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• EPA leads roundtable at Norfolk State University to tackle environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA leads roundtable at Norfolk State University to tackle environmental justice

  • Release Date: October 2, 2024

• EPA Issues Consent Order to MAX for Clean Water Act Violations at Yukon, PA, Waste Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Consent Order to MAX for Clean Water Act Violations at Yukon, PA, Waste Facility

  • Release Date: September 27, 2024

• Rooted in Justice: EPA and Richmond teams partner for greener Southside

  EPA News Release: Rooted in Justice: EPA and Richmond teams partner for greener Southside

  • Release Date: September 20, 2024

• EPA Region 3 and Four Manufactured Home Communities Settle Wastewater Treatment Cases in Ann Arundel County, Maryland with $1.1 million in penalties

  Settlement protects waters leading to the Chesapeake Bay

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 3 and Four Manufactured Home Communities Settle Wastewater Treatment Cases in Ann Arundel County, Maryland with $1.1 million in penalties

  • Release Date: August 29, 2024

• EPA Awards $2.4M to Mid-Atlantic States to Support Wetlands Programs

  Grants fund projects that target water pollution

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $2.4M to Mid-Atlantic States to Support Wetlands Programs

  • Release Date: August 8, 2024

• EPA Announces More Than $2M to West Virginia University to Support U.S. Manufacturing

  Grants from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will help businesses produce low-carbon materials

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces More Than $2M to West Virginia University to Support U.S. Manufacturing

  • Release Date: August 1, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $13.9 million to Pennsylvania in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants

  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: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $13.9 million to Pennsylvania in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants

  • Release Date: July 25, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20 Million Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant to District of Columbia Organizations

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20 Million Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant to District of Columbia Organizations

  • Release Date: July 25, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Virginia DEQ Selection as Part of Coalitions to Receive Grants for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution

  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

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Virginia DEQ Selection as Part of Coalitions to Receive Grants for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• Delaware to benefit from $248 million grant for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution

  Department of Transportation is part of a coalition selected by the EPA to receive portion of a Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Delaware to benefit from $248 million grant for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects Pennsylvania DEP to Receive $396M for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution

  EPA announces selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects Pennsylvania DEP to Receive $396M for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• Maryland to receive nearly $130 million for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution across the Mid-Atlantic Region

  Maryland Department of the Environment and Maryland Department of Transportation are part of a coalition selected by the EPA to receive more than $670 million in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance

  EPA News Release: Maryland to receive nearly $130 million for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution across the Mid-Atlantic Region

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• Cunningham and HNRC in Bomont, West Virginia, to pay $764,274 for alleged State and Federal violations

  Agreement ensures proper management of harmful well pad emissions

  EPA News Release: Cunningham and HNRC in Bomont, West Virginia, to pay $764,274 for alleged State and Federal violations

  • Release Date: July 9, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $22.4 million to protect and restore Chesapeake Bay through Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $22.4 million to protect and restore Chesapeake Bay through Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: June 25, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2 million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Virginia

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2 million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Virginia

  • Release Date: May 21, 2024