Materials Management

  First Ever Grants to Mid-Atlantic Region Tribes provides much needed funding for community gardens and composting

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Grants to Virginia Indian Tribes for Sustainable Materials Management

  • Release Date: April 26, 2022

• EPA Announces Public Listening Session on Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities, March 9

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Public Listening Session on Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities, March 9

  • Release Date: March 2, 2022

• La EPA anuncia sesiones públicas de escucha sobre la Estrategia preliminar para reducir la exposición al plomo y las disparidades en las comunidades estadounidenses, 9 de marzo

  EPA News Release: La EPA anuncia sesiones públicas de escucha sobre la Estrategia preliminar para reducir la exposición al plomo y las disparidades en las comunidades estadounidenses, 9 de marzo

  • Release Date: March 2, 2022

• EPA Wraps Up A Year of Significant Accomplishments

  Agency actions address the climate crisis, advance environmental justice, protect the health of communities, and restore the role of science

  EPA News Release: EPA Wraps Up A Year of Significant Accomplishments

  • Release Date: December 28, 2021

• EPA Responds to New Mexico Governor and Acts to Address PFAS Under Hazardous Waste Law

  EPA News Release: EPA Responds to New Mexico Governor and Acts to Address PFAS Under Hazardous Waste Law

  • Release Date: October 26, 2021

• EPA Names Two DC-Based Trade Associations 2021 Safer Choice Partners of the Year

  EPA News Release: EPA Names Two DC-Based Trade Associations 2021 Safer Choice Partners of the Year

  • Release Date: September 24, 2021

• EPA awards Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers more than $1.35 Million for research to better understand exposure of young children to chemicals in soil and dust

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers more than $1.35 Million for research to better understand exposure of young children to chemicals in soil and dust

  • Release Date: August 10, 2021

• EPA Announces $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Initiatives Under the American Rescue Plan

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Initiatives Under the American Rescue Plan

  • Release Date: June 25, 2021